Fundamentals of Oil Gas Business
About Course
The oil and gas industry employ people with diverse skills experience and academic backgrounds But recent studies have shown that key decision makers are not always familiar with the sector s technical operations commercial drivers or the complex jargon and terminology used This means that industry risks are often not fully understood which exposes companies to unnecessary and easy to avoid pitfalls It is an entry level course designed for professionals seeking business advantages equipped with a comprehensive understanding of oil and gas industry fundamentals This course is especially useful to non technical personnel in departments as diverse as legal finance HR HSE marketing IT non geoscience and administration who are not familiar with how the industry functions or the drivers behind it On the other hand there are many other businesses and professionals that provide services to the oil and gas industry including accounting firms stock brokers legal firms recruitment agencies project management consultants and secretarial services that are also foreign to the day to day operations of the industry This course designed in simple layman terms covers the upstream exploration and production midstream and downstream sectors of the industry and helps participants to be literate in the oil and gas industry to enhance credibility with colleagues and clients Participants will gain insight into current issues industry terminology how money flows through the business chain and how different parts of the business interact with each other and with other companies as well as with external investors What will this course cover The course will serve as an orientation to the oil and gas industry It will explain the jargon used in the industry the disciplines involved in exploring and producing oil and gas and how oil reserves make it to the end consumer This includes exploring for oil and gas drilling for oil and gas field development production processing of the products transportation storage and sale The course will also cover the commercial side of the industry
Skills Gained
On completion of this course you will be able to fully understand the following Gain a comprehensive overview of oil and gas industry operations Confidently master the technical terms Explore the latest issues in exploration drilling production transportation storage product prices price risk management world legal systems economics and much more Understand the energy value chain from prospect to the burner tip Evaluate the major costs risks and uncertainties in oil and gas markets and calculate the maximum sustainable capacity Explore future trends and innovations
Who Can Benefit
The following oil and gas company personnel will benefit from the knowledge shared in this course Planning managers Non geosciences engineers Analysts Commercial managers Economists bankers and stock brokers Government officials Business advisors Asset managers IT HR and HSE personnel Finance accounting auditing taxation and legal personnel Administrative secretaries
Course Details
The outline can be tailor made to meet the specific needs General Industry Overview Meaning of petroleum Typical oil gas company objectives Typical oil gas company activities Industry streams Typical organization chart Company structures Petroleum utilization Oil and Gas Geology Origin and formation of petroleum Migration of oil and gas Requirements for hydrocarbon accumulation Hydrocarbon traps Structural trap Stratigraphic trap Geological time scale Typical stratigraphic column Types of hydrocarbons Classification of crude oil Classification of natural gas Typical natural gas composition Properties of gases Oil and Gas Prospecting Exploration Geological prospecting Geophysical prospecting Seismic 2D 3D acquisition Seismic Processing Seismic interpretation Offshore seismic data acquisition Onshore seismic data acquisition A seismic section Stratigraphic cross sections Reservoir mapping Drilling Operations Exploration delineation appraisal and development drilling Drilling contracts Different types of Wells Horizontal well technology Routine drilling operations Components of rotary rig Rig 39 s circulating system Functions of drilling mud Rig equipment Drill pipes versus coil tubing Rotary drill bits Rotary core and casing drilling Schematic of a cased well Classification of casing Functions of casing Functions of cement Offshore drilling Mobile offshore drilling rig Well control Special drilling procedures Breakdown of drilling costs Authorization for expenditure AFE Technological advances Formation Evaluation Evaluating a well Whole core and core plugs Open hole logs Cased hole logging Transient well tests Well completions Well completions Barefoot and single well completion Dual well completion Perforating a well Reservoir stimulation Reservoir Depletion Mechanisms Solution gas drive reservoirs Gas cap drive reservoirs Water drive reservoirs Combination drive reservoirs Oil and Gas Production Facilities Typical oil production facilities Artificial lift systems Purpose of crude treatment Separating treating well fluid Treating natural gas Gas processing Gas added value products Offshore facilities Transportation Transporting petroleum fluids Pipeline tariffs Maintenance of Oil and Gas Facilities Well servicing and workovers Corrosion and how to avoid it Oil and Gas Reserves Reserves estimating methods and classification Oil and gas reserves estimates Volumetric calculations Decline curve analysis Economic limit Reserves replacement ratio Maximize Ultimate Oil Recovery Reservoir management Recovery sequence Typical well locations in gas cap drive reservoir Coning of gas from the gas cap Crude Oil Refinery Products Processes Crude oil refinery Refinery configuration Refinery yields by crude type Refinery margins Refinery margin calculations Factors affecting refinery margin Legal Framework of the Industry The need for collaboration International agreements Parties to petroleum agreements Contractual arrangements Contract documents Upstream project agreement Government take Optimal government take Comparison of fiscal systems Flexible fiscal regimes Why dynamic terms Joint venture contracts Risk service contracts Iranian buyback Concessionary system 39 s cash flow Production sharing system 39 s cash flow Project Economics Data required for economics Cash flow projections Operating expenditure OPEX Typical decision yardsticks Characteristics of ideal yardsticks Sample before tax cash flow Discounted payback period Net present value Internal rate of return IRR Profitability index and present value ratio Unit technical cost UTC or long run marginal cost LRMC Investment types Types of investment decisions Investment decision making Service producing investments Uncertainties in oil and gas investments Accounting for uncertainties Sensitivity analysis