INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
The Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course offers an in-depth exploration of the global energy landscape, covering both fossil fuels and renewable sources. This training course is designed to enhance professional understanding of the complex dynamics influencing global energy supply, demand, pricing mechanisms, and geopolitical considerations.
Participants will examine the major energy commodities—crude oil, natural gas, LNG, refined petroleum products, and renewables such as solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear energy—through a business-oriented lens. The Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course also provides a strong focus on price volatility, trading strategies, and risk management, empowering attendees to navigate the evolving energy economy with technical insight and commercial confidence.
COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
By completing the Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand upstream practices related to crude oil, natural gas, and LNG, including key aspects of transportation, marketing, and trading
- Analyze refinery operations, including the production of refined products, margin calculations, and economic drivers of refining
- Assess the growth outlook and cost efficiency of various renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and nuclear
- Compare fossil fuels and renewables using Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) metrics and evaluate their commercial competitiveness
- Interpret market dynamics including supply-demand imbalances, logistics constraints, and the impact of price volatility
- Gain foundational knowledge in price risk management and derivative instruments such as futures, forwards, and swaps
- Examine regulatory frameworks governing energy trading in global markets, including jurisdictions like the US, UK, and Singapore
- Stay informed on technical innovations, emerging challenges, and key trends shaping the future of the energy sector
Training Methodology
This highly interactive Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course is designed to encourage delegate participation through a combination of group discussion, practical exercises case studies, quizzes and an extensive use of short videos highlighting the petrochemical operations, environmental and safety considerations to reinforce new knowledge and skills, and discussion of practical issues in their organizations.
Who should Attend?
This KC Academy Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course is designed to train and improve the business knowledge of a wide range of professionals as follows:
- Business Development Managers
- Corporate Planning Professionals
- Sales, Marketing, Trading Personnel
- Supply Planning, Scheduling & Logistics Professionals
- Geoscience & Engineering Professionals
- Refinery Professionals
- Government Regulators
- Law Professionals
- Tax & Finance Advisors
- Auditing Personnel
- Compliance Officers
- Media Personnel who interface with traders and trading
- Equity Analyst and Bankers
- Joint Venture Officers
- Negotiators and Contracting Professionals
- Bank Official
DAILY AGENDA
Day 1: Essential Petroleum Upstream Practices
- Introduction to Course
- Introduction to How Oil was Formed
- Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Geology and Petroleum Engineering
- Well Logging and Well Completion
- Essence of International Oil Supply – Global Reserves, Production & Trade
- Fundamentals of Oil Economics
- Renewables Sources of Energy and their Levelized Cost
Day 2: Crude Oil Trading - Big Picture
- The Evolution of International Oil Pricing System – The Big Picture
- Trading Physical Crude Oil and its Logistics
Day 3: Refined Products Prices and Trading
- The Trading Refined Products
- Refining I – Basics
- Refining II - Conventional Refinery Upgrading
- The Price of Refined Oil Products
Day 4: Energy Price Risk Management
- Oil Products Price Risk Management
- Measuring Risk
- The Forward Market
- The Future Market
- The Swaps Market
- The Options
- Crack Spreads
Day 5: Legal and Regulatory Issues
- Legal and Regulatory Issues
- International
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Singapore
- Controlling Financial Risk
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, KC Academy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.