The Oil, Gas and Energy Value Chain

A comprehensive overview of the technical, commercial, legislative and political aspect crucial to understanding the energy value chain.

Course Highlights

This three-day highly practical course:

Explains the full length of the oil, gas and power supply chains and progresses along each
Addresses and integrates technical, economic, regulatory and fiscal issues
Provides an impartial but comprehensive review of the value to be derived from fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels in providing efficient sources of energy
Suggests how the natural gas value chain is evolving to compete with other fuels
Identifies and contrasts the environmental and economic challenges to be overcome by each available source of primary energy in order for it to become sustainabl
Forecasts future roles and combinations for primary energies to meet evolving energy demandrequirements

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Course Programme

CRUDE OIL & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Oil & Product Properties & Supply Chains

Physical & chemical properties

Crude oil & petroleum products

Measurement units
Volume
Weight
Energy
Progressing from upstream to downstream along the oil supply chain

Resources, Reserves & Regulations

Reserves categories

Classification & distribution

Contractual, regulatory & fiscal frameworks

Pipelines & Shipping

Midstream operations
Shipping & pipeline infrastructure

Physical & Paper Trading

Crude oil

Benchmarks
Trading

Downstream Refining & Retailing

Refinery processes
Economics
Crack spreads & product margins
Key oil industry players

Governments, NOCs, IOCs & independents

Retailing fuel & product distribution networks

NATURAL GAS & POWER

Natural Gas, Gas Liquids Properties & Supply Chains

Physical & chemical properties & processing

Gas & natural gas liquids

Progressing from upstream to downstream along the natural gas supply chain
Pipeline and LNG gas supply chains

Gas trading & pricing

Gas Markets & Regulation

Gas markets & gas hubs

Europe, North America & Asia

Regulatory & fiscal frameworks

natural gas & gas flaring issues

Liquefied Natural Gas

Gas liquefaction
LNG shipping
Receiving terminals

Gas Storage & Unconventional Gas

Underground gas storage
Seasonal gas/power demand
Unconventional gas
Shale gas & gas to liquids technologies
Potential for gas hydrates & Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) transportation

Gas to Power

Electricity

Transmission
Distribution
Grid connectivity

Balancing power supply, demand, losses & efficiency

RENEWABLES, COAL, NUCLEAR & EMISSIONS CAP & TRADE

Renewable Source for Power Generation & Transport Fuels

Renewable power generation

Wind
Solar
Wave & tide

Hydro power
Geothermal power
Biofuels

Ethanol, biodiesel & algal fuels - technologies & markets

Coal & Nuclear Options for Large-scale Power Generation

Physical & chemical properties of coal& its distribution
Clean coal technologies
Coal/biomass to liquids (XTL)
Nuclear Power

Technology
Economics
Waste disposal issues

Efficiencies & Technology Breakthroughs

Hydrogen power
Fuel cells
Energy efficiencies

Opportunities for short-term gains/smart grids

Carbon Trading & Capture

Carbon emissions
Cap & trade
Exchanges & pricing