Hydrocarbon Value Chains - From Crude Oil to Products
Disciplines: Management | Production and Operations
Course Description
This course provides a general overview of Hydrocarbon Value Chains - From Crude Oil to Products. We shall start with processing of hydrocarbons in the oil patch, to oil and gas value chains upstream, midstream, and downstream refining and petrochemicals. If you ask the typical man on the street where plastics or even detergents come from, he will likely stutter for an answer, not knowing about the petrochemical business. The man on the street is not the only one short on these details. Even those people directly in the oil and gas business have a lack of understanding of this final leg of the hydrocarbon value chain and all its derivative products that make this world a better place to live.
Learning Level
Introductory
Course Length
2 Days
Why Attend
This is a unique opportunity to learn more about transformation of crude oil to useful products for improving the lives of people on planet earth.
Who Attends
This course will benefit all oil and gas employees who need insight and wish to know more about petroleum products derived from crude oil and natural gas.
CEUs
1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.
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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructor
Godwin J. Igwe (www.profigwe.com), PE (Texas), Sr. SPE member, COREN registered engineer, FNSChE, is a Professor and Director at the Center for Gas, Refining & Petrochemicals, Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port Harcourt, He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), World Bank McNamara Fellow, and was awarded the Alexander-von-Humboldt Fellowship in 1993. He was elected Director of AIChE Fuels and Petrochemicals Division and of Environmental Division for 3 year terms in each. A member of American Chemical Society, he reviews for ASTM Standards and was nominated for DuPont Engineering Excellence Award. He is an Inventor and author of several books and refereed journal articles.
He earned his M. Phil from University of Leeds, and Ph.D from University of Bradford, all in chemical engineering. He was pioneer Membership Chairman, SPE Port Harcourt Nigeria Section, and SPE Faculty sponsor/Advisor, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, in the early 80’s. He was Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1988/89. He is founder and President, Technology Transfers, Inc., Newark, DE. USA.
Professor Igwe was Peer Reviewer and Panelist for both U.S. Dept. of Energy and U.S. National Science Foundation. Industrial experiences include over 10 years as Sr. Research Engineer, DuPont Central R&D (Ex-St.) in Wilmington, DE; Sr. Information Scientist, Sr. Staff Engineer at Conoco Inc. in Ponca City, OK; Consultant for Core Laboratories in Houston, TX. He has attended top management and leadership programs at MIT, UCLA, U.Texas, Lamar Univ., Colorado School of Mines, Univ. of Oklahoma, DuPont/Conoco Inc.
His areas of specialization include filtration and separation processes and techniques: extraction, distillation, environmental technology, powder technology, fuel cell technology, and information and competitive intelligence.