Course Summary

This five-day course presents a full understanding of lubricant base oil manufacturing technologies, processing schemes, operations and economics. The programme will compare and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of base oil manufacturing processes. Lubricant blending methods, lubricant packaging and distribution will also be presented and discussed. Practical guidance will be provided on determining how to maximise unit and plant performance. There will be presentations and discussions on the key issues facing the base oil manufacturing industry today.

What You Will Learn

• How a lubricant base oil facility operates
• Manufacturing techniques used by the more progressive lubricant base oil manufacturers
• Principles, economics and flexibility of each major base oil processing technology
• Latest developments and trends in base oil processing technology
• Advantages and disadvantages of various base oil processing schemes
• Strategies for optimising existing base oil facilities
• Commercial and performance trends for lubricant baseoils
• Developments and trends in lubricant blending, packaging, storage and distribution
• Supply/demand balances and trends for base oils and lubricants on a global and regional basis
• How competitive and environmental pressures are driving the industry

Who Should Attend?

Delegates encouraged to attend include refinery business development, commercial and planning managers, technical and operating staff who have recently transferred to a base oil manufacturing role and recently appointed managers who intend to pursue a career in the lubricant base oil industry. In addition, technical and commercial managers in chemical and additive companies that supply components to base oil manufacturers and newcomers to the lubricant base oil industry are urged to attend.

Course Contents

World Baseoil Supply and Demand

• Regional baseoil markets, imports and exports
• Supply/demand balances and trends

Baseoil Refining Principles and Operations

• Chemical composition of crude oil, vacuum distillates, residues and finished baseoils
• Principles and operation of vacuum distillation, solvent deasphalting, solvent extraction and deoiling, hydrofinishing and hydrotreating, hydrocracking, catalytic dewaxing and catalytic isomerisation dewaxing processes
• Trends in baseoil refining and manufacturing technology

Economics of Baseoil Refining and Manufacturing

• Comparative economics of conventional and new refining processes
• Comparison of alternatives for baseoil manufacturing
• Conventional versus VHVI and synthetic lubricants

Baseoil quality and Lubricant Performance Relationships

• The influence of baseoil properties on the performance of formulated lubricants
• Lubricant additives and synthetic lubricants
• Blending, packaging, storage and distribution of lubricants

Syndicate Work

• The course will include a number of computer workshops, syndicate sessions, case studies and panel discussions to enhance delegate participation

The following course(s) are available..

Date / No of days	Location	Fee: Course only	Fee: + accommodation	Code
25 - 29 Oct 2010 (5)	Oxford, UK	GBP£2600 + 17.5% VAT	GBP£3275 + 17.5% VAT	LB5\AGBR10