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COMPREHENSIVE & PRACTICAL COURSE ON

2010 DATES & VENUE

April 24 – 25, 2010, Kuwait (2-Day Format)
(In conjunction with the Middle East Petroleum & Gas Week, from 24th to 29th April 2010)

November 29 - Dec 1, 2010, Singapore (3-Day Format)

KEY ISSUES TO BE COVERED:

Gasoline and Diesel Specifications
Current and Future Green Fuels
Bio-blendstocks, Bio-Fuels, Wells-to-Wheels Life-Cycle
Sustainability Refining and Trading Blend Components and Additives
Determining Blendstock prices
Calculation of Blend Gross Profit
Practical Blending Equipment and Software
Ethanol and Bio-Diesel Properties and Blending Techniques
Calculating Costs/Benefits of Improved Blending

Blend Performance Monitoring and Troubleshooting
References, Glossary of Blending Terms, and Other Material
Blending Control and Blend Profit Optimization Techniques, and Off-line/On-line Optimization
Blending Non-linear Property Correlation Equations and Their Impact on Profit
Quality Assurance, ASTM Test Methods, Lab Testing, On-line Analyzers, and On-line Certification
Environmental Specs, and the Use of EPA Complex Model to Insure Compliance

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

The program content is designed for organizations in the petroleum refining, fuel/product trading, petrochemical and automotive industries, refinery instrumentation and automation, refined product marketing, storage terminal operators, bunker operators, and government agencies responsible for fuel regulations. A scientific background IS NOT REQUIRED.

It will be especially useful for the following personnel/positions in:

Middle and Senior Management: VP, General Manager, Superintendent, Manager
Engineers: Blending, Planning, Process, Facilities Planning, Analyzer, Auto Industry Fuels
Traders: Products, Blendstocks, Renewables, Fuels
Refineries: Planners, Operators, Supervisors, Chemists, Lab Personnel and Research
Biofuels: Producers, Blenders
Analysts: Financial, Business, Commercial
State and Regional Environmental Protection Agencies
Policy Makers and Legislators involved in energy and environmental sectors

WHAT PARTICIPANTS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE COURSE:

"(The instructor was) very knowledgeable"
"(Ara Barsamian had a) wealth of experience to share"
"(The primary strength of the instructor was) the ease and simplicity in which the message is conveyed across to the students"
"Comprehensive material and useful equations/excel sheets for blending"
"(Ara Barsamian was) patient, knowledgeable & experience. He has the power to explain & convey the information"
"The course material is excellent"

ABOUT THE COURSE DIRECTOR:

Ara Barsamian has 39 years of practical, "oil on his hands" experience in blending gasoline, diesel and bunkers, including biofuels. Currently, Ara is President of Refinery Automation Institute, LLC (RAIL), a fuels blending automation consulting company in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. Ara, the developer of the blending course, is one of the world's leading experts in blending operations and technology. His 39 years of hands-on experience in the petroleum refining industry, particularly in computer-controlled optimized blending, oil movement and tank farm automation insures that you get valuable "how-to" insights for headache-free fuels blending. He designed, implemented, started up and commissioned over 60 blending and oil movement systems in the US, Europe, South America, ,the Middle East and Asia. Previously, he was a group head and section head with Exxon Research and Engineering Company, President of 3X Corporation, and Vice President of ABB Simcon, all in the area of blending automation and optimization. He is an active member of ASTM, ISA, ILTA and AIChE, participating in committee / subcommittee work relevant to blending and offsites automation equipment, software, installation, and measurements test standards and practices. Ara holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from City University of New York.

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