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Gas, LNG and Power Industry Overview

Who should attend: 

  • Personnel seeking a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the Natural Gas & Power industry.
  • Perfect for those new to the industry: Wholesale Power &/or Gas companies, utilities, generation, supply & distribution personnel, traders, end-users, commercial companies, cogeneration, industrial companies & government agencies.
  • Great for new hires, interdepartmental transfers, finance management, administrative personnel, & human resource personnel.

4 days
Course aims: 

The programme aims to equip participants with a thorough understanding of the gas and power industries, and how they synergise. It will enable participants to appreciate the essential commercial and physical inter-phases needed to get gas to market, from upstream through to mid and downstream.

The programme will present LNG as well as renewable energies for delegates to understand other options available. It will also provide a solid awareness on current developments worldwide that will help delegates to put facts into context, and relate to what role main organisations play in their respective industries.

Course outline: 
  • Introduction
  • Gas and other primary fuels
  • What is natural gas
  • What is LNG
  • Origins & destinations of Natural Gas, NLG & Power
  • Exploration through distribution
  • What are the commercial realities? - Buying, selling & marketing
  • Transportation
  • Gas and Electricity
  • Liberalisation and regulation

Additionally, this course inter-twines the relationships of:

  • Market macro & micro fundamentals
  • Purchasing & selling methodology
  • Producing & marketing
  • The various market relationships that impact the everyday aspects of the business.

Specific topics covered include:

  • Overview of macro & micro worldwide Natural Gas, LNG & Power market fundamentals
  • State of the Power & Natural Gas industries
  • Power transmission - Electron flow from the plant to the end user
  • Power economics
  • FERC orders & their impact on the Natural Gas/ LNG industry
  • The players & where they fit in the Natural Gas/ LNG infrastructure
  • Transportation: Moving Natural Gas / LNG to market
  • Traditional buying techniques