Petroleum Products : Specifications Properties Market Demand

Deep knowledge of petroleum products : Properties Specifications Markets Demands and the Standard Quality Control Tests

What you'll learn
Grasp the main characteristics of petroleum products and their relevance for end-users
List the key properties for automotive fuels (now and in the future)
Identify recent changes and future trends for the petroleum products’ specifications, markets and demand
Identify the main trends of fuel evolution due to: new regulations and/or new motor technologies
Understand how the main properties of each petroleum products are measured, checked and controlled using standard quality control tests
Understand the tests significance and accuracy of the methods
Requirements
Some engineering or field knowledge is preferable but not mandatory. All the concepts are explained in depth using an easy to understand language to allow students to build their knowledge from the ground up
Description
Dear student,Welcome to this online course on Petroleum products.This course is designed to provide you with a deep knowledge of petroleum products' properties, specifications, markets and demands.The petroleum products covered are the following :LPGAutomotive GasolineKerosene / Jet fuelGas oilHeating oilHeavy fuel oilNaphthaAsphaltsLubricating oilThe course also provides technical knowledge related to the standard quality control tests performed in refineries and petrochemical plants to ensure that the finished products are in line with commercial specifications.The course uses up-to-date global statistics and is organized into 4 parts.For each petroleum product :Part 1. Outlines its main characteristics and propertiesPart 2. Reviews its main specifications and how these specifications evolved over time and for different countriesPart 3. Describes the standard quality control tests performed in refineries and petrochemical plants, highlights the tests significance and the accuracy of the methodsPart 4. Analyses the place of this particular petroleum product, the associated market trends and forecasts future prospects for production and demandBy the end of this training course, you will be able to :Grasp the main characteristics of petroleum products and their relevance for end-usersList the key properties for automotive fuels (now and in the future)Identify recent changes and future trends for the petroleum products’ specifications, markets and demandIdentify the main trends of fuel evolution due to: new regulations and/or new motor technologiesUnderstand how the main properties of each petroleum products are measured, checked and controlled using standard quality control testsUnderstand the tests significance and accuracy of the methods=> IMPORTANT NOTES :The course includes 24 downloadable resources in pdf format with unlimited access.To download the files :1. Go to the "Downloadable resources" section2. Expand the section to have access to all the pdf files3. Click on any file to open it. You can save it to view it later offlineThe resources attached to the "Downloadable resources" section cover 3 topics :=> TOPIC 1. MAIN QUALITY STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS :–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1. Volatility specifications for :Automotive gasolineJet fuelDiesel fuelHeating fuelHeavy fuel oilParaffinic base oilsAsphalts2. Combustion specifications for :Automotive gasolineJet fuel - Jet A1Diesel fuelHeating fuelHeavy fuel oil3. Cold condition behavior and flowing specifications for :Jet fuel - Jet A1Diesel fuelHeating fuelHeavy fuel oil4. Pollution and corrosiveness specifications :Sulfur contentCorrosivenessMiscellaneous pollutants5. Stability specifications :Automotive gasolineJet fuelDiesel fuelHeating fuelHeavy fuel oil6. Asphalts specifications7. Lube base oil specifications=> TOPIC 2. STANDARD QUALITY CONTROL TESTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1. TESTS RELATED TO VOLATILITY :ASTM distillation testReid vapor pressureFlash point2. TESTS RELATED TO COMBUSTION :Octane number of gasolineCetane number of diesel fuelSmoke point for aviation turbine fuelsStandard test related to fuel combustion3. TESTS RELATED TO STORAGE AND FLOWING :Viscosity measurementsLubricating properties of diesel fuelCloud pointPour pointFilterability limitFreezing point4. TESTS RELATED TO AIR POLLUTION AND CORROSIVENESS :Air pollution and corrosion due to sulfurSulfur measurementsCopper strip corrosionDoctor test5. TESTS RELATED TO STABILITY OF MOTOR GASOLINE, TURBINE FUELS AND DISTILLATES :Gum contentInduction periodFuel stabilityOxidation stability of diesel fuelWater and sedimentAsphaltene precipitation with normal heptaneInsoluble content testColor and color stability tests6. TESTS RELATED TO ASPHALTS :Needle penetrationSoftening point=> TOPIC 3. SPECIFICATIONS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BY COUNTRY :–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1. USA2. FRANCE3. CHINA4. INDIA5. BELGIUM6. BOLIVIA7. BRAZIL8. IRAN9. SAUDI ARABIA10. SPAIN11. SOUTH KOREA12. VENEZUELASo with no further ado, check out the free preview videos and the curriculum and we look forward to see you in the first section.Also remember, as enrolled student you will have unlimited access to this material and one-on-one instructor support. So feel free to interact with us by email or simply ask us for help in the Q&A section. It will be our pleasure to help you and provide assistance.Hope to see you thereCheers,WR TrainingSpread the wings of your knowledge

Overview

Section 1: ABOUT THE COURSE

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Lecture 2 Many products, many applications

Lecture 3 Various classifications

Lecture 4 Specifications

Section 3: THE DEMAND FOR OIL PRODUCTS

Lecture 5 Current consumptions

Lecture 6 How consumption changed - Overview

Lecture 7 How consumption changed by market sector

Lecture 8 How consumption changed - Automotive fuels

Lecture 9 Demand for automotive fuels

Lecture 10 The automotive vehicle fleet

Lecture 11 Gasoline or Gas Oil ?

Lecture 12 Future demand for gasoline and gas oil

Lecture 13 Consumption of automotive fuels - Income and price

Section 4: GASOLINE

Lecture 14 Octane number

Lecture 15 Vapor pressure

Lecture 16 Relative density

Lecture 17 Various gasoline grades with # octane numbers

Lecture 18 Unleaded gasoline

Lecture 19 US oxygenated and reformulated gasolines

Lecture 20 Europe : The Auto Oil Programme

Section 5: GAS OIL

Lecture 21 Main characteristics

Lecture 22 Auto-ignition and Cetane Index

Lecture 23 Cold temperature performance

Lecture 24 Sulfur content

Lecture 25 Appearance

Section 6: HEATING GAS OIL

Lecture 26 Generalities

Lecture 27 The market for heating gas oil

Lecture 28 Specifications

Section 7: HEAVY FUEL OIL

Lecture 29 Generalities

Lecture 30 Heavy fuel oil consumption

Lecture 31 Specifications

Section 8: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS - LPG

Lecture 32 Generalities

Lecture 33 LPG production

Lecture 34 The market for LPG

Section 9: NAPHTHA AND PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS

Lecture 35 Naphtha and petrochemical feedstock

Section 10: JET FUEL

Lecture 36 Generalities

Lecture 37 The market for jet fuel

Lecture 38 Specifications

Section 11: LUBRICATING OIL

Lecture 39 The market for lubricating oil

Lecture 40 Some technical aspects

Section 12: BITUMEN

Lecture 41 Generalities

Lecture 42 Bitumen demand

Section 13: CONCLUSION

Lecture 43 Conclusions of part 2

Section 14: DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

Lecture 44 Downloadable resources

Lecture 45 BONUS : COUPON CODES

Technicians, engineers, managers and commercial or technical staff whose activities are related to the production, storage, purchasing, marketing or use of petroleum products,Technicians, engineers and managers in the refining industry interested in improving their knowledge of petroleum products,Engineers, technical managers and technicians from laboratories in plant and research centers,Technicians and engineers from the process and operation units in refining, petrochemical and engineering companies,Technicians and engineers involved in ensuring the quality of petroleum products,Technicians and engineers from all industries concerned by motor fuel evolution: car makers, refining, fuels traders, agro-fuels manufacturers