Managing Deep Desulphurisation of Petroleum Products

Move deep desulphurisation from general awareness to a repeatable, reviewable practice.

📍 Istanbul🗓️ 5 training days📚 4 modules🎓 Accredited certificate
5intensive training days
4scientific modules
8training sessions
32detailed points

Course Overview

Regulators and insurers increasingly want documented evidence of how deep desulphurisation is controlled. The energy transition has not removed the need for rigour in the wider energy and hydrocarbon operations agenda; it has added to it. The course gives participants a defensible structure for this aspect of energy and hydrocarbon operations and the judgement to adapt it. The content is relevant to those who own deep desulphurisation and to those who are held accountable for its results. The outcome is a practitioner who can hold a position on this part of energy and hydrocarbon operations and revise it on evidence. Work is grounded in real cases drawn from the energy and hydrocarbon operations discipline, which each participant adapts to conditions in their own organisation. Teams frequently over-invest in documenting deep desulphurisation and under-invest in testing it. Mature organisations treat the wider energy and hydrocarbon operations agenda as a standing capability rather than a project that finishes. The final module sets out how progress on this aspect of energy and hydrocarbon operations will be evidenced six months later.

Expected Learning Outcomes

01

Sequence improvements to deep desulphurisation so that each step makes the next one easier.

02

Verify that contractors working on deep desulphurisation meet the same standard as direct staff.

03

Communicate the purpose of deep desulphurisation to those who have to comply with it.

04

Specify the instrumentation and data needed to monitor deep desulphurisation reliably.

05

Integrate deep desulphurisation with the wider process safety management system.

06

Prepare a short, evidence-based briefing on deep desulphurisation for senior management.

07

Capture and act on lessons from incidents and near misses involving deep desulphurisation.

Who Should Attend

01

Facility and plant managers accountable for deep desulphurisation.

02

Consultants and service company personnel supporting clients on deep desulphurisation.

03

Project engineers delivering capital work involving deep desulphurisation.

04

Operations and production engineers responsible for deep desulphurisation.

05

Quality staff verifying that deep desulphurisation performs as designed.

06

Internal auditors reviewing how deep desulphurisation is designed and operated.

Course Modules

01

Deep desulphurisation: environmental obligation and emissions

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1Holding contractors on deep desulphurisation to the standard you hold yourself

  • Build the internal briefing that explains deep desulphurisation to those affected.
  • Establish the alarm philosophy applying to deep desulphurisation and remove nuisance alarms.
  • Check that the permit regime covering deep desulphurisation matches the actual hazard.
  • Reduce the variation in how deep desulphurisation is carried out between teams.

Session 2The operating limits on deep desulphurisation and what happens beyond them

  • Distinguish symptoms from causes when deep desulphurisation underperforms.
  • Define the trigger that would require deep desulphurisation to be redesigned.
  • Establish the boundary of deep desulphurisation and record what sits outside it.
  • Record the technical rationale for the chosen approach to deep desulphurisation.
02

Deep desulphurisation: incidents, lessons and continual improvement

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1Reading condition data on deep desulphurisation before failure, not after

  • Set the trigger for a life-extension versus replacement study on deep desulphurisation.
  • Model the economics of deep desulphurisation at low, base and high price cases.
  • Set escalation thresholds for deep desulphurisation that work out of hours.
  • Map the handovers in deep desulphurisation between functions and secure them.

Session 2Who answers for deep desulphurisation, and to whom

  • Compare the cost of deep desulphurisation with the cost of its absence.
  • Record what was learned when deep desulphurisation did not go as planned.
  • Verify isolation points for deep desulphurisation are proven and documented.
  • Write down the assumptions underpinning the approach to deep desulphurisation.
03

Deep desulphurisation: competence, certification and handover

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1The environmental exposure created by deep desulphurisation

  • Review the instrumentation on deep desulphurisation for coverage gaps.
  • Estimate the resource deep desulphurisation requires to run as designed.
  • Confirm handover documentation for deep desulphurisation is complete and current.
  • Benchmark the organisation's deep desulphurisation against comparable operations.

Session 2Building lasting competence in deep desulphurisation

  • Name a single owner for each element of deep desulphurisation.
  • Arrange the handover of deep desulphurisation so capability survives staff changes.
  • Confirm contractor competence records for anyone working on deep desulphurisation.
  • Identify the failure modes of deep desulphurisation with the highest consequence.
04

Deep desulphurisation: integrity, inspection and condition assessment

2 sessions · 8 points

Session 1The paperwork for deep desulphurisation that is actually needed

  • Confirm that lessons from deep desulphurisation are shared beyond the team that learned them.
  • Verify six months later that changes to deep desulphurisation have held.
  • Check that management of change is applied to every modification of deep desulphurisation.
  • Define the safe operating envelope for deep desulphurisation and how deviations are detected.

Session 2What the last incident involving deep desulphurisation should have taught us

  • Verify emergency response arrangements cover the scenarios deep desulphurisation can create.
  • Define acceptance criteria for deep desulphurisation in advance.
  • Review incident and near-miss history involving deep desulphurisation.
  • Assess the emissions and discharge attributable to deep desulphurisation.

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USD1,250
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  • Airport Transfers
  • Customized Badge
  • Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
  • Supervision & Secretarial Services
  • Accredited Certificate of Participation
  • Complete Training Kit
  • Coffee Break
  • Closing Ceremony

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USD1,850
  • 5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
  • Workshop or Program Participation
  • Airport Transfers
  • Customized Badge
  • Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
  • Supervision & Secretarial Services
  • Accredited Certificate of Participation
  • Complete Training Kit
  • Coffee Break
  • Closing Ceremony

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