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Refinery Shutdown & Turnaround

Dates Venues Register
18/10/2026 - 22/10/2026 CAIRO

Introduction

Refinery Shutdown & Turnaround

 

What are the Goals?

  • Understand the Failure mechanisms of the Refinery applying API 571
  • Size the necessary work for Assets life maximization using API 579
  • Apply the correct type of turnaround for each asset
  • Schedule work activities
  • Control time, budget and scope during the shutdown
  • Assess the performance of the Turnaround

 

Who is this Training Course for?

  • Planners
  • Supervisors
  • Engineers
  • Reliability Engineers
  • Maintenance Team Leaders and Managers
  • Operations Team Leaders and Managers

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Refinery Shutdown Types & Asset Pairing
  • Definitions of Shutdown, Turnaround
  • Material failure and degradation in Refinery using API 579
  • Refinery structure and units sensitivity to failure
  • Failure rate mathematics the basis of Reliability center maintenance
  • Shutdown and the life cycle of Refineries
Day 2: Shutdown & Turnaround Planning
  • Refinery Work Order system (WO) input for Planning
  • Size of work using API 579 and create Work Breakdown Structure (WBs)
  • Creating the most appropriate organization structure to run the shutdown
  • Spare parts and materials required for the shutdown
  • Personnel internal or subcontractors required for shutdown
Day 3: Organizing the Shutdown Time Sequencing
  • Work sequencing optimization
  • Material –personnel- contractors’ constraints
  • Fitting the optimum number of shutdowns in the life cycle of Plants
  • Utilization of timing techniques (CPM-PERT)
Day 4: Control of Shutdown Time, Costs & Work Quality
  • Gantt charts for keeping in time
  • S- curve usage for budget monitoring
  • Financial reserves for uncertainties
  • ISO/API standards for work handover
Day 5: Shutdown Performance Analysis & Turnaround Efficiency Measurement
  • Asset Turnaround Performance Indicators
  • Shutdown Workload Performance Indicators
  • Shutdown Planning Performance Indicators
  • Turnaround Effectiveness and cost Performance Indicators
  • Shutdown and Turnaround data archiving and future recommendations

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