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Renewable Energy Corporate Power Purchase Agreements

The global renewable electricity generation capacity is growing with an unprecedented speed. Half of the growth in the power production across the globe is now coming from renewables, led by wind, solar PV and hydropower. Within the next 5 years the share of renewable technologies meeting global energy demand will reach 30% of the total world electricity generation.

Hydrogen Market Entry Strategies

This course is aimed at preparing participants to design and implement market entries in the emerging hydrogen markets worldwide. The course first provides the necessary tools to select attractive hydrogen markets based on defined criteria and business goals of the company entering the market. The course consequently defines different approaches to enter hydrogen markets based on the company starting point and comparative advantages, while also defining the business processes and team choices that would need to be made. In its last part, the course prepares participants for the different growth strategies possible and how these can be matched with the target markets and company goals.

Principles of Nuclear Power Plant Operations and Design for Small Modular Reactors (SMR) – Leveraging Clean Energy For A Sustainable Tomorrow

In an era marked by growing energy demands and heightened concerns over climate change, nuclear power continues to play a significant role in the global energy landscape. With advancements in technology, there is a renewed focus on enhancing the efficiency, safety, and flexibility of nuclear energy generation. Nuclear power holds tremendous promise as a reliable, low-carbon energy source, but also comes with complex engineering challenges. However, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) represent an exciting innovation that makes nuclear power more flexible, affordable, and secure.

Decommissioning, Preservation, Repurposing, and Recommissioning of Coal Power Plants – Managing Long Term Infrastructure for Energy Transition

In response to emerging trends in Net Zero 2050 compliance requirements and the current COP28 Agreement, the landscape of fossil fuel power generation is undergoing a transformative shift, prompting a redefinition of operational strategies. Furthermore, balancing compliance with stringent regulations and meeting escalating energy consumption demands has become crucial. Notably, coal-fired power plants pose significant challenges on this transformative journey, being major contributors to emissions and substantial obstacles to achieving Net Zero Targets and COP28 Agreement signals.

Assessment Based Training – Python Programming & Analytics for the Oil & Gas Sector – Maximising Value from Data Assets

In the upcoming digital era, Python stands out as the language of the future for effective AI and data analytics implementation, particularly in the Oil and Gas sector. Its widespread adoption is attributed to extensive libraries, versatility, and a thriving community of developers consistently pushing the boundaries of the field. This training course will tailor a transformative learning experience for professionals in oil and gas.

Cost Estimation and Analysis of Well Abandonment Activities

Well Abandonment is commonly the largest area of expenditure in decommissioning oil and gas production assets and is often the area of largest cost overruns. Estimating the abandonment costs before the end of well life provides some unique challenges to the engineer and the cost estimator due to the potential step change impact of technical decisions and regulatory requirements.

Wind Farm Balance of Plant (BOP) Design – Designing and Configuring the Infrastructure and Support Systems Virtual Instructor Led Training – VILT

The design of Balance of Plant (BOP) components has become an essential part of wind turbine and farm development as wind energy systems continue to grow. The BOP refers to all the infrastructure required to support the overall operation of the farm in between wind turbines. Crucially, BOP design has a big role in the overall viability and profitability of wind farms, accounting for a large share of wind farm expenses and maintenance requirements. Effective energy transmission, dependable grid connections, and accessibility for maintenance workers are all made possible by a well-designed balance of plant, all without incurring unnecessary expenses from “over-building.” The main components of the wind farm BOP are access roads, substations, energy cabling, transformers, operations buildings, and more.

The Automated Oilfield: AI and Drilling Optimization

This 2 full-day course explores real-world applications of automation, types of automated drilling systems, monitoring & control techniques, simulation implementation, and more. Attendees will gain insights into developing a strategic roadmap to integrate automation, including human-machine interaction considerations.

Introduction to Geothermal Exploration and Development

This introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of geothermal energy fundamentals for those looking to enter or transition into the industry. The course will equip participants across technical with awareness of how geothermal projects progress from initial exploration through early development phases. Participants will exit better prepared to contribute to strategic and economic decisions in their own geothermal organizations and assets.

Principles of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser Operation – Technology for Producing Clean and Sustainable Hydrogen

Sustainable green hydrogen is entering the mainstream, offering immense potential as a clean, renewable energy vector that is the key to reducing carbon emissions across multiple sectors. Produced through electrolysis powered by renewable electricity, sustainable green hydrogen is gaining major momentum amid intensifying global decarbonization efforts. With rapid advancements in Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis driving down costs dramatically, green hydrogen is now economically viable for transport, heating and energy storage applications. Leading corporations across sectors are ramping up investments in electrolysis to scale up green hydrogen production.

Solar PV Systems, Modelling and Analysis – Master the Technology of Solar PV from Cells to Systems

Solar PV systems hold significant promise for generating clean and renewable energy. However, achieving optimal performance necessitates expertise in modelling, simulation, and data analysis. In this intensive 4-day course, participants will receive comprehensive training in utilizing modelling techniques and software tools to accurately analyse PV system operations, maximize energy output, and facilitate data-driven decision-making.

Gas and LNG Contracts, Markets and Strategy – Structuring and Negotiating Gas & LNG Contracts that Optimize Value for your Organization

The comprehensive agenda covers key gas/LNG agreements across the contractual chain and deep-dive into practical issues and solutions in contract terms, risk management, pricing mechanisms, arbitrage techniques, and more. This highly practical course enables you to approach gas/LNG contracting with new confidence and expertise. You can implement learning through interactive workshops focused on optimizing contractual and commercial outcomes.

Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) Certification Preparatory Course

The CAMA Course provides the asset management knowledge to enable course participants to perform the role of an auditor/assessor and undertake activities as a member of a team of auditors/assessors. This course is designed to give individuals an efficient overview of the recommended preparation material for the CAMA Exam. These materials provide insight into: (1) the ISO 5500x framework of documents, (2) the GFMAM Asset Management Landscape and (3) the GFMAM Competency Specification which indicates what ISO 5500x Asset Management Systems Assessors must know to complete that task effectively.

Casing And Tubing Design

This 5-day course uses a mix of generic well designs and some specific local wells and local issues to build up competency. The training is therefore part training and part workshop. By attending this course, participants will have worked on well designs in considerable detail and have several completed, fully-functional models based on the Oliasoft software. The focus will be on both casing and tubing issues but if required, it can be on one or the other.

Sand Control Design and Technology

The business of fuelling the world through hydrocarbon production must be carried out with optimum profitability. Participants will learn how sand production and inadvertent formation damage can erode these profits. Methods and procedures will be presented to guide the participants in decision making with regards to completing a well with optimum control of formation sand while incurring minimal damage to the well or production zone. Extensive theory will be presented illustrating why certain practices should either be employed or strictly avoided. The very latest in the use of forecasting methods, tools, techniques, and personal experiences will be presented.

Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) – Design and Technology

This comprehensive course offers an in-depth look at all facets of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) projects. Rather than focusing narrowly on engineering, the course provides a big picture view across various disciplines to fully understand FLNG liquefaction. Starting with an introduction to LNG and its behaviour aboard floating structures, the course covers important considerations like location selection and gas compositions that inform early project development. Detailed sections walk through the process from receiving well fluids to exporting finished LNG. The course also examines critical hull design that integrates all other components. Finally, the curriculum concludes with vital construction, project management, and financing concepts. With its holistic approach, the course aims to equip participants with a detailed understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of FLNG liquefaction projects.

Transformer Operational Principles, Design, Selection, Maintenance and Troubleshooting for Oil and Gas and Utilities

Transformers are major components of electrical power systems. This 5 Day course combines theoretical and practical aspects of transformer design, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting. The course emphasizes the importance of the magnetic properties of the core design on the transformer’s operational performance and electrical properties. It addresses economic trade-offs of transformers in real-world applications.

Power System with Large Component of Solar, Storage and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

This 5 full-day course provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in the rapidly evolving field of renewable energy integration and power system management. Energy professionals taking this course would likely gain valuable insights into the technical, operational, and financial aspects of working with renewable resources in the energy industry. It will assist all energy professionals in the planning and operation of a power system with increasing penetration of renewable resources. The course tackles the key aspects of operating requirements for an integrated, reliable and stable power system. The unique characteristics of renewable resources are discussed from a local, consumer centric and from a system perspective bringing to life the ever-changing paradigm for delivery energy to customers.

Cross Border Electricity Trading in Asia

This 5 Full-day highlights the impact of advanced Renewable Generation, Digital Technologies and NEW Operational flexibility solutions on the Energy Market. These advancements facilitate a more intense cross border trading.

Most countries designed their own portfolio of climate actions with an accelerated penetration of renewable energies or, importing renewable energy. These changes take place at unprecedented speed and add further complexity to the operation of electricity markets, while presenting new opportunities.

Demand Side Management

The energy sector is undergoing a profound paradigm shift, characterized by the convergence of cutting-edge technologies, regulatory dynamism, and the escalating integration of renewable energy resources. This course delves into the technical intricacies of advanced methodologies for energy management. The course scrutinizes demand response and energy conservation programs, highlighting their implications on energy efficiency, grid stability, and sustainable energy practices.

Floating Solar Farms (FPVS) – Technical Architecture, Operations and Economics

Countries around the world are focusing on ramping up their solar photovoltaic (PV) production capacity as part of their efforts to decarbonize power generation. Floating solar farms (FPVs) indeed offer a promising solution to address the issue of limited land availability for traditional PV power plants and offer major operational advantages, despite some challenges they present.

API 570: Piping Inspector Certification Preparatory Course

This program is designed for in depth understanding of Inspection of piping and pipelines under operation and in-service as per API 570. This preparatory course will prepare inspectors to ensure piping and pipeline integrity in service. Practical aspect of design considerations, sizing, rating, piping and pipeline integrity, internal inspections, analysis, repair, pressure testing, and pipeline protection shall be discussed. The program shall also provide more information about types of piping system defects which may crop in during operation, repairs, maintenance and alteration. This will lead the participants to prepare them for ensuring good quality and safety of operating piping and pipelines so that they are safe in operations and ensure preventing any incident. 

Electricity Markets and Trading – Europe – Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

This 3 half-day Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) course has valuable lessons to be learned from the electricity market reform in Europe that started some 25 years ago. The trainer, will present all that time and will share his practical experiences and insights about what happened and what is the situation of the deregulation and design of a competitive electricity market place today and in the future.

Sedimentology & Depositional Environments of Deepwater Deposits

This 5-day course covers the theory and application of sedimentology and depositional environments of deepwater deposits. The course comprises an extensive series of topic-related modules, with provision to include workshops on the participants’ datasets. The course can be concluded with a multiple-choice test.

Seismic Interpretation in Fold and Thrust Belts

This course provides an overview on how the use of the concepts of structural geology can be applied to make better structural interpretations. The principles behind the construction of balanced cross-sections are discussed. The participants will learn theoretical and technical approaches to seismic structural interpretation of compressional structures illustrated by numerous examples from around the world and experienced by hands-on exercises.

Seismic Interpretation in Carbonates

This course introduces to the complexity associated to carbonate sequences and the best way to characterize them using 2D and 3D seismic. Several case studies from around the world will be also shown. In each module various examples from around the world and from different tectonic settings and different carbonate depositional settings will be shown. Most of the modules will have also real case studies with 2D and 3D seismic to better explain and visualize the key concepts.

Large Scale Hydrogen Production – Electrolyser Technologies & Electrolysis Interfaces

Hydrogen is considered to a key component in the transition towards low to zero emission in the energy sector. Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier and a widely used resource in the chemical industry. In order to decarbonize existing hydrogen use, clean hydrogen must be used. Hydrogen, as a chemical molecule, is perfectly suitable to store large amounts of energy, even for longer times and to transport energy between countries and even to enable the use of renewable energies across industry sector boundaries. One option to obtain low emission hydrogen is via water electrolysis using low emission or renewable energies as main input resource.

HPHT Well Design and Operations

This course is delivered as a scenario-based course to provide knowledge of High-Pressure and High-Temperature (HPHT) well design, drilling and completion operations. The course is specifically designed to provide an understanding of the challenges associated with the design and construction of HPHT wells. The course guides the participants to work through the various well design aspects starting from a geological well proposal with an estimated formation pressure and temperature profile. Working with real well data allows the participants to learn not only theory, technicalities and practicalities of drilling and completing HPHT wells but it also ensures that participants gain real experience in understanding the HPHT issues.

Clean Hydrogen: The Investment Case and Project Development Best Practices – Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

Interest in clean hydrogen production and utilization has never been more extensive in the transition to clean energy in the market. This 5 half-day virtual instructor led training course (VILT) course will explain the business-focused perspective on clean hydrogen investment opportunities and project development considerations. It will examine how the growth of clean hydrogen will impact both the renewable power and natural gas industries by drawing on international examples. You will have a clearly explained, business-focused perspective on the competitive context of hydrogen across its various use cases.

Budgeting & Forecasting In The Artificial Intelligence Era – Empowering Energy Finance Professionals

This dynamic 2-day training course is tailored for finance and accounting professionals in the energy sector. The participants will gain advanced Excel and Power BI skills, as well as the knowledge and skill to apply the power of AI to their processes. The participants will understand how ChatGPT works, how to leverage AI for enhanced budgeting and forecasting, and how to address confidentiality concerns.  The course showcases AI’s role in Power BI for analysis and reporting, as well as how to integrate Excel budget models into Power BI.

Digital Innovation in Oil and Gas – Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the transformative impact of digital technologies in the energy sector. Participants will gain a deep understanding of how digital innovation is revolutionizing exploration, production, supply chain management, and sustainability efforts within the oil and gas industry.

Advanced CO2 Storage Course & Site Visit

This 3-day Advanced CO2 Storage Course will give you powerful insights and skills that can be applied instantly to CO2 storage site selection, development and operations. Designed for CO2 storage site project managers, senior geologists and engineers and delivered by world-class experts, this course focuses on building a high-performance CO2 storage site development team and enhancing individual subsurface storage skills.

Pipeline Defect Assessment – Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT)

This course provides a broad overview of analysis methods for defects in pipeline. The course begins with a summary of important material properties and a review of integrity assessment methods for pipeline defects. Analysis methods for corrosion are covered, including each of the methods cited in the most recent version of ASME B31G – Manual for Determining the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines.

PRMS & SEC Resources Evaluation and Reporting – Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

This course will present the elements of the Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) and its resources classification framework, a systematic way of placing all petroleum initially in place in an accumulation into a convenient inventory. Resources are classified based on their probabilities of becoming commercial and placed into categories within classes based on their relative certainty of being produced.

Energy Insurance and Risk Management – Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)

This course is designed to provide individuals with a detailed understanding of the key concepts and practices involved in providing insurance coverage to businesses in the energy industry. The course covers topics, including the types of risks that energy companies face, the different types of insurance policies available, and the factors that influence the cost of insurance premiums.

LNG Terminal Operations & Safety 

This 3 full-day course is designed to provide comprehensive insights into LNG onshore regasification terminals and their process operations. Supported by engaging presentation materials, including slides, videos, case studies, interactive activities such as Q&A sessions and quizzes, this course is tailored to offer the participants a deep understanding of the subject matter.

Grounding System Design, Testing and Power Quality Application for Oil and Gas and Utilities Application

Grounding (earthing) and bonding systems ensure that electrical systems are safe from electric shock and fires by limiting the voltage imposed by lightning, line surges, or unintentional contact with high voltage lines as well as an earth fault. An integrated approach of theory and practice will ensure you have a firm foundation of knowledge when you begin your next design or construction project, or when you encounter problems in your electrical system which must be corrected for safety, operational or power quality reasons.

Testing, Maintenance, and Commissioning of Electrical Power System

This detailed course provides guidelines to anyone who wishes to know and understand the role of commissioning and safety in a project, whatever its size. The importance of planning and preparation for the project, from engineering to commissioning and start up, will be emphasized. This course deals with safety considerations in maintenance and testing procedures for all the components of any electrical system. It also discusses field testing of all the major components of an electrical system such as motors, generators, switchgears, protection and control, lightning arresters, UPS and battery

World Fiscal Systems for Oil and Gas

This 2.5-day interactive computer-based training course provides participants with an intimate knowledge of petroleum upstream fiscal systems. At the same time, the rapid current developments in energy transition requires significant attention to this issue. Therefore, the participants will learn the impact of renewable resources and hydrogen on the petroleum industry and structuring of new petroleum-energy arrangements.

Structural Interpretation of Seismic Data

The 5-day course introduces the nature and evolution of simple and complex structures and how to interpret them. The course also discusses the timing of structures relative to hydrocarbon generation and migration and the consequent risk or COS. The following structures are covered: Introduction, Extension, Inversion, Strike-Slip and Salt. The participants can assess the workflows required for successful structural analysis and apply the necessary after the course. The course uses a mixture of lecture and practical sessions along with a discussion of software-based approaches for structural analysis. The course will include case studies and examples from all tectonic settings.

Storage Tank Operation, Maintenance and Safety

This course covers fixed roof tanks and floating roof tanks and explains their basic design, construction and essential maintenance with particular emphasis on how these issues control hydrocarbon vapour emissions. The course explains the features of these tanks and the equipment normally fitted on them.

This workshop has been extended to include the aluminium geodesic dome roof and fully explains the concept of this type of tank roof and its application in the storage tankage market. It explains practical measures that tank operators can take to ensure their tanks operate within the international requirements on release of unnecessary hydrocarbon emissions.