COURSE DURATION: 1 Day – Basics / 3 days – Intermediate / 5 days - Advanced

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LEVEL:  Foundation

 

DESIGNED FOR YOU, IF YOU ARE...

• Production Engineer

• Facilities Engineers and

• Technicians involved with oil and gas production with no chemical background

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HOW WE BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

• Face-to-face

• Group discussion

• Presentation

• Exercises

 

THE BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING

The participants will have the foundations to better understand the use of production chemicals and their role to enhance oil production, asset management and flow assurance in both onshore and offshore environments.

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By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your understanding of:

• The different uses and operational benefits of production chemicals use in the oilfield

• High level concept of Waxes, Asphaltenes, Emulsions, Scale, Hydrates, Biocides, and other relevant chemistries

• Injection systems and control

• How to approach logistic challenges in the supply chain

 

 

TOPICS

• Oilfield Production Chemicals Foundations

• Chemical Management

• Production Maximization

• Asset Management

• Flow Assurance

• Chemical in Water Treatment

• Chemical in Oil Transport

• Chemical Supply-Chain and Logistics (Onshore & Offshore)

• Chemical Safety

• Chemicals and the Environment

 

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DAILY AGENDA

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Day 1:

• Why use Chemicals for Oil Production?

• Production Chemicals Market Overview

• Chemical Management

• Chemical Injection Systems

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Day 2:

• Production Maximization

• Emulsion and foam

• Asset Management

• Corrosion Mechanism & Control

• Corrosion Inhibitors

• Biocides

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Day 3:

• Flow Assurance

• Scale

• Hydrates

• Paraffins

• Asphaltenes

• Chemical in water treatment

• Coagulant/Clarifier

• Antifoam

• Oxygen scavenger

• Biocides

 

Day 4:

• Chemical in Oil transport

• Emulsion breaker

• Drag reducer

• Viscous reducer

• H2S scavenger

 

Day 5:

• Chemical Supply-Chain and Logistics (Onshore & Offshore)

• Chemical Safety

• Chemicals and the Environment

• Wrap-Up

 

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INSTRUCTOR:

Paulo Curto is a Chemical Engineer with +20 years of experience managing successful business entities for organisations ranging from start-ups to world class enterprises and a versatile industry experience. With a solid career in the O&G industry, he was responsible for business and projects in USA, Africa, Guyana and Middle East in both Chemical and Equipment international companies.
He has offshore deepwater experience and was engaged in Production Chemicals Management for customers such as Chevron, BP, Total and Exxon Mobil. With a career track record in technical and executive management roles, he has a horizontal perspective of the oilfield and energy industry.
Paulo holds a Global Management Certificate from INSEAD and has been active as a trainer and speaker at Conferences, University Classes and in Media.