- Course Finder
- Training Categories
- Executive Management
- Strategy, Innovation & Transformation
- Leadership and Management
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Wellbeing
- ESG and Sustainability
- Management Systems & Auditing
- Quality, Lean & Six Sigma
- HR Management
- Data Analytics and Statistics
- Learning Agility
- Finance, Budgeting and Banking
- Investment & Asset Management
- Public Relations
- Public Affairs and Government Relations
- Communication and Presentation Skills Courses
- Media Relations
- Business Resilience
- Projects, Contracts and Purchasing
- Oil and Gas Management
- Customer Service and Hospitality Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Venues
- Format
- Certificates
- About us
- News
Introduction to the course
This 5-day accelerated Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course is designed to give delegates a comprehensive picture of the global energy obtained through fossil fuels and renewal sources. The overall dynamics of global energy industry are explained with the supply-demand dynamics of fossil fuels, their price volatility, and the associated geopolitics.
The energy sources include crude oil, natural gas, LNG, refined products, and renewables – solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear energy. The focus on the issues to be considered on the sales, marketing, trading and special focus on the price risk management.
In this KC Academy Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course, the participants will gain the technical knowledge and business acumen on the key subjects:
- Understand the basic Upstream practices of crude oil, natural gas and LNG and their transportation, sales, marketing and trading
- Ascertain the manufacturing of refined products, the measures of refinery margin, refinery economics, and sales and trade of refined products
- Recognize the growth potential for each of the renewables, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, nuclear
- Measure the Levelized Cost of energy for fossil fuels and Renewables, be cognizant of comparative merits and demerits
- Recognize the issues with supply demand imbalance, price volatility, logistics and the art of trade for crude oil, refined products, natural gas and LNG
- Understand the Price Risk Management, measuring risk, the forward, futures and swap markets
- Determine the legal and regulatory issues relating to international, the US, UK and Singapore markets
- Understand the technical innovations, challenges & future trends in the global energy industry dynamics
Course details
By the end of this Global Energy Markets & Pricing training course, the participants will be able to:
- Gain broad perspective of global oil and refined products sales business, supply, transportation, refining, marketing & trading
- Boost their understanding on the fundamentals of oil business: quality, blending & valuation of crude oil for trade, freight and netback calculations, refinery margins calculations, & vessel chartering
- Master the Total barrel economics, Oil market futures, hedging and futures, and price risk management
- Evaluate the technical, commercial, legal and trading aspects of oil business with the International, US, UK, and Singapore regulations
- Confidently discuss the technical, commercial, contractual, legal, financial regulatory concepts and buzzwords with your peers and clients
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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
There are no prerequisites. Our courses are open to students of all backgrounds who are 18 years of age and older. All courses are conducted in English. Video lectures include English subtitles and the option to slow-down, pause, or replay lectures for better retention. Discussion boards are a critical component of each of our courses; therefore, we suggest students have a conversational knowledge of English when pursuing a Certificate of Completion. For any of the art writing courses, students need to be 100% proficient in written English.
You should have an up-to-date web browser such as: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. For more detailed information, please see the guides for supported browsers and basic computer specifications. Our Online Courses can be accessed on a mobile or tablet device, although we strongly encourage you to have access to a desktop or laptop computer and reliable internet connection for certain course components. Former students have told us it is easiest to read discussion threads and complete written assignments on a laptop or desktop computer.
Registration is available on our website. Just follow these simple steps: Click the “Apply Now” button in the top right corner of your screen. Select “Online Courses.” Choose your course(s). You will be asked for basic contact information and your credit card payment. We require full payment at the time of registration and all tuition is billed in US dollars. Be sure to check with your bank or credit card company, as your financial institution may charge a foreign transaction fee.
Our classes are kept small, at no more than 30 students, to better facilitate and encourage personalized interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Your classmates come from all over the globe and contribute their global perspectives and experience. Some are currently working within the arts while others are just beginning. All classmates share in their passion for the art world.
It is recommended that you begin your course promptly. If you do need to start the course a few days late, contact your instructor as soon as possible after the course has opened to discuss your options. Registration closes on the Friday after the course begins.
Enroll now
Click on a date to enroll and save your seat
Course customization available
Course customization available
This training course is available to be conducted at your own pace & at your own time. Request for a quotation now and our training advisor will contact you shortly
