Blending gasoline and diesel to the right specification is where trading margins, environmental compliance and engine performance all meet — get the mix wrong and a cargo can fail spec, breach an ultra-low-sulphur limit, or simply cost more than it should. This Arab British Fellowship Training Academy training course gives traders, refiners and blending engineers a full working picture of the techniques, equipment and economics behind the process.

Beyond the mechanics of blending, the course tackles the issues shaping the fuel market today: the latest specifications, ultra-low sulphur fuel, the growing role of biofuels, and how ethanol and biodiesel blending affects fuel properties and the environment. Case studies run throughout to show how each factor plays into the real-world diesel and gasoline blending process, backed by specialised, hands-on training.

Who Should Attend

• Traders of ships' and aircraft fuel, and directors of fuel storage plants and refineries.
• Blending engineers and technicians, planning and process economics engineers, and marine terminal contractors.
• Operations and communications engineers, quality and quantity surveyors, and laboratory directors.
• Market and research analysts, marketing directors, and political decision-makers and lawmakers.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the mechanisms and techniques used to mix gasoline and diesel, along with the benefits and costs involved.
• Discuss contemporary issues in fuel blending, including how biofuels and environmental factors affect fuel qualities.
• Apply the practical mixing tools and techniques used in the industry through hands-on training.

Module 1: Gasoline Blending Fundamentals

• Introduction to gasoline mixing, gasoline qualities and components.
• Mixing equipment and hands-on practical training on gasoline blending tools.

Module 2: Diesel Blending Fundamentals

• Diesel mixing, its qualities, components and accessories.
• Diesel theory and calculation of its qualities, with hands-on practical training on diesel blending tools.

Module 3: Economics and Process Control

• Costs of mixing equipment and the economics of blending.
• Improving and controlling the mixing process, and the accuracy, conflicts, decisions and objectives involved.

Module 4: Quality Assurance and Testing

• Quality guarantee through laboratory and electronic experiments.
• Quality assurance specific to diesel.

Module 5: Biofuels and Environmental Issues

• Eco-friendly fuel and related environmental issues.
• Ethanol mixing, and the benefits of automating the mixing process.
• Biodiesel and renewable diesel.