Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry
This course is intended for participants with either very little or no prior experience of a processing workshop or processing plant environment. It is also suitable for individuals wishing to progress to a career as a Process Technician and also for individuals who would like an overview of processing operations.
Learning Objectives :
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Briefly explain how oil and gas is formed
- Describe the basic characteristics of oil & gas reservoirs and hydrocarbon properties
- Outline main techniques throughout the oil and gas value chain: from exploration, production, refining, storage and transfer
- Explain how the oil and gas industry operates in terms of infrastructures, organizations, job roles and economic factors
Teaching methods :
- The course will be delivered by means of classroom lectures and skills training exercises
- Workshop practice content: not required for this course.
- Pre & post course tests are performed to measure knowledge acquisition.
Category : Processing
Level : Opito Global Foundation
Also available in e-Learning!
E-Learning Program
- EIntroduction to hydrocarbons
- EOrigins of oil and gas
- EOil and gas reservoirs
- EIdentifying reservoir rock
- ESearching for oil and gas
- EDrilling for oil and gas
- EWell development and completion
- EOil and gas extraction and gathering
- EOil production facilities
- EGas production facilities
- EOil and gas metering
- EOil and gas flow meters
- EOil and gas storage
- EOil and gas transport systems
- EDownstream processing
- EKey organizations in the oil and gas industry
- EOil and gas industry supply chain
- EEssential job roles in the upstream oil and gas industry
- EUnderstanding the dynamics of the oil and gas industry
- EExample of field development architectues