Mastering the Oil and Gas Business Essentials

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Why Attend

The global oil and gas industry is under sweeping changes due to international pricing competition and with the dynamics of the industry changing, with aging asset infrastructure and the need to decommission equipment in a safe and environmentally friendly way. However as well as aging infrastructure, there is also an aging workforce which is leaving the industry and taking valuable knowledge and expertise with it. With the industry in need of a new workforce to take it strongly in to the future, this clear practical and exciting course gives you the foundation knowledge to help you on your oil and gas industry career.

Event Date: 25/07/2023 – 28/07/2023

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Overview
Course Outline

Course Outline

Introduction to oil and gas and the industry
- History of the industry
- Scope of onshore operations
- Scope of offshore operations
- Global market outlook: energy requirements and statistics
- Characteristics of oil and gas
- Characteristics of rock
- Origin of oil
- Gas migration
- Accumulation of oil and gas
- Traps
Upstream production and equipment
- Production processes
  - Onshore
  - Offshore
- Equipment requirements and uses
  - Onshore
  - Offshore
- Risks and upstream exploration activities
  - Health and safety
  - Security
  - Quality management
  - Environmental management
  - Risk management
  - Exploration surveys
  - Obtaining drilling rights
- Oil and gas drilling
  - Drilling rigs
    - Bottom-supported units
    - Floating units
    - Land based units
  - Drilling a well
    - Bits and drilling fluid
    - Circulating system
    - Rotating systems
    - Power system
    - Hoisting system
    - Drilling personnel
    - Selecting a rig
    - Drilling from bottom-supported units
    - Drilling from floating units
    - Formation valuation
    - Well abandonment
  - Completion
    - Drilling platforms and land based units
    - Mobile offshore drilling units
    - Directional and horizontal drilling
    - Well completion
  - Midstream, downstream and decommissioning
    - Processing requirements
    - Storage and its importance
    - Fuel transportation
    - Refinery
    - Unconventional explanations
    - Decommissioning