Basic Knowledge in Oil and Gas in the Upstream Sector

Course Length: 5 Days

Course Dates: TBA

Venue: TBA

Course Description

The training course will provide delegates a full and comprehensive picture of Oil & Gas Industry. Professionals from Oil & Gas Industry and other relevant sectors are able to grasp clearly the critical activities at upstream, middle stream and downstream of this Industry. This training course will also offer contemporary methods in Oil & Gas Industry. A structured approach would be taken whereby delegates have opportunities to engage, relate and contextualize meaningfully the fundamentals of the Oil & Gas Industry.

What You Will Learn:

• To understand the nature, practicalities and realities of the Oil & Gas Industry and it’s complexities
• To critically review and appraise the Oil & Gas Lifecycle, e.g., exploration processes, reserves investigation, drilling, extraction methods, transportation, processing of crude Oil & Gas, refining and sale of products
• To be aware of typical forms of agreements between exploration and production companies, host government and other related stakeholders (partners)
• To probe the complete and integrated Oil & Gas Industry supply chain at Upstream, Middle stream and downstream

Who Should Attend:

• Beginners and any new starts in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Oil & Gas professionals who are keen to attain a holistic and integrated overview of the Oil & Gas Industry in a structured approach
• Non-technical professionals who aim to understand the intricacies of the Oil & Gas Industry
• Non-Oil & Gas professionals who are moving or seeking new career opportunities in this highly demanding and complex Industry
• Any professionals who aspire to learn the basics and fundamentals of Oil & Gas Industry

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction and fundamentals to the Oil and Gas Industry

• Introduction to the Oil & Gas Industry (Hydrocarbon Terminologies)
• How Sedimentary Rocks are formed – Formation of Oil & Gas
• Hydrocarbon Traps
• Offshore and Onshore Oilfield Development Plan
• Current Market Trends in the Oil & Gas Industry

Day 2: Reservoir – Geology and Exploration

• Oil & Gas Industry Upstream, Middle Stream and Down Stream Phases, Deliverables and Activities
• What is an Oil and Natural Gas Reservoir?
• Geology, Surface Mapping and Surveys
• Geophysics and Basement Rocks
• Seismic Exploration and The Seismic Survey
• Exploration Methods

Day 3: Ownership and Drilling

• Operations
• Acquiring Petroleum Rights
• Surface Rights vs Petroleum Rights
• Drilling the Well and Drilling Technology
• Casing and Logging the Well
• The Drill Stem Test
• The Blowout Preventer

Day 4: Well Completion and Offshore Structures

• The Technology of Offshore Drilling
• Types of Offshore Drilling Rigs
• Development Wells
• Completing a Well
• Crude Oil Treatment
• Offshore Structures and Production

Day 5: Production of Oil and Gas, Middle Stream and Downstream Activities