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International Petroleum Business Management Certificate

Who should attend: 
  • Professionals, management and supporting staff from the oil and gas and energy related industry.
  • As well as Consultants, Bankers, Accountants, Lawyers, Analysts, Economists, Risk Managers, Stock Market, etc
  • Government and Development Agency officials, etc
5 days
Course aims: 

A five-day intensive programme which will include significant exercises and delegate involvement. This programme provides participants with an in-depth appreciation of the international energy value chain especially the upstream and downstream petroleum industry.

The programme will provide and improve participants knowledge of the processes, drivers, trends, threats and opportunities associated with the core industry activities. It will also provide participants with an awareness of the ways in which the industry is changing to increase its competitiveness and to meet new challenges.

Course outline: 
  • Overview of the International Energy Industry
  • Terminology and Definitions
  • Oil Exploration, Drilling and Production
  • The Origins of Oil & Gas
  • Exploration
  • Drilling and Well Completions
  • Development and Production
  • Crude Evaluation and Selection
  • Oil Refining
  • Reserves & Exploration Commercial Issues
  • Crude Oil & Gas Production
  • Exploration & Production Contracts and Fiscal Schemes
  • Energy Project Economics
  • Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Cost Structure
  • LNG
  • Gas for Power Generation
  • Electric Power Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Oil Trading Markets
  • Overview of Oil & Gas Trading Markets
  • Oil & Gas Markets, Contracts & Pricing
  • Oil & Gas Commodity & Transportation Capacity Trading
  • Energy Price & Risk Management
  • Oil Marketing
  • Financing Gas Projects
  • Health, safety and environmental
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Strategic Planning and Management
  • Review, Summary and Feedback