Understanding the Industry from Upstream to Downstream and Beyond

This oil and gas distance learning course will ensure a thorough, accurate and up-to-date knowledge of oil and gas fundamentals. It offers a unique blend of broad global perspectives with enough detail to understand and work within the oil and gas sector with confidence. The programme is one of the very few which gives a universal grounding in the industry without the need for travel or attendance at seminars.

This petroleum industry training is truly global in every sense of the word. It covers every stage of the oil and gas production process from beginning to end. It also reflects the worldwide nature of the oil and gas business and is for students based in any country. Participants will benefit from online interaction with energy industry colleagues from all over the world, as well as expert tutorial support.

The Fundamentals of Oil and Gas covers the industry from upstream to downstream and beyond, addressing:

• An introduction to the oil and gas industry, its history, structure and key terminologies
• The fundamentals of finding oil and gas: geology, exploration and access
• Extracting and processing oil and gas
• Oil refining and gas treatment: transportation, storage, processing and distribution
• The commercialisation of oil and gas: selling, trading and regulation
• Managing oil and gas: global issues affecting the industry, its current state and future direction