This course will introduce participants to key concepts of the petroleum business including its structure, how oil companies are organized and financed and what it takes to be financially successful. Success will be explored through an understanding of the meaning of long-term shareholder value, its measurement at the macro and micro level and the role competitive advantage plays in achieving superior financial goals. Participants will be introduced to both accounting and economic evaluation as a means to understanding the financial side of the petroleum business. Additionally, participants will be introduced to risk and its impact on economic evaluation. 

Cementing is a key factor in the well construction plan. The base cement used in the designing of cement slurries may or may not be API class cement. The operating company and the service company personnel should have a good working knowledge of cement slurry design, cement additives, and placement procedures. The majority of the operating companies do not have cement testing laboratories, therefore the laboratory testing is conducted by service companies. 

This course builds on practical experience and learning on health and industrial hygiene, and intends to build skills to allow participants to be able to apply these techniques within their respective roles. During this course participants will study Health risk assessment, Health impact assessment, Human Factors Engineering, Ergonomics, Health & medical emergency facilities, Fitness for duty, Food and water hygiene, Thermal extremes, Medical surveillance/industrial hygiene, Psychological and social agents. The course is set in a fictitious, but highly realistic, case study based, where management needs assistance to develop a health management system. Application of other essential issues and how they relate to the oil and gas industry is also covered - ergonomics, human factors engineering, food and water hygiene, and thermal extremes. Other important issues which are covered include health and emergency response facilities, psychological and social impact and fitness for duty. 

This course will cover current practices for evaluating, drilling and completing these challenging reservoirs. Discussion will include a focus on the limitations of many of the current tools and technologies. Information and opportunities for international shale plays will be described. Participants will leave the course with a foundational understanding of value-adding shale gas resource practices and an insight into determining the critical reservoir parameters used to predict a potential commercial resource play.

Staff in oil, gas and petrochemicals industries who require the basics of environmental management and pollution control, including operational staff, engineers, supervisors, project managers and entry level HSE professionals. It is a core course for any person who can influence environmental impact within their organisation; it is also an ideal program for anyone new to the industry with no prior environmental knowledge.This course is a first step on a career ladder towards a role within the environmental disciplines.