CATEGORY: Finance Courses

Introduction Value Chain

Course Access: Lifetime
Course Overview

Course Length: 5 days 

Course Description

Introduction
value Chain will entail taking the delegates from exploration, discovery,
production and accounting in Oil and Gas and also Understanding the key drivers
in the industry.

This workshop provides an introduction
to all aspects of the extractives supply chain, from exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources
to supplying end-users.The emphasis is on identifying opportunities and
strategies for value creation within the industry, including infrastructure
investment, physical supply chain operations and commercial trading activities. The course explores physical supply chain
processes including extractives production, gas processing, shipping and
pipeline transportation of oil, gas and LNG, storage and retail distribution.
It also considers the commercial and regulatory arrangements for extractives trading
and end-user supply.

Who should
Attend

The course is suitable for anyone who
wants to gain a greater understanding of the extractives markets including new
entrants to the industry, as well as existing market participants who want to
broaden their market knowledge. It could also appeal to individuals in the
service side of the industry (financial, software, consulting etc.)

•  Commercial Managers

•  Public and
community relations executives

•  Marketing and
sales managers

•  HR managers

•  HSE personnel

•  Tax and
accounting personnel

•  Legal managers

•  Strategists and planners

•  Bankers and
insurance personnel

•  Investors

•  New executives to
the industry

Government
Officials

 What you will Learn

·        
The main value creation steps from exploration to
end-user products (Mining & Oil& Gas)

·        
Upstream, midstream and downstream sectors

·        
Geographical distribution of resources

·        
Main consumption markets

·        
Industry and market participants

·        
Important industry
trends

·        
Opportunities

Course
Outline Upstream sector

·        
Origins of extractives

·        
Physical and chemical quality characteristics of extractives

·        
Conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources

·        
Obtaining commercial access to resources

·        
Creating value by locating oil and gas reservoirs

·        
Creating value by turning resources into bookable reserves

·        
Basics of oil and gas production

·        
Enhancing the value of mature resources

·        
Arrangements for sharing of risk, investment and rewards

·        
Roles of national oil companies and independent oil companies

 Midstream sector

·        
Marine transportation of oil

·        
Pipeline and other oil transportation modes

·        
Oil storage logistics

·        
Creating value by getting gas to market

·        
Fundamentals of LNG production and transportation

·        
Gas pipeline operations

·        
Gas storage facilities

·        
Creating value through the use of transport and storage

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Wholesale trading of crude oil, LNG and natural gas

 Downstream sector

·        
Refining processes and the main petroleum products

·        
Economics of refinery operations

·        
Blending and storage of refined products

·        
Biofuels and additives

·        
Regulation of end-user markets

·        
Retail and wholesale marketing of transport fuels

·        
Retail and wholesale marketing of natural gas

·        
Lubricants, asphalt and other specialty oil products

·        
Overview of petrochemicals markets

·        
Trading of refined
product