Definition:
Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas.
Tasks include:
(a) operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units;
(b) adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment;
(c) controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment;
(d) verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance;
(e) analysing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs.
Job Definition: Job Description: Gauge and test oil in storage tanks. Regulate flow of oil into pipelines at wells, tank farms, refineries, and marine and rail terminals, following prescribed standards and regulations. Duties and Tasks: 1) Gauges quality of oil in storage tanks before and after delivery, using calibrated steel tape and conversion. 1) Getting