2017 Petro Skills Facilities

2017 Oil and Gas Facilities and Midstream
Training and Development Guide
NEW in 2017
Crude Oil Pipeline Operations (pg 21)
Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage
Management (pg 21)
More Virtual/Blended Learning Options
Through PetroAcademy! (back cover)
Basic Petroleum Technology (pg 32)
Gas Conditioning and Processing (pg 6)
Process Safety Engineering (pg 7)
Production Operations 1 (pg 18)
Production Technology for Other
Disciplines (pg 18)
Message from the CEO
Anyone who has been in the industry through past downturns
knows that a competent workforce has always been critical 4 Course Progression Map
for our industrys success, but its even more important with
challenging product prices. Doing more with less is how we
can thrive in hard times, but that requires a very competent GAS PROCESSING
workforce.
This guide presents the industrys most comprehensive 6 Gas Conditioning and Processing (Campbell Gas Course ) G4
workforce development programs focused on building (Virtual/Blended option for first week coming soon)
competent people. PetroSkills brings together industry-driven 7 Gas Conditioning and Processing LNG Emphasis G4 LNG
and industry-approved programs that deliver flexible, practical, 7 Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery G6
fit-for-purpose training and development. This guide can help 6 LNG Short Course: Technology and the LNG Chain G29
you find ways to advance your technical competence and build your companys value. 6 Overview of Gas Processing G2
7 Practical Computer Simulation Applications in Gas Processing G5
Since the first offerings of Production Operations 1 and the Campbell Gas Course over 50 7 Process Safety Engineering PS4 (Virtual/Blended option coming soon)
years ago, PetroSkills instructor-led training programs have set the standard for excellence
from subsurface to downstream. This guide presents hundreds of sessions offered
worldwide by top industry experts in each technical discipline across the value chain.
Our competency-based programs are designed and delivered under the direction of the PROCESS FACILITIES
PetroSkills Alliance - 30 of the top petroleum companies worldwide, working together, to
offer an industry-driven and vetted set of courses, products and services. 10 Applied Water Technology in Oil and Gas Production PF21
11 CO2 Surface Facilities PF81
Some course changes to look for in this edition include: 9 Concept Selection and Specification of Production Facilities in Field
NEW Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management page 21 Development Projects PF3
NEW Crude Oil Pipeline Operations page 21 10 Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Produced Water Treating PF23
9 Introduction to Oil and Gas Production Facilities PF2
In addition to our instructor-led programs, our digital learning solutions and professional 9 Oil Production and Processing Facilities PF4
services continue to lead the industry. This guide outlines our electronic solutions ePilot, 11 Onshore Gas Gathering Systems: Design and Operations PF45
ePetro, ActiveLearner, Compass and PetroCore - see page 3 for more details. 10 Relief and Flare Systems PF44
We are also proud to announce our blended/virtual learning program, PetroAcademy. 10 Separation Equipment - Selection and Sizing PF42
This unique offering delivers the same competency development as our face-to-face courses 11 Troubleshooting Oil and Gas Processing Facilities PF49
via virtually delivered Skill Modules, available from anywhere in the world.
The following courses are available now or coming soon, and we will be adding more MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
throughout 2017.
Basic Petroleum Technology page 32 13 Compressor Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification ME46
Gas Conditioning and Processing (first week only) page 6 12 Corrosion Management in Production/Processing Operations PF22
Process Safety Engineering page 7 12 Fundamentals of Pump and Compressor Systems ME44
Production Operations 1 page 18 12 Mechanical Specification of Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers ME43
Production Technology for Other Disciplines page 18 12 Piping Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification ME41
13 Process Plant Reliability and Maintenance Strategies REL5
To learn more, see back cover, visit petroskills.com/petroacademy, 13 Risk Based Inspection REL61
or email [email protected]. 13 Turbomachinery Monitoring and Problem Analysis ME62
I hope you find this guide useful. If there is any way that we can help you, your team, or
your organization, please dont hesitate to contact me personally at
[email protected], or contact any of our regional offices (inside back cover). INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL
14 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers E3

15 Flow and Level Custody Measurement IC73
14 Instrumentation and Controls Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers IC3
Ford Brett
CEO, PetroSkills 14 Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical Systems for Facilities Engineers ICE21
15 PLC and SCADA Technologies IC71
15 Practical PID Control and Loop Tuning IC74
Cover Image: 15 Valve and Actuator Technologies IC72
A modern natural gas field in The

Netherlands. Most natural gas in the PIPELINE ENGINEERING
Netherlands is extracted from the
Groningen gas field at Slochteren. 16 Offshore Pipeline Design and Construction PL43
16 Onshore Pipeline Facilities - Design, Construction and Operations PL42
There are many oil and gas fields in the 16 Pipeline Systems Overview PL22
Netherlands, both on land and offshore 16 Terminals and Storage Facilities PL44
in the North Sea.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFSHORE & SUBSEA PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
17 Flow Assurance for Offshore Production FAOP 27 Contracts and Tenders Fundamentals SC41
17 Fundamentals of Offshore Systems Design and Construction OS4 28 Cost/Price Analysis and Total Cost Concepts in Supply Management SC64
17 Overview of Offshore Systems OS21 27 Effective Materials Management SC42
17 Overview of Subsea Systems SS2 27 Inside Procurement in Oil and Gas SC61
27 Strategic Procurement and Supply Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
SC62
28 Supplier Relationship Management SC63
PRODUCTION AND COMPLETIONS ENGINEERING
19 Gas Production Engineering GPO

18 Production Operations 1 PO1 (Also available as a Virtual/Blended course) PROJECT MANAGEMENT
18 Production Technology for Other Disciplines PTO (Virtual/Blended option
coming soon) 29 Advanced Project Management FPM62
18 Surface Production Operations PO3 30 Advanced Project Management II FPM63
19 Surface Water Management in Unconventional Resource Plays SWM 28 Introduction to Project Management IPM
29 Managing Brownfield Projects FPM42
28 Petroleum Project Management: Principles and Practices PPM
29 Project Cost Scheduling PCS
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
29 Project Management for Engineering and Construction FPM22
20 Applied Maintenance Management OM21

21 Crude Oil Pipeline Operations OT50
19 LNG Facilities for Operations and Maintenance OT43 PETROLEUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
20 Maintenance Planning and Work Control OM41
19 Oil and Gas Processing Facilities for Operations and Maintenance OT1 30 Essential Leadership Skills for Technical Professionals OM23
21 Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage Management TSOM 31 Essential Technical Writing Skills ETWS
32 Making Change Happen: People and Process MCPP
30 Managing and Leading Others MLO
32 Meeting Management and Facilitation for the Petroleum Industry MMF
HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT 31 Negotiation Skills for the Petroleum Industry NSPI
31 Presentation Skills for the Petroleum Industry PSPI
24 Accredited Environmental Practitioner: IEMA Full Member by Applied Learning 31 Team Building for Intact Teams TB
HS71 30 Team Leadership TLS
21 Applied Environmental Management HS23
22 Applied HSE Management HS28
22 Applied Safety HS20 INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE
21 Basics of HSE Management HS18
22 Contractor Safety Management HS46 32 Overview of the Petroleum Industry OVP
24 Distance Learning Vocational Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health 32 Basic Petroleum Technology BPT (Virtual/Blended option coming soon)
HS70 32 Exploration and Production Process Basics: Understanding the Petroleum
23 Fundamentals of Process Safety PS2 Industry Value Cycle EPB
23 Lead Auditor for Health and Safety (IOSH) and Environment (IEMA) HS47
23 Risk Based Process Safety Management HS45
33 INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES
PETROLEUM BUSINESS
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26 Advanced Decision Analysis with Portfolio and Project Modeling ADA 2 PetroSkills Alliance
24 Basic Petroleum Economics BEC3 3 Comprehensive Solutions
25 Cost Management CM 8 In-House Training
25 Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production EWP 11 e-Learning
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25 Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics BEC
20 NEW Operations & Maintenance Courses
26 Fundamentals of International Oil and Gas Law IOG 22 PetroSkills Conference Center
24 Introduction to Petroleum Business IPB 23 Online HSSE Library
25 Petroleum Finance and Accounting Principles PFA Inside Back Cover Regional Contacts and Registration
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Course Progression Map
Instrumentation,
Oil and Gas Processing Process Offshore Pipeline
Controls & Electrical
General Safety Instrumentation & Subsea Engineering
Gas Oil / Water Electrical
Processing & Controls
Specialized
CO2 Surface
Facilities PF81
p.11
Gas Treating and Practical PID

Sulfur Recovery Control and Loop
G6 p.7 Tuning IC74 p.15
Intermediate
Practical Computer Flow and

Simulation Level Custody
Applications in Gas Measurement
Processing G5 IC73 p.15
p.7
Valve and Actuator

Onshore Gas Separation Technologies
Gathering Systems: Equipment - IC72 p.15
Design & Operation Selection & Sizing
PF45 p.11 PF42 p.10 Flow Assurance
Relief and Flare PLC and SCADA for Offshore
Systems PF44 Technologies Production FAOP
Troubleshooting Oil and Gas Processing Facilities PF49 p.11 p.10 IC71 p.15 p.17
Terminals and
Storage Facilities
PL44 p.16
Process Safety
Engineering PS4
p.7 (Virtual/Blended Fundamentals of Onshore Pipeline
option coming soon) Offshore Systems: Facilities: Design,
Fundamental and Design and Construction and
Practical Aspects Electrical Instrumentation Construction Operations PL42
of Produced Water Risk Based Engineering and Controls OS4 p.17 p.16
Treating PF23 Process Safety Fundamentals for Fundamentals for
Foundation
p.10 Management Facilities Engineers Facilities Engineers

HS45 p.23 E3 p.14 IC3 p.14 Offshore Pipeline Design
and Construction PL43 p.16
Applied Water
Technology in Oil Fundamentals of Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical
and Gas Production Process Safety Systems for Facilities Engineers ICE21 Corrosion Management in Production/
PF21 p.10 PS2 p.23 p.14 Processing Operations PF22 p.12
Gas Conditioning and Processing - LNG Emphasis G4LNG p.7
Gas Conditioning and Processing G4 p.6 (Virtual/Blended option for first week coming soon)
Oil Production and Processing Facilities PF4 p.9
LNG Short Course:

Technology and the
LNG Chain G29
p.6
Overview of
Basic
Overview of Gas Subsea Systems

Processing G2 Concept Selection SS2 p.17
p.6 and Specification
of Production
Facilities in Field Overview of Pipeline Systems
Introduction to Oil and Gas Development Offshore Systems Overview PL22
Production Facilities PF2 p.9 Projects PF3 p.9 OS21 p.17 p.16
Course Progression Map
Operations Procurement/
Mechanical Engineering Project
& Maintenance Supply Chain
O&M Operator Mgmt. Management
Non-Rotating Rotating Reliability
Management Training
Advanced Project
Management II
FPM63 p.30
Compressor
Systems - Turbomachinery
Mechanical Design Monitoring and Advanced Project
and Specification Problem Analysis Management
ME46 p.13 ME62 p.13 FPM62 p.29
Managing Cost/Price Analysis

Brownfield Projects and Total Cost
FPM42 p.29 Concepts in Supply
Managment SC64
p.28
Project
Management for
Engineering and
Supplier
Construction
Relationship
FPM22 p.29
Management
SC63 p.28
Mechanical Project Cost

Specification of Scheduling PCS Strategic
Pressure Vessels p.29 Procurement and
and Heat Supply Management
Exchangers in the Oil and Gas
Turnaround, Shutdown, and Outage Management TSOM p.21
ME43 p.12 Industry SC62
p.27
Fundamentals Risk Based Inspection REL61 p.13 Petroleum Project
Piping Systems - of Pump and Management:
Mechanical Design Compressor Principles and Inside Procurement
and Specification Systems ME44 Process Plant Reliability and Practices PPM in Oil & Gas SC61
ME41 p.12 p.12 Maintenance Strategies REL5 p.13 p.28 p.27
Additional
courses
available in:
Production &
Completions
p. 18-19
Health,
Safety,
Crude Oil Effective Environment
Pipeline Materials p. 21-24
Operations Management
OT50 p.21 SC42 p.27
Maintenance LNG Facilities Introduction Contracts

Petroleum
Planning and for Operations & to Project and Tenders Business
Work Control Maintenance Management IPM Fundamentals
p. 24-26
OM41 p.20 OT43 p.19 p.28 SC41 p.27
Professional
Petroleum
Development
p. 30-32
Oil & Gas Introductory

Applied Processing Facilities
Maintenance for Operations &
and Multi-
Management Maintenance OT1 Discipline
OM21 p.20 p.19
p. 32
6 GAS PROCESSING
Overview of Gas LNG Short Course: Gas Conditioning and Processing G4
Processing G2 Technology and the Campbell Gas Course
LNG Chain G29
BASIC 3-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 10-DAY
G2 is a versatile overview of the gas conditioning This LNG Short Course is designed for The Campbell Gas Course has been the standard of the industry for more than 47 years.
and processing industry. This course is designed participants requiring moderate technical Over 36,600 engineers have attended our G4 program, considered by many to be the most
for a broad audience and is participative and coverage, coupled with information on LNG practical and comprehensive course in the oil and gas industry.
interactive, utilizing basic technical exercises and commerce and all parts of the LNG Value Chain.
terminology to communicate key learning points. Over 5-days, the course covers technical LNG The Campbell Gas Course textbooks, Volumes 1 and 2, are routinely updated to reflect
This course does not cover the technology and basics and facility operation topics, plus evolving technologies in this broad industry.
engineering principles in depth, and is only technical, design, and commercial issues. Both hand-methods and computer-aided analysis are used to examine sensitivities of
recommended for those needing an overview of Selected exercises and syndicates are used to technical decisions. To enhance the learning process, about 30 problems will be assigned,
the industry and common processes and reinforce the main topics of LNG trade and reviewed, and discussed throughout the course. Problems will be solved individually and in
equipment used. technology. In-house versions are available with teams.
either increased technical and operational
DES IG NE D F O R emphasis or increased project and development DES IGNED FOR
As a wide ranging overview, it is suitable for emphasis. More in-depth coverage for technical, Production and processing personnel involved with natural gas and associated liquids, to
interested parties, such as geologists, reservoir production, and processing personnel is acquaint or reacquaint themselves with gas conditioning and processing unit operations.
engineers, line managers, and sales or business available in our 10-day course, G4 LNG, Gas This course is for facilities engineers, process engineers, senior operations personnel, field
development staff; related specialists like Conditioning and Processing - LNG emphasis. supervisors, and engineers who select, design, install, evaluate, or operate gas processing
environmental staff, operational staff, and shift plants and related facilities. A broad approach is taken with the topics.
foremen; those new to the industry, such as DESI GN ED FOR
entry-level (1-2 year) engineers; or anyone Commercial and managerial staff looking for a Y OU WILL LEA RN
interested in a general, technically-oriented concise overview; engineers new to the LNG Application of gas engineering and technology in facilities and gas plants
overview of the gas processing industry. industry; operations supervision staff and senior Important specifications for gas, NGL, and condensate
plant personnel; specialists looking to broaden About the selection and evaluation of processes used to dehydrate natural gas, meet
YO U W IL L L E A R N their general knowledge of LNG; and staff hydrocarbon dewpoint specifications, and extract NGLs
An overview of natural gas and world energy involved in LNG commerce and interested in How to apply physical/thermodynamic property correlations and principles to the
trends LNG technical fundamentals. operation, design, and evaluation of gas processing facilities
Natural gas sources, makeup, properties, Practical equipment sizing methods for major process equipment
specifications, and related oil and gas YOU W I LL L EARN To evaluate technical validity of discussions related to gas processing
terminology What is LNG, why it is produced, and what is To recognize and develop solutions for operating problem examples and control issues in
Markets and uses for NGL, LPG, ethane, the current status of the industry gas processing facilities
propane, and butane LNG facilities world-wide
Options for various basic gas conditioning The LNG chain and impact of contractual COURS E CONTENT
and processing steps, including treating, issues on LNG plant design and operation; Gas processing systems
dehydration, liquid extraction, and product LNG pricing Physical properties of hydrocarbons
fractionation A survey of commercial and contractual issues Terminology and nomenclature
Summary of gas processing costs, and Project costs, feasibility, development, and Qualitative phase behavior
commercial and contract issues in liquids issues Vapor-liquid equilibrium
extraction Some technical fundamentals of gas Water-hydrocarbon phase behavior, hydrates, etc.
How gas is transported and sold processing, such as molecular weight, heating Basic thermodynamics and application of energy balances
Review of gas measurement and common value, Wobbe Index, vapor pressure, multi- Process control and instrumentation
measurement devices component mixtures, thermodynamics Relief and flare systems
Key pieces of equipment used in natural gas Refrigeration: single and multi-component Fluid hydraulics; two-phase flow
production and processing facilities refrigeration cycles Separation equipment
Overview of related specialty processes, Technologies used in the production of LNG Heat transfer equipment
such as LNG, nitrogen rejection, and helium for base-load and small scale production, Pumps
recovery, plus sulfur recovery and acid gas issues relating to technology selection, and Compressors and drivers
reinjection operation Refrigeration in gas conditioning and NGL extraction facilities
Equipment used in the production of LNG: Fractionation
C OUR S E C O N T E N T heat exchangers, compressors and drivers Glycol dehydration; TEG
Natural gas and world energy trends The role used for LNG, pumps, and turbo expanders Adsorption dehydration and hydrocarbon removal
of gas processing in the natural gas value chain To apply knowledge of LNG gas pretreatment, Gas treating and sulfur recovery
Technical engineering principles (common drying, and refrigeration
conversions, gas density, phase behavior) Gas About LNG storage, shipping, and terminals,
sweetening Gas hydrates and dehydration sizing basis, and small scale tanks
Gas conditioning (dew point control) and NGL Types of LNG carriers, marine management 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
extraction Stabilization and fractionation issues, and LNG transfer ABERDEEN, UK 20-31 MAR $9620+VAT
concepts and facilities Gas processing key LNG importing, regasification of LNG and 6-17 NOV $9620+VAT
equipment and support systems (heat transfer, distribution to consumers, basis for sizing, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 4-15 DEC $9720+GST
compression, pipelines and gathering systems, technology selection, and energy integration DENVER, US 12-23 JUN $8670
and measurement) Specialty processes in gas DOHA, QATAR 7-18 MAY $9620
New developments: development of off- DUBAI, UAE 5-16 NOV $9620
processing (LNG, nitrogen rejection and helium shore LNG operations to regasification and HOUSTON, US 17-28 APR $8760
recovery, sulfur recovery, and acid gas liquefaction; coal seam gas project issues 9-20 OCT $8760
reinjection) Site selection and HSSE considerations 4-15 DEC $8760
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 14-25 AUG $9720
C OU RSE C ON T EN T 4-15 DEC $9720
LONDON, UK 19-30 JUN $9620+VAT
What LNG is and where it comes from 2-13 OCT $9620+VAT
Physical properties of LNG Vapor-liquid PERTH, AUSTRALIA 24 JUL-4 AUG $9720+GST
equilibrium behavior of LNG and refrigerants STAVANGER, NORWAY 27 NOV-8 DEC $9620
Gas pre-treatment Heat exchangers
Refrigeration Rotating machinery
Liquefaction processes LNG storage LNG
shipping LNG importing
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
FIRST WEEK AVAILABLE SOON AS A VIRTUAL COURSE
HOUSTON, US 22-24 AUG $2995 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 10-12 APR $3675 HOUSTON, US 28 AUG-1 SEP $4150
LONDON, UK 12-14 JUN $3475+VAT LONDON, UK 27-31 MAR $4780+VAT
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GAS PROCESSING 7
Gas Conditioning and Practical Computer Gas Treating and Sulfur Process Safety
Processing LNG Simulation Applications Recovery G6 Engineering PS4
Emphasis G4 LNG in Gas Processing G5
FOUNDATION 10-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY
This is the LNG-industry version of our popular This full 5-day course covers sweet gas This course emphasizes process selection, This course provides an overview of process
G4 course, with expanded coverage of processing and NGL extraction, using a practical operating issues, technical safety engineering fundamentals for hydrocarbon
refrigeration and LNG technologies. The course commercial simulator to perform calculations. A fundamentals, and integration of the sweetening processing facilities, with emphasis on the
includes in-depth information on basic LNG gas basic working knowledge of the commercial facilities into the overall scheme of gas upstream oil and gas sector. The focus of this
conditioning and processing. In addition, process simulation package used (generally processing. Sulfur recovery and tail gas course is on the engineering/design aspects of
instructors will explain the LNG supply chain that UNISIM) is suggested to achieve the course processes are also covered, including standard Process Safety Management. Frequent reference
consists of four main links - natural gas learning objectives. Volumes 1 and 2 of the John Claus configurations, SuperClaus, EuroClaus, will be made to historical incidents and recurring
exploration and production, liquefaction, M. Campbell textbooks, Gas Conditioning and SCOT, etc. Special design and operation topics, problem areas. Techniques for analyzing and
shipping, receiving, and distribution. The course Processing, are the basis for the material such as trace sulfur compound handling and the mitigating process safety hazards applicable to
covers relevant details of both the mixed presented, coupled with a red thread importance of H2S:CO2 ratio, are covered as well. oil and gas processing will also be reviewed.
refrigerant (APCI) and cascade (ConocoPhillips) comprehensive exercise based on a typical gas Related topics reviewed during the course Integration of the concepts covered to achieve a
processes in LNG liquefaction. New liquefaction processing facility (can be applied to onshore or include liquid product treating, corrosion, measured approach to Process Safety
processes are addressed, such as mixed fluid offshore facilities). The exercise is developed in materials selection, and NACE requirements. Engineering is a key aim of this course as well.
cascade and dual nitrogen refrigeration cycles. stages as the material is covered. Participants Exercises and group projects will be utilized to
Versions of this course have been taught in many will develop a comprehensive process DESIGNED FOR emphasize the key learning points.
of the worlds base-load and peak-shaving LNG simulation that includes a dew point control Production and processing personnel involved
plants, such as Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, process, a mechanical refrigeration process with with natural gas treating and sulfur recovery, DES IGNED FOR
Norway, Qatar, UK, and West Indies. economizers, hydrate inhibition using MEG, and requiring an understanding of the principles of Facilities, process, and design engineers, as well
NGL liquid product stabilization with recycle. these process operations. This course is for as new safety/loss prevention engineers who
D E S IG NE D F O R facilities engineers, process engineers, require an overview of Process Safety
Personnel involved with natural gas processing NOTE: The individual exercises include operations personnel, and field supervisors, as Engineering.
and LNG production, as well as anyone condensed gas processing fundamentals drawn well as others who select, design, install,
interested in a solid technical understanding of from the internationally famous Campbell Gas evaluate, or operate gas sweetening and sulfur Y OU WILL LEARN
the principles of an LNG plant. Books Vols. 1 & 2. recovery facilities. Types of equipment and process systems
that have historically been problematic in the
YOU W IL L L E A R N DESI GN ED FOR YOU WILL LEA RN Upstream and Midstream oil and gas industry
The basics of LNG gas conditioning and Engineers that require practical in-depth training Evaluation and selection of processes to Basics of risk analysis
processing on natural gas processing and NGL recovery remove acid gases (H2S, CO2, COS, CS2, Thinking in terms of Inherently Safer Design
Selection and evaluation processes used processes, with emphasis on the use and mercaptans, etc.) from gas and NGLs Most common process hazard analysis
to dehydrate natural gas, remove heavy benefits of a simulation package. The advantages and disadvantages of available methods and where they are used
components and other contaminants, and gas treating technology and processes Layers of Protection concept - what the
YOU W I LL L EARN
extract NGLs for LNG plants How to estimate solvent circulation rates, different layers are and how they are applied
To determine the water content and hydrate
Physical/thermodynamic property correlations energy requirements, and equipment sizes Detection and mitigation methods for different
formation conditions for gas streams using
and principles, including heating values, etc. To recognize and evaluate solutions to types of hazards
both a commercial process simulator and
as applied to gas processing facilities and common operating and technical problems
hand calculation methods COURS E CONTE N T
LNG plants Sulfur recovery technologies, including an
Techniques to inhibit hydrate formation, Historical incidents and problem areas Risk
Fundamentals of propane, propane-precooled, overview of the Claus Sulfur process
including injection of equilibrium inhibitors analysis basics Process hazards analysis
mixed refrigerants, and cascade systems used How to select among the proper sulfur
such as methanol and MEG techniques - overview Layers of protection
in LNG plants recovery process given differing process
Preliminary design and evaluation of TEG Inherently safer design Hazards associated
Key points in other LNG liquefaction conditions
dehydration processes using quick hand with process fluids Leakage and dispersion of
technologies Tail gas cleanup
calculations hydrocarbon releases Combustion behavior of
How to perform and review equipment sizing
Process design used to control the COURSE CONTENT hydrocarbons Sources of ignition Hazards
for major process equipment
hydrocarbon dew point of sales gas streams Fundamentals of sour gas processing, associated with specific plant systems Plant
Solutions to operating problems and control
by removing NGLs using mechanical sweetening, etc. Overview of gas treating and layout and equipment spacing Pressure relief
issues in LNG and gas processing facilities
refrigeration processes sulfur recovery, terminology Gas specifications and disposal systems Corrosion and materials
COUR S E C O N T E N T Various techniques to optimize mechanical and process selection criteria Generic and selection Process monitoring and control
Basic gas technology principles Terminology refrigeration systems specialty amine treating Common operating Safety instrumented systems Fire protection
and nomenclature Physical properties of How to use the process simulator to evaluate and technical problems Proprietary amine principles Explosion protection
hydrocarbons Qualitative phase behavior the impact that pressure and temperature solvents, such as Sulfinol and Flexsorb
Vapor-liquid equilibrium Water-hydrocarbon changes have on the sizing of process Carbonate processes Physical absorption
system behavior, hydrates, etc. equipment and levels of NGL recovery processes, e.g. Selexol Metallurgical issues
Thermodynamics of LNG processes How to use short-cut distillation calculations (corrosion) Other technologies and new
Separation equipment Gas treatment, CO2, and to provide input to rigorous distillation developments Selective treating, acid gas
H2S removal Dehydration of natural gas (TEG simulations in order to obtain faster enrichment Solid bed and non-regenerable
and Molecular Sieve) Heat transfer and convergence treating; scavengers Liquid product treating
exchangers Pumps and compressors Which thermodynamic property correlations Sulfur recovery processes Tail gas clean-up
Refrigeration systems LNG liquefaction are appropriate for various gas processing (SCOT-type, CBA, and others) Acid gas
technologies Fractionation Other facilities systems injection Membranes Emerging and new
topics relevant to LNG Course summary and Limitations associated with commercial technologies Course workshop and summary
overview simulation packages and how the results can 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
be quickly checked for relative accuracy
DUBAI, UAE 17-21 DEC $5490
C OU RSE C ON T EN T HOUSTON, US 18-22 SEP $4350
LONDON, UK 27 NOV-1 DEC $5060+VAT
Physical properties of hydrocarbons PERTH, AUSTRALIA 27-31 MAR $6350+GST
Qualitative phase behavior Vapor-liquid
equilibrium Water-hydrocarbon equilibrium
Basic thermodynamic concepts Separation
equipment Heat transfer Pumps
Compressors Refrigeration Fractionation/ AVA ILA BL E S O O N
distillation Glycol dehydration Adsorption A S A V IRTUA L C O URS E
dehydration
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PROCESS FACILITIES 9
Concept Selection and
Introduction to Oil Oil Production and Processing
Specification of Production
and Gas Production
Facilities in Field
Facilities PF4
Facilities PF2 Development Projects PF3
BASIC 3-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 10-DAY
The scope of the discussion ranges from an This course is similar to Introduction to Oil and The emphasis of this course is on oil production facilities - from the wellhead, to the
overview of the oil and gas industry, Gas Production Facilities (PF-2), but is delivery of a specification crude oil product, to the refinery. Both onshore and offshore
hydrocarbon phase behavior characteristics, and presented in the context of concept selection and facilities are discussed. Produced water treating and water injection systems are also
different reservoir types, to product front-end field development planning. covered. Solution gas handling processes and equipment will be discussed at a
specifications and the processes used to meet relatively high level. In addition to the engineering aspects of oil production facilities,
these. Other facilities considerations are DESI GN ED FOR practical operating problems will also be covered, including emulsion treatment, sand
addressed, such as process safety and This course is intended for those working on handling, dealing with wax and asphaltenes, etc. Exercises requiring calculations are
downstream processing that may impact the field development teams, as well as those who utilized throughout the course. The course intended to complement the G-4 Gas
production facility selection and operation. need to better understand how surface facilities Conditioning and Processing course, focused on the gas handling side of the upstream
are selected and how subsurface characteristics oil and gas facilities area.
D E S IG NE D F O R affect facility design and specification.
Those interested in an overview of production
facilities, including subsurface professionals, YOU W I LL L EARN
line managers, sales or business development How to develop the project framework and DESIGNED FOR
staff, environmental personnel, operational staff, decision making strategy Process/facilities engineers and senior operating personnel involved with the design and
and those new to the industry. How the specification of production/ operation of oil and produced water processing facilities.
processing facilities is influenced by reservoir
YOU W IL L L E A R N type, drive mechanism, fluid properties,
How the reservoir type, drive mechanism, location, and contractual obligations
fluid properties, location, and product Operating conditions that affect the YOU WILL LEA RN
specifications influence the selection and specification of the production facilities from Well inflow performance and its impact on production/processing facilities
design of the production facilities the wellhead through initial separation About oil, gas, and water compositions and properties needed for equipment selection
How to do quick back of the envelope Parameters that affect the design and and sizing
calculations to better understand equipment specification of oil stabilization and How to select and evaluate processes and equipment used to meet sales or disposal
sizing and capacity dehydration equipment specifications
Parameters that affect the design and The design and specification of produced To apply physical and thermodynamic property correlations and principles to the
specification of oil stabilization and water systems appropriate for the rate and design and evaluation of oil production and processing facilities
dehydration equipment composition of the produced water to meet How to perform equipment sizing calculations for major production facility separation
Awareness of the parameters that determine the required environmental regulations and/or equipment
flowline/gathering system capacity injection well capacity To evaluate processing configurations for different applications
The purpose of separators in a production The design and specification of gas handling How to recognize and develop solutions to operating problems in oil/water
facility and familiarity with the typical facilities, including compression dehydration processing facilities
configurations and sweetening
Typical design parameters, operating The impact of artificial lift systems and
envelopes, common operating problems of secondary/tertiary production projects on
oil and gas production equipment, and the facilities selection and design COURSE CONTENT
effect of changing feed conditions over the The principles of asset integrity and inherently Reservoir traps, rocks, and drive mechanisms
life of a field safe design given the rate, composition, Phase envelopes and reservoir fluid classification
To describe oil dehydration/desalting process temperature, and pressure of the production Well inflow performance
options and equipment stream Artificial lift
Produced water treating options and the About midstream facilities required Gas, oil, and water - composition and properties
dependence on surface vs. subsurface, downstream of the primary production facility Oil gathering systems
offshore vs. onshore disposal to deliver saleable products to the market, and Gas-liquid separation
Compressor performance characteristics and how these facilities are affected by production Emulsions
how they affect production rates and facility rates, composition, and production facility Oil-water separation
throughput performance Oil treating
Gas dehydration process options, with a Desalting
particular emphasis on glycol dehydration C OU RSE C ON T EN T Oil stabilization and sweetening
The principles of asset integrity and inherently Reservoir types, fluid properties, and typical Oil storage and vapor recovery
safe design given the rate, composition, product specifications Flowlines, gathering Sand, wax, asphaltenes, and scale
temperature, and pressure of the production systems, flow assurance, and production Pipeline transportation of crude oil
stream separation Oil dehydration and stabilization Pumps
About midstream facilities required Produced water treating and water injection Produced water treatment
downstream of the primary production facility systems Gas handling, including Water injection systems
to deliver saleable products to the market, and compression, dehydration, and sweetening Solution gas handling
how these facilities are affected by production The effect of artificial lift systems, and secondary
rates, composition, and production facility and tertiary recovery projects Midstream
performance facilities - gas processing, pipelines, product
storage, and LNG Other facility considerations
COUR S E C O N T E N T - utility systems, process safety and asset
Overview of oil and gas industry Qualitative integrity, and environmental regulations
phase behavior and reservoirs Hydrocarbon
properties and terminology Typical sales/
disposal specifications Flowlines, piping and
gathering systems Production separation
Oil processing Water injection systems
(including pumps) Gas handling -
compression, dehydration Measurement and
storage Other facilities considerations - 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
utilities, process safety Midstream facilities BAKERSFIELD, US 1-12 MAY $8670
- gas processing, pipelines, LNG DENVER, US 7-18 AUG $8670
DUBAI, UAE 3-14 DEC $8760
HOUSTON, US 6-17 MAR $8760
27 NOV-8 DEC $8760
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 17-28 JUL $8760
HOUSTON, US 2-4 OCT $2995 HOUSTON, US 24-28 APR $4150 LONDON, UK 6-17 NOV $8760+VAT
10 PROCESS FACILITIES
Fundamental and
Applied Water Separation Equipment - Relief and Flare
Practical Aspects
Technology in Oil and Selection and Sizing Systems PF44
of Produced Water
Gas Production PF21 PF42
Treating PF23
FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
This course provides an overview of the main This course covers topics related to Produced This course covers the different types of This intensive course provides a comprehensive
water handling systems typically encountered in Water Treatment in upstream oil and gas separation equipment typically encountered in overview of relief and flare systems for oil and
upstream (E&P) production operations, both operations. Produced water composition and oil and gas production facilities. Fractionation gas processing facilities. The course begins with
onshore and offshore. The chemistry of the main physical properties are covered. Water quality equipment and produced water treating the need for pressure control/overpressure
water-related problems of mineral scales, requirements for various disposal methods are equipment are not covered in this course. You protection, continues with the key engineering
corrosion, bacteria, and oily water will be addressed, including onshore surface discharge, will learn where the different types of separation and design aspects including code
reviewed both from the theoretical and practical offshore discharge to sea, and reinjection for equipment are used based on operating considerations, and concludes with selecting
aspects. Produced water treatment equipment disposal or waterflood. Regulatory requirements conditions and separation performance and defining the components of a relief and flare
and typical water quality specifications will also and analytical methods used to monitor and requirements. Frequent references will be made system. The material of the course is applicable
be reviewed, as well as water injection and ensure regulatory compliance are discussed. to real production facility process flow diagrams to onshore field production facilities, pipelines,
disposal systems. An exercise will be given to Treatment technology is presented along with (PFDs). Typical operational problems and their gas plants, terminals, and offshore production
identify typical system problems and to apply the practical considerations for selecting and solutions will also be discussed. Exercises facilities.
knowledge you gained to propose solutions. operating typical water treatment equipment. requiring calculations are utilized throughout the
Emphasis will be placed on understanding and Representative process flow diagrams illustrate course as well. DES IGNED FOR
resolving operational problems in process equipment selection, design features, layout, and Engineers and senior operating personnel
Please be aware that due to overlap in content, it responsible for designing, operating, and
equipment. processes. Chemical treatment options are also
is not necessary to take the PF-42 course if you maintaining relief and flare systems in oil and
considered.
DES IG NE D F O R have already taken the PF-4 Oil Production and gas facilities.
Managers, engineers, chemists, and operators DESI GN ED FOR Processing Facilities course.
needing to understand water-related problems in Managers, engineers, chemists, and senior Y OU WILL LEARN
DESIGNED FOR Purposes of relief and flare systems and their
oil and gas production and their solutions. operations personnel responsible for designing,
Process/Facilities engineers who need skills for importance in safe operations
operating, and maintaining facilities that process
YO U W IL L L E A R N design and troubleshooting of separators. Causes of overpressure and the ways to
and manage produced water. This course will
The basics of oilfield water chemistry provide participants with an understanding of the control/mitigate
YOU WILL LEA RN
How to monitor and control corrosion, scale, technical aspects required to select, design, Defining the possible relief scenarios
Different types of separation equipment
and bacterial growth in produced water and maintain, and troubleshoot produced water Commonly used pressure relieving devices,
utilized in the oil and gas industry and where
water injection/disposal systems equipment. selection and sizing
they are used
How to implement system surveillance Determining set/relieving pressures to meet
Separation performance capabilities of the
programs to detect potential problems before YOU W I LL L EARN operational, safety, and code requirements
different types of equipment
system damage occurs How produced water compositions affect water Operational considerations of maintenance,
How to size the different types of separation
Produced (oily) water treatment options and treatment system design and performance testing, certification, and disposal of fluids
equipment
related treatment equipment How to interpret produced water analytical Designing and operating relief and
How to troubleshoot and debottleneck
How to use the knowledge gained to identify data and calculate common Scale Indices flare header systems considering fluid
separation equipment
typical system problems and be able to How emulsions form and contribute to water characteristics, service conditions, volumes,
How to calculate the wall thickness and
propose solutions treatment challenges gas dispersion, and radiation
estimate the weight of separators
How Total Suspended Solids (TSS) affects Selection and sizing other key components of
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Instrumentation and controls used on
water quality and what to do about it a relief/flare system
Water chemistry fundamentals Water sampling separation equipment
What water quality is required for surface or
and analysis Water formed scales Corrosion overboard disposal, for injection disposal, or COURS E CONTE N T
COURSE CONTENT
control Water treatment microbiology for beneficial use Overview of typical relief and flare systems and
Fluid properties and phase behavior Phase
Produced water discharge/disposal and The regulatory requirements for offshore water key components Codes and standards as well
separation processes Gas-liquid separation
treatment principles Produced water treating disposal and what is in an NPDES Permit as good practices typical in oil and gas facilities
equipment: slug catchers, conventional
equipment - theory of operation, advantages and What analytical methods actually measure and Safety implications and causes of
separators (horizontal and vertical), scrubbers,
disadvantages, and the importance of oil droplet how to select an appropriate method overpressure Overpressure protection
compact separators, filter separators/coalescing
size Water injection and disposal systems - How separators, clarifier tanks, CPIs, philosophy including source isolation and relief
filters Separator internals: inlet devices, mist
theory of operation, corrosion, scale, and hydrocyclones, flotation cells, and bed Determination of relief requirements and
extractors, baffles, weirs, etc. Emulsions
biological control Case study filtration work and how to improve their defining set point pressures Types,
Oil-water separation equipment: conventional
performance applications, and sizing of common relief
3-phase separators and freewater knockouts,
The most common causes of water treating devices Blow-down/depressurizing - purpose
wash tanks Oil treating and desalting
problems and how to diagnose and resolve and design/operational considerations Design
equipment: mainly electrostatic coalescers
them and specification considerations for relief valves
Liquid-liquid coalescing filters Mechanical
Typical PFDs used to illustrate operational and header systems, including fluid
design aspects: pressure vessel codes, wall
issues characteristics, services conditions, material
thickness and vessel weight estimation, material
selection, and header sizing Environmental
selection, relief requirements Operational
C OU RSE C ON T EN T considerations Radiation calculations and the
problems
Introduction to water treatment technology and impact of flare tip design Selection and sizing
issues Produced water chemistry and of key components: knockout and seal drums,
characterization Defining and characterizing vent/flare stack, vent/flare tips, and flare ignition
emulsions that impact water quality and systems Defining need and quantity of purge
treatment Water quality requirements for gas Flare gas recovery, smokeless flaring, and
injection or surface disposal, NPDES permits, purge gas conservation Operational and
analytical methods Primary water treatment troubleshooting tips
technologies - separators, hydrocyclones, and
CPIs Secondary water treatment - induced gas
flotation Tertiary water treatment technologies
- media and membrane filtration Chemicals
and chemical treatment Diagnostic testing and
in-field observations Diagnosing and
resolving water treatment issues based on actual
field experiences

2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) HOUSTON, US 25-29 SEP $4150
HOUSTON, US 21-25 AUG $4150 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) ABERDEEN, UK 23-27 OCT $4780+VAT
LONDON, UK 6-10 MAR $4780+VAT HOUSTON, US 30 OCT-3 NOV $4150 HOUSTON, US 16-20 OCT $4150 PERTH, AUSTRALIA 7-11 AUG $5600+GST
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PROCESS FACILITIES 11
Onshore Gas Gathering Troubleshooting Oil CO2 Surface Facilities

Systems: Design and and Gas Processing PF81 Gain knowledge
Operations PF45 Facilities PF49 when and where
INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 4-DAY you need it
This course deals with the design, operation, and This course will cover how to establish and apply FIELD TRIP
optimization of onshore gas gathering systems a general troubleshooting methodology as well
This course emphasizes the effect of carbon
and their associated field facilities, from the as how to conduct process/equipment specific
dioxide on the selection and operation of
wellhead to the central gas processing facility. troubleshooting. Definitions of good/normal
equipment (separators, compressors, and
From a design perspective, the main variables performance will be discussed for each process/
dehydrators), as well as sweetening process
that impact the flexibility and operational equipment type covered. Data gathering,
equipment. This program, first introduced in
characteristics of an onshore gas gathering validation and utilization procedures will be
1985, assists those working with carbon dioxide
system will be discussed. Typical operating discussed. Criteria to use when evaluating
or high carbon dioxide content natural gas. This
problems are covered including hydrates, possible problem solutions will also be covered.
course is particularly applicable to those persons
multiphase flow issues, corrosion, declining well Real-world exercises will be utilized throughout
who operate and/or design enhanced oil
deliverability, etc. Exercises will be utilized the class to reinforce the learning objectives.
recovery (EOR) facilities using CO2 as a miscible
throughout the course to emphasize the key Both onshore and offshore facilities will be
agent. Physical and thermodynamic property
learning points. discussed. It is assumed that course participants
data for carbon dioxide/natural gas mixtures are
have a solid understanding of how typical oil and
DES IG NE D F O R discussed. Calculations are performed to
gas production and processing facilities work,
Production and facilities department engineers/ illustrate principles and techniques. Midland is a
Pilot
including the commonly used processes and
senior operating personnel responsible for the four-day session including a CO2 plant tour on
equipment involved.
design, operation and optimization of onshore Thursday, contingent on plant availability.
gas gathering systems and their associated field DESI GN ED FOR
DESIGNED FOR
facilities. Process/Facilities engineers with 5-10 years of Online Learning for
Engineers and senior operating personnel
YO U W IL L L E A R N
experience, facilities engineering team leaders/
involved with carbon dioxide/natural gas/CO2 Operations & Maintenance
supervisors, and senior facilities operational
The impact of gathering system pressure on EOR systems.
personnel. ePilot is more than 1,200
gas well deliverability
The impact of produced fluids composition on YOU W I LL L EARN
YOU WILL LEA RN hours of technical skills and
What to expect over the life of a CO2 EOR
gathering system design and operation The difference between troubleshooting, safety training used at more
system
How to evaluate field facility and gathering optimization, and debottlenecking than 500 sites worldwide.
Impact of CO2 on the design and operation of
system configurations for different How to recognize trouble when it is occurring
applications How to develop a methodical approach to
oil production equipment Topics include:
Physical and thermodynamic properties Core Competency
To recognize and develop solutions to troubleshooting
of pure CO2, and the impact of CO2 in
operating problems with existing gas To recognize how different components of Electrical
hydrocarbon mixtures
gathering systems a facility interact with each other, and the
significance of these interactions
Dehydrate high CO2-content gases Gas Processing
Best practices to deal with Dense Phase
C OUR S E C O N T E N T How to gather, validate, and utilize the data
pipelines, metering, flaring etc.
Health, Environmental,
Gas well inflow performance and deliverability needed for troubleshooting
Overview of gas well deliquification methods for How to pump and compress CO2 Safety, & Security
The criteria to be considered for identifying the
low-rate, low pressure gas wells Effect of best solution when several feasible solutions
Using purification processes: membranes, Instrumentation
gathering system/abandonment pressure on Ryan-Holmes, amines, hot carbonate, etc.
are available Mechanical Maintenance
reserves recovery Impact of produced fluids Typical causes of problems, and their
composition Sweet/sour CO2 content solutions, for the main types of processes and
COURSE CONTENT Pipeline Fundamentals
Overview of CO2 injection and process facilities
Rich/lean Produced water Hydrates and equipment used in the upstream-midstream Heavy emphasis on CO2 for enhanced oil Process Operations
hydrate prevention Dehydration Heating oil and gas industry
Chemical inhibition Multiphase flow basics
recovery Physical and thermodynamic Production Operations
properties of CO2 and high CO2 mixtures Refinery Operations
Corrosion/materials selection Gathering C OU RSE C ON T EN T
Materials selection and design consideration in
system layout Wellsite/field facilities options Troubleshooting methodology fundamentals and Refinery Process Units
CO2 systems Process vessel specification
Provisions for future compression data reconciliation Gas - Liquid separators
Reciprocating compressors Amine gas
Pumps and compressors Fluid flow and Rotating & Reciprocating
special pipeline design considerations such as Equipment
sweetening Glycol dehydration units
the control of ductile fractures Dehydration of
3-phase separators Centrifugal pumps Oil Stationary Equipment
CO2 and CO2-rich gases General overview of
treating Produced water treating systems
Shell and tube heat exchangers Centrifugal
processes to treat/recover CO2 Turnaround Planning
compressors Molecular sieve dehydration
units NGL recovery processes
Designed for the Global

Oil and Gas Industry
Pre- and Post-Testing
Customization for Site
Specifics
Gap Identification and
Remediation
AICC/SCORM Compliant
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 7-11 AUG $5600+GST HOUSTON, US 3-7 APR $4150 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) For more information, visit:
HOUSTON, US 23-27 OCT $4150 LONDON, UK 14-18 AUG $4780+VAT MIDLAND, US 13-16 NOV $3875
includes field trip petroskills.com/elearning
12 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Corrosion Management Mechanical
Piping Systems - Fundamentals of
in Production/ Specification of
Mechanical Design and Pump and Compressor
Processing Operations Pressure Vessels and
Specification ME41 Systems ME44
PF22 Heat Exchangers ME43
FOUNDATION 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
This course will cover the main causes of This 5-day, intermediate level course for FIELD TRIP This is an intensive 5-day course providing a
corrosion in upstream oil and gas operations, as engineers and piping system designers reviews comprehensive overview of pumps and
This 5-day, intermediate level course for facility
well as monitoring and mitigation methods. The the key areas associated with the design of compressor systems. The focus is on equipment
engineers and project engineers reviews the key
various corrosion mechanisms give rise to a piping systems for oil and gas facilities. The selection; type, unit, and station configuration;
areas associated with the mechanical design of
number of different forms of corrosion damage, course is focused on four areas: codes and and integration of these units in the process
pressure vessels and heat exchangers for oil and
which will all be considered. Participants will standards, pipe materials and manufacture, scheme and control strategy in upstream and
gas facilities. The course is focused on vessels,
estimate the corrosivity of a given environment piping components, and piping layout and midstream oil and gas facilities. The material of
heat exchangers built in accordance to ASME
through analysis of the chemical and physical design. Applicable piping codes for oil and gas the course is applicable to field production
VIII Div 1, considering material selection, key
characteristics of the system; review approaches facilities (ISO, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, etc.), pipe facilities, pipelines, gas plants, and offshore
design calculations, and manufacturing
to selecting materials and coatings for corrosion sizing calculations, pipe installation, and systems.
processes. The course is not aimed at process
resistance for different conditions and materials selection are an integral part of the
engineers sizing equipment (PF-42 covers these DES IGNED FOR
applications (including the use of NACE course. The emphasis is on proper material
elements), although a brief review of the sizing Engineers, senior technicians, and system
MR0175/ISO 15156); and be introduced to selection and specification of piping systems.
correlations is included. The course is delivered operators designing, operating, and maintaining
cathodic protection (CP) surveys, selecting the
DESI GN ED FOR from the perspective of a vessel fabricator to pump and compressor systems in oil and gas
CP system type, estimating current requirements,
This PetroSkills training course is ideal for better understand the dos and donts of ideal facilities.
and the design principles of simple cathodic
mechanical, facilities, plant, or pipeline mechanical specification of pressurized
protection systems. The participant will learn
engineers and piping system designers who are equipment by owner/operators, in order to Y OU WILL LEARN
how to select and utilize corrosion inhibitors for
involved in the design of in-plant piping systems optimize material utilization and minimize Selecting the appropriate integrated pump
different systems, and how to select and apply
for oil and gas facilities. construction costs. The Houston session and compressors units (drivers, pumps,
corrosion monitoring techniques to create an
features an afternoon field trip to a large pressure compressors, and auxiliary systems)
integrated monitoring program. The course
YOU W I LL L EARN vessel fabricator. Integrating the pump or compressor units
content is based on a field facilities engineering
To apply piping system codes and standards with the upstream and downstream piping and
point of view, as opposed to a more narrowly- DESIGNED FOR
About line sizing and layout of piping systems process equipment
specialized corrosion engineering or chemistry Mechanical, facilities, construction, or project
in various types of facilities Evaluating pump and compressor units and
viewpoint. It provides an appropriate balance of engineers and plant piping/vessel designers who
How to specify proper components for their drivers in multiple train configurations,
necessary theory and practical applications to are involved in the specification and purchasing
process and utility applications parallel and series
solve/mitigate corrosion-related problems. of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and other
To compare alternative materials of Identifying the key local and remote control
construction pressure-containing equipment for oil and gas elements of pumps and compressors as well
DES IG NE D F O R
The process of steelmaking, pipe facilities. as their drivers
Managers, engineers, chemists, and operators
who need to understand corrosion and its control manufacturing, and material specifications Defining the major life-cycle events, such
YOU WILL LEA RN
management in oil and gas production and Joining methods and inspection techniques as changes in flows, fluid composition, and
About ASME B&PV code and the commonly
processing. Key considerations for flare and vent systems, operating conditions that can affect equipment
used sections relevant to oil and gas
including PSV sizing selection and operating strategies
equipment
YO U W IL L L E A R N Assessing the key pump hydraulics and
C OU RSE C ON T EN T To specify correct and commonly used
The basics of corrosion chemistry compressor thermodynamics, and their effect
Piping codes and standards (ANSI/ASME, API, materials according to ASME II
The main corrosion mechanisms occurring in on selection and operations
ISO) Pipe materials and manufacturing How to design vessel shells, heads, nozzles,
oil and gas production/processing systems Identifying significant operating conditioning
Basic pipe stress analysis methods Valves and and heat exchanger details
The different types of damage caused by monitoring parameters and troubleshooting
actuators Welding and non-destructive testing How to provide accurate equipment
corrosion techniques
Line sizing basics (single-phase and specification documents and review
Materials selection for corrosion prevention
multiphase flow) Pipe and valve material documentation for code compliance COURS E CONTE N T
Some methods for conducting cathodic
selection Piping layout and design Key fabrication processes used in the Types of pumps, compressors, and drivers, and
protection (CP) surveys
Manifolds, headers, and flare/vent systems workshop and how to simplify construction their common applications and range of
Items to consider in corrosion inhibitor
Non-metallic piping systems Operations and through correct vessel specification operations Evaluation and selection of pumps
selection
maintenance considerations of facilities and About welding processes and inspection and compressors, and their drivers for long-term
Key advantages and disadvantages of the
pipelines requirements per ASME IX efficient operations Unit and station
various corrosion monitoring methods
Where the main locations of corrosion configuration including multiple trains in series
COURSE CONTENT
concern occur within oil production systems, and/or parallel operations Integration with
Vessel codes and standards (ASME B&PV Code,
gas processing facilities (including amine upstream and downstream process equipment,
TEMA, API) Vessel material selection,
units), and water injection systems local and remote control systems, and facilities
corrosion mechanisms, heat treatment, and
utilities Key auxiliary systems including
basic metallurgy Essential design calculations
C OUR S E C O N T E N T monitoring equipment, heat exchangers, lube
for vessels and heat exchangers Welding
Fundamentals of corrosion theory Major and seal systems, and fuel/power systems
process overview and inspection requirements
causes of corrosion (O2, CO2, H2S, Major design, installation, operating,
Constructability and operability considerations
microbiologically influenced corrosion) Forms troubleshooting, and maintenance
Vessel integrity, evaluation, and re-purposing
of corrosion damage Materials selection considerations
of pressure-containing equipment according to
Protective coatings and linings Cathodic
API/ASME
protection Corrosion inhibitors Corrosion
monitoring and inspection Corrosion in gas
processing facilities Corrosion in water
injection systems Corrosion management
strategy and life-cycle costs

COVINGTON, US 18-22 SEP $4110
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) DENVER, US 24-28 JUL $4160
HOUSTON, US 28 AUG-1 SEP $4150 DENVER, US 17-21 JUL $4160 DUBAI, UAE 12-16 NOV $5190
LONDON, UK 13-17 MAR $4780+VAT DUBAI, UAE 5-9 NOV $5190 HOUSTON, US 13-17 MAR $4150
MIDLAND, US 31 JUL-4 AUG $4110 HOUSTON, US 11-15 DEC $4150 KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 20-24 NOV $5460
ORLANDO, US 6-10 NOV $4210 LONDON, UK 20-24 MAR $4780+VAT 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) LONDON, UK 27-31 MAR $4780+VAT
THE HAGUE, NLD 23-27 OCT $4780 MIDLAND, US 21-25 AUG $4,110 HOUSTON, US 28 AUG-1 SEP $4325 MIDLAND, US 4-8 DEC $4,110
includes field trip
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 13
Turbomachinery Process Plant
Compressor Systems - Risk Based
Monitoring and Reliability and
Mechanical Design and Inspection REL61
Problem Analysis Maintenance Strategies
Specification ME46 ME62 REL5
SPECIALIZED 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
This 5-day, specialized level course is for facility This 5-day course is an intensive, specialized This course is designed to teach reliability The risk-based approach requires a systematic
design engineers, operations engineers, and level program for experienced mechanical engineering skills as they apply to improving and integrated use of expertise from the different
technicians seeking an in-depth understanding equipment engineers to develop and expand process system reliability and developing disciplines that impact plant integrity. These
of centrifugal, reciprocating, and screw their capabilities in monitoring and problem maintenance strategies. You will use modern include design, materials selection, operating
compressors. This course provides basic analysis of turbomachinery. This course focuses software and analysis methods to perform parameters and scenarios, and understanding of
knowledge of compressor types and associated on defining the systems and subsystems that statistical analysis of failures and model system the current and future degradation mechanisms
auxiliary systems, mechanical design of form the turbomachinery, the potential problems performance, plus develop maintenance and and risks involved. Risk-based methodologies
equipment, operating and performance with these systems and subsystems, monitoring reengineering strategies to improve overall enable the assessment of the likelihood and
characteristics, control and monitoring systems, techniques for early detection of problems, and performance. potential consequences of equipment failures.
maintenance practices, and codes and standards. methods to analyze the monitored variables to Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) provides companies
detect potential problems or reconstruct reasons DESIGNED FOR the opportunity to prioritize their equipment for
DES IG NE D F O R for failures. Case studies are used throughout the Maintenance, engineering, and operations inspection; optimize inspection methods,
Mechanical, facilities, plant, or pipeline course. personnel involved in improving reliability, frequencies, and resources; and develop specific
engineers and technicians needing an in-depth availability, condition monitoring, and equipment inspection plans. This results in
understanding of the different types of DESI GN ED FOR maintainability of process equipment and improved safety, lower failure risk, fewer forced
compressors. Experienced mechanical or facilities engineers systems. Participants should have foundation shutdowns, and reduced operational costs.
and senior technicians needing an understanding skills in statistical analysis and reliability
YO U W IL L L E A R N of monitoring and troubleshooting techniques for equipment. DES IGNED FOR
How to apply thermodynamics to compressor turbomachinery. Inspection maintenance, production, and other
performance and operating characteristics YOU WILL LEA RN plant engineers and technicians responsible for
How to size, specify, and select compressors YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO Improving reliability in new facilities/systems the safe on-going operation of pressure-
Compressor auxiliary systems Evaluate turbine performance during startup Reliability design for maintainability containing equipment in oil and gas facilities.
Series and parallel application of compressors and operation Developing initial maintenance strategies
How to integrate compressor systems into Identify turbomachinery system components Virtual equipment walk-down; criticality using Y OU WILL LEARN
process facilities used in the oil and gas Define and use appropriate monitoring simulation and modeling; developing baseline To apply fundamental principles of risk
industry techniques and tools condition monitoring programs; developing analysis, using practical application through
How to use state-of-the-art monitor and Utilize effective operation and shutdown lubrication programs; and developing case histories and a step-by-step evaluation
control devices in the operation, maintenance, procedures process-specific maintenance strategies with process for each type of damage mechanism
and troubleshooting of compression systems Analyze common turbomachinery problems, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) To quantitatively determine probability
How to apply maintenance practices to such as vibration, temp/pressure operation, Improving reliability in existing facilities/ of failure of pressure equipment, analyze
improve compressor reliability and surge systems consequences of failure, and develop an
Shop and field performance testing Solve instrumentation and control problems Analyzing process reliability plots to appropriate inspection plan
Compressor economics including OPEX vs. Understand the inter-relationships of drivers, determine the amount of opportunity About the fundamental principles of
CAPEX considerations couplings, gearboxes, and driven equipment Continuous improvement through failure component integrity, application of the API
Evaluate installation techniques, equipment reporting, analysis, and corrective action rules, material properties of strength and
C OUR S E C O N T E N T failures, and different maintenance practices systems (FRACAS) toughness, and the introduction to stress and
Types and application of compressors Evaluate economic considerations Developing policies and procedures; fracture mechanics
Selection criteria of dynamic and positive developing failure reporting codes; statistical How to assess the integrity of equipment and
displacement compressors Compressor C OU RSE C ON T EN T analysis of failures using Weibull; and make projections about remaining useful life
thermodynamics and operating characteristics Gas turbine machinery - general description developing root cause analysis (RCA) Assessment of existing static equipment to
Performance curves and off-design evaluations Operating principles of gas turbines Key programs (triggers for RCA and analyzing increase the equipment capacity and to extend
Key compressor components and other performance variables and means to monitor recommendations) service life; API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
auxiliary systems Equipment specifications Major components of axial flow compressors: Developing maintenance strategies with To apply and use API RP 580 and API RP
Compressor controls and monitoring devices rotors, blades, shafts, combustion chambers, condition monitoring 581 recommended practices; for pressurized
Driver and gear involvement Installation, nozzles, etc. Auxiliary systems: lube oil, seal Identifying applicable condition monitoring components (e.g. pressure vessels and
operation, maintenance practices, and oil, fuel, start-up, etc. Evaluation of turbine methods; using criticality to determine level piping), these assessments can be used
troubleshooting Economic considerations performance parameters during start-up and of condition monitoring application; and to determine optimum inspection intervals
normal operation Troubleshooting control reporting asset health through the considered application of ASME
systems for gas turbines: start-up, speed and Developing maintenance strategies with RCM section V NDE techniques
temperature controls, vibration Principles of Developing policies and procedures;
operation and general components of identifying systems for analysis; analyzing COURS E CONTE N T
compressors: rotors, seals, diaphragms, etc. recommendations with simulation RBI philosophy based on API RP 580 Risk-
Operating characteristics curves Surging and modeling; and implementing based decision making fundamentals and tools
phenomenon Choking phenomenon recommendations Technical integrity and mechanical properties
Compressor instrumentation: various control Monitoring results of pressure equipment Understanding and
loops, anti-surge control loops Compressor Understanding the true purpose of key managing risk Fires, vapor cloud explosions
safety interlock and trip systems Gas turbine performance indicators (KPIs) (VCE), and boiling liquid expanding vapor
and compressor systems start-up procedures Developing appropriate reliability and explosions (BLEVE) API risk-based inspection
Normal operation - monitoring of parameters maintainability KPIs methodology Damage mechanisms affecting
Shutdown procedures Logging of monitoring pressure equipment in the oil and gas industry
checks Vibration monitoring COURSE CONTENT Non-destructive examination techniques (NDE
Troubleshooting Criticality analysis Availability simulation and and NDT) API RP 581 Part 1, Part 2, and Part
modeling Statistical analysis of failures using 3 Fitness for service assessments using API
Weibull Maintenance strategy development; 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Inspection plan
condition monitoring; reliability-centered development and implementation RBI rollout
maintenance; and essential care Process and management
reliability analysis Root cause analysis
Failure reporting, analysis, and corrective action
systems Key performance indicators
Reliability definitions
HOUSTON, US 18-22 SEP $4150 See website for dates and locations HOUSTON, US 15-19 MAY $4150 See website for dates and locations
14 INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL
Instrumentation, Instrumentation and
Electrical Engineering
Controls and Electrical Controls Fundamentals
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Fundamentals for
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Systems for Facilities for Facilities Engineers
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FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY
Technical This foundation-level course provides an This course applies fundamental electrical This course applies fundamental instrumentation
Resources
overview of electrical systems, instrumentation, engineering principles to oil and gas facilities. and control engineering principles to oil and gas
process control, and control/safety systems The course is designed for Facilities Engineers facilities design and operation, and is designed
typically encountered in oil and gas facilities, who interface with electrical systems, and to accelerate the development of new facilities
Available to You such as: separation, gas dehydration, gas

sweetening, NGL recovery, and associated
facilities. The focus is to understand terminology,
provides practical insight and development of
new Facilities Electrical Engineers. Through the
use of individual and group problem solving,
Instrumentation and Control Engineers. Through
the use of individual and group problem solving,
attendees will learn about field measurement
concepts, typical equipment configurations, attendees will learn about power transformers, devices, final elements and actuators, pressure
control strategies, and common pitfalls in order motors, generators, one-line diagram relief and regulation, documentation,
to effectively manage and execute multi- interpretation, protection and coordination of programmable logic controllers, power supplies,
discipline projects. electrical equipment, site and standby SCADA, DCS, SIS, hazardous areas, and
generation, electrical safety, and hazardous areas installation methods.
DESI GN ED FOR identification. Participants will gain a better
Process, chemical, and mechanical engineers, understanding of electrical power systems in oil DES IGNED FOR
(i.e. non-instrumentation and non-electrical and gas facilities. Facilities and Project Engineers as well as newly
disciplines), as well as other professionals with graduated Electrical, Controls and Instrument
little or no background in IC&E systems, in order DESIGNED FOR Engineers (0-5 yrs.) with a need to improve basic
to more effectively execute complete projects. Those facilities personnel who interface with understanding of instrumentation and control
Electrical and Instrumentation Engineers should facility electrical power systems, including systems within oil and gas facilities.
consider IC3 and E3 for more in-depth coverage project engineers, operation leads,
of alternate disciplines. instrumentation, controls personnel, and Y OU WILL LEARN
electrical engineers who are new to electrical Field measurement devices including level,
YOU W I LL L EARN power systems within oil and gas facilities. pressure, temperature, and flow
Fundamentals of electricity, such as: voltage, Final elements and actuators including control
current, resistance, and power factor YOU WILL LEA RN loops, control valves, shutdown valves,
Electrical specifications, such as: voltage The key components of facilities electric actuators, and transducers
selection, load lists, and power power distribution, which include circuit P&ID symbols and instrument tags, loop and
One-line diagrams and components of arrangements, low and medium voltage logic diagrams, Pitfalls and best practices,
power distribution, including: transformers, switchgear, and single-phase and three phase ISA symbology, and creation of instrument
switchgear, MCCs, VFDs, and power schemes and I/O Lists
distribution Operation, components, electromotive forces, Signal types and wiring requirements for
Infrastructure components, such as: cable, turns and voltage ratios, losses, efficiency, analog/discrete inputs and outputs as well
Keep current and conduit, cable tray, and duct banks rating, and connections of transformers as other signals such as thermocouple, RTD,
ensure you always Classification of hazardous locations and
equipment specifications
The difference between direct current,
induction and synchronous current motors,
pulse, and digital
Typical control system functions, limitations,
have the latest Safety risks and mitigation strategies for
power systems, including: short circuit and
motor enclosures, and how to select motors
The principles of protecting electrical
and architectures for PLC and DCS systems
including programming and ladder logic
information by overcurrent protection, ground faults, shock equipment, including time current curves, Process control basics with an emphasis
joining our email hazards, and arc flash
Fundamentals of control systems, sensors,
fuses, circuit breakers, and coordination
What standby power is, including generators
on control loops, types, and configurations
for common oil and gas process equipment
list. controllers, and final elements
Typical control strategies and configurations
and UPS power systems
The purpose for power generation, which
such as separators, pumps, distillation
towers, filters, contactors, compressors, heat
for common oil and gas process equipment, includes standby, prime, base, peak, and exchangers, and fired heaters
such as: separators, pumps, distillation co-generation Understanding of the PID algorithm, loop
towers, filters, contactors, compressors, heat About power factor and correction tuning, and advanced process control
You Will Receive: exchangers, and fired heaters
Key requirements for instrument
What grounding and bonding systems
are, with an overview of ignition sources,
techniques such as feed forward, cascade,
selective, and ratio control
Complimentary learning and specifications: accuracy, signal selection, separately derived systems, and substation Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
pressure/temperature limits, material grounding (SCADA) Systems to include telemetry, RTUs,
development resources compatibility, installation considerations, Hazardous area identification principles with internet, and web based
capabilities and limits, and relative cost general information on NEC, IEC, equipment Common networking systems including
Information on new courses and Basics of sizing criteria of shutdown and protection, certification, and definitions Ethernet, Modbus, and Fieldbus
instructors control valves Risk mitigation, technologies, and architecture
Control system functions, limitations, and COURSE CONTENT of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
Additional public course locations architectures, including: PLC, DCS, SIS, RTU, Fundamentals of insulation and conduction The best practices for hazardous areas and
Direct current, alternating current Transformers
and dates and SCADA; common networking systems,
power and instrument Motors Induction and
equipment selection
including: Ethernet, Modbus and Fieldbus
synchronous Power distribution System COURS E CONTE N T
Invitations for PetroSkills events C OU RSE C ON T EN T protection and coordination Standby power Control system fundamentals Field
and conferences Fundamentals of electricity Power distribution systems Power generation Variable speed measurement devices Control and shutdown
and motor control systems for oil and gas drive principles Grounding, bonding, and valves Programmable electronic systems
applications Emergency power systems electrical safety Hazardous area identification (PLC, DCS, SIS, SCADA) Control system
Hazardous area classification for oil and gas networking Instrumentation and control
applications Electrical safety in industrial strategies for common oil and gas equipment
Simply go to facilities Control system fundamentals Field Installation and infrastructure requirements
petroskills.com/EmailSignUp measurement and control devices
Programmable electronic systems (PLC, DCS,
Drawings and documentation for IE&C projects
SIS, SCADA) Control system networking

Drawings and documentation for IE&C projects

2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) DENVER, US 17-21 JUL $4160
HOUSTON, US 25-29 SEP $4150 HOUSTON, US 13-17 FEB $4150 HOUSTON, US 27-31 MAR $4150
KUALA LUMPUR 7-11 AUG $5460 ORLANDO, US 23-27 OCT $4210 13-17 NOV $4150
LONDON, UK 3-7 JUL $4780+VAT
INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL 15
PLC and SCADA Valve and Actuator Flow and Level Custody Practical PID Control
Technologies IC71 Technologies IC72 Measurement IC73 and Loop Tuning IC74
INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY

This workshop provides engineers and This workshop provides a total in-depth insight This course is designed to acquaint users with This workshop provides instrumentation,
technicians with the basic theoretical and into valve and actuator technology, covering: the problems and solutions for high accuracy automation, and process engineers and
practical understanding of PLC and SCADA control valves, check valves, shut-off valves, transfer of liquid and gas petroleum products technicians with the basic theoretical and
systems. It traces the evolution of the PLC as an solenoid valves, and pressure relief valves. A from supplier to customer. These needs have practical understanding of regulatory control
intelligent black box replacement for the relay methodology is presented to ensure the optimum been brought about by major changes in systems and how this can be applied to optimize
panel and how, with the advent of modern selection of size, choice of body and trim manufacturing processes and because of several process control in terms of quality, safety,
communications architectures, it may be materials, components, and ancillaries. Whilst dramatic circumstantial changes such as: the flexibility, and costs. Centered on the ISA-
combined with Supervisory Control and Data studying both liquid and gas valve sizing, increase in the cost of fuel and raw materials; the recommended PC-Control LAB simulator,
Acquisition (SCADA) systems to allow stand- delegates will also learn the correct procedures need to minimize pollution; and the increasing participants will learn through active participation
alone control systems to be configured. for calculating the spring wind-up or bench set. pressures being brought to bear to adhere to the using exercises, questionnaires, and a series of
Throughout the workshop, participants will learn Maintenance issues also include: testing for requirements for health and safety. 16 practical simulation sessions covering:
through active participation using exercises, dead-band/hysteresis, stick-slip, and non- process reaction; tuning methods; diagnostic
questionnaires, and practical PC-based linearity; on-line diagnostics; and signature DESIGNED FOR tools; effect of different algorithms; surge tank
simulation (LogixPro), covering: basic ladder analysis. Throughout the workshop, participants This workshop is specifically tailored for any level control; analysis of such problems as valve
logic programming; hardware diagnostics; and will learn through active participation using personnel who are, or will be, responsible for hysteresis, stiction and non-linearities and the
implementation of various communication exercises, questionnaires, and practical sessions designing, selecting, sizing, specifying, impact on controllability; and integral windup.
strategies. Participants will also examine the covering: systems choice; basic sizing installing, testing, operating, and maintaining
basic requirements of a safety PLC and the calculations; computer-based sizing; and instrumentation related to the field of custody DES IGNED FOR
various voting system architectures required to maintenance diagnostics. level and flow transfer measurement. This could Instrumentation, automation, and process
meet different Safety Integrity Levels (SILs). include facilities, process, chemical, electrical, engineers and technicians involved in specifying,
DESI GN ED FOR instrumentation, maintenance, and mechanical installing, testing, tuning, operating, and
DES IG NE D F O R Facilities, chemical, electrical, instrumentation, engineers and technicians. maintaining regulatory PID control systems.
This workshop is specifically tailored for any maintenance, and mechanical engineers and
personnel who are responsible for designing, technicians involved in designing, selecting, YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
selecting, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, operating Recall the basics of fluid mechanics Describe such terms as process lag,
operating, and maintaining programmable logic and maintaining shutoff, pressure relief, and Identify the fundamental problems related to capacitance, and resistance
controllers (PLCs) and supervisory (SCADA) control valves. uncertainty Explain the significance of the process
systems. This could include facilities, process, Compare the different methods of measuring reaction curve
chemical, electrical, instrumentation, YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO flow in the oil and gas industries Identify the effects of filtering on loop
maintenance, and mechanical engineers and Compare the major technologies used in the Describe the various methods of level performance
technicians. final control element measurement Distinguish the effect of span on the system
Calculate the valve flow coefficient Cv Compare the different methods used to derive performance
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO Perform flow and system pressure head loss strapping tables Analyze such problems as valve hysteresis,
Describe the fundamental principles of the calculations Evaluate the different custody transfer stiction, and non-linearities
PLC Contrast the different types of control, shut- standards in use today Evaluate the effects of proportional, integral,
Identify the basic components off, and check valves Contrast the methods used in flow calibration and derivative control
Write a ladder logic program Describe the principles of cavitation control Identify the different types of prover systems Correctly apply both open and closed Loop
Explain the basics of advanced programming and noise reduction Explain the methodology used in truck Tuning according to Ziegler-Nichols
according to IEC 61131-3 Select optimum materials of construction to custody transfer Apply as found tuning
Compare different methods of analog avoid corrosion and erosion Examine the challenges regarding pipelines Estimate the effects on loop tuning using a
processing Identify the correct requirements for trim Describe the basics of leak detection software-based loop analysis program
Apply common-sense installation practices selection Analyze the methodology for monitoring and Describe both cascade and feedforward
Examine the different components of a SCADA Differentiate between inherent and installed controlling production losses control
system characteristics Evaluate and compare the problems and Explain split range control
Describe the basic principles of serial Identify ANSI/DN pipe sizes and pressure solutions associated with the measurement of Identify and correct problems due to process
communications ratings NGL, LPG, and LNG dead time
Evaluate the requirements for PLC-to-SCADA Explain the control valve seat leakage Discuss the top 20 mistakes made in the field
communications classifications COURSE CONTENT of process control
Distinguish the specific requirements of the Evaluate the optimum valve-actuator Fluid mechanics Flowmeter classification
PLC in safety-related applications combination Uncertainty analysis Flow measurement COURS E CONTE N T
Apply on-line valve testing and diagnostics Turbine Positive displacement Ultrasonic Basic process considerations Process lag,
C OUR S E C O N T E N T for deadband and hysteresis, stick-slip, and flowmeters Coriolis mass flowmeters Level capacitance, and resistance Process reaction
Introduction to control systems SCADA versus non-linearity measurement Buoyancy tape systems curve 1st and 2nd order reactions
DCS PLC environmental enclosures Examine the principles of preventive Hydrostatic pressure Ultrasonic measurement Instrumentation cabling Filtering Aliasing
Processing and scanning Digital processing maintenance through the application of Radar measurement Flow calibration Reaction masking Sensor placement Correct
Analog processing Installation practices signature analysis Terminal custody transfer Tank management PV Effect of span Inherent and installed
Interference or noise reduction Cable spacing Perform a bench set and calculate actuator systems Lease automatic custody transfer valve characteristics Actuators Valve
and routing Earthing and grounding Binary spring wind-up Truck and rail custody transfer Pipeline positioners Testing procedures and analysis
and hexadecimal numbering systems The IEC Pick the correct positioner using our set of considerations Fugitive emissions Leak ON/OFF control Proportional control
61131-3 standard Ladder logic diagrams guidelines detection Real time transient model Loss Proportional offset Reset Integral action and
Functional block diagrams Derived function control systems Custody transfer sampling windup Stability Derivative action PID
blocks Structured text Instruction lists C OU RSE C ON T EN T Monitoring and controlling production losses control Control algorithms Load
Sequential function chart SCADA basics Choked flow Pressure recovery Flashing Physical leaks Meter prover performance disturbances and offset Speed, stability, and
SCADA set-up and simulation System and cavitation Seat leakage Sizing for API standards Measuring the suspended S&W robustness Open loop reaction curve tuning
architecture Communication strategies liquids and gases Valve construction content Calculating net volume Flowmeter method (Ziegler-Nichols) Default and typical
Asynchronous transmission Coding The RS Cavitation control and noise reduction Valve selection and costs Initial considerations settings Closed loop continuous cycling
232 standard The RS 485 standard Modbus types Valve trim and characterization Valve Meter selection Properties and measurement tuning method (Ziegler-Nichols) Fine tuning
Safety PLCs Voting system architectures selection Actuators and positioners Valve of NGL, LPG, and LNG As found tuning Surge tank level control
testing and diagnostics Maintenance and Split/parallel range control Cascade systems
repair Feed-forward and combined systems Ratio
control System integration
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
HOUSTON, US 11-15 SEP $4150 HOUSTON, US 18-22 SEP $4150 HOUSTON, US 27 NOV-1 DEC $4150 HOUSTON, US 4-8 DEC $4150
*plus computer charge
16 PIPELINE ENGINEERING
Onshore Pipeline
Pipeline Systems Offshore Pipeline Terminals and Storage
Facilities - Design,
Overview PL22 Design and Facilities PL44
Construction and
Construction PL43
Operations PL42
BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY
This course that provides awareness level This intensive five-day foundation level course Successful onshore pipeline businesses require This 5-day, foundation level course reviews key
training for engineers new to the hazardous covers the principal aspects of design, personnel competent in fully integrated issues associated with development, design,
liquid and gas pipeline industry. The topics construction, and operations of offshore pipeline approaches to evaluation, planning, design, construction, and operation of terminals and
include the technical and economic basis for systems. The course focuses on pipeline construction, operations, and asset integrity storage facilities for liquid hydrocarbons and
pipeline systems; the key facilities that connect mechanical, strength, and stability design, and management. This intensive, 5-day foundation NGLs. The course focuses on six areas: 1)
pipelines to the other elements of the construction. Special challenges, such as level course explores best practices for terminal codes and siting constraints, 2) terminal
hydrocarbon value chain; regulatory and shoreline crossings, foreign pipeline crossings, developing and maintaining pipeline systems design and equipment layout, 3) types of storage
environmental compliance issues; key repair methods, flow assurance, corrosion and that maximize life cycle reliability; employee, and selection criteria, 4) design considerations
considerations for public and governmental cathodic protection are an integral part of this public, and environmental safety; and cost for loading racks, fire protection, vapor recovery,
interaction; project development and course. Participants will acquire the essential effectiveness. Design and operating exercises are blending equipment, and water treatment, 5)
construction challenges; and the strategies for knowledge and skills to design, construct, and an integral part of this course. detailed design of storage tanks, vessels, and
safe and efficient pipeline system operations, operate pipelines. Design problems and team caverns, and 6) operations and maintenance.
maintenance, and asset integrity. Case studies projects are part of this course. DESIGNED FOR Safety, quality control, system reliability,
are an integral part of this course. Pipeline project managers and engineers, availability, and regulatory compliance are
DESI GN ED FOR operations and maintenance supervisors, integrated throughout the course. Case studies
DES IG NE D F O R Engineers, designers and operators who are regulatory compliance personnel, and other and exercises are used to reinforce key points.
Recent graduate engineers involved in mid- actively involved in the design, specification, technical professionals with 1-3 years of
stream activities of pipeline and terminal design, construction, and operation of offshore pipeline experience in natural gas, crude oil, refined DES IGNED FOR
construction, and operations. It also provides systems. petroleum products, LPGs, NGL, chemical, Project managers, engineers, operations and
effective grounding for upstream and carbon dioxide pipeline engineering, maintenance supervisors, and regulatory
downstream managers, business development, YOU W I LL L EARN H OW TO construction, operations, or maintenance. This compliance personnel with 1-3 years of
legal, human resources, finance, land Apply mechanical, strength, and physical course is intended for participants needing a experience in planning, engineering,
acquisition, and public relations professionals, principles to pipeline design, material broad understanding of the planning, constructing and/or operating terminals and
as well as independent investors interested in a selection, construction, and operation development, construction, start-up, and storage facilities for hydrocarbon liquids, NGLs,
general technically oriented overview of pipeline Describe the key construction methods operating and asset integrity management of and petrochemical feedstocks. This course is for
systems. For pipeline and terminal engineering, Define the importance of environmental onshore pipelines. participants needing a foundation level
and operations supervision and management conditions, construction methods, and understanding of the planning, engineering,
personnel with 1-3 years of direct experience pipeline system hydraulics in design, YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO construction, operations, and maintenance of
interested in taking the next step in advancing installation, and operations of offshore Apply regulatory codes, standards, and storage and terminals connected to pipelines,
their breadth of the knowledge, we refer you to pipeline systems industry guidelines (API and others) that rail, barges/tankers and/or truck loading
PL42, Onshore Pipelines and/or PL44, Terminal Identify special design and construction control and guide the permitting, design, facilities.
Design, Construction and Operations. challenges of offshore pipeline systems construction, operation, and maintenance of
Incorporate construction methods into the pipeline facilities Y OU WILL LEARN
YO U W IL L L E A R N design of a pipeline system Apply mechanical and physical principles Storage and terminals basics for hydrocarbon
Basic concepts of liquid and gas pipeline Identify the principal interfaces of pipeline to pipeline design, hydraulics, and material liquids, NGLs, and petrochemical feedstocks
economics facilities, such as platforms, floating selection Design and operation of atmospheric tanks
Pipeline design overview production systems, sub-sea wellheads, and Describe the importance of route selection, and pressurized bullets and spheres
Construction methods and challenges SPMs on design, construction, and operations hydraulics, and pipeline infrastructure for long Fundamentals of underground storage (salt
Essential operations of offshore pipeline systems term profitability, reliability, and safety and rock caverns)
Asset integrity management Identify offshore safety and environmental Identify special design and construction Safety, product quality, and reliability/
Regulatory and code compliance requirements practices and their effect on design, challenges of onshore pipeline systems availability concerns
construction, and operations Identify the principle interfaces and potential
C OUR S E C O N T E N T interrelationships of pipeline facilities, such as COURS E CONTE N T
The business model and value-added premise of C OU RSE C ON T EN T pump stations and terminals, on design and Sizing criteria and economics for storage and
pipelines and their role in the overall energy Overview of oil and gas transportation systems operations terminal facilities Various storage types
value chain The advantages and limitation of Review pipeline hydraulics, focusing on those Apply operational and maintenance tools and (atmospheric storage tanks, pressure vessels,
pipelines, and the scope and general structure of aspects that affect design, construction, and procedures to pipeline systems, including salt or rock caverns) and appropriate
the industry The key components and facilities operations Pipeline systems definition, survey, system monitoring and control, leak detection, applications Terminal and tank farm layout
that are integrated into pipeline systems How and route selection Safety, environmental, and custody measurement and quality control, constraints Details of industry codes and
to recognize regulatory codes and industry regulatory considerations, focusing on Codes asset integrity management, efficient and standards, plus regulatory and environmental
guidelines (API and others) that control the and Standards related to pipelines Pipeline safe operations, and emergency response compliance Selection of equipment for
permitting, design, construction, operations, and conceptual and mechanical design for strength, capability delivery and receipt to/from pipelines, barges
maintenance of pipeline facilities The steps stability and installation Pipeline construction and ships, trucks, and rail, including metering
from concept to operating system to for offshore systems and the interrelationships COURSE CONTENT options, loading arms, pumps, and control
abandonment - design, permitting, land with design and material selection Pipeline Regulations and code compliance requirements systems Blending options and equipment,
acquisition, construction, and startup - with each materials and components selection including Pipeline survey and routing Proper system VRU/VCU, water treating, and fire protection
tied to the key issues for project and operations line pipe, corrosion and cathodic protection, and sizing and design Equipment selection criteria Key factors affecting safety, product quality,
management The strategic operational and coatings Specialized equipment and materials Facilities sites and design concern system reliability, and profitability in design,
maintenance needs and options for pipeline for integrating with subsea wellhead/manifold Construction methods and contracting construction, and operations Atmospheric
systems, including system monitoring and systems, side taps, insulation, and pipe-in-pipe approaches Operation and asset integrity storage tank design, layout, construction,
control, leak detection, measurement and quality will be reviewed Special design and management, including Pipeline Safety corrosion prevention, and operations covering
control, asset integrity management, efficient and construction considerations for risers and Management initiative (API 1173) API 650 and API 653 Overview of pressure
safe operations, and emergency response umbilicals, foreign pipeline crossings, single vessel and sphere design and construction
capability point moorings, and shore approaches Design, development, and operation of
Introduction to flow assurance considerations underground cavern storage facilities
and pipeline integrity aspects including in-line
inspection, leak detection and emergency
planning considerations Pipeline operations,
maintenance and repair considerations and their
impact on design and material selection
See website for dates and locations See website for dates and locations HOUSTON, US 1-5 MAY $4150 HOUSTON, US 30 OCT-3 NOV $4150
OFFSHORE & SUBSEA 17
Fundamentals of
Overview of Offshore Overview of Subsea Flow Assurance for
Offshore Systems
Systems OS21 Systems SS2 Offshore Production
Design and
FAOP
Construction OS4
BASIC 5-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 10-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
This five-day course will accelerate the learning An overview of subsea components and how This 10-day course provides a fundamental Flow assurance is a critical component in the
and productivity of individuals with little to no they are integrated into field architecture is understanding of the technology and work design and operation of offshore production
experience working in the offshore oil and gas provided during this five-day course. Individuals processes used for the design and construction facilities. This is particularly true as the industry
industry. The course provides an overview of will develop a basic understanding of the various of all types of offshore systems, including goes to deeper water, longer tiebacks, deeper
field development concepts and explains how subsea components used in all water depths, consideration of asset development, surveillance, wells, and higher temperature and pressure
offshore structures and facilities function as from relatively shallow to ultra-deepwater. The and management. The content includes the full reservoirs. Although gas hydrate issues
integrated systems. The content includes the full participants will all learn how the components range of water depths from shallow water to dominate the thermohydraulic design, waxes,
range of water depths from shallow water to are integrated into subsea field developments, ultra-deepwater and will also address life-cycle asphaltenes, emulsions, scale, corrosion,
ultra-deepwater. All major components required which will accelerate learning and productivity. considerations in all phases of offshore field erosion, solids transport, slugging, and
for offshore developments such as fixed and Installation and flow assurance are emphasized development and operation. All major operability are all important issues which require
floating platforms, drilling and workover rigs, as key drivers in subsea design. The course components required for offshore developments, considerable effort. The participant will be
pipelines, risers, process and utilities and emphasizes a systems approach to design. such as fixed and floating platforms, drilling rigs, presented with sufficient theory/correlation
construction equipment are discussed. The Individual and group exercises are used workover equipment, pipelines, risers, process, information to be able to understand the basis for
importance of life-cycle considerations during throughout the course, including a case study to and utilities and construction equipment are the applications. This intensive five-day course
development planning is emphasized. Individual develop field architecture recommendations, discussed. Emphasis is placed on the multi- has considerable time devoted to application and
and group exercises, including a case study, are basic component selection, and high level discipline team approach needed to manage the design exercises to ensure the practical
used throughout the course. The course project execution plans for a subsea myriad interfaces of offshore facility design, applications are learned.
instructors are experienced offshore managers. development. Course instructors are experienced construction, and operations. Individual and
offshore managers. group exercises are used throughout the course. DES IGNED FOR
DES IG NE D F O R A case study for an offshore project development Engineers, operators, and technical managers
Technical staff, business professionals, DESI GN ED FOR is included. who are responsible for offshore completions,
technicians, analysts and other non-technical Technical staff who are beginning or transitioning production, and development; technical staff
staff who are involved but have limited into the design, construction, and operation of DESIGNED FOR needing a foundation in principals, challenges,
experience, or will be involved, with offshore oil subsea systems. Non-technical staff working Individuals with a basic awareness of or and solutions for offshore flow assurance. The
and gas facilities. The course provides a basic with a subsea development team will benefit by experience in offshore engineering and course is also appropriate for persons involved
understanding of offshore systems in all water developing an awareness of subsea systems. operations. Technical staff, project engineers, in produced fluids flow in onshore production
depths, from shallow to ultra-deepwater, engineering discipline leads, engineering operations.
including design, construction, and operations. YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO specialists, and operating staff find this course
Recognize the integrated nature of field accelerates their capability to contribute on Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO architecture, system design, and component offshore field development planning, design, and Identify the components of a complete flow
Identify the key steps in the development selection construction projects and field operations. assurance study and understand how they
of offshore fields from discovery through Identify appropriate applications for subsea relate to the production system design and
decommissioning systems YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO operation
Understand the elements of field architecture Identify the main subsea components, Identify the key facilities parameters that must Interpret and use sampling and laboratory
to define a workable field development their functions, strengths, weaknesses, and be evaluated for field development testing results of reservoir fluids relative to
Recognize key stakeholder issues interfaces from the well to the production Recognize the best applications and flow assurance
Recognize offshore production facilities and facility characteristics of each type of offshore fixed Understand the basic properties of reservoir
structures, fixed and floating. Understand key design, construction, and and floating structure fluids and how they are modeled for the
Understand the impact of the ocean installation issues Account for the effects of the ocean production flowline system
environment on facilities design and Describe basic operating and maintenance environment on facilities design, construction, Understand the thermohydraulic modeling of
operations considerations and operations steady state and transient multiphase flow in
Identify major design, construction, and Understand the key steps, from drilling Identify the impact space, loads and forces offshore production systems
operational issues and interfaces of offshore through startup, for the design, fabrication, have on the structural design and global Evaluate and compare mitigation and
systems testing, installation, and operation performance of offshore structures and how remediation techniques for: gas hydrates,
Recognize important forces on offshore Understand the importance of an integrated they influence their cost paraffin (waxes), asphaltenes, emulsions,
structures and their influence on design and approach to design, flow assurance, Describe the impact topside facilities (drilling, scale, corrosion, erosion and solids transport,
cost installation, and life-cycle considerations well servicing, processing, and utilities) affect and slugging
Understand strategic options for well drilling the structural design and how the topside Understand the elements of an operability
(construction) and servicing C OU RSE C ON T EN T design process is done report for subsea production facilities,
Appreciate the basic processes and equipment Applications for subsea systems Flow Recognize and manage key design and flowlines, and export flowlines
involved in the topsides design and operation assurance considerations in system design and operational interfaces between the major
Understand fluid transportation options and configuration Field architecture considerations components of offshore facilities systems COURS E CONTE N T
equipment Subsea component descriptions and functions Understand and apply the key design, Overview of flow assurance PVT analysis and
Recognize the marine equipment used in the Fabrication, testing, installation, construction, and installation issues fluid properties Steady state and transient
construction of offshore facilities commissioning, and operational issues associated with fixed and floating platforms multiphase flow modeling Hydrate, paraffin,
Understand basic issues in life-cycle and Production, maintenance, and repair to your work and asphaltene control Basics of scale,
decommissioning decisions considerations corrosion, erosion, and sand control Fluid
Appreciate advances in offshore technology COURSE CONTENT property and phase behavior modeling
Offshore systems overview and field architecture Equations of state Fugacity and equilibrium
C OUR S E C O N T E N T selection Well construction and servicing Viscosities of oils Thermal modeling
Field development concepts, fixed and floating equipment and operation Flow assurance Multiphase pressure boosting Slugging:
Subsea systems Wells, construction and Topside facilities Oil and gas transportation hydrodynamic, terrain induced, and ramp up
servicing Topsides facilities; processing; facilities Riser systems Subsea systems Commissioning, start-up, and shutdown
utilities Oil and gas transportation systems, Production operations Infrastructure impact on operations
design and installation Production operations design and operations Effects of the ocean
Offshore construction; equipment environment Introduction to naval architecture
Fabrication; transportation; integration; Structural design processes and tools
installation project management Life-cycle Construction plans and execution Project
considerations, including decommissioning management lessons learned Life-cycle and
decommissioning considerations
COVINGTON, US 2-6 OCT $4110 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) ABERDEEN, UK 7-11 AUG $4770+VAT
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) HOUSTON, US 3-7 APR $4150 HOUSTON, US 14-25 AUG $7615 HOUSTON, US 13-17 MAR $4140
HOUSTON, US 24-28 JUL $4150 LONDON, UK 11-15 DEC $4780+VAT LONDON, UK 11-22 SEP $8270+VAT KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 4-8 DEC $4935
LONDON, UK 19-23 JUN $4780+VAT SINGAPORE, SGP 14-18 AUG $5460 SINGAPORE, SGP 30 OCT-10 NOV $7960 LONDON, UK 15-19 MAY $4770+VAT
18 PRODUCTION AND COMPLETIONS ENGINEERING
Production Operations 1 PO1 Surface Production Production Technology
Operations PO3 for Other Disciplines
PTO
FOUNDATION 10-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY

PO1 represents the core foundation course of PetroSkills production engineering curriculum This course presents a basic overview of all PTO is an asset team course, as it introduces a
and is the basis for future oilfield operations studies. Course participants will become familiar typical oilfield treating and processing broad array of important daily Production
with both proven historical production practices as well as current technological advances to equipment. Participants should learn not only Technology practices. Terminologies,
maximize oil and gas production and overall resource recovery. The course structure and pace the purpose of each piece of equipment but how expressions, axioms, and basic calculations
apply a logical approach to learn safe, least cost, integrated analytical skills to successfully each works. Emphasis is on gaining a basic regularly utilized by production techs are
define and manage oil and gas operations. Applied skills guide the participant with a understanding of the purpose and internal covered. Emphasis is upon proven technology
framework to make careful, prudent, technical oil and gas business decisions. Currently workings of all types of surface facilities and required to effectively develop and operate an
emerging practices in the exploitation of unconventional resources including shale gas and treating equipment. A major goal of this course asset in a multidiscipline development
oil, and heavy oil and bitumen complement broad, specific coverage of conventional resource is to improve communication among all environment. Practical application of technology
extraction. disciplines, the field, and the office. Better is emphasized. Nodal analysis examples to
communication should enhance operational assess well performance are set up. Well
D E S IG N E D F O R efficiencies, lower costs and improve production completion equipment and tools are viewed and
Petroleum engineers, production operations staff, reservoir engineers, facilities staff, drilling economics. Example step-by-step exercises are discussed. Exercises include, basic artificial lift
and completion engineers, geologists, field supervisors and managers, field technicians, worked together with the instructor to drive home designs, acidizing programs, gravel pack
service company engineers and managers, and especially engineers starting a work the important points. Daily sessions include designs, and fracturing programs. Shale gas and
assignment in production engineering and operations or other engineers seeking a well- formal presentation interspersed with many short oil development challenges are thoroughly
rounded foundation in production engineering. directed questions, discussion and problem explained. Horizontal and multilateral technology
solving. is presented.
Y OU W ILL L E A R N H O W T O
Recognize geological models to identify conventional and unconventional (shale oil and DESIGNED FOR DES IGNED FOR
gas and heavy oil) hydrocarbon accumulations All field, service, support, and supervisory Exploration and production technical
Understand key principles and parameters of well inflow and outflow personnel having interaction with Facilities professionals, asset team members, team
Build accurate nodal analysis models for tubing size selection and problem well review Engineers and desiring to gain an awareness leaders, line managers, IT department staff who
Design and select well completion tubing, packer, and other downhole equipment tools level understanding of the field processing of work with data and support production
Plan advanced well completion types such as multilateral, extended length, and intelligent production fluids. This course is excellent for applications, data technicians, executive
wells cross-training and delivers an understanding of management, and all support staff who require a
Design both conventional and unconventional multi stage fractured horizontal wells all the fundamental field treating facilities. more extensive knowledge of production
Apply successful primary casing cementing and remedial repair techniques technology and engineering.
Select equipment and apply practices for perforating operations YOU WILL LEA RN
Plan well intervention jobs using wireline, snubbing, and coiled tubing methods A practical understanding of all the Y OU WILL LEA RN H O W TO
Manage corrosion, erosion, soluble and insoluble scales, and produced water handling fundamental field treating facilities: what they Apply and integrate production technology
challenges are, why they are needed, how they work principles for oilfield project development
Apply well completion and workover fluid specifications for solids control and filtration The properties and behavior of crude oil and Choose basic well completion equipment
Employ the five main types of artificial lift systems natural gas that govern production operations configurations
Identify formation damage and apply remedial procedures Field processes for treating and conditioning Perform system analyses (Nodal Analysis) to
Design and execute successful carbonate and sandstone reservoir acidizing programs full wellstream production for sales or final optimize well tubing design and selection
Understand the causes of sand production and how to select sand control options disposition Perform basic artificial lift designs
Understand the proper use of oilfield surfactants and related production chemistry The basics of oilfield corrosion prevention, Apply the latest shale gas and oil extraction
Identify and successfully manage organic paraffin and asphaltene deposits detection, and treatment technologies
Choose cased hole production logging tools and interpret logging results Internal workings of separators, pumps, Understand the chemistry and execution of
Understand modern conventional fracture stimulation practices compressors, valves, dehydrators, acid gas sandstone and carbonate acid jobs
Understand multistage, horizontal well shale gas and shale oil massive frac job design and treatment towers, and other treating equipment Design sand control gravel pack completions
operations A wide range of produced fluid measurement Evaluate well candidate selection to conduct a
Review heavy oil development and extraction including mining operations and current and metering devices hydraulic fracturing campaign
modern thermal processes A description of treating equipment whether Apply new production technology advances
located on the surface, offshore platform, or for smart well completions
COUR S E C O N T E N T sea floor Maximize asset team interaction and
Importance of the geological model Reservoir engineering fundamentals in production understand the dynamics between production
operations Understanding inflow and outflow and applied system analysis Well testing COURSE CONTENT technology and other disciplines
methods applicable to production operations Well completion design and related equipment Properties of fluids at surface Flowlines,
Primary and remedial cementing operations Perforating design and applications piping, gathering systems; solids and liquid COURS E CONTENT
Completion and workover well fluids Well intervention: wireline, hydraulic workover units, limits Oil - water- gas - solids - contaminants Role and tasks of production technology
and coiled tubing Production logging Artificial lift completions: rod pump, gas lift, ESP, Separation and treatment 2-3 phase Completion design Inflow and outflow
PCP, plunger lift, and others Problem well analysis Formation damage Acidizing separators, free water knockouts, centrifugal, performance Artificial lift well completion
Corrosion control Scale deposition, removal, and prevention Surfactants Paraffin and filter Storage tanks, gun barrels, pressure/ systems (beam pump, gas-lift, ESP, PCP, plunger
asphaltenes Sand control Hydraulic fracturing Unconventional resources: shale gas vacuum relief, flame arrestors Stabilizers lift) Formation damage and well acidizing
and oil, heavy oil and bitumen Foams, emulsions, paraffins, asphaltenes, Perforating practices Sand control Hydraulic
hydrates, salts Dehydrators Water treaters: fracturing Shale gas and oil development
SP packs, plate interceptors, gas floatation, Smart well completions Field surveillance and
coalescers, hydrocyclones, membranes Acid data
gas treatment: coatings, closed system,
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) chemicals, solvents, conversion; stress cracking 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
BAKERSFIELD, US 23 OCT-3 NOV $7050
Valves: all types; regulators Pumps/ HOUSTON, US 24-28 JUL $4065
Compressors: centrifugal, positive displacement, KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 25-29 SEP $4860
CALGARY, CAN 29 MAY-9 JUN $7050+GST THE HAGUE, NLD 6-10 NOV $4695
DUBAI, UAE 12-23 NOV $9005 rotary, reciprocating, ejectors Metering: orifice,
HOUSTON, US 13-24 MAR $7115 head, turbine, and others Corrosion/Scales: *plus computer charge
25 SEP-6 OCT $7115 inhibition and treatment
LONDON, UK 4-15 DEC $8215+VAT
AVA ILA B LE S O O N
ONLINE LEARNING 23 JAN-31 MAR $7080 CALGARY, CAN 24-28 APR $3900+GST A S A V IRTU A L C O URS E
10 APR-14 JUL $7080 DUBAI, UAE 3-7 DEC $4990
7 AUG-3 NOV $7080 HOUSTON, US 22-26 MAY $3940
16-20 OCT $3940
PetroAcademy
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LONDON, UK 26-30 JUN $4570+VAT

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING, VISIT MIDLAND, US 23-27 OCT $3900
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PETROSKILLS.COM/PO1-BLENDED PETROSKILLS.COM/BLENDED
O&M 19
Surface Water
Gas Production Oil and Gas Processing LNG Facilities for
Management in
Engineering GPO Facilities for Operations Operations and
Unconventional
and Maintenance OT1 Maintenance OT43
Resource Plays SWM
INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 3-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY
Learn the latest methods for calculating gas well Water management in unconventional resource This course will provide the basic knowledge This is a 5-day, LNG-industry version of our
performance from reservoir to sales. Reservoir plays has become a critical topic to the oil and required for understanding processes and popular OT-1 Gas Production/Processing for
performance covers the fundamentals of gas industry in the last decade. In order to operating issues common to gas processing Operations and Maintenance course, with
reservoir gas flow and details the best methods establish and implement an optimized water facilities. Course content is customizable to expanded coverage on refrigeration, liquefaction,
for testing wells, according to the time and management plan for hydraulic fracturing client needs. and utilities. The course includes in-depth
money available. Reserve calculations and operations, operators and service companies information on basic LNG mixed refrigerant
diagnostic testing from production data are need an understanding of a broad array of DESIGNED FOR processing. Instructors will explain contaminant
covered. The importance of flow regime and subjects, including water chemistry, systems Facility operators who require a working removal processes employed in LNG processes.
non-Darcy flow on test design and interpretation modeling, water treatment technology, the knowledge of the various processes used in Relevant details of the APCI LNG liquefaction
is emphasized for new wells and for the regulatory landscape, and best practices for field production fluid conditioning and processing, processes are described. Class exercises/
possibility of improving the performance of older operations. This course first establishes a including the common operational difficulties problems focus on application of theory to
wells. Also discussed are performances of tight foundation of knowledge regarding water that may arise and operational tactics used to operational trends, so operators can understand
formations, horizontal wells, fractured wells, and awareness, water chemistry, fluid dynamics, and resolve them. Also suitable for maintenance their processes and become proficient at
methods for estimating gas reserves. Participants water analysis tools. Upon this foundation the technicians, supervisors, and managers, as well identifying issues and troubleshooting problems
will learn to calculate and determine the effect of course will build a model for optimizing water as other non-engineering personnel who would before production suffers. Course content is
each system component on total well management in support of hydraulic fracturing benefit in an understanding of gas processing customizable to client needs.
performance, which permits optimum sizing of operations, providing reviews of best practices techniques that can be applied in their daily work
tubing, flowlines, separators, and compressors. and the latest industry technology, while always activities. DES IGNED FOR
Problem-solving sessions allow participants to considering key stakeholders. This course is LNG facility operators who require a working
YOU WILL LEA RN knowledge of the various processes used in
evaluate field problems. Participants receive designed for the practitioner; for the people who
About the effects of produced fluid (OGW) production fluid conditioning and processing,
complimentary software at the end of the course. will design and implement all or part of a water
compositions on facility design and operation including the common operational difficulties
management plan in unconventional resource
DES IG NE D F O R About various separation and conditioning that may arise and operational tactics used to
plays.
Production, reservoir and facilities engineers, processes for meeting specifications on oil, resolve them. Also suitable for maintenance
and others involved in gas production, DESI GN ED FOR gas, and produced water streams technicians, supervisors, and managers, as well
transportation, and storage including field Production, completion, operations, and surface Refrigeration 4-cycle process and application as other non-engineering personnel who would
supervisors. facilities engineers; operations managers, of economizers to the refrigeration process benefit from an understanding of gas processing
logistics coordinators, field superintendents; any To understand how to operate facilities so as techniques that can be applied in their daily work
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO personnel involved in establishing, improving, to minimize processing costs activities.
Apply proven techniques to field problems or supervising the implementation of an How to apply course material to
which increase profitability organizations water management plan; personnel troubleshooting gas conditioning and process Y OU WILL LEARN
Calculate gas well performance from the in service organizations seeking a more anomalies Basic chemistry and physical principles
reservoir to the sales line thorough understanding of the water system in related to hydrocarbons
Optimize gas well production unconventional resource plays. COURSE CONTENT Fundamentals of gas processing and
Relate reservoir and well performance to time Basic chemistry and physical principles related conditioning for the LNG industry
Predict when a well will die due to liquid YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO to hydrocarbons Quick overview of gas Important specifications for gas, LNG, NGLs,
loading Design and implement a water management processing Phase behavior fundamentals and condensate
plan for an unconventional resource play Mass transfer operations Amine gas Phase behavior fundamentals
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Assess the regional hydrological cycle in the sweetening Water-hydrocarbon behavior, Practical thermodynamics: mass and energy
Gas properties: real gas behavior equations of operational area including hydrate formation TEG gas balances
state, impurities, mixtures, phase behavior dew Adopt emerging best practices regarding water dehydration Solid bed adsorbers Important topics of H2S and CO2 removal
point, retrograde behavior, flash calculations; management? Mechanical refrigeration Gas expansion NGL before liquefaction
classifying gas reservoirs Reservoir Establish a water sampling and analysis recovery (turbo expanders and Joule-Thompson Processes used to sweeten and dehydrate
performance: gas well testing flow after flow, program effect) NGL stabilization and fractionation produced fluids
isochronal, stabilized inflow performance; Design and run a water treatment technology Claus sulfur recovery Specific to Geographical Mechanical refrigeration principles
turbulence and skin effects; perforation effects; pilot test Regions: Stavanger/Aberdeen - Typical North Other contaminants in LNG feed-gas
tight well analysis; horizontal wells; hydraulically Find the lowest cost solution for sourcing fluid Sea oil and gas producing operations, produced NGL stabilization and fractionation
fractured wells Reserve calculations: P/Z plots, for hydraulic fracturing operations water treating, seawater treating, and other Introduction to APCI LNG process
energy plots, water influx, abnormal pressure Select a water treatment technology for a offshore topics of general interest Brisbane -
effects; diagnostic testing based on production project Gas processing and introduction to liquefied COURS E CONTE N T
data Flow in pipes and restrictions: pressure Manage the primary service/equipment natural gas (LNG) processes Midland - Gas Basic chemistry and physical principles related
loss tubing, flowlines, chokes, safety valves; providers critical to water management conditioning and processing, sour gas treating, to hydrocarbons Introduction to LNG facilities
effects of liquids-liquid loading, liquid removal Establish basic water quality requirements and sulfur recovery Pittsburgh - Mechanical Phase behavior fundamentals Mechanical
methods, multiphase flow correlations; erosional necessary for frac fluid refrigeration principles and equipment, NGL refrigeration Production separators and oil
velocity Compression: types of compressors; Build a water management plan that complies fractionation, and cryogenic NGL recovery dehydration Mass transfer operations Amine
compressor selection reciprocating and with regulations sweetening Water-hydrocarbon behavior
centrifugal; effects of variables; capacity and Build a water management cost model to use Solid bed adsorbers Gas expansion NGL
horsepower Total system analysis: tubing and as a tool to optimize a water management plan recovery Fractionation fundamentals Basic
flowline size effects; perforating effects; relating LNG mixed refrigerant process
deliverability to time; evaluating compressor C OU RSE C ON T EN T
installations; analyzing injection wells Flow Global water awareness and the oil and gas
measuring: orifice metering design, accuracy, industrys impact Flowback and produced fluid
troubleshooting; other metering methods Basic water chemistry focused on oilfield
Condensate reservoirs: reservoir types - wet gas, concerns Water quality considerations for
retrograde; reserve estimates, laboratory hydraulic fracturing operations Water
simulation; gas cycling Field operations sampling and analysis, in the field and in the lab
problems: interpreting P/Z plots; hydrate Water treatment for reuse and recycling
formation programs Acquisition, storage, transportation,
disposal, and treatment of water Holistic field
water management Regulations applicable to
water management Water management system
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) cost modeling
CALGARY, CAN 20-24 NOV $4125+GST
HOUSTON, US 12-16 JUN $4165
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 7-11 AUG $4960 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
LONDON, UK 11-15 SEP $4795+VAT HOUSTON, US 6-8 NOV $3075 MIDLAND, US 6-10 NOV $3820 HOUSTON, US 27 NOV-1 DEC $3880
20 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Applied Maintenance Maintenance Planning
Management OM21 and Work Control
OM41
BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY

No matter the price of oil, safe, efficient No matter what the price of oil is, safe facilities
operations require well managed, integrated operations require effective maintenance work
asset management. Effective, well organized control. ISO 55000 (PAS 55) is the asset
maintenance management is the key. In this management standard everyone is moving
course, participants will receive a sound, towards. This course is designed to build
integrated, basic knowledge of the maintenance competency in Work Control as a primary skill
function and how to progress towards world- set required to achieve these new standards. It
class performance. Individual action plans will will focus on the six phases of work
carry course learning into the work environment. management: work identification, planning,
Better utilization of Computerized Maintenance prioritization, scheduling, execution, and history
Management Systems (CMMS) will also be capture. These essential skills are the key
covered in this course. A pre and post seminar components of integrity management, safety,
self-assessment will be given to indicate efficient resource utilization, and reliable
delegates competency improvements. The operation. A pre and post self-assessment will
assessment is taken from the PetroSkills be used to measure competency improvement. In
NEW
industry standard competency map for order to improve facility asset management, each
Maintenance Management. participant will develop an action plan to help
their organizations in the long-term effort to
DESIGNED FOR become more efficient and safe.
Maintenance supervisors, team leaders, or
Operations &
managers needing to improve their maintenance DES IGNED FOR
programs. This course is a broad survey of Maintenance managers, superintendents,
essential aspects of maintaining a safe, efficient, supervisors, team leaders, and planners engaged
and reliable facility asset. in work management, planning, and scheduling.
Maintenance YOU WILL LEA RN

World class maintenance standards and how
to apply them
Y OU WILL LEARN
To develop world class planning and work
control
Courses
Key performance indicators for your To employ business process analysis
dashboard techniques in work control
Essential elements of work planning and How to use a gap analysis on your work
scheduling management system
Optimization of preventive and predictive Step-by-step work control from identification
maintenance through using work history
To focus your resources on critical equipment Optimization of preventive and condition-
How to work with contractors more effectively monitoring activities
Development of organizational competence Techniques: critical equipment analysis,
Crude Oil Pipeline Operations OT50 critical spares control, and emergency
COURSE CONTENT response work
World class standards Maintenance strategies
An intensive 5-day course utilizes case studies and Planning and scheduling Optimizing COURS E CONTE N T
industry best practices for operating and maintaining preventative and predictive maintenance Work identification Planning prioritization
onshore crude oil and liquid pipeline systems that Identifying critical equipment Utilizing your Scheduling execution History records
CMMS Supplier certification Developing Optimizing preventive maintenance Predictive
maximize life cycle reliability; employee, public, organizational competence Presenting your maintenance planning Critical equipment
and environmental safety; and operational cost action plan focus Emergency response
effectiveness.
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Turnaround, Shutdown and Outage

Management TSOM
This course addresses Turnaround, Shutdown and

Outage (TSO) Management principles and practices as
they relate to activity planning, execution and closeout
activities for midstream, petrochemical and refining
facilities in the petroleum industry.
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HOUSTON, US 11-15 SEP $3860 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
ORLANDO, US 11-15 DEC $3920 HOUSTON, US 17-21 APR $3860
HSE 21
Crude Oil Pipeline Turnaround, Basics of HSE Applied Environmental

Operations OT50 Shutdown and Outage Management HS18 Management HS23
Management TSOM
FOUNDATION 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 3-DAY BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY
NEW NEW Recognition and effective management of HSE This course provides hands-on opportunities to
risks/impacts is a fundamental requirement of learn and apply tools, techniques, and systems
This course utilizes case studies and industry This course addresses Turnaround, Shutdown
companies operating in our sector. This course of environmental management in oil, gas, and
best practices for operating and maintaining and Outage (TSO) Management principles and
provides participants with the underpinning petrochemical industries. Participants work as a
onshore crude oil and liquid pipeline systems practices as they relate to activity planning,
knowledge on how to specify and implement an member of a team to develop and improve the
that maximize life cycle reliability; employee, execution and closeout activities for midstream,
effective HSE management system at the environmental management system (EMS) and
public, and environmental safety; and operational petrochemical and refining facilities in the
technical level. The course is based upon a environmental performance of company Petros, a
cost effectiveness. It focuses on open petroleum industry. The specific training received
common HSE management system which fictitious but highly-realistic case study.
discussions and troubleshooting techniques that in TSO management and the proper use of
explains the elements and their interaction. A Application of the learned techniques is practiced
may be applied to crude, HVL (High Volatility scarce resources (time, people and materials)
variety of exercises and case studies based on at the upstream Caspian Explorer platform and
Liquids) and refined product pipelines and their will help the TSO or Project Manager improve
our Petros Barola on and off-shore case studies, the downstream Orkney Depot.
associated infrastructure. The course aims to cost, schedule and operability results. Upon
as well as readings and videos will be used to Well-blended exercises, problem-solving, and
improve the operation profitability and completion of this course, the participant will
develop understanding and practice the skills. scenarios are used to practice the application of
communication with management and know what the critical success factors for a TSO
engineering staff. are and be able to utilize best practices in TSO The course is designed for the oil, gas and learning in authentic situations. The course is
planning, execution and closeout. Participants petrochemical industries around the PetroSkills designed to introduce participants to solutions to
DES IG NE D F O R will understand how maintenance, operations competence maps for HSE Management at the environmental challenges and to become an
Pipeline operations personnel who require a and contractor resources relate to one another Awareness level. This class can be taken alone, agent for change in their own organization. The
working knowledge of onshore liquid pipeline and what tools are available for the TSO team to or together with our Basics of Safety (HS10). It course follows-on from HS13, and is
and terminal systems, including the common ensure properly-managed interfaces among key provides the underpinning knowledge for recommended for those developing a career in
operational difficulties that may arise and stakeholders. The course is taught using a participants seeking a career first-step environmental management and/or planning to
operational tactics used to resolve them. Also combination of instruction, facilitated qualification - the NEBOSH International General progress towards Full or Associate membership
suitable for maintenance personnel, metering discussion, and hands-on exercises using real- Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety of the Institute of Environmental Management
technicians, lead supervisors, area managers, world TSO examples. The exercises will include (IGC). For holders of the NGC gained within the and Assessment (IEMA) using our Accredited
and engineering staff that need a working both individual and group activities that will last five years, this class provides for conversion Environmental Practitioner program (HS71).
knowledge of field pipeline operations. provide each participant with a hands-on to the IGC (upon request).
application of the principles and practices DESIGNED FOR
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO DESIGNED FOR Environmental professionals, H&S practitioners
discussed throughout the course.
Apply regulatory codes, standards, and wishing to broaden their skills, operational
All workers requiring basic awareness and/or a
industry guidelines (PHSMA 195, ASME DESI GN ED FOR managers, engineers, supervisors, project
qualification in HSE management. These may
B31.4, API-1173 and others) that control Maintenance superintendents and supervisors, managers, and other staff who have delegated
include field/operations staff, office workers,
and guide the operation and maintenance of project managers and project engineers, responsibilities for implementing environmental
engineers, supervisors, project managers, and
pipeline facilities maintenance engineers, planner/schedulers, improvement(s).
aspiring HSE professionals. It is ideal for anyone
Explain fluid properties and behavior of crude operations representatives, HSE representatives, with no prior HSE management knowledge. YOU WILL LEARN H O W TO
oils, wax behavior, temperature relationships and procurement professionals who plan,
and use of DRA in crude oil pipelines manage, or participate in turnarounds, Apply environmental management systems
YOU WILL LEA RN
Explain pipeline hydraulics, pipeline pressure shutdowns and outage management. Special and environmental controls which bring
The principle elements of an HSE
gradients and predict capacity on the system emphasis will be placed on best practices and enhanced legal, financial, and reputational
management system, and how these interact
Identify pipeline MOP, surge and causes of improvement
future trends in TSO management. to promote performance improvement
overpressure and mitigation measures Communicate effectively with management
How to use ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001/ISO and staff at all levels of the organization on
Explain pipeline facilities; pump stations, YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO 45001, HSG65, and ILO OSH-2001
filtration, metering and LACT units, sampling Understand what a day in the life of a TSO environmental improvement
Key tools for assessing risks, risk control, and Incorporate EMS into strategic plans,
and testing, pigging equipment, tank terminals Manager during a shutdown is like active/reactive monitoring
and truck/rail loading facilities Establish business strategies and objectives operational activities, products, and services
The roles and responsibilities of individuals Identify environmental aspects, and how to
Explain liquid pipeline operations; for a TSO to ensure support from all facility within the management system and how these
commissioning and purging/filling, startup, stakeholders assess the environmental impacts of activities,
can affect the safety culture of the organization products, and services in normal, abnormal,
stopping, pigging and pig receiver operations, Develop a robust TSO resource plan and get Examination techniques for the NEBOSH IGC1 and emergency situations
measurement and sampling activities the resources you need exam (if required) Use an EMS to confirm legal compliance
Identify principle causes of loss of Develop and validate work scopes for both
Plan and implement improvements in
containment and mitigating measures; maintenance and project activities COURSE CONTENT environmental performance
corrosion, environmental cracking, Establish criteria early in the planning cycle Leadership, policy, objectives Legislation and Develop monitoring procedures and
overpressure, 3rd party damage and error for TSO work scope selection regulation of HSE Responsibilities, resources environmental performance indicators
Review regulatory compliance requirements Select a computerized maintenance and competence Risk assessment and control Develop and implement an environmental
for CFR 49, Part 195, to be better prepared in management system, including those features Planning, safe systems of work Contractor audit program
the case of compliance audits needed for TSO management controls Emergency preparedness and Engage in environmental reporting, including
Explore emergency response measures to Integrate capital projects and maintenance response Incident reporting and investigation use of recognized methods and formats for
spills and loss of containment work during a TSO Inspections and audits Management review presenting reports internally and externally
Identify and address key TSO constraints and
C OUR S E C O N T E N T operations interfaces COURS E CONTE N T
Crude oil transportation systems Industry Develop a robust contracting plan for the TSO Effective use of an EMS Identifying aspects
codes and regulations, scope and applicability to align work scope and assessing impact Environmental
Crude oils, waxes and DRA, fluid properties and Prepare a TSO execution plan improvement programs, including pollution
behavior Hydraulic analysis of pipelines and Utilize fit-for-purpose progress measurement abatement and control techniques Emergency
gradients Pipeline pumps components, and control techniques preparedness and response Environmental
operation, seal systems and seal leak detection communication Environmental performance
Pipeline surge and overpressure protection C OU RSE C ON T EN T monitoring Environmental auditing and
systems Pipeline facilities filtration, pressure Six-phase TSO management process TSO reporting Management review
controls, pigging equipment Terminal facilities issues and challenges TSO quality plan TSO
tanks, truck/rail loading, metering, sampling safety planning CMMS benefits, selection and
and proving Pigging goals, processes and implementation Developing an integrated TSO Petros Petros
activities Pipeline repairs and maintenance plan Managing TSO stakeholders and Barola Barola
Corrosion overview and prevention Leak resources Monitoring progress and controlling Case Case
Study Study
detection methods CFR 49, Part 195 review of change Procurement and contracting for a
documentation requirements and terminology TSO
See website for dates and locations See website for dates and locations LONDON, UK 21-25 AUG $4570+VAT HOUSTON, US 9-13 OCT $4040
HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT
Applied HSE Applied Safety HS20 Contractor Safety
PLANNING A Management HS28 Management HS46
MEETING? FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY

You plan the agenda In just five days, learn how to develop and use an This course teaches participants about a In many companies, contractors work 50%+ of
HSE management system to drive improvement selection of advanced safety tools and facilitates the hours in the field. That is why it is important
Well handle the rest and learning into your organization! This course practice use of these in a case study setting. to prequalify, select, mobilize, execute,
is about understanding and applying common During just five days, we learn about safety demobilize, and close out contracted activities to
HSE management systems in oil, gas and techniques for the oil, gas, and petrochemical a high standard. An effective relationship
PETROSKILLS petrochemical industries. It includes a rich blend industries including the HSE case, Bowtie, JHA/ between clients and contractors at all stages of
CONFERENCE
of knowledge development sessions, individual JSA, HAZOP, fault, and event tree analysis. We the supply chain is essential for competently
and team exercises, problem-solving, and sector use a rich blend of exercises, problem-solving, managing health and safety in a facility or
CENTER case studies. These come together to challenge

participants in a realistic but fictional case study
facility, Petros Barola Limited.
videos, and case studies to support the learning
in realistic situations. These come together to
challenge participants in our case study scenario
project.
In just five-days, you will learn the processes for
developing and managing a contractor safety
Course content is built around the PetroSkills Petros Barola. management system based on recognized
competence maps at the Fundamental The class concludes with participants defending management systems, such as API
Application level. The course may be taken either the company before the HSE regulator explaining Recommended Practice 2220 Contractor Safety
independently or in conjunction with our Applied why the company should retain its operating Performance Process and OGP Guidelines for
Safety, Applied Health, and/or Applied license following a serious incident. The course Working together in Contracting Environment.
Environment courses. This course also provides content is built around the PetroSkills The course includes knowledge development
practical learning for participants seeking competence maps at the Fundamental sessions, practical exercises and problem-
professional accreditation through Distance Application level. It may be taken either solving set in a case study setting. The course
Learning Vocational Diploma in Occupational independently or in conjunction with other concludes with a contractor pre-qualification,
Safety and Health or Accredited Environmental Foundation level courses - Applied HSE selection, and justification exercise.
Practitioner programs (to MIEMA and CEnv) - Management, Applied Occupational Health and
HS70 and HS71 respectively. Industrial Hygiene (OH&IH), and/or Applied DES IGNED FOR
Environmental Management. Project, procurement, and supply chain
DESI GN ED FOR managers, HSE specialists, auditors, engineers,
Functional specialists seeking to improve their DESIGNED FOR and supervisors who want to know how to
knowledge and application of HSE management HSE specialists as well as operations engineers, manage contractors.
systems, including operations supervisors, supervisors and project managers, and other Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
engineers, contract managers, project managers, staff with responsibility for designing, Implement a contracting supply chain strategy
and all staff who have the responsibility for implementing, or supporting safety techniques in based on the risks and benefits of outsourcing
designing, implementing, or supporting HSE their respective positions. Some prior knowledge high risk, low risk, and specialist activities
management. Some prior knowledge of HSE of safety science is desirable but not essential. Develop a contracting strategy based on pre-
Located in the Houston area, management related topics is desirable but not qualification
essential. YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO
we are available to host your meeting, Design and use a common set of safety Prepare a program to initiate the use
techniques (as listed above) of competent contractors based on bid
in addition to more than 300 PetroSkills YOU W I LL L EARN H OW TO
documents covering HSE and other relevant
training sessions held here each year. Successfully apply the principle elements Apply factors relating to people, equipment,
of an HSE management system aligned materials, and the working environment to the criteria
to the international standards ISO 14001 establishment of safe working environments Communicate effectively with contractors,
(environment) and OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001 Identify common asset safety hazards and including reporting requirements for incidents
and emergency preparedness
Conference Center Amenities: (occupational health and safety), and how to design and implement systems to control and
Identify the barriers that could prevent
relate these to company management systems subsequently monitor these
13 classrooms Explain responsibilities for HSE management Conduct a fire risk assessment for their own successful implementation of a contractor
and the characteristics of successful facility safety program, and how to overcome them
4 rooms with virtual accessibility Develop a program for supply chain
leadership and management styles Implement a motor vehicle safety program
2 large executive conference rooms Use key tools associated with HSE performance monitoring
2 breakout conference rooms management including HazID, risk COURSE CONTENT Perform an effective contractor selection
assessment, JHA, JSA, PTW, LOTO, and active Safety techniques for hazard and effect interview
Concierge and support staff management Safety culture and maturity; Provide feedback likely to initiate improvement
(leading) and reactive (lagging) monitoring
State-of-the-art audio-visual Shape and initiate improvement in the safety errors and violations, Stroop test Creating safe in contractors performance
culture of their own organizations work environments - hard and soft controls Use sector contractor management systems
High-speed wireless internet such as OGP 6.64/291, API standard 2220;
Chemical handling / HAZCOM / product
On-site technical support C OU RSE C ON T EN T stewardship Fire safety Electrical safety and HSE management systems such as ISO
Break area and courtyard Leadership and commitment HSE policy and Confined space safety Lockout and tagout 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001 and HSG65
strategic objectives Legislation and regulation (LOTO) Logistics and motor vehicle safety as methods for initiating and maintaining
Complimentary parking Organization, responsibilities, and resources Measuring and improving safety performance improvements in contractor performance
Professional training and behaviors Risk
COURS E CONTE N T
assessment and hierarchy of control Planning
Conveniently located near: and procedures Contractor controls Security Supply chain strategies Management systems
Emergency preparedness and response - API 2220, OGP guidelines, and others Pre-
Q uality hotels and accommodations qualification - bidding, evaluation criteria,
Performance management Incident reporting
S hopping, restaurants and entertainment and investigation Auditing Management appointment Contractor selection
Mobilization, execution and demobilization
Medical facilities review and improvement
Supply chain performance monitoring and
auditing Final evaluation and close out
25403 KATY MILLS PARKWAY

KATY, TEXAS 77494 Petros Petros Petros
+1.832.426.1200 Barola Barola Barola
Case Case Case
Study Study Study
petroskills.com/pcc
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
HOUSTON, US 10-14 JUL $4040 HOUSTON, US 6-10 NOV $4040 HOUSTON, US 7-11 AUG $4040
LONDON, UK 18-22 SEP $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 24-28 JUL $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 11-15 SEP $4670+VAT
HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT 23
Lead Auditor for Health
Fundamentals of Risk Based Process
and Safety (IOSH) and
Process Safety PS2 Safety Management
Environment (IEMA)
HS45
HS47
FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
The course will cover the fundamentals of This course introduces process safety This auditor training course is uniquely approved
Process Safety for all staff levels of processing management in the oil and gas industry, the by IEMA and IOSH for developing integrated
facilities in the upstream and downstream oil, elements and benefits of process safety management systems auditors for ISO 14001
gas, and petro chemical industry. To identify how management systems, and tools for and OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001. It is recognized
different disciplines and roles can have an implementing and managing a system. In this by IEMA (and others) for accreditation as a lead
impact on Process Safety performance, there is a course the participant will learn to use tools and auditor, after suitable practical experience.
rolling case study (Project COLEX) throughout techniques for managing process safety. The Participants work in teams of internal auditors to
the course that involves the installation of a Center for Chemical Process Safetys (CCPS) appraise the HSE-MS of Petros Barola Ltd, a
separator vessel, and the Process Safety book titled Guidelines for Risk Based Process fictitious but highly-realistic case study based on
considerations and implications are explored Safety or RBPS Guidelines will be the text for the distribution department of an integrated oil How can you
and discussed at the various stages, from design
to full operation.
this course. Participant centered exercises and
selected case studies will be used to build on the
company located on the island of Barola. Each
audit team is led by an experienced lead auditor,
reduce health,
DES IG NE D F O R
concepts that CCPS advocates for risk based through each stage of a 5-day audit in real time. safety, security and
process safety. The audit includes an opening meeting, live
The course will benefit all staff associated with
Throughout the course, participants will be interviews, corporate documents and test results. environment risks?
the operation, maintenance, and governance in The class concludes with a presentation of the
production and processing facilities and is challenged to think how their process safety
management system can be enhanced and audit report to senior management. The class is
relevant to roles, including senior management, firmly based in the principles of corporate
Pilot
project and engineering support teams, HSE modified to meet the concepts of risk-based
decision making. An individual action plan will responsibility for risk management and business
support, supervisors, and operator and control, and the theory and practice of modern
maintenance technicians. It provides an be developed to apply the information from the
e-learning
course to the workplace. risk-based auditing. The book HSEQ Audits - A
understanding of the design basis and essentials Risk-based Approach by Stephen Asbury is
for safe operations, without addressing the more DESI GN ED FOR included for all participants.
detailed calculation aspects covered in Process HSE professionals, operations and maintenance
Safety Engineering PS4. technicians, engineers, supervisors and project DESIGNED FOR ONLINE HSSE LIBRARY
managers requiring a basic foundation in HSE professionals, line managers and
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO supervisors; aspiring and experienced auditors.
Identify the systems and processes required developing and managing process safety. The
more technical aspects of process safety The class has proven extremely beneficial for Types of Respirators
to create process safety in a high hazard those preparing for secondment to an audit team.
installation engineering are covered in PS4, Process Safety
Identify and choose appropriate techniques Engineering. YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO
and tools to qualitatively assess process Lead/participate effectively in an audit or
YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO
hazards review in line with the standards of the
ntify processes applicable to Process Safety
Determine appropriate risk reduction auditing profession, including ISO 19011
Management (PSM) and describe relevant
strategies and identify effective risk reduction Relate audit to the essential principles of
terms used
measures to prevent, control, and mitigate corporate governance, risk management,
Identify which standards are to be applied for
process safety risk business control and management system
managing process hazards
Recognize and develop systems to manage standards
Apply programs and tools for managing a
Process Safety in operations through Add value for senior management from the
PSM system
operating procedures and operating limits, auditing process PetroSkills ePilot HSSE
Choose appropriate decision making methods
ensuring plant integrity through maintenance Apply the skills necessary to conduct an
and inspection
and tools to identify process hazards
effective HS/E audit, including: Library can help you:
Describe and use techniques available for
Use a management of change process to Familiarizing with the auditees business
minimize risk of change
control of hazards associated with process
environment and objectives Identify knowledge
designs
Identify and monitor key performance Describe the criteria and methods of selecting
Developing a risk-based work plan gaps quickly and
measures and verifications to maintain and Effective interviewing, reviewing and testing generate pathways to
equipment and safe guarding controls
improve safety performance techniques
Research and apply the performance proficiency
Recording, analyzing and assessing audit
C OUR S E C O N T E N T parameters for the safety systems in
findings
Business context for Process Safety Risk operations
Evaluating the auditees HS/E-MS Achieve compliance
assessment [hazard identification, hazard Explain the role of all disciplines and their
contribution to the management of potential
Summarizing, presenting and reporting at goals with compliance-
scenarios, consequence and likelihood analysis, high level the audit results to management
and risk analysis and tools and techniques] HSE hazards focused management
Risk reduction measures (barriers) [types and C OU RSE C ON T EN T
COURSE CONTENT and reporting
hierarchy of risk reduction measures (barriers)] Risk management and business control
Process safety culture and competency
Management of process safety in operations Compliance with standards Understand
Principles of auditing (ISO 19011) Initiating Reduce time-to-
[operating procedures, design and operating and planning any audit Reviewing and testing
hazards and risk Operating procedures and
effectiveness Effective interviewing Legal
proficiency, enable
limits, human factors, inspection and safe work practices Asset integrity and
maintenance, and emergency response] and ethical aspects relevant to auditing refresher training, and
reliability Management of change Conduct
Management of change Learning from Developing audit findings and writing business- improve on-boarding
of operations Incident investigation
previous incidents and near misses Self- focused recommendations
(associated with plant failures) Measurement
verification and measurement Process safety and metrics Management review and Reduce expenses of
key performance indicators Management
review and auditing Process safety leadership
continuous improvement classroom scheduling,
[governance and culture] travel
Petros
Barola
Case
Study For more information, email
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) DUBAI, UAE 24-28 SEP $5090
[email protected]
HOUSTON, US 9-13 OCT $4040 HOUSTON, US 24-28 APR $4040 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
LONDON, UK 4-8 DEC $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 31 JUL-4 AUG $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 16-20 OCT $4770+VAT
24 HSE
Distance Learning Accredited Environmental
Introduction to Basic Petroleum
Vocational Diploma in Practitioner: IEMA Full
Petroleum Business IPB Economics BEC3
Occupational Safety Member by Applied
and Health HS70 Learning HS71
SPECIALIZED SPECIALIZED BASIC 3-DAY BASIC 3-DAY
Achieve Chartered Membership of the Institution Achieve Full Membership of IEMA (MIEMA) and Creation of shareholder value should be at the Could you answer the following three questions
of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) by Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) in this two- heart of every business decision. This course is for your next project? What will it cost? What is it
flexible, distance learning. IOSH is the worlds part mentored, distance learning program. Part 1 designed for technical professionals in the worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before
largest health and safety professional comprises six units each requiring submission petroleum industry who want to understand the undertaking any project, these questions should
membership organization, and its qualifications of work evidence to demonstrate competence. nature of the petroleum business and how you be answered, and this course will provide the
are recognized globally. Completion leads to award of the IEMA will contribute to the financial success of your fundamentals necessary to enable you to do so.
This is a mentored program typically lasting Associate Certificate in Environmental company. The course will introduce delegates to Contractual arrangements, which also
12-18 months. Every participant has a personal Management (AIEMA). In Part 2 (optional), the the structure of the petroleum business including significantly impact the economic viability of a
adviser who works with them on a one-to-one participant is guided through a personal supply and demand, how oil companies are project, are covered. Participants practice cash
basis. Our support is tailored to meet your development program, and the application and organized and financed and what it takes to be flow techniques for economic evaluations and
needs. Communication is usually through assessment process to complete the award of financially successful. Success will be explored investigate frequently encountered situations.
e-conference, e-mail and telephone. The start MIEMA and CEnv. Each participant has a through an understanding of how we calculate Each participant will receive Economics of
date is flexible, and you can work at a pace that personal mentor who works with them on a one- long-term shareholder value both at the Worldwide Petroleum Production, written
suits you and your job. to-one basis. Our support is tailored to meet corporate and project level as well as the specifically for PetroSkills courses.
your needs at a pace which suits you. valuation of competitive advantage and
Communication is usually through e-conference, incorporation of risk assessment in our models. DES IGNED FOR
DES IG NE D F O R
Experienced health and safety managers/ e-mail and telephone. You can start your Delegates will be introduced to the primary Managers, engineers, explorationists, field
advisers/specialists. You will be an active program any time. Part 1 is usually spread over accounting financial statements and what they accounting supervisors and other personnel who
practitioner with at least two years experience. an 8-12 month period, but can be speeded up or tell us about a company. Common accounting need to develop or improve their skill and
slowed down to suit you. Completion of Part 2 and economic terms and metrics will be understanding of basic economic analysis and
YO U W IL L L E A R N requires 3-years full time environmental reviewed. Participants should bring a PC with profitability of petroleum exploration and
To build your portfolio of evidence, supported experience, but this can predate your enrollment. excel software to complete exercises. production.
by a personal mentor
DESI GN ED F OR DESIGNED FOR Y OU WILL LEARN
To write reflective reports using templates
provided Experienced environmental specialists seeking Engineers, geologists, geophysicists, landmen, How to evaluate the economic viability of a
To identify and close any gaps in your H&S Associate and/or Full Membership of IEMA (the HR and other non-finance and accounting project
knowledge through assessment and internal Institute of Environmental Management and professionals who need an introduction to the Cash flow techniques applicable in economic
verification of your portfolio Assessment). Participants should have business aspects of the petroleum industry evaluations
responsibility for managing one or more including the interplay of finance and economic How to use economic criteria to choose
C OUR S E C O N T E N T environmental impacts within their work. evaluation in the creation of long-term investments
Develop and implement effective communication shareholder value. Models to weigh risk and uncertainty
systems for health and safety (401) Promote a YOU WI L L L EARN
Participants will be supported by a personal YOU WILL LEA RN COURS E CONTE N T
positive health and safety culture (501)
Develop and maintain individual and mentor to build a structured portfolio of How the petroleum business is structured and Forecasting oil production Defining:
organizational competence in health and safety work-based evidence, demonstrating skilled capital is raised reserves, operating expenses, capital
(502) Identify, assess, and control health and application of environmental management What is shareholder value and how it is expenditures, inflation, factors effecting oil and
safety risks (503) Develop and implement techniques, which collectively meet IEMA created gas prices Cash flow techniques Economic
proactive monitoring systems for health and requirements The critical importance of seeking competitive criteria: interest, hurdle rate, time value of
safety (504) Develop and implement reactive To prepare required reports advantage money, selection, ranking criteria Risk,
monitoring systems for health and safety (505) To close any knowledge gaps through directed Economic and accounting terminology uncertainty: types of risk, mathematical
Develop and implement health and safety reading How to make an economic valuation of techniques, probabilistic models, uncertainty in
emergency response systems and procedures Through assessment and internal verification an investment and assess its competitive economic analysis Tips on economic factors
(506) Develop and implement health and of submitted materials advantage in computer spreadsheet analysis Ethics in
safety review systems (507) Maintain By registering you with IEMA as an Affiliate How value creation impacts share price economic analyses
knowledge of improvements to influence health member for one year (included in your fee), How shareholder value is measured
and safety practice (508) Develop and and upgrading you upon completion to AIEMA What is risk and how is it assessed in
implement the health and safety policy (601) and MIEMA as applicable economic evaluations
C OU RSE C ON T EN T COURSE CONTENT

Earths natural systems and how human activity The importance of creating value for
interacts with these Main sources of shareholders History and characteristics of the
environmental laws affecting international oil and gas business Introduction to Economic
businesses The principle environmental Evaluation including Net Present Value, Internal
techniques including Life Cycle Assessment and Rate of Return, and risk Introduction to the key
Environmental Impact Assessment The accounting financial statements and terms The
benefits of implementing an Environmental need for competitive advantage and how it is
Management System (EMS) Environmental measured How to develop spreadsheets to
communication The issues, science and conduct economic evaluations
philosophy of sustainability
Start date for the program is fully flexible. The

program fee is $4,099+VAT with 18 months
support. There will be no refund issued after
registration is confirmed.
There is additional value in booking this

program together with Accredited Environmental Start date for the program is fully flexible. The 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
Practitioner: IEMA Full Member by Applied program fee for Parts 1 and 2 is $4,500+VAT with CALGARY, CAN 3-5 APR $2925+GST
Learning - HS71 for the combined fee of 12 months Affiliate membership of IEMA. See HOUSTON, US 13-15 FEB $2955
$7,999+VAT. website for details on purchasing Parts 1 1-3 MAY $2955
and 2 separately. There will be no refund issued 10-12 JUL $2955
16-18 OCT $2955
To register or for more information, after registration is confirmed. For information KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 14-16 AUG $3550
please see petroskills.com/hs70, email on fees and additional program details, see LONDON, UK 12-14 JUN $3430+VAT
[email protected], or call +1.918.828.2500 petroskills.com/hs71 or email 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 11-13 SEP $3430+VAT
or toll free in North America +1.800.821.5933. [email protected]. HOUSTON, US 10-12 MAY $2955 SAN FRANCISCO, US 13-15 NOV $2925
PETROLEUM BUSINESS 25
Expanded Basic Cost Management CM Economics of Petroleum Finance and

Petroleum Economics Worldwide Petroleum Accounting Principles
BEC Production EWP PFA
BASIC 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY FOUNDATION 5-DAY

Could you answer the following three questions Few problems threaten the petroleum businesses In the area of corporate and international Making the most efficient use of your resources
for your next project? What will it cost? What is it more than uncontrolled costs. Economic realities petroleum production, do you know how to is critical to the success of any company.
worth? Will it earn sufficient profit? Before have made it necessary for most companies to choose the best investments? Can you properly Finance and accounting comprise the universal
undertaking any project, these questions should operate with a lean and mean philosophy. As evaluate investment opportunities? Do you know business language and help you manage those
be answered. This course will provide the the price of our products fluctuates widely, the what investment criteria really mean and which resources effectively. Planning and decision
fundamentals necessary to enable you to do so. most vulnerable companies are those that are criteria to use for best results? Answers to these making that occur in an informal financial
Budgeting and financing, accounting, and ineffective in understanding and managing their questions will greatly improve your ability to context permit better application of resources
contractual arrangements, which also costs. The ability to properly manage costs is make profitable decisions. Techniques for and promote competitive advantage. The aim of
significantly impact the economic viability of a now paramount in a companys success and predicting profit, production, operating costs, this course is to improve delegates job
project, are covered. Participants practice cash even their ultimate survival. As the energy and cash flow enable the analyst to evaluate performance by enhancing their understanding
flow techniques for economic evaluations and industry goes through its most monumental decision alternatives for optimum results. of current international practices in finance and
investigate frequently encountered situations. changes since the 1970s, the companies that can Understanding cost of capital, financial structure, accounting within the E&P industry. The latest
Participants are invited to submit their own identify efficiencies and inefficiencies will be able risk and uncertainty, present worth, rate of return, issues are discussed.
economic problems (in advance), if appropriate. to react to the challenges of the global market and other economic yardsticks enhances the
Each participant will receive Economics of place, thus generating higher profits. This quality and the value of economic analysis. DES IGNED FOR
Worldwide Petroleum Production, written seminar is an introduction to Practical Cost Discussion of real-life examples with participants Personnel new to the oil and gas accounting
specifically for PetroSkills courses. Management techniques designed to help the from many different countries enhances the value industry - accounting, finance, or economists,
participant better understand the underlying of the course. others desiring to understand or refresh their
DES IG NE D F O R dynamics of cost using recent events and trends, knowledge of basic petroleum accounting
Managers, engineers, explorationists, field using relevant exercises, timely case studies and DESIGNED FOR concepts, financial personnel needing to
accounting supervisors and other personnel who role-playing techniques. Managers, supervisors, and operating personnel understand unique issues as they relate to the
need to develop or improve their skill and concerned with costs, profitability, budgets, the petroleum industry, and technical or asset team
understanding of basic economic analysis and DESI GN ED FOR company bottom line and other aspects of members looking for the basic concepts of
profitability of petroleum exploration and Operating managers, field personnel, project economic analysis of petroleum production on a accounting and finance. Participants are
production. managers, technology managers, budget project, corporate, and worldwide basis, who encouraged to bring their companys financial
managers, or anyone wanting to manage costs have had some previous experience in this area. reports. This course may qualify for up to 34
YO U W IL L L E A R N more efficiently and effectively. A familiarity with Due to similarity in content, PetroSkills hours of CPE for US CPAs.
How to evaluate the economic viability of a finance is helpful but not required. recommends that participants take this course if
project they have some previous experience in this field Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
Cash flow techniques applicable in economic YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO as the course content is more advanced than Understand financial reporting requirements
evaluations Understand the different cost classifications Expanded Basic Petroleum Economics. Take one for oil and gas companies under IFRS and
Models to weigh risk and uncertainty and cost drivers or the other, but not both courses. U.S. GAAP
Techniques to determine expected value Determine and monitor the behavior of costs Apply basic concepts and terminology for
The effect finance, budgeting, and contractual Build your own activity dictionary YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO accounting and finance in oil and gas
agreements have on a project Design management control system that Use cash flow techniques in economic Create accounting statements, including a
The basic principles of accounting works evaluations cash flow statement from data accumulation to
Understand the principles of Activity Evaluate and choose investment opportunities audited financial statements
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Based Cost Management (ABCM) and its Use models to weigh risk and uncertainty Distinguish between the different financial
Forecasting oil production Defining: reserves, development and implementation Evaluate decision alternatives using predictive statements and their roles
operating expenses, capital expenditures, Analyze capital projects using the proper tools techniques Distinguish between financial, managerial, and
inflation, factors effecting oil and gas prices and techniques Evaluate how projects effect the corporation contract (joint operations) accounting
Cash flow techniques Economic criteria: Manage and not mismanage costs Recognize the different oil and gas accounting
interest, hurdle rate, time value of money, Develop tools to use for managing costs COURSE CONTENT methods
selection, ranking criteria Risk, uncertainty: Evaluate costs for effectiveness Pricing: natural gas, marker crudes, OPEC, spot Determine the difference between profits and
types of risk, mathematical techniques, and futures markets, transportation Production cash flow
probabilistic models, uncertainty in economic C OU RSE C ON T EN T rate: mathematical models Cash flow: revenue, Apply capitalization rules and depreciation
analysis Financing, ownership in the oil and Defining costs, classifications and terminology capital and operating costs, spreadsheet methods
gas industry: business arrangements between for an E&P company Determining cost exercises Economic evaluation: present value Recognize accounting treatments of joint
operators, between mineral owners objects, cost drivers and their behaviors concepts, sensitivity and risk analysis, decision ventures such as Production Sharing
Accounting versus cash flow: accounting Analyzing different types of cost management trees, royalty, sources of capital, incremental Agreements
principles and definitions, differences between systems Using Activities Based Management economics, sunk costs, inflation Budgeting: Evaluate capitalized assets using a ceiling-test
accounting cash numbers, depreciation, (ABM) to monitor costs and processes Building examples and exercises, long-range planning Read and understand those confusing footnotes
depletion, amortization Budgeting: types, and using an activity dictionary Using value Cash versus write-off decision: depreciation, Prepare, read, and use the disclosures for oil
processes, selecting of projects for the budget added costs versus non value-added costs for depletion, and amortization How to read an and gas companies
Economic analysis of operations Computer improvement Distinguishing between cost annual report: statements, financial ratios, what Recognize how accounting decisions can affect
economics software Tips on economic factors effectiveness and cost efficiencies Developing is and is not included, reading between the lines earnings, cash flows, and operational decisions
in computer spreadsheet analysis Ethics in productivity measurements that work Worldwide business operations: concessions, Calculate, understand, and analyze financial
economic analyses Operating Cost Management using the budgets licenses, production sharing contracts, joint reports and basic oil and gas ratios
efficiently and effectively Using GAP analysis in ventures, cost of capital, sources of funding, debt
measuring productivity of costs Support and equity Performance appraisal: buy/sell COURS E CONTE N T
departments cost allocations Transfer pricing assessments Computer economics software Getting started: financial terms and definitions,
Determining the break-even cost and volumes Tips on format and inclusion of economic factors the language of business; accounting rules,
Using variance analysis budget for monitoring in computer spreadsheet analysis Ethics in standards, and policies Constructing the basic
performance Optimizing the supply chain economic analyses financial statements Classifying revenues,
Developing and analyzing capital investment assets, liabilities, and equity Comparing
projects Replace versus maintain Life Cycle different accounting elements Accounting for
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) Costing Using different scenarios to more joint operations Accounting and reporting
effectively manage costs Performance
CALGARY, CAN 3-7 APR $3900+GST
HOUSTON, US 13-17 FEB $3940
Measurement using capacity management
1-5 MAY $3940 techniques
10-14 JUL $3940
16-20 OCT $3940
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 14-18 AUG $4735
LONDON, UK 12-16 JUN $4570+VAT 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
11-15 SEP $4570+VAT HOUSTON, US 11-15 DEC $4040 HOUSTON, US 8-12 MAY $4040 HOUSTON, US 17-21 JUL $4040
SAN FRANCISCO, US 13-17 NOV $3900 LONDON, UK 16-20 OCT $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 18-22 SEP $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 9-13 OCT $4670+VAT
26 PETROLEUM BUSINESS
Advanced Decision
Petroleum Risk and Fundamentals of Strategic Thinking:
Analysis with Portfolio
Decision Analysis PRD International Oil and A Tool-Based Approach
and Project Modeling
Gas Law IOG STT
ADA
FOUNDATION 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 3-DAY
Good technical and business decisions are Quality forecasts and evaluations depend upon International petroleum transactions occur within This course is a hands-on case-based course
based on competent analysis of project costs, well-designed project and portfolio models that a complex legal environment that limits what focused on enhancing strategic thinking
benefits and risks. Participants learn the decision are based upon clear decision policy, sound petroleum companies, host governments and capabilities of decision makers in the oil and gas
analysis process and foundation concepts so professional judgments, and a good decision service companies can do, and interprets and industry including those responsible for building
they can actively participate in multi-discipline process. In this course participants learn to build enforces many of their promises. Petroleum and sustaining successful strategic plans.
evaluation teams. The focus is on designing and good models. We use the familiar Microsoft professionals often lack the broad understanding Participants are presented with several strategic
solving decision models. Probability Excel spreadsheet as the platform for project and of what makes up this legal environment and tools for analyzing different aspects of the
distributions express professional judgments risk assessment models. Add-in software how it can have an impact on their work. This petroleum business from both a macro and
about risks and uncertainties and are carried provides Monte Carlo and decision tree course is designed to give participants a basic micro perspective. There is a major emphasis on
through the calculations. Decision tree and capabilities. The course emphasis is on the understanding of the legal fundamentals that understanding how the petroleum industry has
influence diagrams provide clear evaluation concepts and techniques, rather than make their international transactions work, developed over the last 150 years including both
communications and the basis for valuing each particular software programs. including the principles that apply to interpreting successful and unsuccessful strategies that were
alternative. Monte Carlo simulation is discussed and enforcing their agreements, the procedures used. This provides a basis for evaluating game
DESI GN ED FOR
and experienced in detail in a hand-calculation for resolving their disputes, addressing changers that are now transforming the industry
Evaluation engineers, analysts, managers,
exercise. Project modeling fundamentals and planners, and economists. This course is intended interpretational issues posed by common and positioning our businesses to maximize
basic probability concepts provide the for professionals involved with developing project contract provisions, and avoiding liability under shareholder value. Case studies during this
foundation for the calculations. Mathematics is evaluation, portfolio, and other forecasting and environmental and bribery laws. The course will course provide opportunities for individualized
straightforward and mostly involves only assessment models. Prior background in decision teach participants to confidently identify potential and team-based learning. Teaching approach
common algebra. Emphasis is on practical analysis is expected. Before registering, please legal problems, address them before they follows an iterative process of interactive
techniques for immediate application. visit http://www.maxvalue.com/prereq.htm to become serious, and facilitate the smooth discussions, application of materials, discussion
review course prerequisites and to take a short interaction between oil and gas professionals, of results, and re-application of materials to new
DES IG NE D F O R host government representatives, and their contexts.
self-assessment quiz. You may login using
Geologists, engineers, geophysicists, managers, participant (no quotes) as both the user ID and lawyers.
team leaders, economists, and planners. password. DES IGNED FOR
DESIGNED FOR Geologists, geophysicists, engineers, managers,
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO Petroleum managers who deal with international and executives responsible for defining,
YOU W I LL L EARN H OW TO
Describe the elements of the decision Frame, build, and evaluate decision models oil and gas legal matters in the course of their assessing, and developing business alternatives
analysis process and the respective roles of and extract key insights business, and legal professionals with little and strategy in the petroleum industry.
management and the analysis team Apply the exponential utility function for formal, specialized training in oil and gas law,
Express and interpret judgments about risks risk policy but expect to deal with international oil and gas Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
and uncertainties as probability distributions Design investment portfolio optimization law matters. Summarize, present, and discuss strategic
and popular statistics models that include constraints, management topics and issues
Represent discrete risk events in Venn requirements, and typical interrelationships YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO Determine the factors that influence
diagrams, probability trees, and joint between projects Recognize differences between international organizations to change their level of strategic
probability tables Use decision tree software for value of legal systems and transactions thinking
Solve for expected values with decision trees, imperfect information analysis Understand legal fundamentals behind Identify, understand, analyze, and evaluate
payoff tables, and Monte Carlo simulation Use Monte Carlo simulation software with international transactions the strategies of their own units/divisions
(hand calculations) optimization and other businesses in light of current and
Craft and solve decision models Develop quality Excel models for projects COURSE CONTENT potential game changers
Evaluate investment and design alternatives and portfolios Law governing international petroleum Describe, apply, draw, and defend conclusions
with decision tree analysis transactions (including significant differences from strategic analysis tools
Develop and solve decision trees for value of C OU RSE C ON T EN T between various national legal systems, and the
information (VOI) problems Decision Modeling: application of DA process sources, principles, and limits of international COURS E CONTE N T
for modeling; influence diagrams; free cash flow law as applied to petroleum transactions) Review of the history of strategic thinking
C OUR S E C O N T E N T concept; sensitivity analysis; good modeling Interpretation and enforcement of treaties and Assessment of the petroleum industry from a
Decision Tree Analysis: decision models, value practices; real options overview Monte Carlo private contracts Effects of international trade strategic perspective as a supplier of energy
of information (a key problem type emphasized Simulation: prospect risking (similar to play (and producing country) agreements such as the Understanding of how the industry responded
in the course), flexibility and control, project analysis); calculating probabilities and E.U., NAFTA, Mercosur, and OPEC Dispute strategically to historical events and what are the
threats and opportunities Monte Carlo distributions with simulation; modeling and resolution approaches, including litigation and game changers that are now framing its future
Simulation: Latin hypercube sampling, portfolio optimizing investment portfolios; valuing added arbitration Procedures under and enforcement STEEPLE framework Michael Porters value
problems, optimization, advantages and control and flexibility; stopping rules; ways to of common arbitration provisions Legal chain analysis Competitive Advantage: defined
limitations Decision Criteria and Policy: value model correlation Decision Tree Analysis: defenses available to foreign companies, states, theoretically and quantitatively SWOT
measures, multiple objectives, HSE, capital value of information review; sensitivity analysis; and state-owned or connected entities, and (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
constraint, risk aversion Modeling the solving with utility for risk aversion Decision recognition and enforcement of judgments and analysis Strategic thinking as a craft
Decision: influence diagrams, sensitivity Policy: overview of finance theory related to PV arbitration awards Basic legal concepts of Scenario analysis and planning Six sigma
analysis, modeling correlations Basic discount rate and risk (CAPM, modern portfolio ownership of mineral rights (onshore, offshore, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) growth share
Probability and Statistics: four fundamental rules theory); shareholder value model; portfolio and deep sea bed) Expropriation and matrix Personal application of strategic
optimization to maximize value; efficient
including Bayes rule, calibration and eliciting compensation issues State-owned entities and thinking
frontiers; multi-criteria decisions; risk policy as a
judgments, choosing distribution types, privatization Laws bearing on development
utility function; expected utility and certain
common misconceptions about probability rights Legal interpretational issues of common
equivalent; insurance and hedging
Expected Value Concept: foundation for decision Implementation: presentation formats; judgments contract provisions Interpretational issues for
policy, features, pitfalls to avoid Implementing and biases; model-centric enterprise model and service contracts Transfer and protection of
Decision Analysis: problem framing, guidelines balanced scorecard element focusing on technology and confidential business
for good analysis practice, team analyses, shareholder value creation information Operating agreements and
computer tools (discussion and demonstrations), unitized operations Environmental protection
mitigating risks Evaluating a multi-pay laws Criminal and civil liability for oil spills
prospect (team exercise) Indemnification and guaranty issues Bribery
laws Marketing and transportation
Petroleum futures

HOUSTON, US 5-9 JUN $4040 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
4-8 DEC $4040 HOUSTON, US 12-16 JUN $4240
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 7-11 AUG $4835 11-15 DEC $4240 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
LONDON, UK 9-13 OCT $4670+VAT LONDON, UK 16-20 OCT $4870+VAT HOUSTON, US 3-7 APR $4240 HOUSTON, US 13-15 NOV $3185
PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 27
Strategic Procurement
Contracts and Tenders Effective Materials Inside Procurement in
and Supply
Fundamentals SC41 Management SC42 Oil and Gas SC61
Management in the Oil
and Gas Industry SC62
FOUNDATION 3-DAY FOUNDATION 3-DAY INTERMEDIATE 3-DAY INTERMEDIATE 3-DAY
This three-day course is designed to help This three-day course covers practical This course will expand the industry The development and implementation of
companies award the right contracts to the best considerations essential to achieve major understanding of supply chain professionals and carefully crafted strategies for the procurement of
providers. Contracting involves many roles that improvements in planning, buying, storing, and increase their value-added in a global, fast all goods, equipment, materials, and services
must work together to negotiate, document, and disposing of the vast array of materials and spare changing environment. Participants will learn has become a critical issue for all those in the oil
ensure a reliable supply of goods and services parts needed in the oil and gas industry. Evolving what each industry segment requires from and gas industry wishing to reduce operating
for capital projects and ongoing operations. best practices by major oil and gas companies procurement and be given insights to maximize cost while improving quality and productivity.
Everyone involved in contracting with suppliers are explored under three inter-related modules - value delivery and increase their contribution. This program explores key concepts forming the
and service providers must understand the entire inventory management, warehousing, and The course includes an online, interactive forum basis of strategic supply management, and
process, the keys to success, and what is investment recovery. with the instructor, and pre-read materials moves todays supply management organization
required of their role if contracts are to be designed to familiarize course attendees with from its typical tactical focus to the strategic
effective in managing supply risks. Materials and DESI GN ED FOR relevant issues. Attendees will leave better focus needed to successfully implement the
exercises in this course are specifically built Professional and management personnel who prepared to create and support procurement processes and methods needed to reach world-
around oil and gas industry issues. have responsibility for materials, spare parts, and strategies that meet stakeholder needs, whether class performance.
supplies needed to support any refinery, gas for projects or operations support.
DE S IG NE D F O R plant, onshore/offshore production, or other DES IGNED FO R
Individuals involved in any aspect of sourcing, industry operations. DESIGNED FOR Managers and professionals in supply
tendering, selecting, forming, and executing Supply chain professionals with 2-7 years management, procurement, purchasing,
contracts with suppliers of goods and services to YOU W I LL L EARN experience either inside or outside the oil and contracts, materials, inventory control, projects,
the oil and gas industry. Included are project How to provide better customer service for gas industry. The course is for anyone who maintenance, operations, finance, as well as all
technical roles such as facilities engineers, long lead or critical materials and spare parts needs a better understanding of procurement other professionals interested in lowering total
drilling engineers, project engineers, essential to the success of any well field value creation in the oil and gas industry and cost and increasing productivity and profit
commissioning engineers, contracts engineers, operation, offshore platform, refinery, gas includes buyers, procurement specialists, contributions from better supply management
and planning engineers. plant, or chemical processing facility logistics specialists, business analysts, team operations.
How to establish the best methods of leaders, project managers, commodity
YOU W IL L L E A R N inventory analysis and create performance managers, materials managers, and new Y OU WILL LEARN
How to better manage project and legal risks measures for min/max and order point sourcing specialists or category managers. Stages to world class supply management
with the contracting process systems Skill sets in supply management
How to successfully manage disputes and How to use supplier stocking programs, YOU WILL LEA RN Organizing the spend profile
contract performance issues consigned inventory, and integrated supply How industry is structured, including host Greater abilities in leading continuous
What is required in a successful tender agreements country and strategic relationships improvement programs
package How inventory systems use forecasting Business drivers and interface issues to be Ways in dealing with economic uncertainties
How to identify the appropriate contract techniques and what can be done to improve supported by procurement Questions for internal surveys to enhance
price strategy to minimize financial risks and them The role of industry economics in dictating purchasing performance
contract costs How to improve warehousing efficiency, procurement good practices in cost How to develop a Purchasing Coding
The difference between cost and price analysis layout, and space utilization for better management System
and how to use each technique to evaluate a inventory management Industry global compliance needs and how Steps in the development of a Composite
proposal How to improve inventory record accuracy procurement can add value Purchase Price Index
Appropriate commercial and legal contract and physical control of materials to lower How the industry is modeled in the E&P How to get more time to work on strategic
terms and conditions inventory levels and increase space utilization (upstream), midstream, and downstream issues
Best practices used to manage surplus or value chains Negotiation planning and strategies
C OUR S E C O N T E N T inactive assets and increase investment The E&P Asset Management Cycle and Total To understand the elements of cost that make
Overview of the contracting process Key recovery dollars Cost of Ownership concepts up a suppliers price
issues in forming a contract in the oil and gas Characteristics of supply markets to oil and Categories in a purchased materials/services
industry Establishing risk management C OU RSE C ON T EN T gas and the emphasis on market intelligence strategic plan outline
priorities throughout the contracting process Setting comprehensive inventory goals and practices and managing supply risks
The legal environment and best use of legal objectives Understanding carrying costs and What constitutes effective procurement/supply COURS E CONTE N T
counsel in contracting Avoiding and managing economic order quantity theory Improving chain metrics for performance improvement Stages to world class supply management
contract disputes in a challenging industry material identification and coding Segmenting Procurement challenges unique to the Change and becoming more strategic Supply
The tendering process and key documents in the inventory for analysis Using formal industry management skill sets Defining supply
tender package Buyer and seller pricing procedures for making the decision to stock management Examples of job descriptions for
objectives to consider when tendering Tools Determining safety stock levels and order points COURSE CONTENT supply management Developing the spend
used in tendering to address financial key risks Improving min/max systems and settings Industry overview for procurement including profile Creating time to be strategic The
Types of contracts and examples of industry Understanding and using material forecasts host country and strategic relationships Key ABC (Pareto) analysis and what to do with it
applications Using economic price adjustment Establishing a warehouse scorecard Creating business drivers and interface issues between Material/services purchasing code development
clauses in lump sum agreements Bid best practices in the physical control of materials projects (CAPEX) and operations (OPEX) Elements of cost that make up the price
evaluation and award considerations including Measuring record accuracy and improving Procurements role in oil and gas value chain Developing should cost Producer price
price/cost analysis Using a formal contract cycle counting systems Increasing the use of management - upstream, midstream, and indexes Requesting suppliers cost and pricing
change control process warehouse technologies Improving warehouse downstream E&P asset management cycle and data Dealing with economic uncertainties,
safety and security Preventing and reducing total cost of ownership Economics of oil and when, where, and how to use Economic Price
surplus materials Understanding investment gas that drive procurement value creation Adjustment clauses Internal surveys to
recovery techniques Using the disposition Industry regulatory and contractor safety improve purchasing performance Total cost of
value chain for investment recovery compliance issues Industry market intelligence ownership concepts Cost containment
practices in procurement Industry spend methods Cost reductions and cost avoidance
analysis characteristics and strategies Creating Savings reporting procedure Developing
industry category management (sector) purchased materials/services strategic plans
strategies Key procurement and supplier Developing the purchase price index for your
performance metrics Trends in global sourcing organization Negotiation skill sets Steps in
and local content requirements Oil and gas negotiation preparation Positional negotiations
law and global contracting risks Influence of Final points before the negotiation
eCommerce and eProcurement initiatives in oil
and gas

2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) DUBAI, UAE 5-7 NOV $3400
HOUSTON, US 14-16 NOV $2730 HOUSTON, US 23-25 OCT $2730 HOUSTON, US 28-30 AUG $2730 HOUSTON, US 9-11 OCT $2730
28 SUPPLY CHAIN
Cost/Price Analysis and
Supplier Relationship Introduction to Project Petroleum Project
Total Cost Concepts in
Management SC63 Management IPM Management: Principles
Supply Management
and Practices PPM
SC64
INTERMEDIATE 2-DAY INTERMEDIATE 3-DAY FOUNDATION 3-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY
Continuous improvement in all aspects of the Managing and reducing cost continues to be one As the relative importance of effective Project Running a successful petroleum operation
supply chain is necessary to remain competitive of the primary focal points of PSCM in oil and Management continues to grow in corporate requires a blend of technology, business savvy,
in todays global economy. The traditional gas today. In many organizations, more than half recognition, and as strategies are increasingly and people skills. If you already have a firm
adversarial relationship and transactional focus of the total revenue is spent on goods and set with a project-based delivery vehicle in mind, grasp of exploration or production technology,
of buyers and suppliers cannot meet this services, everything from raw material to the need for in-depth understanding of this learn to amplify its effectiveness with applied
demand for continuous improvement in lead- overnight mail. Maintaining a competitive complex subject grows. Those in the industry project management techniques. This course is
time, quality, and overall supplier performance. position and even survival will depend on the with the knowledge and expertise have an ever aimed at helping technical personnel make the
As a result, significant changes are occurring in organizations ability to use all of the continuous shorter period of their working lives left, to be best business decisions, decisions that lead to
the philosophies and approaches that define the improvement strategies that have been replaced by a new and younger generation, so lowest project cost while still meeting all
relationship between purchasers and sellers in developed to reduce cost across the entire focus on the basics from which to build a robust production or exploration goals. Petroleum
world-class organizations. Simply put, Supplier supply chain for the life of the product or service. and deep knowledge and skill set is increasingly Project Management covers the principles and
Relationship Management (SRM) and Fundamental to developing and implementing desirable. In order to ensure that competence is application of project management to the
collaboration provide an organizational focus on these strategies is knowledge of cost/price created within the next generation of project upstream oil and gas business. Participants may
communicating with suppliers on the many steps analysis, value analysis, and total cost of managers, this course serves as an in-depth choose a case study from a number of real-life
of the Supply Management process. This focus ownership concepts. This course provides the primer for those wishing to make this fascinating exploration, production, facilities, and general
reduces the lead-time and total cost of concepts that are essential skill sets in and dynamic area a career. management situations, or they may bring the
acquisition, transportation, administration, and developing and implementing the strategies details of one of their own current projects.
possession of goods and services for the benefit required to achieve the high levels of cost DESIGNED FOR Because of this experience with practical
of both the buyer and seller, and as a result, reductions possible from the supply chain. SC64 New employees/graduates or anyone else situations, participants can use these project
provides a competitive advantage and improved is also available as a 5-day in-house course with wishing to obtain a firm understanding of the management principles their first day back on
profits. expanded content. basics of Project Management. This course the job.
serves as a foundation upon which to build
DES IG NE D F O R DESI GN ED FOR further specialist knowledge and create a DES IGNED FOR
Managers and professionals involved in Managers and professionals in purchasing, transferable skill set applicable across the Exploration, production, and management
purchasing, projects, contracts, supply procurement, and contracts as well as those industry. personnel interested in applying project
management, operations, maintenance, involved in operations, engineering, management techniques to their operations. If
engineering, quality, and other activities that maintenance, quality, projects, and other YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO you are a facilities engineer, we refer you to our
expose them to dealings with suppliers for company activities that expose them to suppliers Adopt project planning and methodology Project Management for Engineering and
goods, equipment, and services in the oil and and buying activities for production, Incorporate project interfaces and Construction (FPM22) and Project Management
gas industry. maintenance, equipment, MRO, services, and communication for Upstream Field Development (FPM2)
other outside purchased requirements. Manage resource identification and alignment courses.
YO U W IL L L E A R N Utilize scheduling resources and tasks
The Supplier Relationship Management YOU W I LL L EARN Apply creative compromise Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
Maturity Model Importance of price/cost analysis in Properly define a projects scope
Importance of SRM in continuous continuous improvement programs COURSE CONTENT Use project management tools to create a
improvement The difference between price and cost analysis The project methodology Identifying project project schedule to meet goals, deliverables,
Critical steps in developing trust with Methods of price analysis risks and opportunities Project lifecycle and resource constraints
suppliers How to manage volatile markets Project manager Project business case Use practical tools to identify and manage a
Supplier segmentation models Use of Producer Price Indexes Project sponsor Project scope projects risks
8 Step Strategic Alliance Development Methods of cost analysis Understanding project interfaces Managing a Manage a project team
The difference between SRM and collaboration Development of Should Cost project budget Project scheduling Resource Organize your project to capture lessons
Best practices in managing supplier relations Types of TCO models management Lead time and project inventory learned
Key elements in improving the supplier management Remote teams
relationship C OU RSE C ON T EN T COURS E CONTE N T
Best practices in supplier qualification, Use of price indexes Cost/price analysis The project management process Scope
measurement, and recognition Total cost of ownership RFQ/tendering as a definition Scheduling tools Manpower
The importance of reengineering in SRM price analysis tool Cost estimating resources Project risk management
Supplier risk management process relationships Purchasing savings impact on Learning, continuous improvement, and quality
the bottom line Developing the spend profile management in projects Project team
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Sources of spend data How to perform the management Case studies and exercises
The organizational challenge Defining the ABC analysis Examples of using pivot tables
supply management mission and vision in Excel for data mining Continuous
Critical supply strategies Defining Supplier improvement skill sets Difference between
Relationship Management (SRM) The SRM cost and price analysis Selection tool
Maturity Model Major components of SRM Methods of price analysis Historical analysis
Defining levels of the organizations SRM Developing company purchase price Index
Maturity Critical ABC analysis Commodity methods of cost analysis Major elements of
and service coding Segmentation of the cost Requesting supplier cost info Sources
supplier base Defining the alliance The of cost information What and how important
alliance process Success factors and barriers are supplier overheads How much profit
to alliances Focusing on high value activities should the supplier make economic Price
Reengineering Detailed mapping of adjustment clauses Total costs of ownership
processes Developing the skills and defining models How to combine price and
the organizations mission in building supplier performance to obtain TCO
relationship Best practices for managing
supplier relations A survey for letting the
supplier rate you Maintaining good supplier
performance Who and what to measure
Monitoring supplier performance Developing
and maintaining a supplier performance index
Supplier recognition and expectations Supply
Risk and trends leading to greater risk Typical 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
risk management process
HOUSTON, US 6-10 NOV $4140
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 2-6 OCT $4935
See website for dates and locations HOUSTON, US 25-27 SEP $2730 See website for dates and locations LONDON, UK 4-8 SEP $4770+VAT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT $ 29
Project Cost Scheduling Project Management Managing Brownfield Advanced Project

PCS for Engineering and Projects FPM42 Management FPM62
Construction FPM22
INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY INTERMEDIATE 5-DAY SPECIALIZED 5-DAY
The financial dynamic to successful project This course provides a comprehensive This course is designed to teach the skills This five-day, specialized level course is for
delivery lies at the very heart of effective project discussion of modern project management necessary to effectively plan and manage project managers, asset managers, project
management. A project is a complex series of principles and practices as they relate to project Brownfield projects or those in existing facilities. control managers, and project engineers seeking
interactions between time, people, and resources concept selection, development planning, and This includes due diligence of existing an in-depth understanding of key topics
- their allocation and utilization. All of these engineering design; procurement; and infrastructure, framing the project, concept associated with large domestic and international
activities have a cost, which may be either direct construction activities for facilities in the oil and selection techniques, managing stakeholders, projects. This course provides advanced
or indirect, but nevertheless, will impact a gas industry. The specific training received in and integration with Operations led projects. The knowledge in contract strategy, project
projects budget. Although many projects deliver schedule and cost management, risk course focuses on the unique challenges of governance, engineering and technology
what they set out to achieve, they are often over management, and the proper use of scarce Brownfield projects and how project leaders can management, stakeholder management, joint
budget which raises the ultimate question as to resources (people and materials) will help the effectively work in this Operations-centric project venture and non-operated projects, interface
whether or not they should be considered as project manager make the best decisions environment. Exercises, the case study, and management, risk management, reviews and
successful. Project Cost Scheduling highlights possible. Upon completion of this course, the discussions make the sessions challenging and approvals, and management information
and informs the participant of how to manage the participant will know what the six project insightful. systems.
project cost function, its dynamics and management phases entail and be able to
components, leading to an enhanced employ key project management knowledge DESIGNED FOR DES IGNED FOR
understanding and application of techniques that areas and project control. Participants will This course is designed for project managers, Project managers, asset managers, project
will contribute directly to more efficient project understand how project management process project engineers, operations staff, and all control managers, and project engineers that are
management processes. This course is not about groups relate to one another, how execution disciplines that work on integrated project teams involved in the engineering, procurement, and
number crunching, it is about becoming familiar plans are used to integrate the work effort, what for Brownfield onshore and offshore projects that construction of surface facilities and pipelines for
with the interactions and processes that underpin tools are available for the project manager to use, are installed in existing facilities. This course large onshore and offshore projects.
and ultimately inform the cost scheduling what information will be generated, and what that addresses the unique aspects of a Brownfield
project and why it must be managed differently Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
activities within projects. The course contains a information means. The course is taught using a
than a Greenfield project. Case studies include Assess project governance structures for both
significant element of practical exercise that combination of instruction, facilitated
modification to offshore structures as well as domestic and international projects and create
builds daily, allowing participants to grasp the discussion, and hands-on exercises using real-
onshore projects. a plan to facilitate decision making
inter-relationships between cost, project world project examples related to facilities
Develop a project work breakdown, assess
lifecycle, and operational activities, thereby design, procurement, and construction. The
YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO key market drivers, and compose a contract
imparting clarity to the whole process of exercises will include both individual and group
Plan and deliver a Brownfield project strategy plan that minimizes project risk and
successful project delivery. activities that will provide each participant with a
Effectively management Brownfield project effectively utilizes resources
visual application of the principles and practices
DES IG NE D F O R challenges Identify and evaluate risks associated with
discussed throughout the course.
Exploration, production, and management Apply the unique stage elements of a technology selection and engineering
personnel who wish to apply project DESI GN ED FOR Brownfield project development and prepare an engineering
management techniques to their activities and Project managers, project engineers, facility Utilize methods for conducting facility due management plan
operations. engineers, operations engineers, and purchasing diligence and why this is critical to project Identify internal and external stakeholders and
personnel including team leaders and managers success create a strategy to address their needs
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO who plan, manage, or participate on multi- Establish a project oversight board to ensure Establish a program to identify and manage
Understand the integration of cost scheduling discipline project teams. alignment among all stakeholders project interfaces
into project management processes and Skills to develop, gain stakeholder alignment, Evaluate the effects of major project risks and
procedures YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO and control a Brownfield scope of work mitigate their impact on cost, schedule, and
Have awareness throughout a project lifecycle Define project phases and execute them Develop a contracting strategy for a Brownfield operability
of the central importance of managing costs skillfully project Create a decision support package and
Apply such techniques as the Work Develop scopes of work and execution plans Address the unique constructability issues successfully navigate the reviews and
Breakdown Structure (WBS), the Work Utilize control techniques and earned value associated with a Brownfield project approvals process associated with funding
Package, and the Cost Breakdown Structure analysis Ensure that operations staff align with project gates
(CBS) Develop checklists to ensure project objectives
Estimate costs and deal with cost escalations deliverables for each phase are addressed COURS E CONTE N T
and reductions Apply project management skills to your COURSE CONTENT Key aspects of a stage-gate process Influence
Understand key contractual forms and issues current projects Brownfield stage gate system Brownfield of markets and regional practices on contract
Apply the basics of managing a project budget Guide projects through technical reviews and project challenges Staffing the Brownfield strategy development Governance structure
Have awareness of reporting responsibilities secure management approvals project team Communications management influence on decision making Technology
Develop sustainable, repeatable knowledge Stakeholder management Concept selection selection and engineering management in a
C OUR S E C O N T E N T management for projects and Brownfield projects Key value improving limited resource environment Stakeholder
Project estimation and schedule Integrating practices for Brownfield projects The identification and influence planning for large,
cost and schedule The project lifecycle C OU RSE C ON T EN T importance of due diligence on the existing complex projects How to influence the
Tools and techniques used in cost scheduling Introduction to project management systems for facility Quality management in engineering, outcome of joint venture and non-operated
Cost estimation Cost escalation and reduction the oil and gas industry Six phases of a project procurement, and construction Brownfield projects Critical factors in successful interface
Information; communication, monitoring, and system Key project management knowledge projects and risk Change management management Risk identification and mitigation
control Stakeholder management areas Leadership Project types Contract strategy and contractor selection methodologies essential to preserve project
Contractual issues and forms The project Contracting Execution planning HSE Procurement, logistics, and material value Managing expectations associated with
budget Ownership and reporting requirements management Risk management Interface management Construction management and peer reviews, technical assists, and gate
management organization and staffing project HSE Managing cost/schedule stakeholder approvals
controls Work breakdown structure expectations for a Brownfield project
Planning and scheduling Progress Performance reporting Commissioning and
measurement Cost estimating Earned value startup Roles and qualities of successful
Change management Reviews and project managers
approvals
HOUSTON, US 3-7 APR $4140 HOUSTON, US 23-27 OCT $4140 HOUSTON, US 7-11 AUG $4140 HOUSTON, US 24-28 JUL $4240
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 6-10 NOV $4935 LONDON, UK 8-12 MAY $4770+VAT LONDON, UK 27 NOV-1 DEC $4770+VAT LONDON, UK 15-19 MAY $4870+VAT
30 $
Advanced Project Managing and Leading Team Leadership TLS Essential Leadership
Management II FPM63 Others MLO Skills for Technical
Professionals OM23
SPECIALIZED 5-DAY FOUNDATION 3-DAY FOUNDATION 2-DAY BASIC 5-DAY
This five-day, advanced level course for Why would any company expend hundreds of This program will develop and refine the skills In the oil and gas industry, skillful and competent
experienced project management professionals thousands of dollars to seek, recruit, and hire the essential for leading a high performance team. leadership is extremely important for safety,
addresses the fundamental principles and best employees then leave their development and Emphasis is placed on the leaders role in productivity, and asset management. The 21st
techniques of project management and how to performance to lucky chance through ineffective effectively enhancing total team functionality and century brings new emphasis on leaders, new
apply them on large international projects. This leadership and management practices? maximum team productivity. Individual communication technologies, increased focus on
course will cover all the project phases, with Unfortunately, that chance occurs every time an communication styles will be assessed and safety, information overload, workforce
hands-on content directly supported by practical employee is promoted to a leadership, examined to identify the most appropriate dynamics, asset integrity, and many other
case studies. supervisory or management position without communication style to use with your team. This concerns which challenge even the most
training in the techniques and practices of will be an active experience. In addition to proficient leader/manager. How do we blend
DES IG NE D F O R effective leadership and management. Managers receiving individual assessment information, these new challenges with tried and true wisdom
Experienced project managers, project engineers, and supervisors, regardless of technical participants will be exposed to team concepts, of success? There are skills to learn that will help
project controls managers, and construction expertise, can make an error setting off an theories, and skill development through the use you be more effective, with less stress. In this
managers who are working on large international uncontrolled and disastrous chain reaction of lectures, videos, readings, role plays, case seminar/workshop you will explore your internal
projects or about to start new assignments on unless he/she has command of principles and studies, and discussions. This course has been drivers and learn how to combine them with new
international projects. Practical case studies will practices leading to employee effectiveness, constructed to maximize opportunity to improve skills for greater effectiveness. This seminar/
cover the entire spectrum of a large international productivity, and teamwork. The first-line and both knowledge and practical skills in leading a workshop will include self-assessment,
project and will include offshore and onshore mid-level supervisor has more direct effect on team and being a team player. (This is a great discussion, lecture, readings, role-playing,
capital investment. employees and the productivity of a work group course to attend immediately following games, video examples, and creation of
than any other single entity in the organization. PetroSkills course titled: Leading and Managing participant action plans. This course will help
YO U W IL L L E A R N
This course increases the confidence and Others.) In addition to this program designed you unleash natural motivation in your team.
Why international projects fail and the early
productivity of leaders, supervisors and specifically for Team Leaders, PetroSkills has a Your stress level can be lowered by working
warning signs to look for
managers who may be scientific or technical 2-day course titled: Team Building for Intact more efficiently and effectively by tapping the
The principles of project management that
specialists, but have minimal training in the teams. emotional intelligence of your team and
ensure project success
science and art of leading others. Skills in co-workers.
How to build a strong and effective Project DESIGNED FOR
human relations, communication, motivation,
Management Team (PMT) Team leaders, supervisors, managers, and others DES IGNED FOR
and leadership are essential tools for the
How to identify and manage project responsible for leading a team and interested in Anyone who has new responsibilities to lead a
supervisor and manager. This course provides
stakeholders establishing and/or being a part of a highly team. Supervisors, team leads, managers, and
techniques enabling leaders to efficiently use one
How to conduct business and yourself in the productive team. others interested in becoming a better leader and
of the greatest resources a company has, its
international arena a contributing team member will greatly benefit
people. This interactive learning program will
How to select an effective contracting strategy YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO from this one-week experience. Many may want
assist you in expanding your options for leading
and the appropriate negotiation style Characterize high performance teams to take this seminar/workshop more than once
others. You will explore different concepts of
The practical approach for global engineering, Gain clarity of goal and worthiness for continuous improvement.
management and leadership and how to apply
procurement, logistics, fabrication, Develop a team charter
your new skills in real world applications.
construction, and commissioning Gain commitment Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
How to conduct project risk management DESI GN ED FOR Build team collaboration and trust Become a more effective leader by overcoming
throughout the entire project lifecycle Anyone responsible for leading others in the Establish operational norms the tyranny of the urgent with better time
How to apply effective leadership and strategy daily performance of a work, including soon to Recognize stages of team development management
on your international project be leaders, front-line leaders, new and Define team roles and relationships Make better decisions by assessing when to
experienced supervisors and managers, team Understand system influences make what kind of decisions
C OUR S E C O N T E N T Promote conditions for effective team building Help others develop themselves by unleashing
leaders, coaches, and mentors.
Why projects fail Project Management Conduct individual and team assessments their career motivation
principles (PMT, scope, cost, schedule, safety, YOU W I LL L EARN H OW TO Improve team communications Have more effective communications with
and quality) Stakeholders management on Apply concepts of leadership and Improve group dynamics technical and non-technical teams by
international projects Host country - business management to real work situations Develop personal plans to improve team developing the patience to let the team do
and culture contracting Strategies and Coach and supervise a diverse and dispersed effectiveness its work
negotiations Global engineering - from workforce Foster team leadership Recognize and resolve conflicts before
concept through detailed design procurement Set appropriate goals and manage Monitor team progress they get out of control by early detection of
and logistics Fabrication, construction and performance and change to ensure these goals conflicts, when theyre simpler and have less
commissioning International project risk are reached COURSE CONTENT impact
management Leadership and strategy Empower your workforce to exceed Definition and purpose of teams Develop the ability to lead an empowered team
expectations Characteristics of a high performance team of technical professionals by more effective
Develop effective communication skills Gaining clarity of goal and worthiness delegation
Developing a team charter Gaining Reduce your own stress level by teaching
C OU RSE C ON T EN T commitment Team collaboration and trust yourself how to lower your stress with clearer
The role and function of the leader, supervisor, Establishing operational norms Stages of team thinking
and manager Understanding and applying development Team roles and relationships Learn assessment techniques for yours and
essential behavioral management concepts System influences Conditions for effective others people skills by raising the competency
Understanding and increasing employee team building Individual and team levels of yourself and your team
motivation Understanding and applying assessments Team communications Group Walk your talk by getting buy-in for your ideas
leadership concepts Effectively supervising a dynamics Developing a personal team and vision
diverse workforce Basic skills in interpersonal leadership plan Monitoring team progress Leading by example
communications Performance management Developing a team leadership action plan
Coaching Working with difficult employees COURS E CONTE N T
Goal setting Empowering subordinates The nature of teams Leadership vs.
Creating positive and functional thinking about management Self-centering and tangential
work Making ongoing change for growth and leadership Listening Motivation Group
improvement Taking personal responsibility dynamics Conflict management Team-
Developing personal plans to improve team building Critical thinking and taking action
effectiveness
COLORADO SPRINGS, US 7-9 AUG $2985 COLORADO SPRINGS, US 10-11 AUG $2380
DUBAI, UAE 29-31 OCT $3810 DUBAI, UAE 1-2 NOV $3040 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD)
HOUSTON, US 1-3 MAY $3015 HOUSTON, US 4-5 MAY $2400 HOUSTON, US 24-28 APR $3940
See website for dates and locations LONDON, UK 6-8 NOV $3490+VAT LONDON, UK 9-10 NOV $2780+VAT ORLANDO, US 4-8 DEC $4000
PETROLEUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 31
Essential Technical Negotiation Skills for Team Building for Presentation Skills for
Writing Skills ETWS the Petroleum Industry Intact Teams TB the Petroleum Industry
NSPI PSPI
BASIC 3-DAY BASIC 3-DAY FOUNDATION 2-DAY FOUNDATION 3-DAY

Writing for work-related purposes ought to be This course helps you to develop strong This workshop is most effective when attended One of the prime requisites for oil and gas
brief, clear, informative and, above all, readable. interpersonal skills in the art and science of by an entire team. Team members will develop professionals is to be able to deliver
In this practical hands-on course, you gain a negotiation. You will learn to apply these skills to and refine the skills essential for high presentations in as clear, concise, and well-
solid foundation in technical writing skills. The complex organizational issues and individual performance teams. Emphasis is placed on designed a way as possible. Some industry
primary theme for the course is that a writer must needs. The course includes a Negotiating Style learning more effective ways to enhance total technical professionals are naturally gifted
think constantly about their readers. Examples Profile self-assessment to determine your team functionality and maximum team designer/speaker/presenters, others are not.
and exercises provide hands-on experience. You preferred negotiation style(s). Various tools and productivity. Individual communication styles However, with the proper training and practice
may choose to bring a sample of your writing for techniques are used to negotiate differences and will be assessed and examined to identify the any oil and gas professional can learn to make a
one-on-one feedback. disagreements to produce positive results. A most appropriate uses of team strengths. This convincing and persuasive presentation, and do
group workshop conducting a collaborative will be an active experience. In addition to so in a confident, assured, comfortable, and
DES IG NE D F O R negotiation, allows attendees to engage in, receiving individual assessment information, relaxed manner. This course is for individuals
All engineers, managers, IT/computer support comment on, and improve their competencies in participants will be exposed to team concepts, who are required, as part of their jobs, to deliver
staff, team leaders, supervisors, and individuals negotiation skills. theories, and skill development through the use presentations in-house or in public, and who
responsible for writing letters, memos, reports, of a variety of learning techniques. This course wish to perfect the art and craft of dynamic
procedures, test results, and proposals that are DESI GN ED FOR has been constructed to maximize opportunity presentation-making in order to do so.
clear, concise, and professional. Petroleum industry personnel who are for intact teams to strengthen team performance Participants will participate in a full array of
responsible for negotiating the best possible and team productivity. hands-on class exercises to improve
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO terms of an agreement in public and private presentation-making skills, vocal techniques,
To focus on the reader as the receiver of the sectors and those negotiating resources and DESIGNED FOR social interaction skills, visual aid preparation,
information deliverables in projects and programs. Any intact team interested in becoming a etc. Attendees will deliver two presentations in
To develop quality writing that will: stronger and more productive team, such as class, both of which will be videotaped to
Improve business relationships and YOU W I LL L EARN H O W TO project teams, leadership teams, cross-functional measure improvement, and will discuss their
communication Follow a step-by-step method to the structure, teams, production teams, quality improvement performances in one-on-one private
Enable you to write better and faster techniques, and approaches available to teams, etc. conversations with the instructor at the end of the
Make your writing more credible positively influence an effective negotiation
course. Participants progress will also be
Make you more confident in your writing Adapt negotiation at each stage of the YOU WILL LEA RN HOW TO
charted to quantifiably show areas in which
negotiation Characterize high performance teams
C OUR S E C O N T E N T actual improvement has taken place.
Leverage the power of Best Alternative To Ensure that your team has clarity of goal and
Develop essential technical writing skills to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), Worst worthiness DES IGNED FOR
convey a convincing message Compose clear Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement Jointly develop a team charter Industry personnel who wish to acquire the skills
messages using a structured writing approach (WATNA), Zone of Possible Agreement Gain commitment of all members and techniques needed to design and deliver
Adapt your writing style to your audiences needs (ZOPA), and Walk Away Price (WAP) Build team collaboration and trust technical material clearly, confidently, and
Edit at the word level to improve Modify your communication style to achieve Establish and follow group operational norms convincingly either face-to face or online.
persuasiveness and impact Write precise and desired results Work through the stages of team development
concise memos, letters, summaries, and reports Respond to tough negotiators Define team roles and relationships Y OU WILL LEARN H O W TO
How to best display visual information Select a strategy for your negotiation Understand system influences Design and deliver a presentation both in
Create informative content using lists, bullets, Use the Agree, Bargain, Control or Delay Promote conditions for effective team building person and on-line
and short paragraphs as the primary writing (ABCD) method Conduct individual and team assessments Keep an audience engaged through use of
mode Practice your negotiation skills in real world Improve team communications various delivery methods
practice sessions Improve group dynamics Appropriately use technology and visual aids
Apply what youve learned to plan a Problem solve in teams Speak confidently in front of groups
negotiation back on the job using the Develop a team plan to improve team
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and effectiveness COURS E CONTE N T
Threats (SWOT) model Lead when necessary Communication and the role it plays in
Monitor team progress presentation-making Overcoming fears The
C OU RSE C ON T EN T similarities and differences between face-to-face
Learn a step-by-step method to the structure, COURSE CONTENT and on-line presentations The four
techniques, and approaches available to Purpose of teams Characteristics of a high fundamental basics to effective presentation-
positively influence an effective negotiation performance team Gaining clarity of goal and making Presence/demeanor/appearance:
Know what behavior to adapt at each stage of the worthiness Developing a team charter posture, movement, and physical comfort
negotiation Leverage the power of Best Gaining commitment Team collaboration and Delivery: the voice, gestures/facial expressions,
Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA), trust Establishing group operational norms skill in using silence, rhythm, and language
Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement Working through the stages of team development Production: flow/rhythm, skill in using visual
(WATNA), and Walk Away Price (WAP) Adjust Effective team roles and relationships aids/technology, skill in using time, skill in
your communication style to achieve desired Dealing with system influences Conditions for listening/observing/questioning, skill in using
results Deal with tough negotiators Craft a effective team building Individual and team the venue, connectivity, eye contact, knowledge
strategy for your negotiation Use the Agree, assessments Team communications Group of audience, and skill in handling audience/
Bargain, Control or Delay (ABCD) method dynamics Problem solving in teams situation Construction and organization:
Practice your negotiation skills in real world Developing personal plans to improve team design (presentation), design (PowerPoint
activities Apply what youve learned to plan a effectiveness Taking the lead Effective team slides/other visuals), and integration
negotiation back on the job meetings Monitoring team progress (presentation with visuals)
HOUSTON, US 21-23 AUG $2955 HOUSTON, US 14-16 AUG $2955 HOUSTON, US 8-9 MAY $2400 HOUSTON, US 24-26 JUL $3015
32 INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE
Exploration and
Making Change Overview of the Basic Petroleum Production Process
Happen: People and Petroleum Industry Technology BPT Basics: Understanding the
Process MCPP OVP Petroleum Industry Value
Cycle EPB
INTERMEDIATE 2-DAY BASIC 2-DAY BASIC 5-DAY BASIC 10-DAY
Attendees will work in teams to overcome the OVP presents an overview of the Petroleum This course provides the participant with an This workshop describes the petroleum value
problems encountered when making changes in Industry from the point of view of the Asset Life understanding of basic petroleum technology in chain from prospect identification, to project
their organizations. You will also learn how to Cycle. Participants will gain an understanding of the context of the Petroleum Value Chain, from commissioning, to final abandonment.
develop the ability to effectively handle Exploration, Appraisal, Development and exploration to abandonment. The participant will Participants will leave this course with a firm
organizational changes by examining the eight- Production phases with particular emphasis understand how and when geoscience and understanding of the petroleum industry,
step change process and understanding your being placed on actions they can personally take engineering professionals use technology to including the knowledge and tools necessary to
own, and others, needs and responses to each within each phase to support value creation. determine and then optimize the economic value understand the relationships and dependencies
step in the change process. A group workshop Through use of lecture, multimedia and class of an oil and gas field. This enables the participant across the E&P industry. The course offers a
allows attendees to engage in, comment on, and interactive exercises, a breadth of upstream to maximize their professional and administrative fresh look at a range of critical, inter-related
improve their competencies in managing business acumen will be delivered covering contribution in their organization. Participants first topics and will be taught with the modern learner
change. economic, business, geoscience and learn and understand why various global oil and in mind. Multiple tools, such as peer-based
engineering topics. Discussions will include gas have different value. The participant learns learning, internet resources, hands-on exercises,
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO topics related to all types of resource plays which technologies are used by the geoscience in-depth team workshops, and group discovery
Profile individual and group behavior including deepwater, shale oil/gas and enhanced and engineering departments during each stage of sessions, will be used to ensure learning
exhibited during change oil recovery technologies. the asset life cycle and WHY! This E&P lifecycle retention and recall. Participants work as
Improve individual and team dynamics for context accelerates an understanding of basic members of multi-disciplinary teams using real
high performance DESI GN ED FOR petroleum technologies and the oil industry. This
oilfield data in interactive workshops that
Apply the GROW model to coach and sustain Both technical and business oriented learning is achieved through guided discussions,
illustrate technology/business concepts. Each
individuals undergoing organizational change professionals who are either new to the upstream videos, animations, and progressive team
team will be accountable for the results of their
Design a practical framework for positive oil and gas industry or experienced in one part, exercises utilizing Our Reservoir and Our Well as
working models. interpretations in a safe, constructive learning
engagement with organizational change but could benefit from a wider point of view. OVP environment. Other skills will be learned in short
will likewise deliver for non-industry personnel a DESIGNED FOR hands-on exercises that reinforce the lectures.
C OUR S E C O N T E N T broad, basic knowledge set of multiple E&P This course is appropriate for those who need to Lecturers are widely experienced oil field
Explore the characteristics of change Build an topics. Legal, Financial, Accounting, achieve a context and understanding of E&P professionals who can share experiences from a
integrated change strategy Embrace change Management, and Service Company team technologies, or the role of technical number of technical settings and organizational
positively using the power of vision Use people members will certainly benefit. departments in oil and gas operations, and/or be approaches to give the students a broad view of
and process to make change happen Craft an able to understand and use the language of the the industry and its participants. The extended
effective measurement process to evaluate change YOU W I LL L EARN oilfield. workshops conducted during the course include
Facilitate change and overcome resistance The critical importance the industry plays
YOU WILL LEA RN an exploration/discovery workshop, an appraisal
through effective communication on the worlds economic stage, including
The E&P Process, the role of each technical workshop to define the static and dynamic
discussions of pricing, global reserves and
department and specialist, and the models for a new discovery, and a facilities
key short/long-term energy trends.
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) Business and exploration elements critical technologies used workshop in which the students fit the facilities
HOUSTON, US 17-18 AUG $2440 The economic value and properties of to their newly-defined discovery. Uncertainties,
to the success of organizations in search of
reservoir fluids risk management, business practices, and
new reserves
Petroleum geology for exploration and project management lessons are learned through
Methods by which new field prospects are
Meeting Management evaluated and risk factors assessed (Geology, production these team events.
About petroleum reservoirs - conventional and
and Facilitation for the Geophysics, Petrophysics)
unconventional DES IGNED FOR
How exploration rights are acquired (Land Newly-hired engineers and geoscientists.
Petroleum Industry themes, International Concessions)
Exploration and appraisal technologies
Drilling operations for exploration,
MMF The basic process for drilling and evaluating development and production Y OU WILL LEARN
an exploration well (Drilling, Petrophysics, Production - well completions and production Exploration/production overview
FOUNDATION 2-DAY Testing) technology Basic petroleum geology and geophysics
Major steps required to appraise a new Reservoir recovery mechanisms through principles
Properly planned and managed, meetings are discovery and estimate its commerciality Log interpretation basics
extremely positive and dynamic ways to primary, secondary and tertiary recovery
(Reservoir Engineering) Surface processing of produced fluids Drilling basics
exchange ideas, shape policy, resolve problems, Strategies to maximize the value of an oil or Basic reservoir, production, and facilities
effect change, etc. However, when poorly gas field asset COURSE CONTENT engineering
designed and implemented, meetings become How geology and reservoir management plans E&P asset management process overview Business principles governing E/P
virtual breeding grounds for confusion, tension, are used to guide new field development Reservoir fluid properties Petroleum geology
frustration, boredom, and negativity. During this Major steps in the design, construction, and The petroleum reservoir Unconventional COURS E CONTE N T
interactive session, participants will learn how to commissioning of facilities reservoirs Exploration technologies Drilling Opportunity identification Elements of
perfect meeting facilitation skills; master meeting Basic technical and operational steps required technology Well completions and workovers petroleum environment Play to prospect to
agenda design skills; and polish meeting to produce an oil or gas field (Production Production operations Reservoir recovery field technologies Concessions and contracts
communication skills so that theyll be able to Engineering) mechanisms Surface processing Find and define an asset Appraise an
run meetings efficiently, effectively, and Types of opportunities to optimize older fields opportunity Build a field development plan
smoothly. and increase production Facilities: gas, oil, design, construction,
processing, maintenance, decommissioning
YO U W IL L L E A R N H O W TO C OU RSE C ON T EN T Building an effective team Company/industry
Run efficient face-to-face and online meetings The business of E&P Hydrocarbon origin 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) processes and procedures
Prepare and implement meeting agendas Exploration - acquisition of exploration/ HOUSTON, US 13-17 MAR $3940
Incorporate meeting facilitation techniques development rights Exploration - prospect 10-14 JUL $3940
and tools generation and evaluation Appraisal - asset 16-20 OCT $3940
Understand meeting roles and responsibilities characterization and reserve quantification
KUALA LUMPUR, MYS 4-8 DEC $4735
Use meeting facilitation tools LONDON, UK 15-19 MAY $4570+VAT
Development - drilling, completion, and facilities 6-10 NOV $4570+VAT
Master meeting management skills, i.e., use Produce Asset - recovery optimization
time wisely, avoid topic confusion, handle strategies
personal attack, avoid traffic problems, deal
with individual and group communication,
and maintain topic (agenda) focus AVA ILA B LE S O O N
Recognize and understand the various roles A S A V IRTU A L C O U R S E
that a facilitator plays during the course of a
meeting
2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) 2017 Schedule and Tuition (USD) PetroAcademy
TM
HOUSTON, US 27-28 JUL $2400 HOUSTON, US 1-2 MAY $2360 HOUSTON, US 10-21 JUL $6890
18-19 SEP $2360 PETROSKILLS.COM/BLENDED *plus computer charge
Our Instructors 33
GP GAS PROCESSING O&M OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

PF PROCESS FACILITIES HSE HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT
ME MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PB PETROLEUM BUSINESS
IC&E INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL SC PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PL PIPELINE ENGINEERING PM PROJECT MANAGEMENT
OS OFFSHORE & SUBSEA PPD PETROLEUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
P&C PRODUCTION AND COMPLETIONS ENGINEERING INT INTRODUCTORY AND MULTI-DISCIPLINE
DR. ROSALIND ARCHER is Professor of the Mighty River Power Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi. He is an invited Adjunct Professor of reengineering the supply management process, the management of
Chair in Geothermal Reservoir Engineering as well as Head of the Department Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa and a member of its Industrial procurement functions, global sourcing of materials and components,
of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She is Advisory Board. He is the author of numerous technical publications, the reducing cost of purchased materials and services, and negotiation of complex
also Director of Auckland Geothermal Institute. She has received several recipient of several professorship, research, teaching and merit awards and transactions and contracts. He has held purchasing and contracts management
awards including the Supreme Excellence in Teaching Award within the Faculty listed in the Whos Who in Science and Engineering. He received a Chemical positions in high volume manufacturing, subcontract, job shop, and service
of Engineering. She is an accomplished technical writer, collaborator and editor Engineering State Diploma from the National Polytechnique School of Algiers, operations, involving gas turbine manufacturing, power generation, nuclear
with over 25 articles published in the last five years. Dr. Archer has taught an MS and a PhD from the University of Tulsa. INT P&C and fossil power plants, electrical distribution and control, air conditioning
courses on Well Testing, Reservoir Engineering, Reservoir Simulation and PVT equipment and global sourcing services. Prior to becoming a full-time
Analysis for industrial clients including Chevron/Schlumberger, Chevron, MR. PAUL M. BARRY is a petroleum engineering consultant consultant in 1994, he served as Manager of Customer and Supplier
China, ONGC, Petronas, Yukos Petroleum, PTT Exploration and Schlumberger. specializing in production technology, production operations, and project Development for the Westinghouse Trading Company. He has given
She directs her own consulting practice undertaking technical work, expert evaluations. Mr. Barry has over 42 years of international and domestic USA presentations on numerous purchasing and contract management topics to the
witness work and training for a wide range of clients. She has performed upstream oil and gas production and reservoir engineering and management Institute for Supply Management (ISM/NAPM), major universities, and
technical work for Todd Energy, Shell Todd Oil Services, Austrial Pacific Energy, experience in conventional and unconventional reservoir development. numerous in-house seminars for industrial and services clients in the US and
Greymouth Petroleum, Mighty River Power, Genesis Energy, Scott Hawkins Assignments include working and residing in South America, SE Asia, the over 170 public seminars internationally. He was selected to present seminars
(USA) and Sigma Energy (USA). She holds PhD and MS degrees in Petroleum Middle East, the North Sea region, and the USA. He has been a PetroSkills at the last 17 Institute for Supply Management International Conferences and
Engineering from Stanford University and a BE degree in Engineering Science instructor since 2002; during this period, he was based in Perth, Australia from is the contributor of numerous articles published in Purchasing Today and
from the University of Auckland. INT 2007-2009 and in Dubai, UAE, from 2003-2006, developing PetroSkills Inside Supply Management. Robi was selected as ISMs National Person of
regional business in both locations. Earlier industry experience was as field the Year in both Global Resources and in Education/Learning. Robi is a
DR. FRANK ASHFORD has over 50 years experience in oil and gas production engineer and field production engineering manager of an onshore lifetime CPM, and has received ISMs new certification, the CPSM, and also
reservoir engineering, downhole and surface design and operations, as well as oilfield re-development project for PDVSA and partners in Venezuela which holds the MCIPS Certification as awarded by CIPS. He has an undergraduate
oil and gas conditioning and producing facilities. He has been with PetroSkills required a combination of new development well and well re-completion degree from the University of Texas, and a Masters Degree from Penn State
since 1988 and has worked extensively in most energy producing countries designs for gas lift, submersible pump, and rod pump artificial lift technology, University. His energetic and enthusiastic style, combined with extensive
throughout the world. He provides instruction fluently in either English, and frac pack and gravel pack sand control well completions. Previous functional experience, makes him an excellent consultant, trainer, and
Spanish, or Portuguese based on material originally prepared in English or Indonesia experience was in the design and completion of dual string, multiple facilitator of change. SC
Spanish, but presented in the native language requested. He worked with Gulf selective, underbalanced, tubing conveyed perforated high pressure gas wells,
Research (GR&DC) in Houston, Texas where he developed many reservoir exploration well testing and evaluation for Pertamina and Atlantic Richfield, MR. JAN BLUM is a seasoned Asset Management professional with
engineering laboratory techniques for the determination of applicable oil/gas/ Huffco, Virginia Indonesia, and joint venture contract partners for both oil 33 years experience in the oil, gas, and downstream business sectors. At the
water relative permeability correlations, and choke performance prediction operations and Bontang LNG gas supply operations. As district reservoir moment he is based in Suriname working as Technical Service Manager for a
techniques still in application today. Previously, Dr. Ashford was a Professor of engineer for Pertamina and Arco partners in Indonesia, Mr. Barry was national oil refinery. He worked 30 years with Shell and fulfilled roles as
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at the Central University of Venezuela responsible for the plan of development and reserves determination and Inspection, Shutdown, and Asset Manager and for 10 years was Training
in Caracas, where he taught various courses in natural gas engineering certification for a 1.3 TCF offshore gas field. He has also worked as field Director for the group Asset Management. He has developed and delivered
technology. He was a founder of the Petroleum Engineering Department in engineer in Saudi Arabia, responsible for a 1.2 MMBWD reservoir pressure training all over the world and has broad consultancy experience. Mr. Blum is
INTEVEP, the research Institute for PDVSA (Venezuela). He was a participant in support injection well system, injection water quality assurance, producing well a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and post graduate in inspection and welding.
the initial gas lift optimization operations held in Venezuela, and developed gravel pack completions, internal and external well and flowline corrosion He has worked and lived in several countries including Saudi Arabia, New
many field, and numerical techniques and correlations for downhole, and control systems, and, as Mobil Oil facilities engineer in the Arabian American Zealand and Suriname. GP
surface choke performance with Otis Engineering (US, and Venezuela), and Oil Company (Aramco) Gas Projects department. He has represented company
Compania Shell de Venezuela (CSV). He has authored technical articles technical and commercial interests in both UK and Norwegian North Sea MR. ROBERT BOMBARDIERI has almost 30 years in the oil
published in World Oil, JPT, SPE, Intevep Pub., PDVSA, Pacific Oil World, sectors oil and gas producing fields. Mr. Barry has served as an officer in the and gas industry. His expertise is the use of process engineering to optimize
AAPG, SPELAC, and GPA. He holds a BS (1961) and MS (1963) in Petroleum Jakarta and Dubai SPE sections. He holds a BSCE from the University of Notre operating facilities economics via addressing availability, product recovery and
Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Sciences (1970) from the University of Dame and an MSCE from Marquette University, and is a registered Professional bottleneck issues. As such, Robert has tested, identified, designed, project
Oklahoma. He was one of Dr. John M. Campbells graduate students from Engineer in Colorado, USA. P&C managed and lead implementation of numerous molecular sieve, NGL
1962-1968, and participated in the initial data collection and organization for recovery, sulfur recovery and debottleneck projects in several countries. He
the original John M. Campbell technical textbooks Gas Conditioning and MR. JAMES (JIM) BEASLEY joined Butler Associates, Inc., the also has had roles in operations, business development and management. Mr.
Processing, Volumes I and II. These books provided the basis for a worldwide predecessor company of Willbros Engineers (US), LLC, in 1973 as a Project Bombardieri co-authored a paper on molecular sieve dehydration that was
and extensive training organization initiated by Dr. John M. Campbell during Manager. He was named Vice President and Manager of Projects in 1981. In selected Best Paper Award at the 2008 Gas Processors Association annual
the late1960s, and are still applied by PetroSkills | John M. Campbell for 1984, Mr. Beasley became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating convention and was published in the Oil and Gas Journal. He has a B.Sc. in
worldwide engineering training to this date. GP PF PL Officer, and in 1986 was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, a Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an M.B.A. from Tulane
position he held until August 2003. In 2001, Mr. Beasley was given additional University. GP PF
DR. OMAR BARKAT is a registered and licensed Professional responsibilities as Senior Vice President of Willbros USA, Inc., the parent
Engineer and the Executive Director for Upstream Operations with company of Willbros Engineers (US), LLC. He has over 40 years of experience MR. MARK BOTHAMLEY has experience that covers the areas
PetroProTech. He has been a training specialist and technical consultant for in project management, engineering, and construction management of pipeline of design, operation, troubleshooting and optimization of offshore and
OGCI-PetroSkills since 1997. He has over 28 years of combined industrial and systems and military facilities. PM PL onshore oil and gas production and treating facilities. Prior to joining
academic experience in the USA, North Africa and Europe. He has been an PetroSkills he was with BP/Amoco for 24 years, in several locations around
active international oil and gas consulting engineer since 1993 involved in MR. DON BEESLEY has over 38 years of management, engineering, the world. Mr. Bothamley is a past chairman of the SPE Facilities
projects related to surface production operations, upstream facilities, field and operations experience in the oil and gas industry - virtually all on Gulf of Subcommittee and a former member of the GPSA Data Book Editorial Review
development, oil and gas production systems performance optimization, Mexico projects, including subsea systems, floating systems and fixed Board. Mr. Bothamley holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lakehead
equipment selection, petroleum fluids treating and processing and fluids platforms. He has worked for operators Eni, Shell and Texaco, and has held University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and a Diploma in Natural Gas
disposal management. From 1980 to 95, he worked on several oil and gas management positions including Project Development Manager and and Petroleum Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology
production technical issues and led research and development projects in Production Manager. Mr. Beesley has been a member of industry groups Deep in Vancouver, BC Canada. GP PF PL
areas such as: cement slurries, hydraulic fracturing fluids, proppant transport, Water Repair Underwater Pipeline Emergencies (DW RUPE) and Subsea
Tieback Forum (SSTB). He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn MR. JOHN C. BOURDON has more than 29 years experience in
emulsions, drilling muds, formation damage, cutting transport, H2S/CO2 hydrocarbon processing and specializes in sulfur recovery processes for the
corrosion, fluid flow and rheology, drag and pour point reducing agents and University, and he is a registered professional engineer in the states of Texas
and Louisiana. OS petroleum refining industry. Mr. Bourdon has been involved in the development
petroleum processing. He has successfully designed and delivered several of several sulfur-related technologies and mechanical innovations, has
short courses, seminars and lectures in a variety of oil and gas topics MR. ROBI BENDORF, CPSM, MCIPS, CPM, M.Ed., has over 35 authored several papers and made presentations worldwide. He has experience
throughout the world. He is a former tenured university full professor in years of purchasing and sales experience, involving domestic and international with several E&C firms including extensive start-up and troubleshooting
Louisiana and Oklahoma, a current member of several international societies activities, for a broad range of manufacturing and service businesses. He has activities. He consults for both North American and international clients. He is
including SPE, AIChE, ACS and ASEE, and a member of the US National extensive experience in consulting and training in purchasing, contracts, a registered professional engineer and member of Chi Epsilon Sigma Honor
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Society. Mr. Bourdon is fluent in English and Spanish. Mr. Bourdon has a BS (BSEE), charged with evaluating the Effectiveness of Safety and Environmental He founded and was President of Gulfex, Inc. for more than 37 years. This firm
in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Management Systems for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Operations. Mr. is a major producer of pressure vessels for the refining, natural gas, oil
advanced degrees in other fields. GP PF PL Brett has authored or co-authored over 30 technical publications, and has production and petrochemical industries. Since 2003, he has been a lecturer
been granted over 30 US and International patents - including several patents on Section VIII, Div.1 of the Code teaching engineers worldwide on pressure
MR. MARK BOWERS is the Head of Training for CRS and is a relating to elimination of Drill Bit Whirl (which the Oil and Gas Journal Listed vessels. He consults in the field of upgrading and rerating existing pressure
Chartered Health and Safety practitioner with over 30 years of occupational as one of the 100 most significant developments in the history of the vessels for new service. He continues to be a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of
health, safety and environmental experience. His early career was engaged in petroleum industry). In 1999 the Society of Petroleum Engineers honored him America promoting high adventure programs for older scouts. He has been
the Royal Air Force training in both aircraft engineering and environmental as a Distinguished Lecturer. He served on the SPE International Board of teaching Biblical History for over 25 years. After completing his mechanical
health and safety, where he was engaged in operations worldwide including Directors 2007 to 2010 where he served as Drilling and Completions engineering training, he completed an MBA from the University of Texas at
the Falkland Islands, Northern Ireland, the Balkans and in the Gulf. Mark has Technical Director. Mr. Brett holds a BS in mechanical engineering and Austin. He spent two years in night school studying metallurgy at Rice
operated as a senior health and safety practitioner and trainer within safety physics from Duke University as well as an MS in Engineering from Stanford University. ME
critical industries including the railways, power supply industry and University and an MBA from Oklahoma State University. PM
petrochemicals. He has also applied his health and safety knowledge and MR. KRIS DIGRE has over 36 years of experience working in
expertise in a diverse blend of industries and business across the United MR. PAUL CARMODY has more than 34 years of experience in locations around the world. He has designed or been involved with the design
Kingdom as well as internationally. Mark is a registered trainer and examiner the petroleum industry. During his 32 years with Hess Corporation and its of offshore structures located off the coast of West Africa, Alaska, Australia,
for National Examining Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), predecessor, Amerada Hess Corporation, Mr. Carmody has been involved Brazil, Borneo, California, China, Egypt, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea.
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and Chartered Institute of in nearly all aspects of oil and gas engineering from the reservoir sand face He has been involved in the technical specification development and/or
Environmental Health (CIEH). He has set up training and consultancy through the outlet of gas plants. He is a registered Professional Engineer in installation of all of deepwater Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) and a Floating
businesses in the universities sector developing a department teaching safety North Dakota where his experience includes Bakken oil development, Production System (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico and an FPSO offshore Nigeria.
at University College London (UCL) along with a specialist asbestos skills production engineering, pipelines, and compressor station installations. Mr. Digre remains active in retirement providing advice to E&P project groups
training business and a behavioral safety consultancy. He is an active member West Texas experience includes CO2 EOR flood gas gathering, CO2 on various Nigeria FPSO projects. Mr. Digre is a graduate (BSCE) of Illinois
of the East Midlands IOSH Branch and provides a national travel agency with pipelines, and gas plant engineering. His gas plant experience includes Institute of Technology and a Licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey,
advice in safety for international travelers. HSE three expansions of a CO2 Gas plant, cryogenic gas plants, and lean oil Louisiana, Texas and California. OS
plant processes where he has supplies process and design engineering
MR. ROBERT E. BOYD, CPA, MBA, CGMA is the Founder and services. He has served as a board member of the CO2 Conference in DR. ISKANDER DIYASHEV is a director and a co-founder of
President of Boston Street Advisors, Inc. an investment banking and financial Midland. Mr. Carmody graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Petroleum and Energy Technology Advisors, Inc., an engineering and
advisory firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also the founder of Boston Street degree in Mechanical Engineering. PF PL consulting firm based in Houston, Texas, focused on drilling, completion and
Capital, a private equity investment firm, and a co-founder and Managing stimulation (www.1penta.com). Prior to that Dr. Diyashev was an officer and a
Member of Boston Street Capital Partners, LLC, a capital management MR. AJEY CHANDRA is a principal in the Houston office of Purvin board member with Independent Resource Development Corporation, based
company. Mr. Boyd has over thirty years of experience in the fields of capital & Gertz. He joined the firm in 1998 after working for Amoco for 12 years in in Moscow with operations in Western Siberia Russia. Dr. Diyashev was
formation, international finance, investment and portfolio management and gas processing and gas transportation. Prior to joining Purvin & Gertz, Ajey responsible for the planning of field development, reserves evaluation and
investment banking. Prior to forming his own firm, he worked in the was responsible for all facets of a 2.4 Bcfd gas processing facility in the United addition, planning of exploration activities, as well as engineering and
accounting department for Warren Petroleum Company, a division of Gulf Oil, Kingdom. Since joining Purvin & Gertz, Ajey has worked on a variety of technology. In 2001-2006 Dr. Diyashev served as a Chief Engineer for Sibneft,
and at Reading & Bates Corporation where he was supervisor of corporate assignments in the areas of market analysis, forecasting, gas processing and one of the largest integrated oil companies in Russia with a daily production
accounting and a senior financial analyst. He has also held positions as Chief transportation costs. He holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from of 700,000 BOPD. During his career, Dr. Diyashev worked in R&D, consulting,
Financial Officer - Treasurer and Manager of Treasury in the manufacturing Texas A&M University and an MBA from the University of Houston. GP and the service and production sides of the business both in Russia and
sector and senior financial analyst for a major international energy company. internationally. Prior to his work with Sibneft, Dr. Diyashev was one of the key
Mr. Boyds international experience includes engagements in Europe, Asia, MR. ALEXANDRE CHWETZOFF has over 35 years Schlumberger specialists to start the horizontal drilling project in Noyabrsk
Canada, South America, and the Middle East. Mr. Boyd has been involved in experience in engineering applications most of which was devoted to a major Western Siberia. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M
over 30 corporate ventures and has successfully negotiated several business oil company in various management level positions. He has extensive University, and advanced degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Moscow
transactions including the planning and restructuring of over $500 million of experience in exploration, business development, strategic planning, training Institute of Physics and Technology. He has authored 30 technical papers. Dr.
corporate debt for a major multi-national energy concern, and has served as development and management of multi-disciplinary conceptual teams. He is Diyashev is a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and
exclusive financial advisor for the financing and sale of several mid-market fluent in French, English and Russian and is knowledgeable in German. He served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE
companies across a variety of industries. He has also played key roles in received a Master of Engineering in Marine and Construction Engineering from International), and on the boards of various private E&P, service and
establishing a sales and distribution office in Germany and has advised major Ecole Nationale Suprieure des Techniques Avances (ENSTA) in Paris. P&C engineering firms in the petroleum industry. Twice in his career Dr. Diyashev
energy and service companies in the areas of shareholder value and MR. STEWART CLARKE is an occupational health and safety was elected to serve as a Distinguished Lecturer of the SPE, in 2005-06, and
performance measurement. Since founding his own firm, Mr. Boyd has practitioner employed with Corporate Risk Systems Limited. He has over in 2017-18. P&C INT
advised management and shareholders on capital acquisition, business twenty years experience in training, personnel development and mentoring at
development, transaction structuring, valuation services and strategic MR. WILLIAM (BILL) DOKIANOS has over 35 years
all levels within a wide range of organizations. He is a Chartered Member experience in engineering, production and pipeline. He is a Professional
business planning for mid-market companies. He currently serves on the (CMIOSH) of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health with a
National Advisory Council of the US Small Business Administration and Engineer in the states of Louisiana and New Mexico, and holds a General
background in engineering and teaching. Stewart was formerly a principal and Commercial Contractor License in the State of New Mexico. Over the
serves on several corporate and civic boards including the Tulsa University tutor at the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health in the Division
Friends of Finance and the University of Tulsa Student Investment Fund. He last 7 years he has been instructing for PetroSkills | John M. Campbell. He
of Epidemiology and Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at The instructs the PF4 course, Oil Production and Processing Facilities. He has
has served as chairman of the Capital Exchange Committee of the Wharton University of Manchester. Stewarts technical expertise includes mentoring
Club of New York where he founded the Wharton Investor Resources actively consulted over the past 10 years with ExxonMobil, Shell Exploration
and assessing NVQ OS&H Diploma candidates (PetroSkills mentored and Production, Sandridge Energy, Repsol and Chevron. Mr. Dokianos
Exchange, a network of capital investors and companies headed by Wharton program HS70), investigating loss events, and providing instruction on
Alumni and is a past president of the Graduate Business Association of the onshore consulting has focused on optimizing production utilizing casing
NEBOSH, IOSH and CIEH externally-certified courses. HSE gas systems, vessel and battery design, revising gun barrel design for better
University of Tulsa. Mr. Boyd is a current member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and is listed in Whos Who of Global Business MR. JIMMY CLARY has 25 years of experience in the Hydrocarbon separation, production optimization and production troubleshooting (bad
Leaders. He has been an adjunct professor of Finance for the University of Processing Industries. During his 17 years with RWD Technologies, he held oil and or bad water). His offshore experiences include analyzing and
Tulsa. Mr. Boyd holds a BS in Business Administration from Phillips technical and management positions including Senior Training Analyst, solving poor platform up time at GB 128, GC 65 and other offshore
University with majors in Finance and Accounting and a Master of Business Project Manager and Team Leader. Mr. Clary has lived and worked in Los locations. Activities included process control changes due to stacked
Administration from the University of Tulsa, graduating with honors. He Angeles, California and Houston, Texas; completing projects in Asia, Africa separator vessels, revising safe charts, operating settings and
graduated from the Wharton Advanced Management Program of the Wharton and North and South America. He is currently based in Houston where he also reconfiguration of pipeline export pumps. He managed a subsea tieback
School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Fellow of the Wharton worked for Petroleum Testing Services and NPR services in Special Core project in which the platform modifications included high pressure vessel
School. Mr. Boyd is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for Analysis, Fluid Analysis and Amine reclamation areas. Mr. Clary earned a BA redesign, dehydrator expansion, adding a second vapor recovery unit,
collegiate business schools and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state in Mathematics and a BS in Physics from the University of Oklahoma. OM restaging high pressure and intermediate gas compressors and modifying
of Oklahoma and a Certified Global Management Accountant. He holds a bulk oil process design. He has been responsible for DOT compliance
series 65 securities license. PB MR. MICK CRABTREE has spent the last eight years running activities and reporting. This compliance responsibility has included
industrial workshops throughout the world in the fields of: Process Control development and implantation of federal risk programs and smart pigging.
MR. FORD BRETT is recognized worldwide as a leader in the area and Instrumentation; Data Communications; Fieldbus; Emergency Shutdown Mr. Dokianos holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from
of Petroleum Project and Process Management. A registered Professional Systems; Project Management; On-Line Analysis; and Technical Writing and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. GP PF
Engineer and a certified Project Management Professional, Mr. Brett has Communications. He has trained over 5,000 engineers, technicians and
consulted in over 32 countries on five continents. Formerly, Mr. Brett worked scientists. Mr. Crabtree formerly trained in aircraft instrumentation and guided MR. CHRISTOPHER DOUGHERTY spent over 20 years
with Amoco Production Company where he specialized in drilling projects in missiles in the Royal Air Force, having completed his service career seconded in the British Royal Navy, where his primary job was marine engineering
the Bering Sea, North Slope of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, offshore Trinidad and to the Ministry of Defense and he was responsible for ensuring the reliability, with an equally important secondary role involved with ship safety and
Wyoming. He has received many honors, including the 2000 Crosby maintainability and functional usefulness of specific equipment entering the firefighting. Since then, his career has been spent learning how to apply
Medallion for Global Competitiveness by the American Society for RAF. He is the former editor and managing editor of Pulse magazine, South his health and safety knowledge and expertise in a variety of industries
Competitiveness for its work in global competitiveness through quality in Africas leading monthly journal dedicated to the general electronic and and businesses, with recent clients including RasGas, Baker Hughes and
knowledge management, best practices transfer, and operations improvement. process control instrumentation industries. He has written and published six Chevron. Chris holds a Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and
For his work on improved drilling techniques he was also honored in 1996 technical handbooks on industrial process control. Mr. Crabtree holds a MSc Health, and has worked with PetroSkills since 2008 delivering many of
with a nomination for the National Medal of Technology, the US Governments (Research) in Industrial Flow Measurement and an HNC in Electrical our health and safety courses worldwide. He is a registered trainer for
highest technology award. In 2010, he advised the US Department of Interior Engineering (with distinctions). IC&E NEBOSH, IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) and CIEH
as one of seven reviewers of the 30 Day Study immediately following the BP (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health). More recently, he has
Gulf of Mexico Tragedy, and in 2011-2012 he served on the National Academy MR. JOHN CURRY is a recognized authority on the ASME Boiler become an active member of the Humberside, UK Business Hive group
Committee to advise the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Pressure Vessel Code, pressure vessel design, fabrication and metallurgy. and a volunteer Health and Safety Advisor for the Lincolnshire region of
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the National Wildlife Trust. Altogether, Chris has over 40 years experience DR. THEODORE (TED) FRANKIEWICZ has over 30 years hydraulic transient analysis, pipe stress analysis, pipeline on-bottom stability,
working with occupational health safety. HSE of experience in the oil industry with Occidental Petroleum, Unocal Corp., pipeline integrity & fitness for service assessment. Throughout his years with
Natco Group (now Cameron), and currently, SPEC Services, Inc. He has a Brown & Root (now KBR), Han-Padron Associates (now CH2M-Hill), and as
MR. PHILLIP DUCKETT has a background in construction and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago, holds 15 patents, an independent consultant, Mr. Gilad has been involved in the design and
engineering. He has held senior management positions in plant and and has authored over 25 professional publications. At Unocal, he was installation of numerous single point mooring (SPM) systems and other
machinery installation businesses. He has over ten years experience in health responsible for developing the water treatment systems, which were installed offshore petroleum terminals, fixed-berth and offshore cargo transfer systems,
and safety and is a Chartered Member of IOSH. Phillip has HSE experience in the Gulf of Thailand to remove mercury and arsenic as well as residual oil oil and gas pipelines, Pipeline End Manifolds (PLEMs), pig launching/
from working in the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, automotive, food and from the produced water. At Natco Group he developed an effective vertical receiving and oil storage facilities. Mr. Gilad holds a BS and MS in mechanical
beverage, military supply, aircraft manufacture and general engineering column flotation vessel design and used CFD to diagnose problems with engineering from the Technion, Haifa and is a registered Professional
sectors in Europe, North and South America and North Africa. He prides existing water treatment equipment as well as to design new equipment. He Engineer in the States of TX, NY and CA. He is one of the original authors of
himself on helping and encouraging clients to achieve a high standard of was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer on Produced Water Treatment in 2009-10, the California State MOTEMS, and presently a member of PIANC working
health and safety in their organizations. Phillip supports his eldest son in a and serves on the SPE Steering Committee for their Global Workshop Series group, WG153, that is developing recommendations for the design of marine
lacrosse team and is an active participant in a karate club. HSE on Water Treatment. His field/operational experience in oilfield chemistry, oil terminals. GP ME PL
MS. KERRY EDWARDS is a lead instructor for the PetroSkills design of process equipment, and the development of process systems has
provided him with unique insights into the issues that challenge operators as MR. GERALD GUIDROZ started out as a vibration test engineer
Health classes, with over twenty years HSE experience. She is a Chartered for the space shuttle main engines. He then moved into the oil and gas
Safety and Health Practitioner and a Member of the International Institute of their water production and water treatment complexity and cost escalates over
time. PF industry on the North Slope on the production side of the business. He worked
Risk and Safety Management. Ms. Edwards prior career was spent in as a rotating equipment engineer for several years as well as getting involved
paramedic nursing, specialising in intensive care and major trauma. In 1992, MR. RONALD FREND is a registered engineer, and has almost 40 with projects involving well pads, pipelines, waterflood, and gas injection
she joined an international manufacturing group as Health and Safety years of engineering, consulting and management experience. He rose to a before moving over to the pipeline side of the business. He was able to transfer
Manager. In 1997, she was awarded a Recognition Award for her senior management position in Shell International (Middle East) before some of his vibration experience into solving complex piping and equipment
achievements. After five years, she moved into accident research and opening an engineering consultancy in England. His entire career has been problems. Mr. Guidroz worked with the Trans-Alaska pipeline on pipeline and
investigation, where she used her biomechanics and medical knowledge to concerned with practical applications of maintenance and engineering. Ron is tank corrosion monitoring and repairs and worked as a construction engineer
aid research into vehicle safety and future vehicle design. She presented her experienced in a variety of predictive maintenance analytical techniques as at the Valdez Marine terminal. He then transferred to the refinery side of the
research into Pedestrian Biomechanics and Lower Limb Injury Inter- well as possessing management skills suitable to an engineering consultancy business working for multiple clients as an engineering consultant. He has
relationships at the IRCOBI Conference in Barcelona in 1999. Ms. Edwards and a large multi-national corporation. Specialized training has also been been involved with major refinery upgrades, multiple turnarounds and
was awarded BSc in Occupational Health and Safety by Wolverhampton carried out on the following topics: management techniques, non-destructive greenfield projects. He has acted as owners engineer on projects including a
University and Birmingham University Medical Institute. Latterly, she has testing, oil tanker cargo operations, instrumentation and control, resistance new spill response barge for drilling in the arctic. Mr. Guidroz has been
worked as an OH&S consultant and accredited trainer with Corporate Risk and gas welding, vibration analysis, infrared thermography and passive involved with all phases of projects from FEL1/Conceptual Design to Detailed
Systems Limited. She has worked with PetroSkills members in Europe and ultrasonics. Ron has successfully completed Helicopter Underwater Escape Design on through construction. His areas of expertise are in piping
the USA. She is a Lead Auditor for OSHAS 18001, a NEBOSH instructor and Training for offshore facilities. He is a Registered Engineer with an MSc from specification and design, welding, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, fired
examiner, as well as providing vocational mentoring and assessment to Huddersfield University in England as well as being a certified Chief Engineer heaters, pumps, compressors, drivers, valves, pipelines, and stress analysis.
individual professionals. HSE Officer (marine). PF ME PL Mr. Guidroz has a broad knowledge base from over twenty 28 of experience in
MR. ROBERT FANNING has held various Process the oil and gas business. ME
MR. RICHARD (RICK) GENTGES has over 32 years
Engineering and Management positions in his 26 years with Mobil. Mr. experience in the design, construction, and operation of underground natural MR. ROGER HADDAD, P.E., PMP, is a practicing project manager
Fannings background includes general oilfield facilities, water flood facilities, gas storage facilities. His experience includes assignments in operations, with Occidental Petroleum and has over 25 years of design and project
CO2 flood facilities, NGL recovery, and LNG. Mr. Fanning was on the Board of technical support, engineering management, and project management. Most experience in the Oil and Gas and Chemical Industries. He started his career
the Permian Basin Chapter of the GPA for several years and is a past President recently (2010-2012) he served as Senior Project Manager for Cook Inlet as a structural engineer and progressed from design to construction to project
of the chapter. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC, and was responsible for overall construction management. He gained his project management skills while working on fast-
University of Wyoming and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of the first commercial underground gas storage facility in Alaska. From 1982- track projects in North America where he held various positions in project and
of Texas. GP 2010 he worked for ANR Pipeline Company where he held various technical portfolio management. For the last 10 years, Roger has been managing large
MR. WOLFGANG FOERG has over 20 years experience in plant and managerial positions involving gas storage assets. His technical offshore and onshore oil and gas projects in the Middle East. With his
system design, control system design and selection, procurement, experience includes performing and analyzing well tests, reservoir extensive experience in design, construction, risk management and project
engineering management, and installation and commissioning of vendor performance analysis, reservoir simulation, and overall storage facility controls, he has been managing large project teams and contractors and
proprietary equipment. His experience includes assignments as project optimization. During his career he managed construction projects that working with JV partners as well as national oil companies. Roger earned a
engineer, rotating equipment specialist, lead engineer for major EPC involved enhancements to existing gas storage facilities and construction of MS in Structural Engineering and a BS in Civil Engineering from the
contractors, as well as experience in construction, module design, new gas storage facilities. The scope of construction included the drilling and University of Buffalo, New York. He is currently based in Abu Dhabi, United
commissioning and startup of plants. The types of plants include air completion of vertical and horizontal wells, upgrades to gathering systems, Arab Emirates. PM
separation plants, gas plants, gas storage facilities, power generation, MTBE new compression, and gas processing equipment. Mr. Gentges is a past
Chairman of the Underground Gas Storage Committee of the American Gas MR. GERARD HAGEMAN is based in The Hague (The
plants, refinery wastewater treatment facilities, phenol plants, polypropylene Netherlands), where he settled after 33 years in the downstream oil and gas
plants, crude oil treating facilities and crude oil pipelines, LNG/NGL Association (1994). He also served as Chairman of the Underground Gas
Storage Research Committee for the Pipeline Research Council International business (including LNG). He is equipped with thorough knowledge and
liquefaction plants, and LNG receiving terminals. Specific equipment experience in LNG, gas and refinery operations, start-up, design, process
experience includes gas turbines, steam turbines, cryogenic expanders, (1998-2003), and served on the National Petroleum Council Gas Storage
Team (2003-2004). Mr. Gentes holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the technology, teamwork, change processes, and competency assessment. He
centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors, centrifugal pumps, started his career with the Gulf Oil refinery in The Netherlands as a process
positive displacement pumps, polymer extruders, refrigeration systems, diesel University of Michigan (1981). PF
engineer, followed by a job as economic analyst for Gulf Oil Chemicals in
engines, motors, generators, dryers, chemical injection systems, cooling MR. DAN GIBSON is a consulting engineer with over 35 years of London, after which he joined Shell for 29 years. During his career with Shell,
towers, boilers, and loading arms. Mr. Foerg holds a MS, Mechanical experience in production, completions, and well integrity issues from oil and Mr. Hageman has worked in numerous countries including Malaysia,
Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a BS, Mechanical gas fields all over the world. After working as a roughneck and roustabout Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
Engineering from Cornell University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer through college, he started his professional life as a facility engineer in Alaska. Denmark and, of course, The Netherlands. He has been responsible for
in Wyoming, Colorado, Alberta, and Texas and is a CCHEST Safety Trained He has worked his way through the value stream from facilities to completions Process Engineering, Design, Operation, Start-up, Process Safety (Integrity),
Supervisor (STS). ME with jobs in Anchorage, Denver, Houston, Gabon, Congo, Egypt, Scotland, Interface Management, Change Processes, Competency Assurance and
MR. ERIC A. FOSTER is a Geoscience Technical Advisor with Russia, and Australia. He is currently a consulting engineer, working on Training. He holds an MS in Chemical Engineering from Twente University in
PetroSkills-OGCI based in Houston. He has 40 years of operations and completions and well integrity problems for a wide range of independents and The Netherlands. He is a member of KIVI, i.e. The Royal Dutch Institute of
management experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining majors. He has worked as a Wells Technical Authority for a large international Engineers. Mr. Hageman joined PetroSkills | John M. Campbell in 2012.
PetroSkills, he was with Landmark and responsible for managing geoscience independent with a varied portfolio of offshore oil and gas wells. He was the GP PF
and engineering consultants, representing geological, geophysical and first Senior Completion Advisor for a super major. As part of this role, he
worked with teams on both major technical incidents and on planning and DR. JAMES L. HANER is the head of Ultimate Business Resources
petrophysical software applications and services for global operations. (UBR) Consulting, specializing in Building Better Businesses. UBR is an
Starting as a geologist in field operations in the US, South America, North assurance of high profile projects around the world. These experiences have
given him a unique viewpoint of how fields are developed; how wells are independent firm offering business consulting and project management
Sea, Trinidad and Mexico, he then worked as a training instructor and services to Fortune 500 companies in the US, Europe, Africa, and China.
coordinator for worldwide operations at Core Laboratories in Dallas and designed, constructed, and produced; how things can go wrong with a well
during construction and production; and how best to mitigate and manage James has more than 30 years of experience in business and IT. His
subsequently moved to Calgary as Manager, Geological Operations. His responsibilities have included establishing a corporate web presence for a
background has included all aspects of formation evaluation and the well problems. He has authored and co-authored a number of papers, ranging
from polymer flood management to ice mechanics and most recently a design Fortune 500 company, creating a successful organization-wide employee
application of software to geological and drilling engineering data acquisition development plan, and developing the IT infrastructure for a start-up company
and interpretation. He has acted as a technical advisor/consultant on projects of an innovative ICD system for a high rate water injection well. Dan graduated
from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater and Studied Arctic Engineering at in both project management and leadership roles. He completed his PhD work
throughout the world; and has extensive experience in the design and delivery at the University of Idaho and Corillins University. He earned an MA degree in
of training programs. He was an instructor of petroleum technology at Mount the University of Alaska, Anchorage. His teaching style focuses on first
principles and developing an understanding of why things happen which then Management/Leadership from the Claremont Graduate School and took
Royal College and SAIT in Calgary and in-house for Amoco. He was classes with Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management. James is a
nominated for the Distinguished Lecturer award. Mr. Foster graduated with a dictates an appropriate response. P&C
contributing author of 140 Project Management Tips in 140 Words or Less,
BSc (Honors) in Geology, from the University of London; he is a registered MR. JOSH GILAD, P.E., has 40 years of domestic and international 2010; Making Sense of Sustainability in Project Management, 2011; and
Professional Geologist and is a member of APEGGA, AAPG, SPE, HGS and experience in the engineering, analysis, inspection, troubleshooting, forensic Program Management: A Lifecycle Approach (2012). PPD
SPWLA. He served as Publications Chairman and on symposium committees investigation and expert witness for marine liquid bulk terminals for oil (crude,
for the CWLS; he co-authored a paper on computer data formats (LAS) and products) and gas (LNG, LPG), cargo handling and storage facilities, prime MR. MALCOLM HARRISON graduated in Chemical
has compiled numerous technical papers and training materials; he is a movers, piping and pipelines. His experience includes pipeline flow and Engineering in 1981 and completed an MBA in 1995. He has worked mostly
certified tutor for online learning. INT in the areas of oil and gas, cryogenics and gas monetization. Mr. Harrison has
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worked for BP, BOC, Foster Wheeler and BG. He was Director of Process in the Oklahoma City SPE Section including the section chairperson in 2011- eliminate entrainment, and upgrading oil dehydrators. Mr. Jentz has worked
Engineering for Foster Wheeler and, most recently, was BGs Chief Process 2012. He has published several papers in the area of gas processing and for both operating and engineering contracting companies. He is a
Engineer. He has travelled a lot, worked on all the continents except Antarctica, facilities design. He was the distinguished author in the August 2009 Journal Registered Professional Engineer in Alaska and Washington. Mr. Jentz
visited more countries and encountered more cultures than he can remember. of Petroleum Technology with an article titled The Role of Gas Processing in received his BS in Chemical Engineering from California State University
While his foundations are in process engineering, the MBA sparked an the Natural Gas Value Chain. Mr. Hubbard holds a BS in Chemical Long Beach in 1974. PF
interest in corporate strategy, in changing organizations and building high Engineering from Kansas State University (1971), and an MBA from Tulane
performing teams. GP University (1978). GP PF ME PL MR. STEPHEN JEWELL is an independent oil and gas consultant
and advisor with 30 years experience in the upstream sector. He was
DR. W. GREG HAZLETT was Vice President of PetroSkills from MR. WILLIAM E. HUGHES is a practicing lawyer in Tulsa, previously the Managing Director and co-founder of Xodus Subsurface Ltd,
2002-2016 where he designed competency-based training programs, Oklahoma, who has handled a wide variety of cases involving oil and gas the Wells and Subsurface company within the Xodus Group of technical
evaluated course materials and instructors, taught training courses, and related matters. He has studied in France and lived in Morocco and received consultants. He was also Chief Operating Officer and a founding shareholder
consulted on technical issues. Prior to joining OGCI, he was Vice President a Fulbright scholarship to teach US and comparative law at the University of of Composite Energy Limited, a European Unconventional Gas company,
of a consulting firm, where he was in charge of the petroleum and geological Tunis during the 2000-2001 academic year. He teaches courses at the growing the company from seed capital of $500k to an ultimate sale value of
engineering consulting group. He specializes in performing reservoir University of Tulsa, including courses in comparative and international law, over $60 million in 5 years. He has over 16 years experience with Amerada
characterization, engineering and simulation studies. Studies include deep- European Union law, banking law, US Constitutional law, and an introduction Hess starting as petroleum engineer and progressing to Acting General
water Gulf of Mexico oil and gas fields, a granite gas reservoir offshore India, to the US law and legal system for non-US lawyers and graduate students. He Manager of its North Sea Operations Base. He received a BEng (Honors)
and steamfloods in California. Dr. Hazlett has also worked for Mobil as a is a graduate of Harvard University Law School. PB degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Sheffield and speaks
drilling engineer, and for Texaco as a steamflood project manager in Norwegian and French. INT
Colombia, and as a reservoir and simulation engineer in both research and MS. SELMA (SALLY) A. JABALEY is a Senior Engineering
Kuwait operations. He was a Lecturer at Texas A&M University and an Manager with expertise in management of engineering departments. She DR. SATISH K. KALRA is a petroleum engineer with over 25
Associate Professor at New Mexico Tech, and has published on petroleum specializes in engineering, procurement and construction of oil and gas years of management, operations, teaching, research, and consulting
engineering topics, served as SPE coordinator for the Reservoir, Gas facilities projects, evaluation and due diligence of oil and gas projects for experience with national and private oil companies. As an Associate Professor
Technology, and Fluid Mechanics and Oil Recovery Processes committees, participation and implementation, and optimization of mature oil and gas of Petroleum Engineering, he taught graduate and undergraduate students at
and has testified as an expert witness. Dr. Hazlett has BS, MS and PhD fields. She is currently the Owner and Principal of Jabaley Consulting LLC, a the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette. He also worked for the
degrees in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a company that does consultant work for Shell, as well as companies in Africa, University of Texas at Austin. His career includes assignments with ONGC
registered Professional Engineer in Texas. INT the Middle East, and other locations around the globe. She is an SPE Gulf (National Oil Company of India), ARCO Offshore (now BP), BJ Services, Agio
Coast Section, Projects, Facilities, and Construction study group member and Oil and Gas, Schlumberger / Holditch, Miller and Lents and SKAL-TEX
MR. RON HINN is the EVP for Sales and Member Engagement for past Chairman, and was awarded their Distinguished Contributions to Corporation. He is widely published in technical literature and was the
PetroSkills. He is a people oriented manager, possessing strong leadership Projects, Facilities, and Construction award in 2008. She has earned a Chairman of the National SPE Committee on Monographs. His technical
and communication skills. A registered professional engineer, Rons 39-year Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2008, expertise includes the design and supervision of production and well
career has spanned numerous roles including staff engineering, engineering Ms. Jabaley was inducted into the Georgia Tech Academy of Distinguished completion operations, formation damage and sand control, reservoir
supervision, corporate knowledge management and professional staffing and Engineering Alumni, and now serves as an advisory board member for the management, technology transfer and contract negotiations. He actively
competency development. Ron is an active supporter of global engineering Georgia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering department. PM participated in several technology transfer agreements with various Indian,
accreditation activities, having served in multiple roles for ABET up to and Chinese, and Russian companies. He is fluent in English, Russian and several
including Executive Committee of the ABET Board. Ron received a BS degree DR. RODNEY JACOBS is recognized as a worldwide leader in the Indian languages. Recently he was nominated as a member of the Russian
from the University of Tulsa in petroleum engineering. INT field of Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control. He has been Academy of Natural Sciences US Section. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in
involved in instrumentation for the last 35 years, and has presented a great petroleum engineering from the Gubkin Oil Institute, Moscow, Russia and a
DR. FRANK HOPF has 35 years of experience in engineering and deal of workshops in many countries around the world (with most of them degree in law from Gujarat University, India. P&C INT
management of energy transportation and distribution facilities for crude oil, being in countries that have an interest in the oil and gas industries). Apart
refined products, petrochemicals and LNG. He also has seven years from in-house and public workshops, he has also presented hundreds of DR. MOHAN G. KELKAR is a professor of petroleum engineering
pursuing a PhD in geography where he conducted research in engineering internet-based (e-learning) sessions, primarily related to process control and at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His main research interests
geomorphology, GIS and remote sensing, hazard analysis, and the safety. His main area of focus includes PLCs, SCADA, DCS, loop tuning, include reservoir characterization, production optimization, and risk analysis.
relationship of science and public policy development. During his 31 years instrumentation and other areas related to the control of processes. Although He is involved in several research projects, which are partially funded by
with Shell Oil Company and affiliated companies, he managed engineering, his primary focus has always been instrumentation, he does have various national and international oil companies, the US Department of
construction and operations for pipelines and terminals in the Gulf of qualifications in electrical heavy current aspects, and has lectured this at Energy, and Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology.
Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Montana, California, New Mexico, Mississippi, university level. In addition to presenting international seminars, he is also He has taught various short courses for many oil companies in Canada,
Louisiana and Washington. He also served on the board of directors of actively involved as a consulting engineer, in his area of expertise. He is a past Indonesia, Singapore, Nigeria, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Scotland, India, Denmark
several major joint interest pipeline systems. Mr. Hopf concluded his career recipient of the N&Z award, which is one of the highest awards, in the field of and across the United States. He has been a consultant to many oil companies,
with Shell in the implementation of an SAP based supply chain management instrumentation, in South Africa. Apart from a Doctorate in Electrical as well as to the United Nations. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
system for the pipeline organization. He accepted a graduate assistantship Engineering, Light Current, he also has an Honors degree in Psychology, and from the University of Bombay, an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering and a Ph.D.
to pursue a PhD in geography, completing his dissertation on the risk of is internationally certified in training and assessment. IC&E in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and a J.D. from the
levee failures in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the impacts University of Tulsa. P&C
of the assessment of risk on public policy formation. He also studied MR. FRANK JARRETT has over 40 years of experience, primarily
engineering geomorphology, fluvial and coastal geomorphology, and GIS/ in the natural gas processing industry. Responsibilities have included project MR. BILL KEMP has over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience
remote sensing applications to the energy transportation and distribution design team supervision, conceptual and detailed process design, extensive in engineering, operations, product development, commercialization,
industries. He has taught large courses (excess of 300 students) at Texas use of computer simulation tools, computer program development and business development, sales, and marketing. He is currently Senior Sales
A&M University. Mr. Hopf was awarded his PhD in December of 2011. He testing, process and mechanical flow sheet development, equipment sizing Consultant for PetroSkills. He joined in July 2013. Bill is responsible for
is a registered Civil Engineer in Texas. PL and specification, hazards analysis, facilities checkout, start-up, strategic member/client interaction in workforce development, consulting and
debottlenecking and teaching. His background covers natural gas liquids software in the upstream, midstream and downstream segments. Previously,
MR. AARON HORN is the founder of Eos Resources, a training recovery, natural gas liquefaction, nitrogen rejection and recovery of helium Bill was manager, sales and marketing, for the Oilfield Technology Group of
company aimed at providing leadership and technical training to multiple from natural gas, acid gas removal, product distillation, dehydration, relief Momentive (Hexion) in Houston. Bill joined Hexion in late 2004. At Hexion,
industries. He consults to CAP Resources, a company that provides system design and evaluation, CO2 pipeline and compression, plant utilities Bill was responsible for new stimulation technology commercialization as well
business development services, primarily in the oil and gas industry, to and support systems. He is a registered professional Engineer in the state of as managing strategic relationships with customers and industry
startup technology companies assisting clients with market strategy, Colorado and has served on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain organizations. He began his career with Halliburton in 1977 as an engineer-
mergers and acquisitions, and strategic operational planning. He also Chapter of the Gas Processors Association. Mr. Jarrett received a BS in in-training. He had numerous field engineering, sales, product marketing and
provides technical support to the senior management of Hydrozonix, a water Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering from the Colorado School of business development positions at Halliburton. As global marketing manager
treatment service provider in the oil and gas industry. His background Mines. GP PL for stimulation in the late 1990s, he led the introduction of various innovative
includes Operations Engineering experience in both completions and acidizing and fracturing technologies. He left Halliburton in 2000 to start a
production areas. Aaron served in the military rising to the rank of Captain MR. ALFRED R. JENNINGS, JR. is a well stimulation consulting company specializing in oilfield market research and new
after receiving a BS degree in Systems Engineering from the United States consultant with Enhanced Well Stimulation, Inc., located in Tyler, Texas. He technology commercialization. Bill has been active in SPE and served
Military Academy at West Point. P&C actively provides well stimulation consulting services throughout the world. numerous roles at both the local and national level. Bill has a BSEE from the
Prior to establishing Enhanced Well Stimulation, Inc., he worked for Mobil University of Texas at Austin. INT
MR. ROBERT (BOB) HUBBARD is based in Norman, R&D Corporation/Mobil E&P Services, Inc. where he was involved in various
Oklahoma with over 42 years experience in oil and gas facilities, worldwide. applications of well stimulation throughout Mobils worldwide operations. MR. DALE KRAUS has over 30 years of progressive responsibility
Mr. Hubbard is currently Sr. Technical Advisor-Facilities and Process Prior to Mobil, he worked 15 years for Halliburton Services in all aspects of from staff to management positions within the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry.
Engineering for PetroSkills. He previously served as President of John M. hydraulic fracturing research and field applications. He is a registered Mr. Kraus has obtained a sound basis in Facility/Processing Engineering with
Campbell & Co. until December 2012 when the company was acquired by Professional Engineer and has authored or co-authored 95 US patents an emphasis on Plant and Field Operations in Oil and Gas Production, both
PetroSkills. In 2009 he retired from the University of Oklahoma where he pertaining to applications and techniques for well stimulation. He is widely sweet and sour. He is also the President of D. Kraus Oil & Gas Consulting
served as a visiting professor and directed a masters program in Natural Gas published and has served on numerous SPE Committees. He received a BS Corp., a member of APPEGA and holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from
Engineering and Management in the Petroleum and Geological Engineering Degree in Chemistry and an MS Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the the University of Saskatchewan. He currently resides by the lake in Wakaw,
Dept. In 2002 he retired from John M. Campbell & Company where he worked University of Oklahoma. P&C Saskatchewan. GP PF
for 23 years providing training and consulting services to several international
oil and gas companies. He served in several capacities at JMC including MR. ROBIN JENTZ has 38 years of oil and gas processing MR. JAMES LANGER is a registered professional chemical
chairman, a position he held when he retired in 2002. He also worked for experience. His work has included most process areas of oil and gas engineer in Texas and California. He graduated with a BS in Chemical
Texaco from 1972-1980, where he held various engineering and management production, including design and testing of low dewpoint glycol dehydration Engineering from UCLA and has an MBA from Pepperdine. Jim has been
positions. Mr. Hubbard is a member of SPE and GPSA; he has chaired the units, analysis of flare and relief systems using dynamic simulation working for Hess as a Senior Process Engineering Advisor for the past 7
SPE Facility Engineering Committee and has held several leadership positions programs, retrofitting gas/liquid separators to increase capacity and years. He is retired from Shell having worked 28 years as a Senior Staff

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Process Engineer, and Principal Technical Expert for Shell / Shell Global 1979, he was a field engineer and field service manager with Schlumberger in Sullivans Island, South Carolina where he is President of his own
Solutions. He has had a global job for the past 15 years and had experience in various countries of Africa and Middle East. Mr. Louis has authored consulting business. Mr. Malino is a registered Professional Engineer in the
in offshore / onshore, shallow water / deep water, heavy oil / light oil, water numerous presentations and publications at SPE ATCE, ATW, and EAGE State of New Hampshire. He is a Senior Member of the Advisory Board of the
treating, and natural gas processing. He has been a project manager working Conferences. He received a Master of Sciences from ECAM Engineering Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference in Norman, OK. Mr. Malino
field development projects through all of the phase gates and stages. He School, Lyon, France in 1973 and a Degree from IFP in 1979 (French earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York; and,
frequently travels the globe assisting operations with process issues, and Petroleum Institute). He is fluent in English, Italian, French (mother tongue), an MBA from Pace University in New York. GP
showing them how to unlock additional barrels through the application of and gets by in German. INT
production optimization. Jim installed Shells smallest, most expensive gas DR. ANDREA MANGIAVACCHI is currently involved in
plant. The project took 8 years and is located on Pacific Coast Highway in MR. PERRY LOVELACE, CMRP, specializes in Maintenance and international deep-water offshore projects on behalf of major oil and gas
Huntington Beach California. GP PF Project Management, Leadership and Competency-based Training and has operators. He is also an active member of work groups involved in the
over 25 years experience in industrial training and consulting. His work in development of US and international standards for offshore structures. After
MR. CHRIS LENNON is a director of Stone Falcon Corporate and competency-based workforce development is known worldwide. In addition an early academic career with the University of Rome, Italy and with Rice
Legal Consulting Ltd. The company specializes in the provision of to M&O, his participative leadership seminars have provided team-building University in Houston, Andrea joined Brown & Root (today KBR), where over
consultancy, professional training and academic teaching within the area of skills to hundreds of supervisors and team leaders. He has dedicated his the next 25 years he was involved in a number of major international offshore
Project Management. Chris works internationally and targets the Special career to providing high quality learning experiences, keeping in tune with the oil and gas projects (Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, South America, West Africa,
Projects consultant application within the Project Management domain. He changing economic and technological environment, especially as applied to Asia-Pacific). He also held a number of corporate positions in the area of deep
has a wide and varied experience across a number of market segments, long-term facilities management and organizational development. He has water technology, fixed and floating offshore structures, and engineering
ranging from the oil and gas industry to retail and distribution. He has assisted many organizations through on-site consultation and training. systems. Andrea has extensive experience in conceptual field development
instructed MSc Level courses in Project Management both at The Robert Clients include industrial and utility organizations of different types and sizes projects, structural analysis and design, hydrodynamics, naval architecture,
Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen. He has experience in the United States, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Computer Aided Engineering and Design. Andrea holds a MSc in Nuclear
instructing in the fields of Supply Chain Management, Operations Nigeria, Angola, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, both from the University of
Management, Strategic Management, Business Innovation, Creativity, Singapore, Trinidad/Tobago, Austria, Romania, UK, Ecuador, Bolivia and Rome. He has authored or co-authored over 30 technical papers, and holds
Negotiation and Alternate Dispute Resolution. Chris has written and delivered Mexico. An engaging and popular speaker/facilitator, Mr. Lovelace continually two patents. PL OS
MSc Level material on oil and gas programs in Mergers and Acquisitions. He receives high marks from participants. A certified Maintenance and Reliability
holds an MBA and an LLB from the University of Aberdeen, the Chartered Professional (CMRP) by the Society for Maintenance and Reliability MR. JOHN MARTINEZ has 38 years experience in oilfield
Institute of Arbitrators Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration Professionals and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Mr. production technology with a specialty in facility revision and artificial lift
(DipICArb) and the Freedom of the City of London. He is a Liveryman of the Lovelace also holds a BS in Science Education and an MS in Botany from the operations, with extensive expertise in gas lift. For 27 years he has been the
Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of University of Oklahoma, with pre-doctoral studies in Plant Ecology at the Production Consultant for Production Associates and previously was
Arbitrators, a Member of the Association of International Petroleum University of California. O&M PPD associated with Exxon (now ExxonMobil). This includes work in well
Negotiators and is a licensed PRINCE 2 practitioner. PM deliverability, transient pressure testing, downhole equipment evaluation and
MR. PETE LUAN has over 25 years of international upstream project selection. He also has surface facility design experience including multiphase
MR. LARRY LENS has over 33 years experience in the petroleum management experience. He has also consulted for the past 10 years helping pipelines, separation, metering, compression, dehydration, water treatment
industry working for Amoco and BP. Starting as a working Geologist in the energy companies improve their management of capital projects. He has an and disposal, and pumps. He has served in key positions for projects
Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas regions, he later expanded into the extensive track record of helping E&P companies improve their capital project completed in 11 countries on 4 continents in which he applied state-of-the-art
international arena working in Gabon and Congo after which he became performance. He has been particularly successful with those clients who are technology for improvements to artificial lift and production methods. He has
Amocos Regional Geologist for Africa and the Middle East. He was Amocos faced with large capital projects and require a step-change in organizational been responsible for the development of nodal analysis techniques for the
Country Manager in Ghana in the late 1980s, Consulting Geologist in New capabilities. Pete is a facilitator and advisor to top management, many of design of gas and oil wells. He is a writer of API recommended practices,
Orleans, and then Chief Geologist for Amocos Worldwide Exploration Group. whom continue to seek his advice even after the development of their project serving as co-author of API Gas Lift Manual, API RP 11V7 Repair, Testing, and
Larry later transferred to Denver to build a new exploration team supporting organizations has been completed. He has worked with numerous strategy, Setting Gas Lift Valves, and API RP 11V8 Gas Lift System Design and
Amocos North American gas strategy and later returned to the international project execution plan development, risk management, Lessons Learned, Performance Prediction. In addition, he has written SPE papers and Gas Lift
arena working in Angola. After Angola, Larry became the Technical Learning stakeholder alignment, etc. Pete worked for Amoco Production Co. managing Workshop presentations. Mr. Martinez is active in the American Society of
and Development Manager for the BP E&P group globally. He began work on major capital projects in Azerbaijan, the Middle East, and Latin America. He Mechanical Engineers Petroleum Division, Society of Petroleum Engineers,
the Training and Education strategy which was a part of BPs commitment to holds a BS and an MS in Mechanical Engineering with higher honors from National Association of Corrosion Engineers, American Petroleum Institute
gain entry into Libya. He worked in Tripoli, Libya with a dual focus on BPs Rice University and has completed management training at Harvard Business Gas Lift Equipment Task Group, and the ASME/API/ISO Gas Lift Workshop.
Training & Education commitment to the National Oil Corporation of Libya as School. He is PMP certified. PM He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas. He received an MS and BS
well as the internal focus on training and development within BP. After retiring in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas. P&C
from BP in late 2009, Mr. Lens took on a leading role in developing the MR. KEN LUNSFORD is the Project Management Discipline
PetroSkills Accelerated Development Programs across all of the E&P Manager for PetroSkills. He has more than 38 years experience in DR. HOWARD L. MCKINZIE is a petroleum consultant from
Disciplines, having seen this as a need in the Oil and Gas Industry. He has an engineering and management of oil, gas, chemicals and plastics Sugar Land, Texas. His prior industry experience includes 21 years with
MS degree from the University of Georgia and a BS degree from the University development. During his 32 years with ConocoPhillips, he led development Texaco, Inc. and Getty Oil Company in numerous areas of production and
of Michigan both in Geology. INT teams on projects in the United States, Norway, Qatar, and United Arab completions engineering. Specific specialties include sand control, downhole
Emirates. His diverse engineering and project management background oil/water separation, compact surface oil/water separation, artificial lift with
MR. ROBERT (BOB) G. LIPPINCOTT is an Employee includes sour gas plants, oil, gas and petrochemical pipelines, engineered progressive cavity pumps, formation damage, water shutoff, drag reduction
Development Consultant with extensive oil and gas exploration and plastics processes and materials handling, batch sulfur chemical processes, techniques for fluid flow, and well stimulation by acidizing and fracturing. He
production experience including technical training and petroleum engineering. liquefied natural gas projects and pilot plants. Additionally, he was also worked in the area of surface well logging, and was one of the co-
He is well versed and knowledgeable on petrophysical tools and petroleum corporate project controls manager for Phillips Petroleum with developers of QGM (Qualitative Gas Measurement) and QFT (Qualitative
technology. Bob is an experienced course director and lecturer for responsibility for developing business processes and training for asset Fluorescence Technique). Prior to joining Getty, he was employed by GTE
petrophysical and petroleum engineering training. Prior to retirement he was development, value improving practices, project controls, contracting Labs in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he worked primarily in the areas of
Learning Leader for Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering at Shells strategy, risk management, reviews and assists and joint venture non- catalyst development research and developing photo-catalytic techniques. He
Houston learning center. Previous jobs included global Petrophysical operated project assurance. He received his BS and MS degrees in was the Chairman of the Completion Engineering Association in 1991-1992,
Learning Director at Rijskijk, NL and Principal Petrophysical Engineer for a Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a after being Vice Chairman in 1989-1990. He was a member of the research
deepwater development project. He also served in various technical registered professional engineer in the State of Texas. ME PM team that received the Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation
management positions during his career prior to retiring from Shell in 2010. from Petroleum Engineer International (1999). He was also a member of
Bob is skilled at delivering technical training across cultural and geographic MR. JUAN C. MALAVE is an accomplished senior level project another team that received the Hearst Newspapers Energy Award for
groups. He has a BS/ME from Mississippi State, an MBA from the University professional in major capital projects development, specializing in EPC Technology in 1998. He has twice received Texacos Corporate Technology
of New Orleans and is a Registered Professional Engineer. INT management, contracts, procurement, and business development with more Innovation Award and holds numerous patents in several of the above areas.
than thirty (30) years of experience in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry. He held a post-doctoral appointment in Chemistry at Brown University, and
MR. ALAIN LOUIS is a Senior Geoscience and Petroleum His expertise includes developing strategic direction, planning, risk subsequently taught engineering several more years at Brown. He received a
Engineer with more than 40 years international experience, both in oil and management and project management for large capital projects (in excess of BS degree in Chemistry and Mathematics from Central Oklahoma University,
service companies. His expertise lies with the field proactive monitoring $100MM). He has proven success optimizing engineering, procurement and and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Arizona State University. P&C
(Digital Oilfield), reservoir and well performance, formation evaluation, construction processes, project management, contracts management and
reservoir characterization, along with the associated R&D activities. His administration, startup and commissioning functions. He also has experience MR. JEFFREY S. MCMULLAN has over 30 years of broad
recent contributions have led to the design and numerous implementations in leading international teams with diverse cultural backgrounds working in career growth in the upstream oil and gas business including engineering
of collaborative tools of field performance monitoring and optimization different contracting environments. Mr. Malave has a BS in physical assignments in drilling, well completions and production as well as
(reservoir, artificial lift, plant maintenance,..), carried in TOTAL E&P assets metallurgy from the Material Science and Engineering Dept. of Washington operations supervisory, management and executive positions. He has also
of Angola, Gabon, Congo, Qatar, Argentina and others. His expertise State University. PM worked in employee selection, training and development for technical,
includes technical training within TOTAL and ELF in Petroleum Engineering, administrative and operations personnel and is experienced in building highly
in particular in focusing well data acquisition to better serve a field (re) MR. HARVEY MALINO is an Instructor/Consultant for PetroSkills successful organizations from the ground up. Jeff received a BS in Petroleum
development plan, justify the program of this data and anticipate fallback | John M. Campbell. He has more than 40 years experience in the chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University. P&C
solutions. He has generated collaboration projects in this area between ELF, and hydrocarbon processing industries. During his 28 years with Union
TOTAL and ENI for several years. He has held various international positions Carbide Corporation/UOP, he held both technical and commercial positions. MR. YUV MEHRA, an inventor (31 US Patents) and a licensed
overseas in Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering. With ELF, from 1990, he These included: Molecular Sieve Technical Manager- Design and Field professional engineer (California and Texas), has over 40 years of practical,
delivered internally the first Logging Operations Manual for witnesses; he Service; Licensing Manager for the Ethylene Oxide business; Area Sales and hands-on process engineering experience related to the processing of
developed and instructed the training course, dedicated to wellsite Marketing Manager for Southeast Asia; Business Manager for the Gas hydrocarbons from the standpoints of major owner/operating, as well as E&C
geologists and petroleum engineers, in planning and executing operations Processing Business Group; and, World Wide Sales Manager for the Gas companies. He retired from Saudi Aramco in December 2011 as Gas and Light-
of LWD and wireline logging, along with the associated QC. From 1974 to Processing Business Group. Mr. Malino has lived and worked in New ends Process Engineering Consultant. During 2003-2004, Mr. Mehra was
Hampshire, Maine, New York, Singapore and Chicago. He is currently based Saudi Aramcos General Supervisor for the Upstream Process Engineering
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Division. He is an Alumnus of the Saudi Aramco Leadership Forum. He including field operations, reservoir engineering and engineering research. workover operations. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas,
focuses on identifying value-oriented opportunities, effectively communicating Bob received a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering and an MEng degree in and a 25-year member of SPE. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering
and following through assignments to conclusion. He has demonstrated his Mineral Engineering both from the University of Alberta. P&C from the University of Missouri. P&C
vast process engineering knowledge of the entire hydrocarbon value chain
through process optimization, front-end engineering, project evaluations, MR. TIM NIEMAN is President of Decision Applications, Inc., a San DR. CARLOS PALACIOS is a National Association of Engineers
troubleshooting, development of engineering standards, expert witnessing, Francisco area based decision analysis consulting firm. His firm performs (NACE) certified Chemical Treatment Corrosion Specialist and Internal
assessment and commercialization of intellectual property, and offering topical decision and risk analysis for various organizations facing complex decision Corrosion Specialist, and is the author of numerous technical publications on
courses. He chaired the development of Section 14 - Refrigeration for the GPSA problems. His recent oil and gas consulting work includes risk analysis of the subject of corrosion. He has a BS, an MSc, and a PhD in Mechanical
Engineering Data Book. Mr. Mehra holds a BE from IIT Roorkee and an MS pipeline routing; risk analysis for deepwater flow assurance; portfolio analysis Engineering, and Post-Doctoral studies in Erosion/Corrosion from the
from UCLA, both in Chemical Engineering. GP PF for budgeting E&P R&D portfolios; and development of methods for University of Tulsa. His 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry have
assessing new basin entry opportunities. Other recent work includes resulted in his becoming a subject matter expert on internal corrosion,
MR. JOHN MORGAN is based in Denver, Colorado, and Chairman development of remediation and reuse strategies for impaired properties, erosion, chemical treatment, material selection, water treatment, oil treatment,
Emeritus of PetroSkills with over 40 years experience in the design, startup and including former refineries and pipelines; numerous projects for the Yucca and corrosion monitoring in fields in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador,
troubleshooting of oil and gas facilities. He has published extensively on sour Mountain proposed nuclear waste repository; work on mountain top coal Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Kuwait, and the US. Dr. Palacios has been an
gas treating, sulfur recovery, CO2 treating, materials of construction, LNG mining, unconventional oil and gas drilling, basin-wide water management instructor for about 20 years and has extensive experience in leading
training, and cryogenic gas processing. He consults for both North American and climate change issues; and cancer causation modeling for national health seminars, and developing and teaching industry courses in: Saudi Arabia,
and international clients in the gas processing industry. He performs training organizations. Mr. Nieman was formerly Senior Decision Analyst for Malaysia, Turkey, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, UAE, Vietnam, Venezuela,
in LNG facilities, oil and gas production facilities, and gas plants around the Geomatrix Consultants, an Oakland based geological and environmental and India. He has served as a professor for both undergraduate and graduate
world. Mr. Morgan served as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2005/06, consulting firm. Prior to that, he was Director of Operations for Lumina courses at the University of Tulsa and various universities in South America.
2008/09 and 2014/15. He is very active in the industry including the Program Decision Systems, a decision analysis consulting and software firm. And prior Dr. Palacios holds a US. Patent # 7,942,200 for a Downhole Chemical
Advisory Committee of the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference; to that, he spent 14 years with Amoco as a geophysicist, economist, and risk Dispersion Device. He leads technical committees in NACE International to
Brimstone Sulfur Symposium; International Committee of GPA/GPSA, and had and portfolio analyst. He has a BS in geology and an MS in geophysics from develop Standard Practices. He is a recipient of the NACE Distinguished
served as Adjunct Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Colorado School of Michigan State University, and an MBA from Rice University. PB Service Award in March 2013. He was International Director for the NACE
Mines. For more than 30 years he was a member of the Editorial Review Board Foundation from 2005 to 2013. PF ME
of the Gas Processors Suppliers Association. Mr. Morgan has many years of MR. MIKE NOEL-SMITH is an experienced, energetic and highly
experience training non-native English speakers. He holds a B.Sc. (Honors) in adaptable management professional with a proven track record of success DR. DAVID PELTON has been a professional communicator for
Chemical Engineering from London University; and an M.E. in Chemical & within corporate, military, B2B environments and international sports teams. over 35 years and has performed for and spoken to audiences in the
Refinery Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, USA. GP He has strong leadership skills with experience in driving a business forward, United States, Central and Western Europe, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia,
managing risk and diverse teams worldwide. He is results oriented and The Ukraine, Africa, The Middle East, and Southeast Asia. He has taught
DR. MAHMOOD MOSHFEGHIAN is a Senior Technical focused on delivering full life cycle projects particularly in the management at major colleges and universities and has been an active seminar/
Advisor and Senior Instructor for PetroSkills. He is the author of most Tips of skills of Leadership, Team Development, Coaching, Analysis, Evaluation, workshop facilitator for petroleum and non-petroleum businesses in
the Month and develops technical software for PetroSkills. He has 40 years Assessment and Training. He is an excellent communicator who is able to California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York,
teaching experience in universities as well as for oil and gas industries. Dr. build relationships at all levels both internally and externally, nationally and Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and in Canada, England, Holland, Ireland,
Moshfeghian joined John M. Campbell & Co. in 1990 as a part time internationally. Over the past 10 years, Mike has worked in the Gulf Region of Wales, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Benin, Nigeria, The United Arab
consultant and then as full time instructor/consultant in 2005. Dr. the Middle East, living for 5 of those in the United Arab Emirates where he Emirates, Malaysia, and Singapore. Today he is a member of numerous
Moshfeghian was Professor of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University. Dr. designed a leadership assessment center, recruited and trained 70 staff training institutes and societies and enjoys a national and international
Moshfeghian is a senior member of AIChE and has published more than 125 members before implementing a process which ultimately assessed over reputation as a communications consultant, lecturer, trainer, and coach.
technical papers on thermodynamic properties and process engineering. Dr. 12,000 government officials, military officials and civilian companies. PPD He received degrees from Cornell University, The New England
Moshfeghian has presented invited papers at international conferences. He is Conservatory of Music and the University of Cincinnati. PPD
a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Oil, Gas, and MR. RONNIE NORVELL was Director of Instructional Design and
Coal Technology. He holds a BS (74), an MS (75) and a PhD (78) in Chemical Quality at PetroSkills 2009-2012. Prior to joining PetroSkills, Ronnie served MR. DENNIS PERRY has been working in the automation,
Engineering, all from Oklahoma State University. GP PF ME as a Sr. Consultant and frequent appointments as Director of Continuing electrical and instrumentation design business for many years. His work
Excellence with the Saudi Aramco E&P Continuing Excellence Department. experience includes working in the aerospace industry as an analog
MR. MANICKAVASAKAN (MANICKAM) S. NADAR Prior to joining Saudi Aramco in 1998, Ronnie Norvell was the President and circuit designer, working in the electronic instrument manufacturing
is a consultant Principal Petroleum engineer with 27 years of experience in the Managing Partner of Management Paradigms, a U.S. based consulting firm business as production engineering manager, and working for a major oil
upstream oil and gas industry and 6 years in petrochemical process specializing in management and leadership development. Over the past forty and gas company as a division automation supervisor and later as a staff
operations. With a strong background in Production Technology, Well years he has provided senior management consulting to a large spectrum of engineer in the central, Upstream Technology group. He has also worked
Operations, Well Completions & Workovers, Artificial Lift, Asset Modeling U.S. and foreign industries, managed the training functions of two major for an instrument manufacturer as service manager and for an engineering
and Optimization, he has specialized in artificial lift technologies, well and corporations, and served as a college administrator and instructor. Ronnie has construction company as an instrument/electrical engineer. Mr. Perry
system designs, analysis, trouble-shooting, reliability improvement and served on the Board of Directors of three international organizations including published a paper on Multiphase measurement fall 1998 SPE, co-
production enhancement. He has made significant contribution in the artificial the American Society for Training and Development and PetroSkills. He has authored a paper for ASME/ETCE 2000 on value of well test accuracy,
lift selection, design, operation, surveillance and optimization of large volume also served on the continuing education faculty of the University of Texas at presented at the Acadiana Flow measurement workshop, and co-authored
gas lifted and ESP wells for many operators. Mr. Nadar has worked for major Dallas and on the adjunct faculty of Amber Universitys MBA program. Ronnie a paper on heavy oil multiphase measurement with Intevep of Venezuela.
international operating companies and handled various responsibilities in has authored numerous publications, designed and conducted a variety of Mr. Perry graduated from Louisiana Tech with a BS degree in Electrical
production engineering operations and artificial lift systems, onshore and programs targeted at enhancing management and employee productivity. He Engineering. IC&E
offshore. In the service sector, he has delivered many challenging well and co-authored The Internal Outplacement Handbook and A Trainers Guide to
network modeling and optimization projects that helped clients achieve Performance Appraisal. His peers have recognized him on numerous MR. JASON PINGENOT has over 21 years of experience in
substantial increase in production, operation efficiency and cost savings. occasions. The American Society for Training and Development recognized planning, design, engineering, management, and commissioning for a
Recently he has helped companies to implement real-time surveillance and Ronnie in 1997 for his contributions to the profession by awarding him with wide range of natural gas installations including wellhead controls,
optimization systems that allows operators use collaborative work one of their highest honors, the Torch award. The Dallas Chapter of ASTD gathering systems, compressor stations, processing plants, metering
environments for achieving their KPIs. A university topper and gold medalist, recognized him as the Professional of the Year in 1989 and his alma mater; facilities, and truck loading stations for projects around the globe. In the
Mr. Nadar holds a BSc degree in Chemistry from Madurai University, India Texas A&M University at Commerce, selected him as a Distinguished course of his career he has served the industry as a drafting instructor,
and a degree in Chemical Engineering from Institution of Engineers (India). Alumni in 1990. PPD engineering consultant, and led an EI&C technical team at Encana Oil &
With several SPE papers and text book publications to his credit, he has Gas (USA) to execute capital projects and develop technical and safety
conducted many workshops, training seminars and short courses for SPE and DR. PHIL NOTZ is an offshore industry consultant for flow assurance standards. Recently, Mr. Pingenot was the Vice President of Engineering
other organizations. P&C issues. He worked as a chemical engineer for DuPont from 1968 to 1971, a and EI&C Manager at GWD Design & Engineering based in Denver,
research scientist and reservoir engineer for Getty Oil Company/Texaco/ Colorado, with a field services office in North Dakota. STV Energy
MR. ANDREW NEWBOROUGH is a Chartered Member of the Chevron from 1978 to 2002. He worked for offshore engineering and Services has since acquired GWD Engineering and Mr. Pingenot
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH), the International construction firms, Doris Inc. (2002-2004) and Technip USA (2004-2008) as continues to perform a similar function as IC&E Engineering Chief and
Institute of Risk and Safety Managers (MIIRSSM) and the Institution of Fire flow assurance manager. While at Getty/Texaco, Dr. Notz taught courses in Senior Associate. Mr. Pingenot is a registered professional engineer in
Engineers (MIFireE). He is a pragmatic occupational health and safety surfactant polymer flooding, reservoir engineering, carbon dioxide flooding, the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, North Dakota, Wyoming and
practitioner, auditor and fire safety technician, utilizing line management reservoir fluid properties and flow assurance to operations in the US, UK, Texas. He has a high level of operational skills including advanced use of
experience gained from a career in public and private sector organizations Ecuador and Saudi Arabia. He was Texacos representative on the GPA AutoCAD and related software for the generation of design documents,
including the police, local government, education, food, general and leisure research committee, the Colorado School of Mines Gas Hydrates Consortium understanding of NEC, IEC, API, NFPA, ISA, IEEE and OSHA codes,
retailing, healthcare and residential care, agricultural processing, facilities and the DeepStar Flow Assurance Committee. Dr. Notz has a BS from the guidelines and practices pertaining to common natural gas facility
management and food manufacturing. Andrew is a specialist occupational University of Wisconsin in Chemistry (Chemical Engineering minor) and a equipment and installations, advanced use of Excel and creation of time
safety and health instructor with over twenty years experience with PhD from Michigan State University in Analytical Chemistry. OS saving tools, use and development of functional specifications for Access
Corporate Risk Systems Limited. He holds a Masters Degree in databases to improve productivity, and various specialized software for
Occupational Safety and Health from the Scarman Centre, Leicester MR. WILLIAM K. OTT is an independent petroleum consultant completion of engineering tasks. He has a bachelors degree in Electrical
University (MSc, 2004). HSE and is the founder of Well Completion Technology, an international Engineering from the University of Colorado. IC&E
engineering consulting and petroleum industry training firm established
MR. JOHN ROBERT (BOB) NICHOL is President of the in 1986. Before consulting and teaching, he was division engineer for MR. WILLIAM (BILL) E. POWELL is an oil and gas
recently founded Petrobob Consulting Limited, located in Sherwood Park, Halliburtons Far East region based in Singapore and a research field professional with over 30 years of experience in field operations, technical
Alberta, Canada. He provides Petroleum Engineering consulting services to coordinator for Halliburton in Oklahoma. He works regularly with and on sales, marketing, and management with autonomous operations and
the Government of Alberta, Department of Energy and is a sessional lecturer wells requiring various well completions techniques, principally in East profit and loss responsibility. Prior to entering the oil and gas industry
in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta at Edmonton. He has Asia. He has conducted technical petroleum industry courses worldwide with Schlumberger he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S.
over 30 years experience in a broad spectrum of Petroleum Engineering roles and written numerous technical papers relating to well completion and Marine Corps. Bill holds BS and MS degrees in Physics. He is a member
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of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Petroleum industry overview program. While with Core Lab, he provided training to finance having completed agreements with the International Finance
Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and European both majors and independents on a worldwide basis. During this time, he Corporation to finance a chemical plant expansion in Brazil and with Citibank
Association of Geoscientists and Engineers. Over the course of his career, was the instructor and co-coordinator of an extensive internal Petrophysics to provide loans for gasoline retailers. He has established himself as a leader
Bill has taught short courses and seminars on a variety of technical applications program. This multi-year program focused on the applications in the oil and gas industry by holding various management/leadership
topics. Bill served as Vice President Marketing for S.A. Holditch & of rock and fluid data in log analysis, formation evaluation, reservoir positions during his career. He has an MA in Theology from Fuller Theological
Associates Inc., a well-known petroleum consultancy where he played a engineering and production. He also worked with major research centers Seminary, an MS in Agricultural Economics (major in Marketing) from
key role in building the brand equity that was the basis of their successful and universities globally to provide reservoir conditions instrumentation for Cornell University and an MBA in Finance and International Studies from the
acquisition and integration into Schlumberger. His most recent reservoir engineering, reservoir description, and formation damage University of Chicago. PB
assignment with Schlumberger was as North America Business research. His international oil and gas knowledge was developed through
Development Manager for Data & Consulting Services where he extended assignments in South America, Asia, the North Sea and the US. DR. RICHARD D. SEBA is a petroleum engineering consultant in
maintained close relationships with numerous major and independent oil He is a member of the SPE, SPWLA, PESGB, SEAPEX and a past president New Orleans, Louisiana. During 28 years of employment by Shell Oil
and gas companies. Bill currently performs the role of PetroSkills of the Aberdeen Chapter of the SPWLA. He received a BSc in Geology from Company in locations around the world, he held staff and management
Integrated Disciplines Manager for Unconventional Resources. INT Bedford College, London University. INT positions in research, reservoir engineering, and E&P and corporate
economics. He has taught reservoir engineering and petroleum economics at
DR. JAY RAJANI worked in Amsterdam, The Hague and London for MR. ALAN ROYER has more than 31 years experience in the oil and Tulane University, Stanford University, University of New Orleans, for SPE and
Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies for 33 years. He started his career in gas industry working in the upstream and midstream sectors. For the past 31 Shell. For the past 27 years, he has taught courses in petroleum economics,
the Shell Research Laboratories in Amsterdam where he was involved in the years Mr. Royer has held operational, technical and managerial positions. risk and uncertainty, and international E&P contracts for Shell and OGCI. He
development of refinery burners/furnaces. He later moved to Separation During the first 13 years of his career he worked as an operator for Chevron is an SPE Distinguished Author, has served SPE as chairman of the
Technology. He worked on the development of conventional as well as Canada Resources in their gas processing facilities, and oil/gas gathering Distinguished Lecturers Committee, chairman of the Economics Award
membrane based gas-liquid and liquid-liquid separators. From 1987 to 2005, systems, located in Northern Alberta. In mid-1990 Mr. Royer left Chevron to Committee, chairman of the Textbook Committee, and as a member of the
he worked in the Gas/Liquid Treating and Sulphur Processes department as attend the University of Alberta where he earned a BSc degree in Petroleum Speakers Bureau. He is a member of the Society of Independent Professional
Principal Technologist, providing technical and operational excellence to all Engineering. Following university, his career took him to the international Earth Scientists and is a registered professional engineer. He is the author of
gas plants and LNG plants that were operated or advised by Shell. His last arena where he spent over 12 years in the Middle East. Initially he worked in Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production (3rd Edition, 2008). He
position (2005 to 2010) was as a Lead Process Engineer with Qatargas 3&4 Yemen with Canadian Nexen Ltd. where he was responsible for the received B.S. and M.P.E. degrees from Oklahoma University and a Ph.D.
LNG Project (first with EPC contractor in Japan and then in Ras Laffan in engineering design of various facilities, including all commissioning and degree from the University of Texas, all in petroleum engineering. PB
Qatar). The last three years of the project involvement was in the construction, start-up activities. He spent his last 8 years in the Middle East working in Qatar
commissioning and start-up of the 7.8 mtpy LNG trains. From 2011 to 2014 where he held a number of operational and engineering roles supporting the DR. GEORGE SLATER is an instructor/consultant with over 45
Jay worked with SBM Offshore in the Netherlands on the development of gas construction and start-up of the LNG Mega Trains, which have a combined years experience as an engineer and professor. In addition to creating
treating modules for FPSO and FLNG. Jay is now an independent consultant production capacity of 77 million tons per annum. Mr. Royer is based in software systems used worldwide to integrate engineering and geological
and an instructor with PetroSkills | John M. Campbell. He holds BS and PhD Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mr. Royer is a registered Professional Engineer in data, he has worked in various management positions as a reservoir engineer,
degrees from the University of London and a Diploma in Management Studies the Province of Alberta, along with being an active member of the Project and taught at Pennsylvania State University. He has authored a number of
from the University of Coventry. GP PF Management Institute since 2005. PF O&M papers on Reservoir Simulation and engineering problems, and is a 46-year
member of the Society of Professional Engineers of AIME. He received a BA
DR. CLIFF REDUS is an independent petroleum engineering DR. KENT SAUGIER is a hands-on scientific, technology and in Arts and Letters with MS and PhD degrees in Petroleum and Natural Gas
consultant who specializes in production system optimization and subsea flow business professional with 25 years experience in upstream oil and gas, Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. INT
assurance. Prior to starting his consulting business, he was an Associate offshore technology, economics, economic modeling, international petroleum
Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He has 35 years contracts, project management, software applications and technology MRS. KINDRA SNOW-MCGREGOR is the Technical
of petroleum industry experience, both in production research and field including design, licensing and commercialization. He has domestic and Director for the Oil and Gas Technical Division of PetroSkills | John M.
operations in the area of multiphase flow. His primary areas of interest are international experience, excellent presentation skills and strong customer Campbell. She has MS and BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and
multiphase flow in well bores, flow lines and production equipment, awareness. He received both a B.A. and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Petroleum Refining from the Colorado School of Mines, and 18 years of
multiphase meters and pumps, computational fluid mechanics, advance University of California. OS PB INT experience in the oil and gas Industry. She has been with the company for over
separation technology and paraffin and hydrate deposition in production flow 7 years, and has served in a number of positions including manager of
lines and wells. He was in a supervisory capacity in production related MR. RICHARD H. SCHROEDER is founder and President of consulting, senior staff engineer, and discipline manager for the Oil and Gas
industrial research for the last 10 years with Texacos Upstream Technology RHS Management, specializing in technical and management consulting for Processing Discipline. Her most recent accomplishment was serving as one
Department in Houston Texas, with the last four years as Director of Texacos the petroleum industry. He has more than 45 years of experience in of the primary editors on the 9th edition of Gas Conditioning and Processing,
live oil multiphase flows loop in Humble Texas. At Tulsa University, he was engineering, international operations, management and teaching experience which are the reference volumes for our flagship course G-4. Her particular
actively engaged in teaching, research in multiphase flow, and as executive in all phases of exploration, production, research and corporate areas of expertise include gas conditioning (amine and dehydration), NGL
director of Tulsa University Fluid Flow Projects. He received a B.S. in development. He specializes in reservoir management, production extraction (NGL recovery from gas), NGL fractionation and storage, process
Mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas, an optimization, drilling, operations, completion and workover capabilities, optimization, sulfur handling, and process safety. Prior to joining John M
MS. and Ph.D., from the University of Houston, both in Mechanical personnel development, communications and multi-discipline team Campbell & Company in 2008, she served as technical manager, process
Engineering. P&C building. His professional experience includes: 9 years in engineering, manager, and held lead process engineering roles in the oil and gas
research and supervision with Exxon; 8 years as Senior Vice President with engineering, procurement and construction business. She has served as the
DR. GEORGE RODENBUSCH has more than 32 years of May Petroleum, an independent drilling fund company; 8 years as President technical lead on several significant projects in the industry for clients such
experience in the engineering and management of deepwater offshore oil and of Rosewood Resources, a privately-owned international integrated oil as BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Occidental, QatarGas and XTO. She has
gas developments. He started his career working in R&D where he developed company; and 7 years as President/Vice Chairman/Consultant of Harken been actively involved in industry groups for many years, such as the Gas
tools for the estimation of loads on offshore platforms induced by wind, wave Energy Corp., an international exploration company. He has authored Processors Association, and the Rocky Mountain Gas Processors
and current during severe storms. He then joined a Marine Systems articles and manuals on various phases of petroleum engineering and Association. Currently she is on the GPSA Engineering Data Book Editorial
Engineering group, which was formed to develop concepts for the personnel management. He is a member of API, SPE, IPAA, and TIPRO, is Review Board, and prior to this role, served on the GPA Technical Research
development of deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico. He has led the global a Tau Beta Pi Fellow, and has various outstanding lecturer awards. He Committee, Sub-Group 2, for over 11 years. She has published seven
analysis group supporting the design of the Auger Tension Leg Platform that received a BS in Engineering Science and an MS in Petroleum Engineering technical papers at international conferences, served as project coordinator for
would move the record water depth for offshore production from 410m to from the University of Texas at Austin. P&C GPA research report 221, and is a co-inventor on two technology patents in
870m. In addition to design activities, he spent several years working on the gas processing industry. GP
various technical problems involving hydrodynamic and hydroelastic design MR. JOHN SCHUYLER, CAM, CCE, CMA, CMC, CPIM, PMP
of offshore platforms. He has provided development planning support to and PE, is a decision analyst, evaluation engineer, and investor. He founded MR. KENNETH (KEN) SOURISSEAU has 34 years
operating companies around the globe in selecting systems for the his consulting practice, Decision Precision, in 1988. He has over 37 years of experience with Shell. Assignments have been in front end development,
development of deepwater offshore fields. He spent several years as an experience in analysis, consulting, training and management, primarily in the process design, project engineering, operations technical support, and
Engineering Manager supervising a group responsible for the design of energy industry. His focus has been in feasibility analysis, appraisals, operations management primarily in the areas of sour gas and in situ heavy
floating systems, risers, mooring systems and foundations for deepwater corporate planning, and evaluation software. He has presented over 290 oil recovery. Mr. Sourisseau has worked throughout Alberta, in Abu Dhabi,
development systems worldwide. He was active in the API Offshore Structures courses in 34 countries since 1989. He was vice president and petroleum and the Netherlands. He has authored a number of technical papers for
subcommittee, which established and maintained key standards for offshore engineer with Security Pacific National Bank, planning and evaluation analyst international conferences, provided training for Shell in numerous countries,
engineering, chairing that group for several years. He was appointed as a at Cities Service Oil Co., manager of business systems for Cities Services and has taught Gas Processing at the University of Calgary. He earned BSc
Global Technical Expert in Offshore Structure Engineering in recognition of Petrochemicals Division, and senior management consultant with a national and MSc degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Universities of
technical expertise and global contribution and was later named the Global accounting firm. He is a member of eight professional organizations and is an Saskatchewan (76) and Minnesota (78) respectively. He is a registered
Discipline Head for Offshore Engineering. He holds a BS and MME in author and speaker on modern analysis practices. He is the revision author of professional engineer in Alberta. GP PF
Mechanical Engineering from Rice University and a PhD in Oceanographic Decision Analysis for Petroleum Exploration, 2nd Ed., author of Risk and
Decision Analysis in Projects, 2nd Ed., and has written over 40 articles, papers MR. MARCUS (MARC) A. SUMMERS has over 30 years of
Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Woods Hole oilfield experience and over 15 years of hands on training experience. He
Oceanographic Institution. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State and handbook chapters. He received BS and MS degrees in mineral-
engineering physics from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from the founded and ran PetrEX International, Inc., and is currently Discipline
of Texas and is a member of ASME. OS Manager of Well Construction/Drilling and a Sr. Instructor with PetroSkills. In
University of Colorado. His website is www.maxvalue.com. PB
MR. GERRY H. ROSS, PetroSkills Advisor and Instructor, has 1980, he began working as a drilling engineer for Amoco for fifteen years in
more than 39 years formation evaluation and rock based Petrophysics MR. JOHN C. SCRUTON-WILSON is a founding faculty various locations around the world. His background includes operations,
experience. He has participated in global oil and gas operations from member of the BP Financial University responsible for developing and technical support, and drilling research functions. Since 1986 he has written
exploration through production. He has been a PetroSkills Instructor for 14 delivering finance and economic evaluation training throughout the BP a number of papers presented at SPE/IADC conferences and several articles
years. From 2002 until 2016, while at PetroSkills, he was an executive VP organization. His leadership in negotiation was displayed by developing a published in Petroleum Engineer International, American Oil and Gas
with responsibility for Alliance membership growth and engagement. He is consensus position with ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips in agreements for Reporter, etc. He received a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University
course director for Basic Petroleum Technology and the online ePetro the Alaska Gas Pipeline as well as shaping $20 billion of Federal Loan of Oklahoma and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma. INT
guarantees and tax benefits for the pipeline. He is experienced in project
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MR. DAVID TENHOOR, CPIM has been consulting and MR. HUGO VARGAS has more than 33 years of active experience engineering consultancy supporting both mechanical and process disciplines.
teaching APICS (The Association for Operations Management) CPIM in oil fields. He provided professional technical training to engineers and In 2009 he started instructing part time for John M. Campbell and Co. in
certification courses since 2005. He has taught in many different supervisors as a Senior Technical Instructor for 5 years. He worked in office mechanical engineering and operator training. Currently, Mr. Watson supports
industries from chemical processing to discrete manufacturing. and field positions with both a major Service Oil Co. and also with a Major Oil PetroSkills in a full time role to ensure technical and quality assurance in ICE,
Companies include BASF, National Oilwell Varco, Halliburton, Co. His experience includes execution, supervision and management with Pipeline, Mechanical and Offshore engineering. ME PL O&M
ExxonMobil Chemical and Cameron. David brings a well-rounded well testing, down hole tools, data acquisition, completions, cementing,
package of industry experience to PetroSkills/JMC. He has held positions fracturing, stimulations and workover in general. He has coordinated testing MR. DAVID WHITELEGG graduated with a BSc (Hons) in
in Inventory Control, Manufacturing Management, Strategic Sourcing and operations at well sites with authority over all service companies at rig and Environment Management from Cranfield University in the UK. He is a
Transportation/Distribution Management. He also has experience in rig-less environments, both land and offshore including deep water. While Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with the Society for the Environment, a
Finance and Product Development. David received his undergraduate coordinating completion and testing phases, he became familiar with Electric Chartered Waste Manager with Chartered Institution for Wastes Management
degree in Geology from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and an MBA wire line, Coil Tubing and Slick line operations. He has a high level of (CIWM), and a full member (MIEMA) of IEMA (Institute of Environmental
in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University. He is a understanding of workover operations, costs and technical issues, with Management and Assessment). He is also a Graduate Member (GradIOSH) of
member of the Houston Chapter of APICS and served two terms on the emphasis in testing. He has authored applications in Visual Basic for IOSH. David is a member of the Professional Standards Committee at IEMA.
Board of Directors as Treasurer. SC hydraulic calculations, risk assessment, financials and for training purposes. He comes from a background in landfill and waste sites operations
He is IWCF certified and received a B.S. in Chemistry and is fluent in English, management, and is an experienced environmental and OH&S instructor with
MR. BUCK TITSWORTH has over 40 years experience with Spanish and Portuguese and communicates in French. P&C considerable international experience. HSE
major international operating and service companies in worldwide oil and
gas production/process engineering, project execution, and business MR. PAUL VERRILL has over 25 years experience working in the MR. PETER WILLIAMS has over 35 years of industrial
planning. Specific experience includes upstream projects (Middle East - chemicals, petrochemicals, hydrocarbon processing and power sectors with experience, most of which were in oil and gas processing. His experience
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait); oil & gas pipeline and production facilities the last 15 years predominantly in gas processing and gas and liquid includes plant process engineering, operations supervision, project
projects (South America, the Far East, FSU, Austral-Asia); FPSO/mobile pipelines. He has held a number of technical and senior management development and business case definition, project technical support,
system development projects (Canada, Asia-Pacific, West Africa); refining positions including Mechanical and Piping Designer, Machinery Engineer, plant engineering management, and internal consulting, primarily with
projects (USA and eastern Europe); and global business/strategic Project Manager, Engineering and Maintenance Manager and other Senior Saudi Aramco. Canadian experience includes plant engineering in
planning for the engineering and construction industry. Assignments Plant and Business Management roles. He has worked for a number of phosphorus production, heavy water, and bitumen upgrading, and project
have included establishing joint ventures and/or new offices in Vietnam, international operating and engineering companies including ICI, Rolls Royce engineering. He also has experience with benchmarking, implementation
Pakistan, Nigeria, Australia, Canada, and Holland. Mr. Titsworth has a BS and Enron Engineering & Construction, working on projects around the world. of a safety management system, and the application of lean Six Sigma
in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, and is a His experience includes piping and mechanical equipment design, rotating methods to engineering management. He has Masters degrees in
registered professional engineer in four states. O&M equipment engineering, project management, gas processing project Chemical Engineering and in Economics, is a Professional Engineer in
development including FEED study management and operations and Alberta and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. GP PF
MR. KYLE TRAVIS is a Petroleum Engineer with 32 years of turnaround management. For the previous 3 years Mr. Verrill has been
diversified experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a proven track record MR. RONN WILLIAMSON, CFPIM, CPM, has provided
working in the senior management team of an 800mmscfd gas processing education programs and consulting globally in supply management for the oil
of effectively building oil and gas companies from infancy to significance. His facility which has been developing the onshore assets for a new UK gas field.
experience includes managing oil and gas companies from the initial and gas industry through PetroSkills and John M. Campbell & Co for the past
In 2011 Mr. Verrill started working with JM Campbell as an Instructor in eleven years. Most recently, he was the Technical Training Director for John
formulation of a business plan and establishment of goals through the addition to providing project development and asset management services
execution of such. He has built and supervised a staff of experienced oil and M. Campbell & Co. Working with major oil companies, he created the
through his own consultancy company. Mr. Verrill is based in Yorkshire, PetroSkills discipline competency maps for strategic supply chain
gas professionals, evaluated drilling prospects, acquired producing England and graduated with a B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from
properties, managed the operations of drilling and the production of oil and management and led the supply chain discipline network for several years.
Newcastle University in the UK and he is a Chartered Member of the Institute Ronn has almost 40 years of supply chain management experience, with 18
gas properties. He is experienced in all phases of petroleum engineering of Mechanical Engineers. GP ME
including economics, drilling, log analysis, completion, production and years of operational management experience and 21 years of consulting and
reservoir. He has a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of MS. NAOMI WARR has 15 years environmental management training around the globe. As a consultant, Ronn has designed and managed
Oklahoma. P&C experience. Starting her career in a research laboratory, she moved into projects for more than fifty organizations in numerous industries to deliver
infrastructure where she held various environmental management roles in improved organizational policies and procedures, increased leverage of
MR. RONNIE TUCKER is a seasoned Irish business executive major construction groups dealing with roads construction, utilities, M&E, purchasing power, reduced inventories, and improved resource utilization in
and financial and economic consultant with extensive practical experience. building, rail, gas, sewage treatment, waste and quarrying. In 2009 Naomi, the supply chain. Ronn gained his supply management expertise in the first
He has worked as a corporate business process reengineering Project stepped into consulting and training; at the same time expanding her work into half of his career through ever-increasing operational and executive
Director in Helsinki, as a CFO/COO in New York, as a Director of Corporate other business sectors such as manufacturing, distribution and food. As well management roles at Thermo King Corporation, a billion-dollar global
Risk Management in Brussels and as a Financial Analyst in Silicon Valley. as advisory and auditing assignments, she also implemented environmental manufacturing subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Ronn
He has been a board member in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, management systems(EMS) for several businesses. In her spare time, Naomi received a BS in Physics from St. Johns University and a BME in Engineering
UK and USA and has sat on a number of board audit, finance and competes in endurance triathlons and helps with the construction and and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He has been a member and
governance sub-committees. Since 2012 he is a Divisional Director with development of her family home - of course, incorporating environmental and past chapter president, of the American Production and Inventory Control
Indecon Consultants. Since 1997 he has trained more than 4,000 non- sustainable technologies where practicable. HSE Society (APICS). He has been a member of the National Association of
financial managers in finance, economics and accounting for multinationals, Purchasing Management-Twin Cities (NAPM-TC), the Manufacturers Alliance
governments and management institutes. He also taught management at the MR. COLIN WATSON has over 36 years broad experience in and the International Association for Commercial Contracts Management
National University of Ireland and has spoken on governance for the petrochemicals, primarily in engineering support and process safety (IACCM). Ronn is certified at the Fellow Level by APICS and has a lifetime
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Ronnie has a particular management. He joined PetroSkills as an instructor in 2014. His experience purchasing certification by the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). SC
interest in the petroleum industry. In 2012 he taught MPs and civil servants includes assignments in technical support, operations, turnarounds, project
from the Ministries of Finance and Natural Resources in Kurdistan, Iraq on execution and HSE and engineering management. From 2006 he has worked MR. WES WRIGHT has 32 years experience in oil and gas
production sharing contracts. He also recently trained government officials as an independent Engineering and Process Safety Consultant working with producing facilities. Mr. Wright began teaching with PetroSkills in 2004 where
from Myanmar in energy project economics and finance. His long client list oil and gas clients. He has worked primarily with BP to design, develop and he has been delivering courses in CO2 Surface Facilities, Oil and Gas
includes ExxonMobil and Schlumberger. He is a member of the petroleum facilitate their global Process Safety training and awareness programs both for Processing and Operator Training world-wide. Previously, Mr. Wright was the
business faculty at PetroSkills. He conducted cost-benefit appraisals of engineering and operations teams. In a varied 28-year career in BP he latterly lead on-site engineer at the Weyburn CO2 Miscible flood where he was closely
infrastructure projects for the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. This also worked to develop strategic structures and governance systems to manage involved in the development, design, construction, start-up and operations.
involved knowledge transfer to the Prime Ministers staff. Ronnie brings to Process Safety and Integrity Management for the BP Grangemouth Complex Through the 1980s, Mr. Wright performed contract research at the University
bear his work in many industries including pharmaceuticals, logistics, and the European BP Chemicals Sites. His operations experience providing of Calgary in Enhanced Oil Recovery and was a consultant on a wide range of
retail, forest products, hospitality, and ports. He has worked extensively in technical support and engineering management extends across a variety of sweet and sour oil and gas projects throughout Western Canada. Mr. Wright
the Middle East including in Algeria, Dubai, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, petrochemical and refining processes. He holds a BSc in Engineering Science graduated in 1983 with a BSc in Engineering from the University of Calgary.
Syria, and Tunisia. For petroleum industry clients he has also worked all (Mechanical) from Edinburgh University (1978) and is a Chartered Engineer He is a Professional Engineer in Alberta, Canada and is a member of the SPE.
over the world. Ronnie has a Bachelors degree in business and economics with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. HSE He has been published in the ASME-OMAE, CSCE, IAHR, and in Carbon
from Trinity College, Dublin (1978) and an MBA from Stanford University Sequestration and Related Technologies (Wiley, 2011). PF
(1985). PB MR. STUART WATSON is the Facilities Engineering Technical
Director for PetroSkills. He has over 18 years of experience in oil and gas MR. CLYDE YOUNG has over 30 years of diverse experience in
MR. DANNY VAN SCHIE is a chemical engineer with 20 years of processing. His experience has taken him to facilities around the world in operations and maintenance of production and processing facilities. This
experience within the oil and gas sector and the chemical industry. He is a regions including Australia, Africa, the Middle East and the US. Mr. Watson includes significant experience in operations and development of management
Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers. His graduated with honors in 1995 from Curtin University, Perth, Australia, with a systems for gas processing and water/wastewater treatment facilities. This
areas of expertise include: high level conceptual design with a view to engage BS in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating he worked in Perth, Australia includes operating procedure development, training program development,
EPC type contractor who will take the concept further into FEED and ultimately supporting Woodsides offshore facilities. In January 2000, Stuart accepted a compliance auditing, vulnerability assessment, emergency planning and
EPC. Additional areas include FEED and Detailed Design engineering within position with Pearl Development Company of Colorado where he worked over mechanical integrity program development. Mr. Young provides many of our
major contractors, construction support, commissioning and operation of a the next eight years at many of the gas production and processing facilities in clients with PHA services, compliance audits and Hazards Reviews. Mr. Young
plant. He has worked on varied projects ranging from green field to the western US. His work included expansions for Unocal Alaska, facilities has presented at the Mary K. OConnor Process Safety Symposium and
debottlenecking and expansion of existing plants. O&M engineering at the El Paso Field Services 650MMscfd Chaco Plant and written several papers that have been published in various industry
various other projects in Colorado and Wyoming. In 2008, he oversaw and publications. Mr. Young holds a B.S. in Social Sciences from the University
commissioned a 92MMscfd amine sweetening and cryogenic NGL train for of Wyoming- Laramie Wyoming. HSE
the Government of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE). Thereafter, he started his own

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Training and Development Guide

14 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers E3

A modern natural gas field in The

OFFSHORE & SUBSEA PROCUREMENT/SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

19 Gas Production Engineering GPO

20 Applied Maintenance Management OM21

Build competent petroleum professionals by delivering learning and development

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Blended Learning Skill Modules. Integrating

Learning and Compliance Management System.

Gas Treating and Practical PID

Practical Computer Flow and

Valve and Actuator

p.10 Management Facilities Engineers Facilities Engineers

Gas Conditioning and Processing - LNG Emphasis G4LNG p.7

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Overview of Gas Subsea Systems

Managing Cost/Price Analysis

Mechanical Project Cost

Maintenance LNG Facilities Introduction Contracts

Oil & Gas Introductory

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