This training course is ideal for professionals aiming to enhance their strategic understanding and management capabilities within the oil and gas sector, including:
Day 1: Overview of the Oil & Gas Industry
- Origins and formation of fossil fuels
- Chemistry and characteristics of petroleum
- Exploration for oil & gas
- Oil & Gas production
- Global oil supply and reserves
- Reserves, estimation and evaluation
Day 2: The Supply Chain
- The Oil and Gas Supply Chain
- Logistics – Transportation and Storage
- Adding Value – Refining
- Refinery Petrochemical Integration
- Natural Gas processing
- Sales and marketing of Refined products and Natural Gas
Day 3: Energy Trading and Economics
- Oil & Gas Economics
- Energy Trading and Commodities
- Crude Oil Production and Lifting Costs
- Crude Oil Pricing Regimes and Strategies
- Trading (I) – Real and liquid markets
- Trading (II) – Derivatives, futures, options and swaps
Day 4: The Future of Fossil Fuels
- The role of natural gas and its role in the low carbon future
- Future prospects for the oil & gas industries
- Peak Oil – trends and consequences
- Financial and energy risk management
- Risk management and hedging
- Geopolitical risks and opportunities
Day 5: Strategic Analysis for the Oil & Gas Sector
- IOC & NOC strategic interests and competitive advantage
- Contracting strategies for the oil and gas industries
- Strategic value analysis for competitive advantage
- Strategic analysis for the oil & gas sector
- Project appraisal from a strategic perspective