Managing an Oil and Gas Production Business
| 07 – 11 Apr. 2025 | Abu Dhabi | 24 – 28 Nov. 2025 | Dubai | 08 – 12 Dec. 2025 | Abu Dhabi |
Course Overview:
The course provides a non-technical review of upstream (exploration and production), midstream (gas processing and transportation) and downstream (refining and marketing) operations. Further, the course comprehensively covers the oil and gas supply chains from exploration through field development, valuation, and risk, production, transportation, processing and refining, marketing, contracts, trading, retailing, logistics, emerging markets and competition with alternative energies. As such, it provides understanding and insight into the processes, drivers, threats, and opportunities associated with the core industry activities.
Participants will gain an appreciation of the principal activities in the international upstream and downstream petroleum industry and an understanding of how this inter-relate, as well, an awareness of the impact of external influences and the ways in which the industry is adapting to increase its competitiveness and to meet new challenges.
Course Outline:
Introduction - Oil Production Life Cycle
Petroleum Geology and Drilling Operations
Reservoir and Well Dynamic Behavior
Field Development and Production Operations
The Role of Technology in Hydrocarbon Processing
Traget Audience:
Those seeking a broader knowledge of the oil, gas and energy industry and markets
New recruits to oil, gas and energy companies
Oil & gas field personnel
Operations, maintenance and engineering professionals
Finance, Procurement & Supply Chain Staff
Other support staff who have an interest in increasing their understanding of the oil & gas production operations: analysts, planners, traders, sales, marketing, engineering, refining, communications and commercial personnel
Ministerial, governmental, industry bodies and development agency staff
