Gasoline & Diesel Course

Gasoline & Diesel Blending

Gasoline and Diesel blending course teaches you how to make profitable fuels while meeting all the specs and environmental regulations

RAI Gasoline Blending Course Modules

Module 0 – Course Contents and About the Instructor
Module 1 – Introduction to Gasoline Manufacturing, Refining, Markets
Module 2 – Understanding Gasoline Specifications: USA, EU., and the World
Module 3 – Gasoline blend Components, Their Properties, Typical Usage,
Module 4 – Pricing Blend Components and Products
Module 5 – Blend Property Calculations: Linear and Non-Linear
Module 6 – Introduction to Blend Optimization
Module 7 – Blend Optimizers Usage
Module 8 – Laboratory Test Precision and Dispute Resolution
Module 9 – Environmental Specs: S, Bz, VOC, RFS, RVO
Module 10 – Ethanol Blending and Octane Boost
Module 11 – Examples of Improved Gasoline Blending Best Practice for suppliers of Gasoline
Module 12 – Hands-on Exercises
Module 13 – Hard Copy: Companion to Hands-on Excises with Detailed Descriptions
Module 14 – Hard Copy of the course material (~800 pages)

RAI Diesel Blending Course Modules

Module 0 – Course Contents and About the Instructor
Module 1 – Introduction to Diesel Manufacturing, Refining, Markets
Module 2 – Diesel Specifications: USA, EU., and the World
Module 3 – Diesel blend Components, Their Properties, Typical Usage,
Module 4 – Pricing Blend Components and Products
Module 5 – Diesel Blend Calculations: Linear and Non-Linear
Module 6 – Lab Test Methods and Precisions
Module 7 – Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Other Alternatives
Module 8 – Fossil Fuel vs “Green Fuels” (Green House Gas Reduction)
Module 9 – Hands-on Exercises
Module 10 – Hard Copy: Companion to Hands-on Excises with Detailed Descriptions
Module 11 – Hard Copy of the course material

2025 Blending Courses

Virtual Courses

Course	Location	Duration	Date	Time	Register
Gasoline & Diesel	US	5 Days	May 26 - 30	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT	Register
Bunker	US	5 Days	May 19-23	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT	Register

Gasoline & Diesel	Europe	5 Days	April 23 - 29	10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST	Inquire
Bunker	Europe	5 Days	May 7 - 13	10:00 AM - 1:00 PM SGT	Inquire

Gasoline & Diesel	Middle East	5 Days	July 2 - 9	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST	Inquire
Bunker	Middle East	5 Days	July 16 - 22	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM SGT	Inquire

* Virtual courses are to be held via Microsoft Teams meeting.

In-Person Courses

Course	Location	Duration	Date	Time	Register
Gasoline & Diesel	Houston	3 Days	TBD	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT	Register
Bunker	Houston	2 Days	TBD	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT	Register

Gasoline & Diesel	Singapore	3 Days	TBD	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM SGT	Inquire
Bunker	Singapore	2 Days	TBD	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM SGT	Inquire

* In-person course comes with half hour break at 12:00 noon and two coffee breaks

Online Courses

Course	Location	Duration	Date	Time	Register
Gasoline & Diesel	Online	2 Weeks	All year	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Inquire
Bunker	Online	2 Weeks	All year	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Inquire

Past Participating Companies

ADNOC
Baker Hughes
BAPCO
BP Singapore
Chevron USA Inc
Cargil International Trading Pte Ltd
China Aviation Oil (S) Pte Ltd
Concord Energy Pte Ltd
Cosmo Oil International
CPC Corporation
Emirates General Petroleum (Emarat)
ENOC
ExxonMobil
Gunvor Group
Hyundai Oil Singapore Pte Ltd
JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Kuwait National Petroleum Company
LITASCO SA
Lukoil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Mabanaft Pte Ltd
MENA Energy DMCC
Mitsubishi Corporation
Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & CO. LLC
Oman Trading International Ltd
ORYX GTL
Pertamina Energy Services
PETROBRAS
PetroChina International (S) Pte Ltd
Petron Corporation
PETRONAS
Phillips66 International Trading Pte Ltd
PTT International Trading Pte Ltd
Qaiwan Global Energy
Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Shell
Reliance Industries Ltd
Samsung Total
Sasol Oil
Saudi Aramaco
SATORP
Shell Internation Trading
Singapore Petroleum Company Ltd
Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd
SGS
SK Energy
SOCAR Trading
S-OIL Corporation
Star Energy Oiltanking
Summit Petrochemical Singapore Pte Ltd
TAKREER
Thai Oil Public Company Ltd
The Bangchak Petroleum Plc
TOTAL
Toyota Tsusho Petroleum Pte Ltd
Turkey Petroleum Refineries
Unipec Singapore Pte Ltd
Vitol Asia Pte Ltd

Typical Training Day

Breakfast from 7 am to 8 am
Start of the Blending Course 8 am to 12 pm
Lunch Break from 12 pm to 1 pm
Training Session from 1 pm to 5 pm
Mid-Morning and Mid-Afternoon Coffee Breaks

Refinery Automation Institute provides: breakfast, lunch, mid-morning and mid-afternoon coffee break.

Refinery Personnel

Blending Engineers
Blend Schedulers
Planning & Economic Engineers

Laboratory Personnel

Laboratory Supervisors
Inspectors

Oil Terminal Employees

Business Personnel

Business Analyst
Sales Representatives
Traders / Blenders / Brokers
Marketing & Products Trading Managers

Managers

Middle & Senior Manager
Executives

Material Offered in the Course

Coursebook and Hands-on Exercises:

+900 pages of Gasoline and Diesel Blending Handbook
RAI Demo Blend Optimizer*
18 Blending Exercises with Blend Optimizer Cases
- Volumetric blend calculator for gasoline and diesel blends
- Non-linear property calculators
- Blend component and off-specs price calculator
- Ethanol boost calculator

Reference Material Review

Product Spec Books
Market Price Bulletins
Data Base of Blend Components
Various Legislation (EPA, RFS, etc)
List of Blending-related URL’s

*The RAI blend optimizer works only on windows-based laptops, and it requires Microsoft Excel to be installed with the solver active.

About the Instructor

Ara Barsamian

Ara has 50+ years of experience in gasoline, diesel, and bunker blending. He started with Exxon Research & Engineering, then started his own company with number of Exxon colleagues, designing and implementing numerous blending projects, and finally being acquired by ABB. Currently, he is the founder of RAI, a fuel oil blending consulting company.

BS, MS: Engineering, City University of New York
Fellow AIChE, ASTM, ISA, ILTA, IBIA
Exxon Research & Engineering: Group Head responsible for R&D and implementing computerized blending and OM&S world-wide
3X Corporation: President, blending projects
ABB Simcon: Vice President, Refinery Automation, blending projects
RAI: President/CEO, blending projects
ASTM: Initiator of Working Group Using FTIR/NIR to certify octanes
IBIA Member Working Group: Future Fuels

The materials in these modules have been provided by Ara Barsamian and are based on personal knowledge and experience. Some data and materials have been contributed over the years by other experts of Refinery Automation Institute. All modules have been peer-reviewed by working members of US and foreign refineries, gasoline traders, oil terminal operators, pipeline company staff, and Laboratory personnel. The author acknowledges the contributions of all RAI staff and consultants, past and present. All information contained is given in good faith and is intended to improve the understanding of the topics by all sectors of the industry.

RAI CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

After the course is finished, the participants that have successfully completed the RAI Online Gasoline Training Course module(s) will receive the RAI Certificate of Attendance.

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