Oil & Gas Laboratory Management Training Course

Quality & Compliance · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

An oil and gas production laboratory is vital to maintaining control of field operations. Managers, technicians, chemists, and other professionals must have a comprehensive understanding of a field laboratory's abilities and limitations so that they can better use the laboratory and its staff to control and optimize the oilfield process.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the function, importance, and operation of oil and gas laboratories.
• Optimize the day-to-day operation of oil and gas laboratory operations.
• Gain insight into why Quality Management is essential within Oil and Gas Laboratories and how a laboratory management certificate can be beneficial.
• Comprehend how the results obtained from the laboratory can enhance the operation of the processing system and contribute to the integrity of plant and equipment.
• Understand process chemicals' function and their effective utilization.
• Understand metering systems operation and how laboratory data contribute to accurate metering and tanker loading (custody transfer).
• Efficiently run a laboratory in the context of petroleum laboratories.
• Produce accurate and reliable results.
• Calculate chemical injection rates.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for managers, technicians, chemists, and other professionals seeking to strengthen their capability in this area.

• Managers
• Technicians
• Chemists

Course Outline

Day 1 — Role of the Laboratory Chemist in Oil and Gas Laboratories

• Quality Assurance and Control.
• Control of Chemicals.
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Considerations.
• Adherence to Legislation.

Day 2 — Laboratory Management

• Laboratory Quality Management.
• Equipment Maintenance.
• Housekeeping.
• Calibrations.

Day 3 — Sampling of Process Fluids

• The importance of representative sampling.
• Health and Safety Considerations.
• Pressurize sampling of (oil and gas).
• Atmospheric Sampling.

Day 4 — Laboratory Analysis

• Base Sediment and Water.
• Water in Oil by Karl Fischer.
• Oil in Water Testing.
• Density Measurement.

Day 5 — Plant and Equipment

• Separation Systems.
• Oilfield Chemicals.
• Enhanced Oil Recovery.
• Metering.

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
13–17 September 2026	Dubai, UAE	Public	5 days	3,900
6–10 December 2026	Riyadh, KSA	Public	5 days	3,900

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa quality and compliance courses cover?

The quality and compliance portfolio covers Six Sigma at Yellow, Green and Black Belt level, ISO 9001 quality management systems and lead auditor training, total quality management (TQM), root cause analysis, process improvement and regulatory compliance. Courses combine the methodology with worked examples from Saudi industry.

Who should attend a quality and compliance course?

These courses suit quality managers and engineers, QA/QC inspectors, internal and lead auditors, process and continuous-improvement specialists, compliance officers, and operations managers responsible for defect reduction or certification readiness. No prior belt or auditor qualification is assumed.

How long are quality and compliance courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa quality and compliance 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 quality and compliance training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa quality and compliance 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.

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