CATEGORY: Mining, Oil and Gas

Fundamentals of Oil & Gas (A-Z of the Petroleum Industry From Upstream to Downstream)

Course Access: Lifetime
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Course Overview

Course Length: 5 Days Course Dates:
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Course Description:

This comprehensive course recognizes the
need for professionals to have a comprehensive and broad understanding of the
Petroleum Industry from A to Z – from upstream to downstream. Oil and gas are
the world’s most important energy resources driving the global economy. The
processes and systems required for oil and gas production, refining and
distribution are highly complex, capital-intensive and require state-of-the-art
technology. This course will serve as an introduction to the petroleum
industry and will greatly assist
those who need to progress to a detailed knowledge of the industry.

Who Should
Attend:

This course is designed for both
technical and non-technical personnel as well as operational staff at
professional levels employed in refineries, petrochemical, and oil and gas
process industries. The course
is designed to be of substantial benefit
to personnel within
the Oil and Gas Industries such as:

·   Technologists.

·   Mechanical engineers.

·   Safety and
Inspection Engineers.

·   Operations,
Maintenance or project engineers.

·  
Anyone requiring a broad
understanding of the structure, operations and
economics of the oil and gas industries.

Course
Outline:

 By
the end of this course, participants will be able to:

·  
Identify key process operations
related to the exploration & production of
upstream industry feedstock.

·  
Analyze the key process operations
related to refining and production of
downstream products.

·  
Recognize the total spectrum of the oil and gas
industry and the challenges faced.

·  
Develop skills to assist in the evaluation of
corporate opportunities.

·  
Understand the structure of the oil and gas business.

What you will Learn:

Day
One: Origins of Petroleum

 ·        
Origins of oil & gas

·        
Petroleum chemistry

·        
Petroleum geology

·        
Exploration & production of petroleum

·        
Types of Well

·        
Development of Oil and gas fields

Day Two: World Energy Markets

 ·        
Pipeline geopolitics

·        
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

·        
EIA (Energy Information Administration)

·        
Statistical review of petroleum consumption and supply

·        
Distribution transmission and transportation

·        
Tank farms and storage

 Day Three: Refinery Operations

 ·        
Physical separation – Distillation

·        
Chemical conversion
processes

·        
Blending

·        
Refinery Complexity

·        
Refining margins

Day Four: Gas Processing

 ·        
Inlet separation, Dehydration/Dewpoint control

·        
Contaminants & Pipeline Gas specifications

·        
Amine Gas Sweetening

·        
Physical Solvent Processes

·        
Sulphur Recovery

·        
Gas compression & Liquefaction

Day Five: Oil and Gas Management

·        
Cost estimation of oil and gas facilities

·        
Pricing, Trading, Markets, Risk Management

·        
Crude Benchmarks & price estimation

·        
Derivatives – Futures, Options and Swaps

·        
Climate Change & Renewable Energy

·        
Course Exercises, Evaluation and roundup