Name: Hazards, Technology, Operation, and Economics for LNG Training Course
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Scheduled Dates

Classroom

05 - 09 Oct 2026

Dubai - UAE

$5,950

12 - 16 Apr 2027

Dubai - UAE

$5,950

04 - 08 Oct 2027

Dubai - UAE

$5,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

Training in the identification of LNG hazards and control of those hazards is essential for those dealing with LNG industry in whatever form: from production to shipping, including the associated economic considerations. This training course covers the entire value chain from sourcing of gas from wells, stabilizing and purifying it, converting into LNG, and then storing and transporting it as a finished product. This includes not only the best global safety practices of the LNG industry but also geographical regulatory requirements, and also those subject to HSE, OSHA, ISGOTT, SIGTTO, MTOCT, OCIMF, IGF, IMO, HSE, SIRE, SOLAS and STCW codes. The training course is specifically designed for those responsible for the care, use and incident control of LNG Plants, terminals and shipping.

The PetroKnowledge training course will exclusively cover LNG plant, terminal and marine safety for LNG perations. Including safe loading and unloading of LNG at terminals, on tankers, LNG gas plants and carriers, the management of ship to shore safety, and the safety role and responsibilities of individuals operating within the LNG industry.

This PetroKnowledge training course will highlight:

What is LNG? LNG spectrum end to end. LNG and its characteristics. international context.
Major LNG producing locations globally as samples
Major LNG consuming countries globally as samples
LNG specific safety - Hazards and risks. Application of health, safety & fire protection measures
Technology: Main units in an LNG plant and the associated hazards management
process safety management of an LNG plant
The whole LNG production and shipping chain
What are good design features of an LNG Plant?
Storage of the produced LNG. LNG safety and planning
Loading & Shipping of LNG with safety. Custody transfer protocols.
Emergency safety response and contingency planning – LNG
LNG Customer End
LNG technical developments, innovations, R&D.
The profession of LNG engineers and tech superintendents: Wear down, fatigue and failure management practices and planning - LNG fuel, STS and bunkering
Planning and monitoring of safe storage and bunkering of LNG as the fuel
Introduction to the relevant international standards/ guidelines/societies (monitoring and supervising the adherence to legal requirements)
Taking precautionary measures to prevent environmental contamination following the release of the LNG fuel
Economic consideration around LNG industry

What are the Goals?

This training course covers the advanced aspects of hazards & controls, safe operation, inspection and maintenance of LNG Plant, storage facilities, loading & shipping.

This important and comprehensive course will equip the participants to:

Appreciate the basic and advanced safety around LNG Plant
Understand the technology, safe operations, inspection and maintenance management LNG Plant and Terminal
Note the safe marine protocols for entry of LNG ships into port channels, docking and undocking
Do HSE Risk Assessment for LNG Plant activities, loading and unloading operations
Learn the Safety and Fire Protection features of an LNG facility
Importance of safety inspection and maintenance at LNG facility
Study the operational/HSE incidents at various LNG facility
Train on the emergency response at LNG facility
Learn the associated international standards for LNG
Understand and address Insurance, Legal and Statutory Implications
Economic considerations around global LNG scenario

Who is this Training Course for?

All personnel responsible for:

LNG plant, terminal, and marine safety (e.g., Operations, Inspection, maintenance and marine)
LNG loading
Discharging and custody transfer
Handling LNG cargoes
LNG plant operators
LNG handlers
LNG vessel owners and operators
LNG plant safety auditors
Surveyors and inspectors
LNG marine superintendents

Those involved in the Liquid and Gas Facility/ Tanker and LNG Cargo transportation business including:

All Liquid/Gas and LNG suppliers, traders, and distributors
LNG Plant and Terminal HSE, LNG Ship owners and operators
LNG Superintendents and Safety officers
LNG Technical Engineers and operations executives
LNG Charterers and traders
LNG Ship brokers
LNG Port and terminal operators
LNG P&I club and marine insurance

Those involved with sales and marketing and customer satisfaction interface, including lenders and insurance agencies:

Marketing and Sales personnel
Insurance personnel

How will this Training Course be Presented?

The training course will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance one’s opinions and ideas. Participation is encouraged in a supportive environment.

To ensure the concepts introduced during the training are understood, they will be reinforced through a mix of learning methods, including lecture-style presentations, open discussions, and case studies. The case studies provided for group work will be re-enforced with practical exercises and there will be ample opportunities for discussion and sharing of experiences.

Organisational Impact

Companies who nominate their employees to participate in this Hazards, Technology, Operation, and Economics for LNG training course can benefit in the following ways:

Have a trained and confident workforce in LNG Plant and Terminals
Avoid HSE incidents at LNG facilities such as fire and explosion which can risk company’s business continuity
Instill confidence among all those dealing with LNG one way or the other
This training course will provide a positive impact on customers, lenders, insurance underwriters, management system certification agencies, regulatory & statutory authorities, industry and societal spectrum at large

Personal Impact

Individuals who participate in this Hazards, Technology, Operation, and Economics for LNG training course can gain from it in the following ways:

Development of confidence in safe operation, inspection, and maintenance management of the LNG facilities
Since LNG plants and marine terminals are high-risk specialized areas, such highly sought-after training courses enrich the attendee’s professional profile significantly
Better ability to respond to an emergency so that personal and organizational safety is well protected

Daily Agenda

Day 1: What Is LNG? Hazards. LNG Spectrum End To End. International Context. Process Safety Management of an LNG Plant

Assessment of delegates current LNG knowledge and understanding of LNG Plant and Terminals
Specific LNG safety criteria and areas that need in depth coverage after assessment of delegates.
Asking general questions related to LNG duties, this allows customizing the LNG safety training program
Screening / Compatibility Studies of participating LNG delegates

What is LNG? Specific Safety - Hazards and Risks

Introduction to LNG: What is LNG? LNG Characteristics.
The whole LNG Production, Storage, Loading, Shipping, Unloading and Consuming chain
The Gas Value Chain: From gas wells to the customers through LNG transformation.
Major LNG Producing Locations as Samples
Major LNG Consuming Countries
Peak Shaving concepts with regards to LNG

Introduction to the Relevant International Standards/ Guidelines / Societies

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT) new Edition. Synergy product.
Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
LNG Marine Terminal Operators Competence and Training Guide (MTOCT)
SIGTTO (Society of International Gas Tankers and Terminal Operators)
IMO (International Maritime Organization)
International Gas Code
Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Convention

Specific Safety - Hazards and Risks

Process Safety management as applied to LNG Plants
What are good Design Features of an LNG Plant
Safety in LNG Process Design
Historical Incidents: the need for Safety in Process Design
LNG Plant Design Approaches: 1) Preventive/Pre-incident 2) Mitigative/Post-Incident
Elimination of Hazards through LNG Process Design
Major Activities of LNG Process Safety and Loss Prevention Design Engineers
Introduction to HAZID
Introduction to HAZOP and SIL Assessment
Introduction to LOPA (Layer of Production Analysis)
Introduction to Consequence Analysis/Dispersion Analysis
Introduction to Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
The wheel of Hazards
LNG Security Issues

Technology: Main Units in an LNG Plant and the associated Hazards Management

LNG Units at glance
Practical miscellaneous issues in various units of an LNG Plant
Miscellaneous Items in an LNG Plant: Cryogenic Applications

Day 2: Storage of the Produced LNG. LNG Safety and Planning

Storage of the Produced LNG

LNG Storage: Types and Features
Hazards Associated with LNG storage
MSDS – LNG
Specific properties and hazards associated with LNG
Other Characteristics of LNG

LNG Safety and Planning

SWP/JSA Delegate Exercise - HSE Health and Safety Workplace Practices SWP/JSA for end to end
LNG Risk Analysis and Job Safety Analysis
Technical characteristics of LNG
LNG Handling, storage and spill risk
Volatile cargo and gas vapors leak from ruptured tanks, Hoses & pipelines, causing oxygen deficiencies
Gas Hazard Monitoring Equipment for JSA
Adverse Weather Working – Guidelines examples for JSA
LNG Hose construction and length
Hose quality and identification
The LNG ‘Golden’ Safety Rule
Confined space entry
Process and Mechanical isolations
Electrical isolation
Working at Height
Ground disturbances
Lifting Operations
Driving Safety
Management of Change in Organization, Equipment, Plant, Standards or Procedures that have a Health, Safety, Integrity and/or Environmental impact
‘Step back’ 5 x 5 procedures

Day 3: Loading & Shipping of LNG with Safety. Custody Transfer Protocols

Transfer of LNG from Storage Tanks to Loading Jetty on cold recirculation.

Safe Docking/ Mooring of the Ship at the Loading Jetty

LNG POAC (Person of Overall Advisory Control): Demands and Responsibilities
Loading Master preparation and monitoring of moorings
Ship guided and docked into LNG berth by Port Tugs
Position Monitoring System (PMS)/ Dynamic Positioning/ Compatibility & OPTIMOOR
Tension Monitoring System (TMS)
The Loading Jetty layout. Mooring and Breasting Dolphins (Applicable to unloading jetty)
How does Ship Storage Tank look like from inside the ship?
Jetty Approaches: Finger or Face Terminal Design Interface for LNG discharge
SPM (Single Point Mooring) as a special case

Safety Features at the LNG Jetty/Port

Jetty Water Curtains and Tower Fire Water Monitors
Fire Fighting Tugs
Ship Hull Protection against LNG Spillage
Working of Loading Arm: Swivel Joint
Hydraulic QC/DC (Quick Coupling/Decoupling)
Powered Emergency Release Coupler (PERC)

Custody Transfer Protocols/ISGOTT driven Interface Safety Management

What is LNG custody Transfer?
LNG Communications procedures & precautions
Cargo Hazards, weather conditions, Personnel injury, mooring unmooring operations
Critical Information from LNG terminal to tanker. LNG Cargo loads. Preparations & Responsibilities
Critical LNG Information transfer from tanker to terminal. Preparations & Responsibilities
Critical LNG Load Master discharge plan/ Types of Liquid/Gas carriers and LNG Tanks
LNG Transfer system design and parameters Contributors to Boil off Gas
SIRE (Ship Inspection Reporting)
Third Party Inspection Reports,
Critical LNG – Applicable safety codes and Charterers’ requirements
Dry Dock Inspection Reports
Shore Audits. Port Compliance Reports
SSMS (Ship Safety Management System)
TMSA (Tanker Management Self-Assessment)
LNG Plant and Ship-shore safety checklist including
LNG Safety procedures and recommendations for tanker and terminal personnel
International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
Identify improved procedures for the handling, loading and discharging of LNG
Understand pumps and pipeline systems including loading and discharge operations for LNG
LNG ESD 1 and 2 - Technical comparisons and LNG Containment systems

Miscellaneous Preparations/Ongoing Checks before and during LNG Loading

LNG In Service Inspections
LNG Service Leak Testing
Colour Couplings Indexes
Operational risk profiles in LNG Bunkering
Inspections and Audit – Rigging
Inspections and Audit – Wire Ropes
Inspections – Handling and Chains
Inspection - Shackles and hardware

LNG Safety Operations

LNG Cargo Safety Transfer checklists and forms required
LNG Cargo Transfer Safety equipment required
LNG Cargo hazards, safety and risks that exist
LNG Cargo controls
Cargo training required for personnel (LNG Preparations forms)
SIMOPS

Day 4: Emergency Safety Response and Contingency Planning – LNG

Common causes of these incidents

Required LNG training and preparations

LNG Hazards and Risks moving forward

Geographical hazards
Crew factor
LNG Ship and shore requirements

Risk profiling of your LNG operations

What response is required?

Safety Management Systems and Options for LNG

Case Study: Ship Spills. ESD and Releases

Protocols and how the systems are used

Miscellaneous

Things to do in case of an LNG emergency
General Emergency Response Management
Things to avoid during LNG emergencies
Contingency equipment for LNG
Spill and LNG leaks
LNG SOPEP/SIMOPS use
Fire or Structural damage due to LNG spills
Poor weather and mooring failures
Precautions against piracy
Media management and communications, parties involved

LNG STS (Ship to Ship) and other Transfers. Management of Operations

LNG and Liquid/Gas Transfer System Naval Architectures and available technologies
LNG Ship to Ship to shore
LNG Ship to Platform
LNG Ship to Ship
LNG Ship connected transfer systems and tandem configurations
LNG System Uptime considerations of effective operations
Meteocean conditions, prediction tools
Organizational Skills Motivation of Operator, Ships’ Officer to cooperate LNG Liquid form measurement - Differential Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
Ultrasonic Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
Vortex Flow mechanisms, design, metering and performance
Applications of flow meters, calibration, calculations, transfer principles Safety

Preparing for the future incidents – LNG Contingency planning STS equipment and training. LNG Cryogenic Hose safety, testing and type Salvage of an LNG vessel

Considerations for LNG cargo recovery
LNG Environmental impact
LNG Technical equipment development

Day 5: LNG Customer End

Safe unloading of Cargo
Safe vaporization of LNG and Transmission to consumers
Odorization of LNG for Domestic Consumer benefit.
Different Uses of LNG

The Inspection and Maintenance Strategy – the Safe Way!

Overview of SMS & PMS
Working of LNG-driven engines and fuel systems
Discuss onboard Planned Maintenance Systems – PMS
Discuss Trend analysis – T.A
Analysis of Condition Monitoring technical – CME
OEM Main Engine component failures relevant to engine performance
Bunkering

LNG Plant and the Offshore Installation manager (OIM) Interface

Onshore and Offshore Installation Manager [OIM] responsibilities
Management practices
Communications

LNG Fire and Causes – Inspection, Audits and Investigation

The science of LNG
Chemical and physical properties of highly-flammable fuels
Classification of fire causes
Chemical sources, material subject to spontaneous ignition – ships
Materials, Cargo, Electrical heat energy
Faulty electric circuits and equipment, replacement parts
Fuses, exposed lights by the type
Fixtures, motors and engine rooms leaks in fuel Systems
Welding in burning operations and other energy sources
Mechanical energy
Liquids and gases
Electrical wiring malfunctions

LNG Fire Scene - Points of Origin. The Science of Fire. Fire Investigation

Fire investigator safety
Fire scene hazards
Investigation priorities upon arrival
Science of smoke and fuel
Determining the point of origin
Reconstruction of fire
Documentation, sketches, sketching systems plotting methods

LNG Economic Considerations

Where is LNG Placed in the energy markets?
LNG pricing
Advantages and disadvantages of LNG as a fuel/energy source
LNG as a panacea in the present war sensitive world where pipelines are vulnerable

Certificate

On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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