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Crude Oil Sampling, Testing and Evaluation

A crude assay determines what a refinery can make from a cargo and what the cargo is worth, so the sample it is run on has to represent a tank that is not uniform. This course covers the whole chain. Delegates work through sampling technique and the errors introduced before any analysis, the assay itself including distillation curve, density, sulphur, acidity and metals, and the interpretation of those results into product yields. Crude compatibility and blending are covered, since mixing incompatible crudes precipitates asphaltenes and fouls a preheat train. The course closes on valuation, on the specifications a buyer imposes, and on resolving a disputed cargo analysis.

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Course objectives

  • Take and handle a sample that represents a non uniform cargo
  • Run and interpret the components of a crude assay
  • Translate assay results into expected product yields
  • Assess crude compatibility before blending
  • Recognise the fouling and precipitation risks of an incompatible blend
  • Value a crude against a refinery configuration
  • Resolve a disputed cargo analysis

Who should attend

  • Refinery process and planning engineers
  • Laboratory staff running crude assays
  • Crude buyers, traders and schedulers
  • Terminal and cargo inspection personnel
  • Technical staff in downstream operations

Course outline

  1. 01Why the sample decides the answer
  2. 02Sampling technique and handling
  3. 03The crude assay: distillation curve and density
  4. 04Sulphur, acidity, metals and contaminants
  5. 05From assay to product yields
  6. 06Compatibility and blending
  7. 07Asphaltene precipitation and preheat fouling
  8. 08Valuation and disputed analyses

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Crude Oil Sampling, Testing and Evaluation
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
21 to 25 September 2026Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR19,950 per delegateRegister Now
28 September to 2 October 2026Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
19 to 23 October 2026OnlineOnlineR8,500 per delegateRegister Now
11 to 15 January 2027Kampala, UgandaClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 29 January 2027Port Louis, MauritiusClassroomUSD 1,325 per delegateRegister Now
1 to 5 February 2027Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR19,950 per delegateRegister Now

Crude Oil Sampling, Testing and Evaluation

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