course | Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry
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OGC-1624 | Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry
course sector : Oil, Gas and Chemical
| table.duration | table.dateFrom | table.dateTo | table.courseVenues | table.courseFees | table.bookACourse |
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| 5 days | 03/08/2026 | 07/08/2026 | Cape Town | $4,950 | table.bookNow |
| 5 days | 23/11/2026 | 27/11/2026 | Online | $2,150 | table.bookNow |
| 5 days | 15/03/2027 | 19/03/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | table.bookNow |
| 5 days | 19/04/2027 | 23/04/2027 | Dubai | $4,250 | table.bookNow |
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This course is designed to ensure awareness and effective understanding of various phases of the oil industry from exploration to decommissioning and offers oil and gas professionals the opportunity to gain a technical and commercial understanding of the industry fundamentals.
The course also provides a comprehensive overview of the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the petroleum industry. Also, it addresses and emphasizes the roles of the various disciplines across the industry organizations, which helps in enhancing the cross-functional work performance, promoting cooperation and teamwork spirit amongst the teams across various organizations and within the same organization. This can be the operator's best insurance to achieve successful, safe operations.
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- Build a firm foundation of the principles and practices of O & G exploration and production.
- Understand the technical terminology, tools, and methods used during the exploration and production phase.
- Understand the key concepts, applications, and terminology associated with the acquisition, processing, and petroleum economics.
- Understand how interpretation of exploration, production & seismic data is conducted.
- Increase efficiency in the inter-departmental project team communication
table.courseAudience
- Process design
- Unit Operator
- Environmental
- Process safety engineer
- Gasoline blender engineer
- Lab supervisor
- Supply chain engineer
- Distillates analyst
- Models engineer
- Chemical Operator
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Chemical Process Technician
- Control Room Supervisor
- Gas Plant Process Operator
- Gas Production Operator
- Gas Terminal Operations and Storage
- Gathering Pipeline engineer
- Oil Terminal / Storage engineer
- Pipeline Maintenance / Equipment / Compliance / Repair
- Pipeline Testing / Technician / Supervisor / Safety
- Plant Equipment Operator
- Plant Operations Technician
- Plant Shutdown
- Plant Supervisor
- Power Distribution
- Power Plant Manager
- Process Supervisor
- Refinery Operations Technician / Manager
- Terminal Operator / Manager
- Utilities Operator
table.courseOutline | 01 Day One
Module1.World Energy Supply and Demand
- Oil and gas supply and demand
- Classification of reserves
- Oil pricing and market issues
- Non-conventional oil, gas, and renewables
Module2.Petroleum Geology and Origins of Hydrocarbons
- The formation of petroleum
- Oil and gas reservoirs
- Reservoir rock and fluid properties
table.courseOutline | 02 Day Two
Module3.Ownership and Exploitation of Reserves
- Licensing/concessions
- Joint-venture agreements
- Production-sharing contracts
Module4.Exploration and Appraisal
- Geological and commercial factors necessary for successful exploration and appraisal
- Seismic surveys
Module5.Drilling & Workover Operations
- Drilling rigs
- Equipment and processes involved in drilling a well
- Completing a well and preparing it for production
- Horizontal drilling
- Well workover operations
table.courseOutline | 03 Day Three
Module6.Field Development
- Onshore/offshore developments
- Shallow/deep water developments
- Gas field developments
- Aspects of well and facilities design
Module7.Petroleum Economics
- Field development decision-making
- Key economic indicators and their uses
table.courseOutline | 04 Day Four
Module8.Health, safety, and the environment
- Safety
- The environment
Module9.Oil Recovery Methodologies
- Reservoir production mechanisms
- Artificial lift systems
- Well stimulation - fracturing, acidizing, and sand control
- Production and treatment of reservoir fluids
- Processing the production from oil and gas fields
Module10.Maintenance and logistics
- Well and facility maintenance
- Reliability-centered maintenance
- Corrosion and how it is controlled
- Transportation of personnel and materials
table.courseOutline | 05 Day Five
Module11.Decommissioning
- Possible decommissioning solutions
- Scope of decommissioning obligations
Module12.Future issues and challenges
- Meeting future energy demand
- Environmental sustainability
- Security of supply
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