🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day interactive course integrates detailed knowledge of petroleum product specifications with practical laboratory testing experience, allowing participants to directly relate standardized specifications to real-world testing, reporting, and quality control procedures.
Covering gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, lubricants, and fuel oils, the course highlights international specification standards (ASTM, EN, ISO), and teaches participants how to perform and interpret laboratory tests like flash point, distillation, sulfur content, cetane/octane numbers, and more. The training includes laboratory simulations, live demonstrations, and spec interpretation workshops, making it ideal for refining lab professionals and QA/QC specialists.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Petroleum laboratory technicians and chemists
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QA/QC and refinery operations staff
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Product development and blending engineers
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Technical sales and support teams
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Fuel terminal and storage operators
🗓️ Day 1: Specification Standards and Product Categories
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Objectives, and Safety Briefing |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Intro to Product Specification Systems – ASTM, EN, ISO, API |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Overview of Petroleum Products – Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, fuel oils |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Understanding Specification Sheets (COA) – Parameters, units, tolerances |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Reading and interpreting product specifications |
🗓️ Day 2: Key Specification Tests – Gasoline and Diesel
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Gasoline Specifications – ASTM D4814, EN 228, RON/MON, vapor pressure |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Diesel Specifications – ASTM D975, EN 590, cetane number, sulfur, density |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Live Lab: Flash Point (ASTM D93), Density (ASTM D4052), Cetane Index (D976) |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Group Exercise: Match test results to spec standards |
🗓️ Day 3: Jet Fuel, Kerosene and Fuel Oil Analysis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Jet A/Jet A-1 and Kerosene Specs – ASTM D1655, freezing point, smoke point, sulfur |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Fuel Oil and Bunker Fuel Specs – ISO 8217, pour point, ash, vanadium, viscosity |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Live Lab: Pour Point (ASTM D97), Sulfur (ASTM D4294), Water & Sediment (D2709) |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Managing off-spec jet fuel at an airport terminal |
🗓️ Day 4: Advanced Lab Practices and Lubricants
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Lubricant Specifications – SAE grading, viscosity index, TBN, oxidation stability |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Instrument Calibration and Quality Control – Repeatability, reproducibility, CRM usage |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Live Lab: Viscosity (ASTM D445), TBN (ASTM D2896), Water content (Karl Fischer method) |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Lab QA audit checklist + internal reporting templates |
🗓️ Day 5: Managing Specifications, Blending & Troubleshooting
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Fuel Additives and Blending Impact on Specs – Cold flow improvers, detergents, stabilizers |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Troubleshooting Off-spec Results – Sampling errors, contamination, test method issues |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Final Lab Simulation: Full COA generation from raw lab data |
| 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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Petroleum Product Specification Handbook (ASTM, EN, ISO standards)
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Full Lab Test Method Reference Guide (flash point, sulfur, viscosity, etc.)
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COA Templates and Result Interpretation Worksheets
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Lab Troubleshooting and Calibration Checklist
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Sample Product Specification Booklets for Gasoline, Diesel, Jet A-1, etc.
