The aim of this course is to improve delegates’ knowledge of: • the origins of oil and gas • the process of exploring for hydrocarbons • how governments control the exploitation of hydrocarbons • the terminology and language of the business • the process of drilling for oil and gas • the process of producing petroleum

This course is aimed at non-technical personnel within exploration, production, refining and service companies such as:

• finance personnel
  
• human resource professionals
  
• contracts/procurement specialists
  
• information systems specialists
  
• secretaries, administrative and technical support staff

The Origins of Oil & Gas
• The formation of petroleum
• Different kinds of reservoirs
• Reservoir characteristics

World Energy Demand & Supply
• Petroleum reserves
• Classification of reserves

Products from Petroleum
• Refining
• Petrochemicals
• Hydrocarbon pricing

Control of Petroleum Exploitation
• Ownership of reserves
• The control and award of petroleum concessions
• Unitisation
• Production Sharing Agreements

The Reservoir Life Cycle
• Exploration
• Appraisal
• Development
• Production
• Abandonment

Petroleum Economics
• How exploration, appraisal and development decisions are made

Drilling
• Drilling a well
• Drilling time depth/cost curve
• Drilling equipment
• The mud system
• Casing and tubing
• Cementing
• Directional drilling
• Side-tracking
• Dual completions
• Multilateral and horizontal wells

Production
• Reservoir drive mechanisms
• Artificial lift systems
• Well treatment and workovers - fracturing, sand control, acidising
• Surface treatment - separation, compression
• Storage and transportation

Maintenance Activities
• Different kinds of maintenance - reliability, condition based, planned, breakdown

Logistics
• Materials management and warehousing
• Air and marine transportation