Material Selection for Oil and Gas Plant

Oil, Gas & Petroleum · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 4,500

Overview

The petroleum and chemical industries contain a wide variety of corrosive environments. Oil and gas production operations consume a tremendous amount of iron and steel pipe, tubing, pumps, and valves. Proper selection of materials is most effective in achieving low-cost reliability as metallic corrosion is costly.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the importance of material selection.
• Understand the basic concepts of metallurgy, corrosion, materials engineering, and material selection.
• Understand the effects of heat, water, stress, and other effects on materials.
• Gain knowledge on how to select materials for what applications.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals working in oil and gas, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.

• Professionals in Gas Processing & LNG
• Engineers and specialists in oil & gas operations
• Operations, process and field personnel

Course Outline

Day 1 — Introduction to Metallurgy

• Crystal structure, Phase diagrams, Phase transformations, T-T-T and C-C-T diagrams, Heat treatment of steels and how it affects microstructure, Strengthening mechanisms, Mechanical properties of metals and alloys,
• Yield strength, tensile strength, hardness, creep strength, fatigue strength, impact strength, and fracture toughness, Ductile and brittle fracture, Fatigue, creep, and wear failure mechanisms, and prevention.

Day 2 — Welding Metallurgy

• Characteristics of weld solidification, weld microstructure, and defects.
• Corrosion Principles

Day 3 — Chemical and corrosive environments, Different forms…

• Materials Engineering
• Carbon, alloy, and high strength low alloy steels, Microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of pipeline steels, Cast irons, Stainless steels types,

Day 4 — Austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, and precipitation…

• High-performance stainless steel, Duplex, and austenitic grades, Non-ferrous metals and non-metals in oil and gas industry, Non-ferrous metals: (copper, titanium, aluminum, and nickel alloys), Non-metals: (ceramics, fiberglass, polymers, and plastics).
• Materials Selection

Day 5 — Materials selection methodology and stages, Selection…

• Failure Analysis Technique
• Inspection procedures: destructive tests, non-destructive tests, and microstructure.

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
25–29 October 2026	Jeddah, KSA	Public	5 days	4,500
14–18 December 2026	Nairobi, Kenya	Public	5 days	4,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum courses cover?

The portfolio spans the full value chain: upstream exploration, drilling and well control; midstream processing, pipelines and gas treatment; and downstream refining and petrochemicals — plus process safety management (PSM), HAZOP studies, corrosion control and plant operations. Trainers are practitioners from the sector.

Who should attend an oil, gas and petroleum course?

These courses suit process, production and petroleum engineers, plant and field operators and supervisors, maintenance and inspection staff, HSE and process safety professionals, and technical or commercial staff joining the sector from another industry.

How long are oil, gas and petroleum courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can oil, gas and petroleum training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa oil, gas and petroleum course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.

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