Blending

London, 10 - 12 March 2010

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Course Topics:

  • Product Specifications
  • Calculating the Properties of Blends
  • Valuation of Blendstocks
  • Blending Technology
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Quality Giveaway
  • The Cost of Getting It Wrong

Course Tutors

Michael Sachs, External Consultants.

Since 2002 Mike Sachs has been an associate consultants of KBC Process Consulting, and of CWA International Ltd, as well as an independent consultant to the petroleum indutry, specialising in oil refinery and terminal operations. He has given a range of training courses focused on tank farm operations. He has also acted as an expert witness in several civil cases involving potential operational negligence in oil refineries and terminals, including the high profile case of the Buncefield disaster in the UK in 2005.

From 1997 to 2002 he was a Vice President of KBC, acting largely in the same field. Prior to KBC, he was for 9 years General Manager of a European independent oil refinery, responsible for all aspects of the management of the corporation. Previously he spent 23 years with British Petroleum and 3 years with Statoil. His wide experience incudes Oil Refinery and Oil Terminal Operations, Planning Engineering, Maintainance, Information Systems Development, Production Management, Business Development and General Management.

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Course Dates & Venues

London, 10 - 12 March 2010

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course participants should have a better understanding of why product blending is necessary, its importance in modern refining, and the impact on the economics of refining.