Cost Estimation and Management for E & P Projects
Course Length: 5 Days
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Dates:
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Description:
This course covers the fundamental principles of cost
estimation and uncertainty management techniques. Field case studies will be
provided to illustrate the field application of the cost estimation and
management fundamentals, methods, processes and practices
Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for project engineers, design engineers,
consulting engineers, petroleum engineers, facility engineers and senior
managers
What You Will Gain:
• Understand the
financial workings of your company
• Read and explain
simple financial statements
• Understand
economic evaluation techniques in project proposals
• Calculate the
financial viability of expenditure proposals
• Optimize the use
of scarce capital on your projects
• Prepare project
expenditure proposals that can win management
approval
• Make effective
decisions under capital rationing situations
• Communicate
effectively with your financial managers
• Effectively
execute sensitivity studies taking into account risk and uncertainty
Course Outline:
• Introduction to
Cost Estimation and Management Concepts
• Accounting Basics
and Financial Statements
• Ratio Analysis
• Investment
Decisions and Profitability
• Economic Factors
• Cost Accounting
• Cash Flow Concept
• Time Value of Money
• Investment
Proposal Ranking Methods
• Capital Management
• Inflation
• Risk and
Uncertainties in Economic Evaluation
• Field Case Studies