Oil & Gas Processing Facilities Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Analyze the overall process flow and functional structure of oil and gas processing facilities.
• Evaluate crude oil, natural gas, condensate, and produced-water characteristics and their impact on processing requirements.
• Explain the operating principles of major separation, treatment, compression, stabilization, and conditioning systems.
• Analyze operating parameters including pressure, temperature, flow, level, composition, and process constraints.
• Evaluate the performance of separators, compressors, heat exchangers, pumps, vessels, and other critical processing equipment.
• Apply appropriate approaches to gas dehydration, gas sweetening, hydrocarbon recovery, and product conditioning.
• Assess common operational problems and determine appropriate troubleshooting approaches.
• Strengthen process safety practices through systematic identification of hazards and operational risks.
• Evaluate facility energy consumption and identify opportunities for energy efficiency and loss reduction.
• Analyze production, reliability, quality, and process performance indicators.
• Develop practical approaches for improving facility availability, throughput, reliability, and operating efficiency.
• Apply integrated technical and operational thinking to optimize oil and gas processing facility performance.

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Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the complete processing sequence from raw hydrocarbon reception to stabilized and conditioned products.
• Interpret simplified process flow diagrams and identify major processing systems and equipment.
• Assess the operating principles and performance requirements of oil and gas separators.
• Explain gas dehydration, sweetening, compression, stabilization, and hydrocarbon recovery processes.
• Identify the causes and consequences of common processing problems and operating abnormalities.
• Evaluate key process variables and their relationship to facility performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve production capacity, equipment utilization, and process stability.
• Assess energy consumption and identify practical efficiency improvement opportunities.
• Apply structured approaches to process troubleshooting and operational decision-making.
• Recognize major process safety hazards associated with hydrocarbon processing facilities.
• Evaluate reliability and asset integrity considerations affecting critical processing equipment.
• Use operational and performance indicators to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Course Outline