Day 1 :A. Planning – ProgrammingThe Link Refining-Marketing
Refining : From Hydroskimming to conversion,
Refinery pilotage
Refining Models (Processes, scheduling, Optimization)
Film
B. Production & Measure – Production
Refining
Evolution of technical knowledge and information systems
Refinery
Crude and finished products tank-farm
Pipelines
Exercises

Day 2 :
C. Produce & Measure – Measure
Receptions:
Means: Vessels-sea, train-rail, pipe, truck-road (contaminated products, products out of specification)
Storage: Tanks, spheres-cigars, temporary storage – train/ trucks, etc. Tanks and slop’s circuit
Deliveries: truck- road, pipe, train-rail, barges-sea
Film
Measurement: Manual, automatic, instantaneous, continuous (metering devices)
Metering devices: level, flow, temperature, pressure
Exercises

Day 3 :
D. Produce & Measure – Measure
Indication: Local, control room, database
Recording: local, control room (paper, computer)
Transmission: Local, control room, database
Protection of: Metering systems , indications, recordings (paper, computers),
Measurements and data. Protection and conservation.
Metrology: Definition of the metrology function, perimeter of intervention and responsibility.
Film
E. Check / Verify
From measurement ? data ?information: Reliability, Accuracy, Quality of information
Exercises

Day 4 :
F. Check / Verify (follow)
Labo analyses , on-line analyses , control and Proc. Control
Film
G. Validate, Valorise – Use of Information
From information to knowledge
From knowledge to action
Production, quantity and quality gap on production and on stock’s valorisation.
Exercises

Day 5 :
H. Permanent progress
Indicators of: Performance (KPI), monitoring, progress for refineries and tank-farm.
Film
The Quality Management approach.
Economic Intelligence & Ethics, Communication
Exercises and final written test