COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course will improve the skills of the participants to increase plant safety and reduce overall operational risks by strengthening their troubleshooting capabilities for gas processing units. It focuses on analytical and logical approaches to diagnosing problems in critical plant equipment such as compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, separators, and fractionation systems.

Participants will explore realistic troubleshooting scenarios, understand different levels of recovery and fail-safe strategies, and examine their impacts on plant maintenance and reliability. Essential accident and disaster management measures, along with effective risk communication among operations and maintenance personnel, will also be addressed to ensure safe and efficient plant operation during abnormal and upset conditions.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

1. Explain the relationship between plant safety, operational risk, and effective troubleshooting practices in gas processing facilities.
2. Apply structured analytical and logical thinking methods to diagnose problems in gas processing equipment and systems.
3. Identify common failure modes and symptoms for critical gas processing equipment such as compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, separators, and columns.
4. Evaluate different levels of recovery and fail-safe strategies and describe their impacts on plant operation, maintenance, and asset integrity.
5. Develop and follow systematic troubleshooting plans for complex operational problems, including coordination between field and control room personnel.
6. Describe essential accident and disaster management measures that must be in place and how to apply them during troubleshooting and recovery.
7. Communicate operational risks effectively among plant operations and maintenance personnel before and during maintenance and repair activities.
8. Interpret operating data, alarms, and trends to distinguish between equipment-related faults and process-related disturbances.
9. Document troubleshooting findings, corrective actions, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement in safety and reliability.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

-Operations professionals in gas processing and gas plant facilities

-Control room operators are responsible for running gas processing units

-Senior field operators and lead operators involved in troubleshooting activities

-Maintenance and reliability engineers and technicians supporting plant equipment

-Process and production engineers responsible for plant performance and optimization

-HSE and risk engineers who interface with operations during abnormal situations

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions, as well as case studies, will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge, and experience transfer. The course will be intensive but practical and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance learning. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and after the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.