The Competitive Energy Systems Symposium aims to highlight, educate and train industry professionals and researchers in recent innovations, technologies and policies in the energy sector to obtain a leading edge in the field. This Symposium will feature renowned industry, academic and governmental experts to share the latest trends in the chemical industry.

This course provides a broad overview of the fundamentals of refinery operation and production. Using the refinery schematic, key processes are examined both as individual units and in the context of the refinery as a whole. The course material illustrates how each process works to turn crude into commercially viable products.

This course provides the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to efficiently and safely operate UOP Merox units.

This course provides a fundamental understanding of metallurgy, the causes of corrosion and fouling, and techniques to solve corrosion and fouling problems encountered in refineries.

This course provides an in-depth examination of the UOP Polybed™ PSA system and its operation. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the PSA system through step-by-step sequencing of all aspects of unit operations. Emphasis is placed on standard operating procedures, process controls, troubleshooting, and plant safety.

This course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to improve the operation, profitability, and safety of a plant’s fired heaters. Classroom lectures cover furnace design, process considerations, and field evaluation of fired heaters. Topics such as troubleshooting common heater problems, burner operation, inspection and turnaround items, emissions, instrumentation, and preparation of new heater specifications are also covered.

The symposium provides a forward-looking assessment of the oil & gas industry across the entire value chain – upstream, midstream and downstream -- and related industries including transportation and petrochemicals. Furthermore, the implications for the GCC region will be considered.