Petroleum refineries may appear complicated at first glance. Breaking them down into a series of units makes easier to understand. This course covers the basic building blocks of a fuels refinery, from crude oil inlet to fuels distribution.

The course begins by discussing energy trends and outlook. It focuses then onthe core refining processes including feedstock properties, process chemistry, process variables,operating conditions, unit configuration, and refinery products. Refining processes are discussed in detail. This program is designed to serve as an introduction to petroleum refining processing.

For each process, purpose,basic chemistry, process flowsheets and typical operating parameters are reviewed. The integration of these processes to achieve different refining objectives is addressed.