This course is designed to give participants a basic understanding of the legal fundamentals that make their international transactions work, ranging from the principles that apply to interpreting and enforcing their agreements, to the procedures for resolving their disputes, to addressing interpretational issues posed by common contract provisions, and to avoiding liability under environmental and bribery laws. The course will allow participants to identify confidently potential legal problems, to address them before they become serious, and to facilitate the smooth interaction between oil and gas professionals, host government representatives, and their lawyers.

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.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of rotating equipment failures and reliability. Condition monitoring techniques are discussed and evaluated. Scenarios involving common rotating equipment reliability issues: rotors, journal bearings and vibration, thrust bearings, balance drums, pump mechanical seals, compressor seals (liquid and dry gas) and auxiliary systems are presented. 

Many operators who run bottom-hole pressure tests (BHP) do not understand what the tests are used for, and the factors that may affect the quality of BHP data. This has often resulted in some tests being invalidated or becoming almost useless to the company it is being run for despite huge sums of money spent on getting the data. The objective of this course is to teach participants the appropriate procedures for BHP surveys and analysis, and the role of each group involved in BHP test. During this course participants will learn about: Purpose and types of BHP surveys, BHP survey equipment, Ideal conditions for running tests and correct procedures for conduction tests, Field practices and other factors that affect tests, Examples of good and bad tests.

Technical personnel often find it difficult to clearly express thoughts and ideas to others, especially when asked to report findings to - or request project expenditure authorization from - senior management. This course is for individuals who are required, as part of their jobs, to make presentations in-house or in public, and who need, therefore, to perfect the fundamentals of dynamic presentation-making.