Introduction to Exploration and Production for New Engineers and Non-Technical Professionals in Oil & Gas

By attending this industry fundamentals training course, participants will be better able to:

• Appreciate the dynamics of world energy demand & supply and its impact on pricing
• Understand the formation of petroleum reservoirs and basic geological considerations
• Examine the exploration process to gain an overview of the technical processes involved
• Gain a comprehensive overview of drilling activities - from pre-drilling preparation, through to well drilling, well evaluations and post drilling activities
• Get familiarised with the common production methods and the different stages of its processes
• Integrate your understanding of asset maintenance and downstream supply chain activities
• Better visualise through video presentations the various exploration equipment/ technologies and understand the major cost components

This course will be useful and applicable, but not limited to:

• Accounting
• Administration
• Business Development
• Commercial
• Construction
• E & P IT / Data
• Finance
• Finance & Treasury
• Health & Safety
• Human Resource
• Joint Venture Co-ordinators
• Legal
• Logistics
• Materials Planning
• Procurement
• Sales & Marketing
• Senior Management
• Sourcing
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain
• Tender Contract

• Basic or Foundation

• Multi-media presentation methodology to enable better understanding and appreciation technical jargon and equipment applied in the field
• A pre-course questionnaire to help us focus on your key learning objectives
• Detailed reference manual for continuous learning and sharing
• Limited class size to ensure one to one interactivity

Your expert course leader worked for BP for 28 years as a Research Associate and Team Leader, working on Feasibility Studies and acting as a trouble shooter covering all aspects of BPs businesses. These covered field Development Project in the North Sea and several novel resource recovery techniques which were taken from Concept to Field Pilot trials in Canada. His specific work in the offshore area covered Subsea Robotics / Automation, Seabed Production Concepts, Seabed Excavation Methods, Underwater Repair Techniques, Flexible Riser Studies and Maintenance Cost Reductions.

After leaving BP in 1992, he continued working in the offshore oil industry through Azur Offshore Ltd, including activities in the assessment of Emerging and Novel Technologies, Technical and Economic Audits, Studies, Production Sharing Agreement Evaluations, Safety and Environmental issues. Clients have included Chevron UK, BP Exploration, British Gas, Technomare, Trident Consultants, Fina UK and Cameron France.

He is a regular University lecturer at Crandfield School of Industrial Sciences (UK) and is a course Group Project external examiner for Crandfield. He also lectures on offshore oil industry activities at ENSIETA (France), the Technical University of Delft (Holland) and the Northern Territories University in Darwin (Australia). He is an active member of the UK Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) and serves on their Subsea Engineering and Operations Committee.

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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