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2 DaysMastering finance for non-financial oil and gas personnel

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Course Objectives

This course allows personnel who don't have a financial background to understand the basic principles, theory and practice of financial reporting and analysis as they apply to the oil and gas industry.

What you will learn

  • how to interpret, understand and act on financial information
  • how to develop more effective decision-making skills
  • elements of financial management specific to the oil and gas industry
  • a conceptual understanding of key E&P accounting topics including depreciation, reserves, decommissioning, and asset impairment tests

Training methods

The course uses a combination of instruction, group discussions and practical examples and exercises to ensure delegates absorb both the theory and the practical application of the topics.

Who Should Attend?

This course is aimed at non-financial personnel at all levels and in all disciplines in the oil and gas industry who want to develop a better understanding of finance and budgeting.  

Typical delegates include:

  • managers and supervisors wanting to improve their understanding of financial reports and make more effective use of financial information for strategic and operational decision-making
  • specialists in all disciplines who have to interpret and work with financial information
  • all personnel with budget responsibilities
  • advisers who make recommendations based on financial data

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Course Content Summary

Sources and uses of financial information

  • sources of financial data
  • financial information systems
  • uses of financial information for decision-making

 

Understanding financial information

  • understanding basic principles
  • the profit and loss account
  • the balance sheet
  • the importance of working capital and how to control it
  • the difference between capital expenditure and operating expenditure

Cash flow

  • understanding the difference between cash flow and profit
  • how to control cash flow
  • techniques for measuring financial performance
  • how to measure financial performance
  • how to compare the performance of different petroleum companies

 

Budget preparation and control

  • the role of financial planning
  • how to prepare a budget
  • how to control a budget

 

Effects of taxation

  • how tax affects profit and cash flow
  • the impact of tax on decisions

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Location Duration Dates Cost (GBP) Venue  
Kuala Lumpur 2 days 18.10.10 - 19.10.10 £1,390.00 Crowne Plaza Hotel Book Now
Aberdeen 2 days 28.10.10 - 29.10.10 £1,390.00 + vat = £1,633.25 Skene House Rosemount Book Now
London 2 days 22.11.10 - 23.11.10 £1,390.00 + vat = £1,633.25 The Hatton Book Now
Dubai 2 days 24.04.11 - 25.04.11 £1,450.00 Towers Rotana Book Now
London 2 days 02.06.11 - 03.06.11 £1,450.00 + vat = £1,703.75 The Hatton Book Now
Kuala Lumpur 2 days 13.10.11 - 14.10.11 £1,450.00 Crowne Plaza Hotel Book Now
Aberdeen 2 days 27.10.11 - 28.10.11 £1,450.00 + vat = £1,703.75 Skene House Rosemount Book Now
London 2 days 21.11.11 - 22.11.11 £1,450.00 + vat = £1,703.75 The Hatton Book Now