Dr. M. R. Riazi (AIChE Fellow, PEng)
Chair and Professor
Department of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas, U.S.A. 78363
Phone: (+1) 361-593-2338
E-mails: m.r.riazi@tamuk.edu
               mrriazi@gmail.com

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The following courses/workshops have been repeatedly conducted for the petroleum and related industries (both upstream and downstream) for more than 100 times in more than 40 different countries (all continents) during past few decades. Length of each course varied from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 days (two weeks).. Sample countries: US, Canada, Colombia, UK, France, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Scotland, Middle East & North Africa, India, Russia, China, Malaysia and Australia)

  • 1. Characterization and Thermophysical Properties of Petroleum Fractions, Crude Oils and Natural Gases

  • 2. Phase Behavior and Properties of Reservoir Fluids

  • 3. Unit Design and Operation in Petroleum Refining

  • 4. Asphaltens and Heavy Deposits

  • 5. Asphaltene: Its Problems and Solutions in the Petroleum Industry

  • 6. Gas Treating and Sulphur Recovery

  • 7. Oil and Gas Field Processing

  • 8. Crude Oil and Products Analysis

  • 9. Refinery Performance

  • 10. Properties of Liquids and Gases

  • 11. Engineering Aspects of Unit Operation and Performance

  • 12. Applied Chemical Engineering

  • 13. Thermophysical Properties of Water and Steam

  • 14. General Refinery Knowledge I&II

  • 15. Pressure Relief Systems

  • 16. Sulfur Recovery and Tail Gas Treatment

  • 17. Introduction to Petroleum Refining

  • 18. Refinery Management

  • 19. Fuel and Combustion

  • 20. Storage Tanks Cleaning and Sludge Disposal

  • 21. Planning and Economics of Refinery Operation

  • 22. Principles of Gas Chromatography

  • 23. Refinery Processes and Design I&II

  • 24. Physical Properties for Engineers

  • 25. H-Oil Technology

  • 26. Crude Assay and Finished Product Analysis

  • 27. Physical Properties for Engineers

  • 28. Safety Behavior in Chemical Production Sites & Local Emergency Planning

  • 29. Specifications of Crude Oils and Petroleum Products for Shipping and Transportation

  • 30. Properties & Specifications of Crude Oil and Refinery Products for Tanker Transportation

  • 31. Water Chemistry and Analysis

  • 32. Characterization of Petroleum Fractions

  • 33. Quality and Specifications of Petroleum Fuels

  • 34. Oil Spill Management and Behavior

  • 35. Phase Behavior of Reservoir Fluids

  • 36. Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fluids

  • 37. Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing

  • 38. Enhanced Oil Recovery and Mature Fields

  • 39. Heavy Oil Processing

  • 40. Quality of Refinery Products

  • 41. Properties and Specifications of Biofuels

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