Oil and Gas Marine Terminals: Operations, Management and Safety in Accordance with International Standards Course

Objectives

• Gain in-depth knowledge on operations & management of oil & gas marine terminals
• Recognize the international regulations & requirements for the oil & gas marine terminals
• Apply proper planning techniques in storage & transfer systems and command of the various planning and transfer requirements for oil & gas marine terminal
• Discuss the different vessel operations in the oil & gas marine terminal such as oil tankers (crude & product) and gas carriers (LNG / LPG)
• Develop good terminal management skills and employ various terminal support operations such as berthing support, cargo transfer support, emergency response and vessel departure support
• Apply proven safe practices and procedures during the various operations in oil & gas terminals and manage oil spill contingency and emergency response plans
• Employ the latest qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques in oil & gas marine terminal operations

Programme Outline

Cargo Properties

• Seminar Overview and Introductions
• Dangerous Cargos
• Toxicity
• Confined spaces
• Breathable atmospheres
• Hydrocarbon properties
• Crude oil
• Liquified Petroleum Gas
• Liquified Natural Gas
• Fires & Explosions
• UEL & LEL
• BLEVE
• Pancake cloud explosions
• Storage Tanks
• Atmospheric aboveground storage tanks
• Floating roof, fixed roof, variable vapour space and pressurized tanks
• Tank inspections & cleaning
• Transfer Systems
• Centrifugal pumps design and operation
• Piping systems
• Flow and pressure matching
• Ship-shore Transfers
• Marine Loading Arms
• Lightering
• The Ship/Shore Safety Checklist

Harbour & Vessels

• Jetties, quays, wharves & SBMs
• Harbour design and construction
• Sizing & tidal effects
• Depth constraints & dredging operations
• SBM design & construction
• Hoses
• Cargo compatibility
• Marking & testing
• Storage & maintenance
• Shipboard management
• Disposal of tanks washings, slops & dirty ballast
• Bunkering
• Communications & emergency response plans

Safety and Risk

• Ignition sources
• Electrostatic charge
• Hazardous zone classification
• Intrinsically safe equipment
• Fire fighting & protection
• Fire detection systems
• Fire fighting systems
• Shipboard firefighting systems
• Risk
• Risk assessments
• Risk management
• Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques

Terminal Management

• Storage & transfer planning
• Berthing support
• Cargo transfer support
• Emergency response
• Vessel departure support
• Security and vessel access
• International regulations & requirements for oil & gas marine terminals