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AmsterdamNetherlands	October 9, 2026	7 days	€4,900	Confirmed date
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Course Information

Duration

1 Weeks

Introduction

Natural Gas Dehydration & Sweetening is a mission-critical capability for organizations that want to deliver reliable gas quality, protect asset integrity, and maintain safe, compliant operations across gathering, processing, and transportation networks. This course provides a strategic, end-to-end view of how water, acid gases, and trace contaminants affect system performance, contractual specifications, corrosion risk, hydrate formation, and operational continuity, and how dehydration and sweetening technologies are selected, designed, operated, and optimized to meet defined quality targets with predictable outcomes. Participants will connect process fundamentals to business performance by translating gas composition and operating constraints into measurable treatment objectives, selecting fit-for-purpose technologies, and establishing disciplined operating windows, monitoring routines, and troubleshooting playbooks that reduce unplanned downtime and avoid off-spec sales gas. The program emphasizes practical decision-making under real operational constraints—capacity changes, solvent degradation, foaming, emissions limits, and equipment reliability—while strengthening leadership behaviors that drive cross-functional alignment among operations, process engineering, maintenance, HSE, and commercial stakeholders.

Course Objectives

Define measurable gas quality targets and translate them into dehydration and sweetening performance requirements.
Interpret gas composition data and predict operational risks such as hydrates, corrosion, and solvent instability.
Select appropriate dehydration technology and justify selection using technical and commercial criteria.
Design operating envelopes for glycol dehydration systems and verify performance using plant data.
Evaluate sweetening options and optimize amine system performance to achieve stable acid gas removal.
Diagnose common upsets (foaming, flooding, entrainment, corrosion, high reboiler duty) and implement corrective actions.
Apply monitoring and sampling plans to improve reliability, safety, and product quality consistency.
Optimize energy consumption and chemical usage while maintaining treatment specifications and equipment integrity.
Build standard operating guidance and escalation pathways to reduce downtime and accelerate decision cycles.

Target Audience

Process engineers, production and operations engineers, gas plant operators and supervisors, facility and asset integrity engineers, maintenance and reliability teams, HSE professionals supporting gas processing, technical services specialists, commissioning and startup teams, and mid-level leaders responsible for operational excellence, plant performance, and gas quality compliance.

Benefits for the Organization

Improve sales gas quality consistency and reduce off-spec incidents.
Reduce corrosion, hydrate-related blockages, and unplanned shutdowns.
Increase throughput stability through stronger operating windows and controls.
Lower operating cost by optimizing energy and chemical consumption.
Strengthen risk management through disciplined monitoring and troubleshooting practices.
Build internal capability for faster, data-driven decisions across functions.

Benefits for the Trainee

Gain practical competence in diagnosing dehydration and sweetening performance issues.
Improve ability to select technologies and defend choices with clear criteria.
Learn to interpret operating data to prevent upsets before they escalate.
Develop confidence in setting operating limits and corrective action plans.
Strengthen communication with stakeholders through structured technical reporting.
Enhance career readiness for gas processing leadership and performance roles.

Course Outline

Day 1 – Gas Quality Strategy, Specifications, and Risk Drivers

Natural gas contaminants and their business and operational impacts.
Gas quality specifications and how they translate into treatment targets.
Hydrate formation fundamentals and dehydration relevance to flow assurance.
Corrosion mechanisms linked to water and acid gases in gas systems.
Overview of dehydration and sweetening process routes and where each fits.
Building a practical treatment basis: feed variability, capacity, and constraints.

Day 2 – Dehydration Technologies and Glycol Dehydration Operations

Technology selection: glycol, adsorption, refrigeration, and hybrid approaches.
Triethylene glycol dehydration system configuration and key equipment roles.
Contactor performance: mass transfer basics, temperature effects, and tuning.
Regeneration system fundamentals: reboiler, stripping, and water removal limits.
Common dehydration upsets: foaming, entrainment, carryover, and mitigation.
Dehydration monitoring: water dew point control, sampling, and KPI tracking.

Day 3 – Sweetening Fundamentals and Amine System Design Logic

Acid gas behavior: hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide impacts and priorities.
Sweetening technology options and decision criteria for plant applications.
Amine absorption and regeneration fundamentals for stable acid gas removal.
Solvent selection considerations: capacity, selectivity, corrosion tendency, and cost.
Contactor and regenerator operating variables and their performance effects.
Operational risks: foaming, heat stable salts, solvent losses, and contamination.

Day 4 – Optimization, Troubleshooting, and Integrity Management

Structured troubleshooting methods for off-spec gas and unstable operations.
Energy optimization: regeneration duty, heat integration opportunities, and controls.
Solvent health management: reclaiming, filtration, antifoam use, and targets.
Corrosion control: metallurgy, inhibitors, monitoring points, and failure patterns.
Emissions and safety considerations: venting, acid gas handling, and incident prevention.
Reliability focus: critical equipment, maintenance triggers, and performance assurance.

Day 5 – Performance Assurance, Governance, and Operational Excellence

Operating envelopes: defining limits, alarms, and escalation actions.
Performance testing and acceptance criteria for dehydration and sweetening units.
Data-driven KPIs: quality compliance, energy intensity, solvent loss, downtime drivers.
Practical case studies: diagnosing field scenarios and implementing corrective plans.
Standard operating procedures and shift handover controls for consistency.
Leadership routines for sustained performance: reviews, action tracking, and accountability.

Course Duration

Duration: 1 Weeks

Duration: 5 days
Format: Classroom / Online / Blended

Instructor Information

“The training will be delivered by a team of experts specialized in negotiation and professional relationships. They have extensive practical experience in managing complex negotiations, as well as a strong record in delivering leadership and management development programs.”

Conclusion

This course equips organizations and professionals with the operational discipline and technical decision-making needed to consistently deliver treated gas that meets defined specifications while protecting assets, reducing downtime, and controlling costs. By linking contamination risks, process fundamentals, and real operating constraints to measurable performance outcomes, participants leave with practical tools to optimize dehydration and sweetening systems, strengthen reliability, and lead cross-functional actions that sustain safe, stable, and commercially dependable gas processing performance.

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