Laboratory Excellence and AccreditationPetroleum Laboratory Testing and Analysis
A petroleum laboratory runs standardised tests whose results move money and settle disputes, which makes method fidelity and repeatability more important than analytical elegance. This course covers that work. Delegates cover the physical property tests that define product specification, including density, distillation, flash point, viscosity and pour point, alongside sulphur, water and salt determination. Standard test methods and their prescribed precision are treated as the governing documents they are. Sampling receives detailed attention, since a poorly taken sample invalidates everything downstream. The course closes on correlating laboratory results with refinery operation and on resolving a disputed result.
Course objectives
- Run the physical property tests that define product specification
- Determine sulphur, water and salt content reliably
- Follow standard test methods and their prescribed precision
- Take and handle representative samples
- Assess whether a result falls within method repeatability
- Correlate laboratory results with refinery operating conditions
- Resolve a disputed result between laboratories
Who should attend
- Petroleum laboratory analysts and technicians
- Refinery and terminal quality staff
- Inspection and cargo surveying personnel
- Process engineers using laboratory data
- Laboratory supervisors in oil and gas
Course outline
- 01What a petroleum laboratory result decides
- 02Density, distillation and vapour pressure
- 03Flash point, viscosity and pour point
- 04Sulphur, water and salt determination
- 05Standard test methods and prescribed precision
- 06Sampling and sample handling
- 07Correlating results with refinery operation
- 08Disputed results and referee testing
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 October 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 9 to 13 November 2026 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 February 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |