The
Oil & Gas Industry in Perspective
is
a class on the fundamentals of the oil and gas industry. The course will provide students with a basic understanding of the
primary
activities of the oil and gas business from the search and discovery of
crude oil and natural gas through to the sale of refined products and
natural gas to consumers. Students will learn how
the industry is structured and fits into the global energy scene; how crude oil and
natural gas are
discovered, produced and transported; how crude oil and natural gas are transformed into
useful products; how the major business drivers impact strategic decisions; and
how the industry is expected to change over the next twenty years.
Features
Over 370 slides that
provide an in-depth explanation of oil and gas industry operations.
Exercises that allow you to apply information
learned in lectures
Lecture material that may be downloaded for
note-taking and future reference
Chapter quizzes to emphasize important points
of lecture and test your knowledge
Interactive drilling rig schematic and
refinery flowchart.
Easy access to help using the "Ask an Expert"
form and/or phone
References for your to learn more about class
topics
Who Should Attend
New employees
Support
staff that require a basic knowledge of industry operations
Public
accountants who analyze oil and gas companies
Petroleum
industry financial analysts and investors
Sales personnel who market products and services to the industry
What You Will Learn
Basic understanding of the role of oil and gas
in the energy mix
Understanding of the value chain functions of exploration, production,
transportation, refining and marketing
How crude oil and natural gas are discovered, produced and transported
How crude oil and natural gas are transformed into useful products
How the major business drivers impact strategic decisions
Class Outline*
Fundamentals
Oil and gas composition
Key qualities
Role of oil and gas in
energy supply and demand
Quiz
Exploration
Petroleum
geology
Exploration technology
Drilling operations
Drilling Rig Schematic**
Drill Ship Schematic**
Quiz
Class Exercise
-
Finding Oil and Gas
Production
Conventional production
operations
Well Completion Schematic**
Production Surface Operations Schematic**
Offshore operations
Enhanced oil recovery
Quiz
Class Exercise
- Evaluating Oil and Gas
Prospects
Natural Gas Operations
Natural gas processing
Pipeline and waterborne
transportation
Changes in natural gas
marketing
Quiz
Transportation
Pipeline shipments
Waterborne movements
Oil Logistics
Schematic**
Quiz
Class Exercise
- Transporting Oil
Crude Oil Refining
Refined products and key
qualities
Refinery processing units
Refinery configurations
Refinery Flowsheet**
Quiz
Class Exercise
- Refining Crude Oil
Refined Product Marketing
Refined product
distribution
Retail gasoline operations
Quiz
Class Exercise
- Marketing Gasoline
Industry Players
The roles of majors,
independents, service companies and national oil companies
OPEC
Quiz
Energy Future and Issues
Examination of the
strategic implications of the future world energy situation
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registration, we assign an individual user name and
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registration.
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until
after we have transmitted the user name and password.
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delivery of your username and password. Please call us at 214-616-9408 if
you have not received your username and password within 24-hours after your
registration.
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registration section on the page for each class and click on the
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