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Refining
Refining and Petrochemical Process Troubleshooting Course
This interactive workshop introduces best practice in troubleshooting process plants, focusing on capacity, product quality and reliability problems. It builds a shared language and practical method for engineers in operations support and lead operators. The approach covers monitoring, plant testing, problem solving and communication, applied to equipment such as fractionators, heat exchangers and reactors.
- Discipline
- Refining
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Operations support engineers, lead operators and teams who troubleshoot refining and petrochemical units.
What participants will be able to do
- Set up daily monitoring with clear trigger points
- Verify process data and run effective plant tests
- Apply a structured problem-solving method
- Prioritise and communicate actions during troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot hydraulics, fractionators, exchangers and reactors
Topics covered
- Process monitoring
- Plant test design
- Structured problem solving
- Fractionator troubleshooting
- Heat exchangers and reactors
- Batch process issues
- Team communication