LOG904-160 Integrated Downstream Petroleum Logistics (Autumn 2022)

About the course

The course gives an outline of the downstream oil and gas supply chains, and typical logistical activities at different part of the supply chains including their planning and operations. Integrated midstream and downstream petroleum logistics considers integrated planning of oil transportation to refineries from offshore oil production, production planning of derivatives at refineries, and further derivatives transportation to the markets. The course also gives an overview of the downstream gas supply chain including logistical infrastructure and technology, gas transportation and gas markets. The main focus of the course will be on decision support tools for management, planning, and scheduling within integrated petroleum downstream supply chain.

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master of Science in Logistics
• Experience-based Master in Logistics
• Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Logistics
• Exchange programme - Master's level
• Master of Science in Sustainable Transport and Urban Mobility

Recommended requirements

Optimization modeling, simulation modeling, practical experience in logistics planning in energy industry.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the students will know about integrated oil and gas supply chain planning and the historical development of oil and gas downstream logistics in the world. The students will have knowledge of typical logistics planning problems in the downstream oil and gas supply chains. The students will know about downstream gas logistics networks, integrated logistics planning, refinery production planning, refinery production scheduling, derivatives logistics multimodal transportation planning, and derivatives pipelines transportation scheduling. After completing the course, the students will have knowledge of how to formulate the logistics planning problems studied on different planning levels as optimization and simulation models, to use as decision support for planning and analysis.

Skills:

After completing the course, the students will be able to apply the knowledge achieved

• to define the parts of the midstream and downstream oil and gas supply chains, the supply chains logistical infrastructure and resources, the types of midstream and downstream logistics activities

• to identify the processes in integrated logistics planning, refinery production planning, refinery production scheduling, derivatives logistics multimodal transportation planning, and derivatives pipelines transportation scheduling

• to formulate the cited logistics planning problems as optimization and simulation models

• to implement formulations of the studied midstream and downstream logistics planning problems with standard modeling language software (AMPL/CPLEX) and simulation modeling software (Arena), and use the software to obtain solutions

• to interpret and analyze generated logistics decisions applied to integrated downstream oil and gas logistics

General competence:

After completing the course, the students will be able

• to apply knowledge of midstream and downstream logistics activities and identify types of planning problems arising in midstream and downstream logistics networks in research and work contexts

• to perceive process structure, logical relationships, assumptions, and limitations to formulate real planning problems arising in midstream and downstream logistics as optimization/simulation models

• to apply skills to find solutions to modeled practical planning problems with standard software

• to apply skills for analysis of plans built and the ability to respond in an optimal way to novel situations

• to derive managerial implications of the derived plans, criticize advantages and disadvantages of the developed planning tools

Forms of teaching and learning

Lecturing full days from Monday to Wednesday (including guest lectures from industry), working on examination assignments from Monday to Thursday (full day), and examination on Friday.

Examination

• Form of assessment: oral examination

• Proportion: 100 %

• Duration: TBD

• Grouping: Individually or group

• Grading scale: Letter (A - F)

• Support material: published research works, AMPL/CPLEX, and Arena software