Course Objectives

New and administrative personnel in the Oil and Gas business, often have insufficient
understanding of the upstream part of the business. This course provides a full overview of the
exploration for hydrocarbons, field development and operations, processing, storage and
transportation of the product. Oil and Gas history, project economics and political issued are
also covered

Who Should Attend?

Technical personnel, accounting & administrative personnel in the oil and gas industry,
Investment bankers, Service Industry personnel etc

Prerequisite Courses

None

Course Overview

History of the Oil and Gas business

Major players in the industry

Activities in Exploration and Production

Global energy resources, issues, PR and environment

Project phases and life cycles

Hydrocarbon basins/plays

Origins of hydrocarbons

Global geology, cycles, climates, structures and traps

Exploration tools and methods

Reservoirs, initial conditions, fluid properties

Basic drilling technology

Well technology, horizontal wells, artificial lift

Surface facilities design

Oil and Gas processing

Field operations

Basic project economics and financial performance indicators

Learning Goal

Participants should gain knowledge of:

History of the oil industry including current issues

Geological concepts

Global distribution of hydrocarbons

Methods and tools used for hydrocarbon exploration including drilling

Static and dynamic models of reservoirs

How to assess amounts of

hydrocarbons in place and uncertainties

Field appraisal and development, surface engineering and field operations

Project - life cycle - economics

Environmental issues

Course Materials

The training course will consist of lectures, case studies, practical exercises and DVD’s where
applicable