Refining and Petrochemicals Concentration Program
Overview / نظرة عامة
The concentration covers major components of the downstream oil & gas industries and their further conversion to petrochemicals. Starting with crude oil treatments and moving through major oil & gas refining processes and their dependence on different feedstock’s. Petrochemical building blocks and their derivatives including, basic, intermediate and final products are introduced with emphasis on those produced in Saudi Arabia. Tools for analyzing and evaluating the economical and environmental impacts of the downstream industry is discussed as well as the challenges in the integration of refining and petrochemicals.
يركز هذا التخصص على المكونات الرئيسية لصناعات النفط والغاز في القطاع التحويلي وتحوّلاتها اللاحقة إلى البتروكيماويات. يبدأ بمعالجة النفط الخام ويمر عبر العمليات الرئيسية لتكرير النفط والغاز واعتمادها على أنواع مختلفة من المواد الخام. يتم تقديم اللبنات الأساسية للبتروكيماويات ومشتقاتها، بما في ذلك المنتجات الأساسية والمتوسطة والنهائية، مع التركيز على تلك المنتجة في المملكة العربية السعودية. يتم مناقشة الأدوات المستخدمة لتحليل وتقييم الآثار الاقتصادية والبيئية لصناعة القطاع التحويلي، بالإضافة إلى التحديات المتعلقة بدمج عمليات التكرير والبتروكيماويات.
Application for the Concentration Program
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
- Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
- Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
- Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.
Timeline:
- Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
- Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.
Hosting Department:
- Chemical Engineering
For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.
To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.
Offered To:
| Major | Pre/Co-requisites | Notes |
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| Chemical Engineering (CHE) | CHE 306 | - |
Courses in the Concentration
| Course | Course Title | Brief Description | Pre-requisites | Instructors | Average GPA | Notes |
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| CHE 461 | Petroleum Refining | Overview of crude oil refining, column design, auxiliary equipment, and advancements in heavy oil processing. | CHE 306 | Dr. Mazen Fathi, Dr. Abdulrahman Ajina, Dr. Syed Ali, Dr. Omar Abdelaziz | - | - |
| CHE 462 | Petrochemical Industries | Petrochemical processes, products, and competing technologies. | CHE 306 | Essa Naimi, Dr. Hasan Alasiri | ||
| CHE 464 | Refining and Petrochemicals Technology and Economics | Overview of refining, petrochemicals, key processes, economics, and industry integration. | Senior Standing | Alberto Ballesteros, Brain Blakey | ||
| CHEM 463 | Industrial Catalysis | Catalysis fundamentals, industrial processes, green chemistry, and Saudi applications. | Senior Standing | Dr. Jameel Al-Thagfi, Dr. Mohammed Fettouhi, Dr. Ziyauddin Qureshi |
| Semester | Course 1 | Course 2 |
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| First Semester (Fall) | CHE 461 | CHEM 463 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | CHE 462 | CHE 464 |
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Resources
- For courses’ study materials click here
Instructors
| Photo | Name | Courses | Office Number | Telephone | Office Hours | Department | Specialization | Taqeem Post | Coordinator | |
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| Dr. Hassan Saeed Alasiri | CHE 462 | Building 16 Room 250 | alasiri@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2703 | - | Chemical Engineering | Surfactants EOR | Taqeem Post |  Program Coordinator |
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| Dr. Omar Abdelaziz | CHE 461 | Building 16 Room 273 | omar.abdelaziz@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 8461 | - | Chemical Engineering | Sustainable Process Engineering, Decarbonization of Energy Systems | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Jameel Al-Thagfi | CHEM 463 | Building 4 Room 261-6 | jthagfi@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 6926 | - | Chemistry | Applications of homogenous catalysis | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Mohammed Fettouhi | CHEM 463 | Building 4 Room - | fettouhi@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 - | - | Chemistry | Catalysis and Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Ziyauddin S. Qureshi | CHEM 463 | Building 15 Room - | zqureshi@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 2659 | - | IRC for Refining and Advanced Chemicals | Applications of catalysis | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Mazin Fathi | CHE 461 | Building - Room - | - | 966-13-860 - | - | - | - | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Abdulrahman Ajina | CHE 461 | Building - Room - | - | 966-13-860 - | - | - | - | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Syed Ali | CHE 461 | Building 15 Room 6418 | ahmedali@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 3083 | - | IRC for Refining and Advanced Chemicals | Catalyst Development, Catalyst Performance Evaluation | Taqeem Post | ||
| Dr. Essa Naimi | CHE 462 | Building - Room - | - | 966-13-860 - | - | - | Catalyst Performance Evaluation | Taqeem Post | ||
| Alberto Ballesteros | CHE 464 | Building - Room - | - | 966-13-860 - | - | - | - | Taqeem Post | ||
| Brain Blakey | CHE 464 | Building - Room - | brian.blakey@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 - | - | - | - | Taqeem Post | ||
Miscellaneous Information
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