This course is designed to build competency in Work Control as a primary skill set in the Competency Map for Facilities Maintenance Management. It will focus on the six phases of work management: work identification, planning, prioritization, scheduling, execution and history capture. These essential skills are the key components of integrity management, safety, resource control, and reliable operation. 

Global oil and gas companies are becoming more and more complex in their operations and the projects are growing larger and more expensive. As prices and costs fluctuate widely in a matter of months, it is more important than ever to be able to create budgets and make plans that are accurate and flexible. This course is an introduction to Budgeting and Planning techniques designed to help the participant better understand the underlying dynamics of operational inputs and how they determine performance, which should eventually lead to better decision making concerning work flows, products and services and capital investments.

Participants work as a member of a team of internal auditors to appraise the Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (HSE-MS) of a fictitious but highly realistic case study. During this course participants will understand Learning and Development: Risk management and business control, HSE-MS Auditing, Planning the audit, Review and test processes, Effective interviewing for information, Legal aspects relevant to auditing, Findings and recommendations, Audit conclusion, Audit interviews, Gathering objective evidence, Preparing the audit report, Audit team meetings, Closing meeting, Audit report and follow-up. The class is based firmly in the principles of corporate responsibility for risk management and business control, and the theory and practice of modern risk-based auditing.  After completing this course participants will be able to participate effectively in an audit or review team in line with the standards of the auditing profession.

In this course, participants learn to estimate petroleum reserves using SEC and SPE/WPC definitions, guidelines and latest interpretations. Instructors will present the main reservoir engineering and geoscience methods used to estimate reserves, and demonstrate how definitions affect such estimates. Case studies are used to illustrate different methods for estimating reserves, along with typical errors and how to avoid them. Participants will also learn supplemental techniques such as reservoir simulation and probabilistic methods for estimating reserves.

Running a successful petroleum operation requires a blend of technology, business savvy, and people skills. If you already have a firm grasp of exploration or production technology, learn to amplify its effectiveness with applied project management techniques. This course is aimed at helping technical personnel make the best business decisions that lead to lowest project cost while still meeting all production or exploration goals. This course covers the principles and application of project management to the upstream oil and gas business.