OEA501P-RFM-Manage Infrastructure

Description

This topic discusses onsite vs. offsite operations, offsite operational activities, problems and challenges, integration of offsite and onsite operations, cost, and benefits of offsite automation, etc. In addition, this topic discusses the need for storage, storage stages, products and tank types, management of a single tank vs. a tank farm, steps to determine tank inventory, distribution, measurement of tank quality, fugitive emissions from storage tanks, etc. Finally, this topic discusses the extent of OM&S activities in a refinery, the status of OM&S automation, typical OM&S activities, problem areas of in-plant oil movement, computer automation of OM&S, etc.