Certified Expert in Base Oils Production, Quality & Profitability

NAME OF THE COURSE
Certified Expert in Base Oils Production, Quality & Profitability
 
CERTIFICATION
Certified Expert in Base Oils Production, Quality & Profitability
 
COURSE OVERVIEW
A complication in the base oil world is the vast difference in supply quality between Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, and other regions. Additionally, each region and each type of manufacturing has a different set of manufacturing economics. The base oils market currently faces an imbalance between the types of base oils refined versus types of base oils grades required for finished lubricants. Understanding the different factors causing this imbalance of supply and demand will help clarify the base oils market situation. Knowledge of industry drivers for next-generation finished lubricants requirements, along with technical details around base oil viscosity – volatility relationships will give you a better understanding of what the future holds.
 
TRAINING DURATION
Training Hours per day : 4-6 Hours
Total Training Hours : 20-24 Hours
Training Duration      : 5 Days
Total Training  Days  : 5-10 Working Days
 
TRAINING SCHEDULE
Weekdays (Sunday to Thursday)
Regular Sessions : 4 – 6 Hrs Per day (9am to 2pm or 3.00pm to 9.00 pm)
Food & refreshments Included
Weekends (Friday & Saturday)
Fast Track Sessions: 8 Hours per day (9am to 5pm)
Food & refreshments Included
 
CERTIFICATION
Globally recognized certificate from “Kings Global Career Academy”
 
TEST
No
 
LEARNING AIDS
Yes
 
COURSE MATERIAL
Hard & Soft Copies of Study Material
 
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
 
INSTRUCTOR HELPLINE
Yes
1. Email
2. Social Media (For Emergency requirements)
 
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Passport Copy
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Passport size photographs
4. Course Fee
 
MODE OF PAYMENT
Cash / Cheque / Credit Card / Bank Transfer.
 
ELIGIBLE FOR
  • New and experienced base oil marketing and sales staff, and those in support functions such as supply, accounting, planning and logistics
  • New and experienced finished lubricant buyers and sellers
  • Base oil refiners, additive suppliers, finished lubricant formulators and other technical staff who want to broaden their knowledge of base oil product qualities and the overall base oil industry
  • Senior oil industry executives who are new to base oils or finished lubricants
  • Personnel in equity firms in the energy sector who are involved in base oil or finished lubricant evaluations
 
COURSE BENEFITS
  • Understand the lubricant base oil market and its fundamental drivers
  • Grasp the key base oil manufacturing and product quality concepts
  • Learn about the similarities and differences among the different types of base oils
  • Get a glimpse into key trends in the base oil industry
  • Get a comparative understanding of the different groups of base oils
  • Learn about profit analysis using current crude, base oil, and by-product prices
  • Forecast supply and demand balances for base oils
  • Get ideas for improved profitability whether buying, selling, or trading base oils
 
COURSE CONTENTS
 
Global Base Oil Refining Overview
 
  • Global crude refiners: who makes base oils?
  • Crude types and terminology
  • Crude for base oils vs. fuels refining
  • Base oil manufacturing: solvent processing
  • Base oil overview – definitions and terminology
  • Historical manufacturing: solvent processing
  • Example: Arab Light 95 VI via solvent processing
 
Base oil manufacturing: Hydro-Processing
 
  • Hydroprocessing terms and general overview
  • Lube hydroprocessing: the newer technology
  • Example: Arab Light 95 VI via hydroprocessing
 
Base oil product quality fundamentals
 
  • The API base oil groups: I, II, III, IV and V
  • Comparison of solvent and hydroprocessing qualities
  • Discussion – are API groups still relevant today?
  • Base Oil Demand (Finished Lubricants 101)
  • Correlating base oils to finished lubricants
  • Transportation, industrial and process oil segments
  • Base oil quality trends within each sector
 
Lubricant additives & lubricant supply chain
 
  • Additive introduction and overview
  • Finished lubricant supply chain
 
The future of base oil – trends to watch
 
  • Manufacturing: shared fuels-lubes hydrocracking
  • Game changers? Gas-to-liquids (GTL) base oils
  • What about re-refining and bio-lubricants?
 
FUNDAMENTALS OF THE BASE OIL BUSINESS
Key concepts from Base Oils I
 
Technology and terminology
  • Naming conventions and viscosity labels
  • Key base oil properties and where they’re controlled
  • API Groups: the detailed definitions
 
Volatility Requirements – A Game Changer
 
  • The technical details of the viscosity index (VI)
  • Volatility – another property to know about
  • Volatility – Viscosity relationships
 
Viscosity & Engine Oils: an overview
 
  • Viscosity measurement under different conditions
  • Putting it together: SAE J-300 Engine Oils
  • Why engine oils matter to all other base oil sectors
 
Global Variations in Base Oils Quality
 
  • Major Supplier Comparisons: Group I, II, III qualities
  • Regional differences and rationale
  • GTL and PAO: quality nirvana (for some applications) 
 
Base Oil Refinery Profitability
 
  • Fuels versus lubes: who pays for what?
  • By-products from base oil plants
  • Example Group I vs Group II vs Group III profitability
 
Base Oil Pricing Mechanisms
 
  • Mechanisms – what sets base oil price?
  • Finished lubricant drivers impacting base oil price
  • Going forward: tiered pricing
 
Base Oil Forecasting Methodology
 
  • Current global supply and demand
  • Factors to consider when doing a base oil forecast
  • Example: A simplified 2025 base oil forecast
 
Trends: Oversupply Survival
 
  • Unintended consequences of hydroprocessing – oversupply and shortfalls
  • New survival schemes required

 

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