🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day advanced course provides comprehensive knowledge and practical skills for professionals working in gas and oil testing laboratories in the petroleum industry. It focuses on the analytical methods, international standards, instrumentation, safety, and quality assurance required to ensure accurate and reliable analysis of crude oil, natural gas, and refined products.
Participants will explore real-world lab operations across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, including techniques for PVT analysis, gas chromatography, flash point testing, sulfur determination, and more. The course also covers sampling procedures, data integrity, and lab accreditation, ensuring participants meet ISO 17025 and industry compliance.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Laboratory technicians and chemists in oil & gas
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Petroleum engineers needing lab test understanding
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QA/QC professionals in energy testing labs
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Technical staff in refineries, terminals, and gas plants
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Environmental and regulatory officers
🗓️ Day 1: Laboratory Roles in the Petroleum Value Chain
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Objectives & Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Introduction to Petroleum Laboratories – Functions from upstream to downstream |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Classification of Lab Types – Exploration, production, refining, terminals |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Sampling Methods – Crude, condensate, LPG, natural gas, products |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | International Standards Overview – ASTM, ISO, IP, GPA, API |
🗓️ Day 2: Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Testing
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | API Gravity, Density, and Viscosity Tests |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Flash Point, Pour Point & Cloud Point – ASTM D93, D97, D2500 |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Sulfur Content Analysis – XRF, UV Fluorescence, ASTM D4294 |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Distillation Testing – ASTM D86, D1160 |
🗓️ Day 3: Natural Gas and LPG Laboratory Analysis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Natural Gas Composition – Gas Chromatography (GPA 2261, ASTM D1945) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Calorific Value & Wobbe Index – Energy content and combustion properties |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Water & Hydrocarbon Dew Point Determination |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | LPG Testing – Composition, pressure, and corrosion tests |
🗓️ Day 4: Lab Instrumentation, QA/QC and Data Integrity
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Key Instruments in Oil & Gas Labs – GC, HPLC, FTIR, XRF, UV/VIS, ICP-OES |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Calibration and Maintenance Procedures – Avoiding drift and inaccuracies |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | QA/QC in Laboratory Testing – Blanks, duplicates, control samples |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Data Integrity & ALCOA Principles – Lab documentation and traceability |
🗓️ Day 5: Lab Safety, Compliance & Case Studies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Laboratory Safety & Chemical Handling – PPE, SDS, emergency response |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Regulatory Compliance – ISO 17025, audits, documentation |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Case Studies – Lab failure investigations, successful audits |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Group Presentations, Feedback & Certificate Distribution |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Oil & Gas Laboratory Testing Manual (ASTM/GPA/API Reference)
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Sample Calibration & QA/QC Logs
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Instrument Maintenance Templates
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Data Integrity and ALCOA+ Compliance Checklist
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Case Studies: Gas & Oil Lab Scenarios (Upstream to Refining)
