Overview of the Petroleum Industry

Course

In Singapore ((Indicate))

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Singapore ((Indicate))

  • Class hours

    1h

Suitable for: Class delegates include anyone who needs to understand the petroleum industry. New members of the industry will be given a great introduction. Marketing personnel will grasp the intricacies of how the products they market come to exist. Those from the service side of the industry (brokerage, software, consulting) will also be given a great introduction to the petroleum industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Singapore ((Indicate))

Start date

On request

About this course

There are no prerequisites for this programme.Pre-classroom StudyAs part of our blended learning package, this workshop has a specific web-based course which is reco...

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Subjects

  • Petroleum

Course programme

Course Summary
Those who attend will learn how companies search for crude oil and natural gas (exploration) and about how the material is brought up from underground
(production). In addition, attendees will learn the basics of petroleum refining, transportation by vessel, pipeline, and truck, and be exposed to refined product marketing. Some discussion of the trading of physical crude oil and refined products is included in this course as well as the basics of 'paper' trading.
8CPE creditsawarded for this course .

Requirements:
There are no prerequisites for this programme.
Pre-classroom Study
As part of our blended learning package, this workshop has a specific web-based course which is recommended as pre-classroom study. Upon registering for the workshop delegates will receive details of how to access the web-based course. Access to the web-based course is included in the price of the classroom course. To optimize your classroom experience, it is recommended you take the appropriate online study as close to the classroom date as possible. The recommended pre-classroom study for this workshop is PrincetonLive.com's
An Introduction to the Oil Industry .
Course content:

  • Various methods used to locate deposits of crude oil and natural gas
  • Geological formations and ho- they were created
  • World crude oil reserves - their size and location
  • Reserves/production ratios
  • Drilling methods
  • Explanation of production vocabulary
  • Offshore drilling methodology
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary recovery methods
  • Properties of crude oil
  • Comparison of the value of various crude oils
  • Products produced from petroleum refining
  • The three major areas of a petroleum refinery
  • Overvie- of various operating units in a 'typical' petroleum refinery
  • Information associated with ocean going oil vessels
  • Basics of petroleum pipelines
  • Moving petroleum by rail and by truck
  • Distribution of petroleum products
  • History and structure of the industry
  • Oil pricing and markets

Overview of the Petroleum Industry

Price on request