Marine & Offshore · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
Participants on this training course will gain a good understanding of how multi-disciplinary, integrated teams within oil and gas companies collaborate to identify the best way to develop an oil or gas field. The training course highlights the roles of the wide range of scientific, technical, commercial, and business disciplines that contribute to making complex decisions, involving very large investments while dealing with large amounts of uncertainty.
Learning Objectives
Have an understanding of the work of the integrated field development planning team on international oil and gas projects
Have practical skills and work tools that will be of direct use to them in their future project work
Understand the background to the industry, and the underlying science of oil and gas formation
Recognize the importance of effective early planning decisions (concept selection and ‘front-end loading’) in delivering successful projects
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals working in marine and offshore operations, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.
Professionals in Marine & Offshore
Marine and offshore engineers
Operations and technical personnel
Course Outline
Day 1 — Field Development Planning – The Industry and the Team
The industry context to field development planning . The upstream oil and gas industry from various key ‘perspectives’, such as the oil and gas asset lifecycle, the value chain, the industry players, and the place in society.
The role of the integrated professional team in development planning . Overview of the fundamental geoscience and engineering disciplines, which form the basis upon which decisions are made, including geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering, well engineering and facilities engineering.
Overview of field development planning workflow . Overview of the science, culture, practice and challenges of field development planning in the upstream oil and gas sector, including dealing with incomplete information and uncertainty.
Day 2 — Field Development Planning and Economics
Field development planning . How the integrated, team, drawn from all disciplines (commercial, scientific and engineering) collaborate to identify the best way to develop a reservoir.
Petroleum economics . The role of economics in the planning of oil and gas developments, in order to maximise value, including the use of cash flow analysis, time value of money and investment indicators.
Field development planning workshop . Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Day 3 — Decision Making in Field Development Planning
Decision analysis . How the integrated field development team make complex decisions, involving many different types of input parameters, in order to ensure that very large investments are made rationally and efficiently, using tools such as expected value, sensitivity analysis, decision trees and Monte Carlo simulation.
Field development planning workshop . Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Day 4 — Production Contracts and Petroleum Resources Management
Production contracts & licences . The legal, fiscal and contractual conditions under which an oil company acquires the right to produce oil or gas, and the way that the revenue and wealth is shared with the host country.
Petroleum resources management . How quantities of oil and gas in the reservoir (reserves and resources) are calculated, classified and reported in a consistent manner for management, regulatory and investment and purposes.
Field development planning workshop. Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic field development planning, economics and decision making exercises .
Day 5 — Safety and Environment within Field Development Planning
Corporate responsibility . How oil and gas projects are executed in a safe and sustainable manner, with due respect for the environment, and it a way that benefits the local communities in which activities take place, covering topics such as: safety, environmental impact and social licence to operate.
Field development planning workshop . Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa marine and offshore courses cover?
The portfolio covers offshore safety and survival, marine and vessel operations, dynamic positioning, port and terminal operations, marine cargo handling, offshore installation and rig operations, and marine inspection and maintenance — aligned with international maritime standards.
Who should attend a marine or offshore course?
These courses suit marine and offshore engineers, vessel and rig crews, port and terminal operations staff, marine superintendents and surveyors, offshore HSE personnel, and logistics or contractor teams supporting offshore installations.
How long are marine and offshore courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa marine and offshore courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can marine and offshore training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa marine and offshore course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.