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Ethylene Training Courses

Practical Knowledge
The courses are practical and down-to-earth. We provide comprehensive coverage of ethylene and related technologies with special emphasis on process operation, control and problem solving. The courses provide an excellent opportunity to develop a working knowledge that can promote efficient, reliable and trouble free operation. 
​Through these courses, you will learn about:
  • Ethylene process
  • Cracking Furnaces & Key Equipment Technologies
  • Refining-Petrochemical Integration, Oil-to-Chemical technologies
  • Optimizing operation for improved economics
  • Evaluation of existing asset performance and develop new designs
  • Key operating parameters and interdependencies
  • Operation, Process Control
  • Effective troubleshooting
  • Efficient debottlenecking approaches
Focused Training & Expertise in Ethylene/Olefins based Petrochemical Facilities
We focus on Olefin based petrochemical facilities based on our strength and expertise in this area. 
These courses are conducted by Sanjeev Kapur. Sanjeev is a recognized industry expert in ethylene and related technologies. His expertise cover a vast background and hands-on experience in technology know-how, design, engineering,  operation, troubleshooting and technical risk evaluation/ mitigation. 
We can tailor course to your needs. Typical courses include:
  • Complete ethylene plant (furnaces and recovery)
  • Cracking Furnaces
  • Hydrogenation Systems (Acetylene, MAPD, C4s, Pygas)
  • Ethylene plant separation/recovery section, C4s and Pygas processing
  • Olefins based integrated complexes (including Oil-to-Chemicals)
  • One day easy to follow overview courses for business development, sales and supporting staff
​​“As the petrochemical industry is going through a significant demographic and experience level change in staffing over the next few years, a wide range of skills is substantially lacking. These include technical, soft and managerial skills, with particularly acute shortages in technical occupations such as petrochemical engineers. These shortages are imposing challenges to the maintaining of scheduled daily operations in the industry. A significant number of workers in the industry are retiring, taking with them years of knowledge and leaving less experienced operators and engineers to ensure that increasingly sophisticated and complex plants run reliably, safely and profitably. What needs to change is the nature of how experience and expertise is taught and how technical information can be taught and learnt.”​
At Apex PetroConsultants, we focus on imparting working knowledge based on experience and expertise to promote efficient, reliable and trouble free operation. 

​CRACKING FURNACES COURSE  
Completed the course successfully - More than 20 attendees from 9 companies and 12 ethylene plants
September 17-19, 2019
Sugar Land, Texas (Download Brochure - see below)
Course content covered over 3 days provides comprehensive coverage of ethylene plant cracking furnaces with special emphasis on process operation, control, and troubleshooting. The course provides an excellent opportunity to develop a working knowledge that can promote efficient, reliable and trouble-free operation as well as a complete understanding of the process.

Easy to follow for those new to the industry and serves as comprehensive refresher and update for experienced professionals involved in the ethylene furnaces, manufacturing and businesses. The course is practical and down-to-earth and applicable to a wide range of job functions. 

Course Outline
Overview – Ethylene Manufacturing
Performance & Economic – Feedstock, Yields, Economics
Technology – Cracking Fundamentals
Key Furnace Components– Design, operation, process & environmental Performance
Operation & Process Control – Operating parameters and interdependencies, process control and handles for optimizing operation for improved performance and economics, decoke/start-up/shutdown/emergency operations
Process Safety – key aspects 
Furnace Revamps & Troubleshooting
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Please email training@apexpetroconsultants.com and we will keep you informed about upcoming courses. New course announcement will be posted once dates are finalized. 

ETHYLENE MANUFACTURING COURSE
Next course will be announced soon!

Course content covered over 3 days provides comprehensive coverage of ethylene technology with special emphasis on process operation, control, and troubleshooting. The course provides an excellent opportunity to develop a working knowledge that can promote efficient, reliable and trouble-free operation as well as a complete understanding of the process.

Easy to follow for those new to the industry and serves as comprehensive refresher and update for experienced professionals involved in the ethylene manufacturing and businesses. The course is practical and down-to-earth and applicable to a wide range of job functions. 

Course Outline
Overview – History, Supply/Demand, Value Chain, Production Routes
Performance & Economics – Key performance data, cost of production
Technology – Cracking Furnaces, Processing Sequence, C4s and Pygas
Key Equipment – Design requirements & Performance
Operation & Process Control – Operating parameters and interdependencies, process control and handles for optimizing operation for improved performance and economics
Process Safety – key aspects
Asset improvement & troubleshooting
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Learning is a lifetime journey and a treasure that follows you wherever you go!

Who should attend
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  • Operations Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Business development
  • Optimization Engineers
  • Analysts and economists
  • Technical Service Engineers
  • Mechanical Engineers
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Production Supervisors
  • Project Engineers
More than 200 engineers attended courses in the  last 3 years.
​Attendees from past courses:
BASF, Eastman, Huntsman, Indorama, Ineos, Lyondellbasell, Motiva, Novachem, PTTGC, Repsol, Sabic, Sasol, SCG, Shintech, Sibur, Shell, Slovnaft AS, Westlake
Athlon, Daily Thermetrics, DeltaValve, Duraloy, Hyundai

Testimonials

Recent feedback from attendees exactly as in their words:
"Great explanation of different systems and good explanation of how they interact with each other"
"I liked how you had things broken down by groups - made it easier to understand"
"Engaging participants by asking for previous experiences and opinions on topics. The instructor is very knowledgeable on the topics presented" 
"I found identifying the key control variables in each section very helpful. I plan to verify these variables/control schemes are used in my plant"
"Lots of questions answered, other students had similar # years experience, very knowledgeable teacher"
"Thorough description of design differences which will provide for excellent troubleshooting skills"
​"The course material and flow was helpful in understanding the ethylene process, especially for a young engineer"
"Step by step teaching, that can help people with no experience to catch up easier"
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​Course Material

​You will receive a complete set of course material that will serve as a text during the course and as a reference for your future use

Onsite Training
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We offer a variety of onsite courses designed together with our clients to meet your specific needs. We can tailor our courses to a specific technology or purpose for your site.