Description
Oil and gas are amongst the most important resources we have. Apart from providing the majority of our energy, petroleum is used to create countless products upon which we rely in every part of our lives. It is not surprising, then, that the oil and gas industry is a principle driver of the global economy. The systems and processes used to produce and commercialise oil and gas are complex, involving large amounts of capital, state-of-the-art technology and vast numbers of skilled personnel serving supply chains that span the globe. The oil and gas industry also poses significant and diverse risks and opportunities for those organisations working along its supply chains.
This distance learning course provides a comprehensive grounding in all aspects of the oil and gas industry. After a broad overview of the distribution of petroleum resources and the organisations that constitute the industry, it introduces the techniques used to detect and assess the commercial viability of deposits. Next, it looks at the extraction process and the technologies used to process, store, transport and refine oil and gas. Finally, it explores the processes of selling, trading and marketing gas and petroleum products, before finishing with a survey of environmental and geopolitical risks and opportunities, and an assessment of the industry’s future.
Course programme:
1 Introducing Oil and Gas
2 Finding Oil and Gas
3 Extracting and Processing Oil and Gas
4 Oil Refining and Gas Treatment
5 Selling Oil and Gas
6 Managing Oil and Gas
