INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
This Offshore Oil and Gas Development Projects, Concepts and Facilities training course will enable participants to develop a solid understanding of concept selection, engineering, functional, processing, construction, project management, and cost considerations associated with oil and gas production and export facilities.
This training course will prepare participants to collaborate with and operate within multi‑disciplinary teams responsible for the planning and construction of oil and gas facilities, including in‑field gathering systems, processing plants, pipelines, offshore platforms, and subsea installations.
The Offshore Oil and Gas Development Projects, Concepts and Facilities training course also highlights the roles of various scientific, technical, commercial, and business disciplines involved in field development planning and execution. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration and communication between development and facilities engineers and other stakeholders
COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
By completing the Offshore Oil and Gas Development Projects, Concepts and Facilities training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the scope, purpose, cost implications, and selection criteria of a wide range of oil and gas equipment, systems, structures, and vessels
- Apply practical tools and techniques relevant to real-world project environments
- Gain insight into the origins of the industry and the science behind oil and gas formation
- Appreciate the critical role of early-stage decisions, including concept selection and front-end loading, in achieving successful project outcomes
- Recognize key challenges in field development through analysis of real-life case studies
Training Methodology
The Offshore Oil and Gas Development Projects, Concepts and Facilities training course combines theoretical knowledge with practical application through:
- Interactive presentations and guided tutorials
- Individual and group-based workshop activities
- Demonstrations using worked examples
- Short video sessions
- Structured discussions and debates
- Directed self-learning and research tasks
- Knowledge checks through quizzes
- Real-world case study analysis
During workshop sessions, participants will also gain hands-on experience with modern cloud-based collaboration tools and techniques. These skills are increasingly essential in today’s environment of rapid technological advancement, accelerated project timelines, digital collaboration, and data-intensive workflows.
Who should Attend?
The Offshore Oil and Gas Development Projects, Concepts and Facilities training course is designed for professionals from diverse backgrounds, including those directly involved in development and facilities engineering, project management, as well as individuals from technical and non-technical roles seeking a broader understanding of the field.
This training course is ideal for participants who aim to:
- Advance into leadership or decision-making roles in field development and strategic management
- Strengthen their ability to work within integrated, multidisciplinary asset development teams
- Build knowledge of the wide-ranging scope of field development engineering and the complexities associated with large-scale facilities projects
DAILY AGENDA
Day 1: Overview and Context
- The Industry Context: The upstream oil and gas industry from various key ‘perspectives’, such as the oil and gas asset lifecycle, the value chain, the industry players, and the place in society.
- The Professional Context: Overview of the fundamental geoscience and engineering disciplines, which form the basis of the industry and drive the definition of development projects, including geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering, well engineering and facilities engineering.
- Project Management in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Overview of the science, culture, practice and challenges of project management in the upstream oil and gas sector.
- Oil and Gas Project Lifecycle: The important stages, milestones and decision points that oil and gas projects pass through, including important concepts such as: asset (oil field) lifecycle, sanction / Final Investment Decision (FID), project approvals, authorisation for expenditure and front-end loading.
Day 2: Development Concepts and Project Management Principles
- Offshore Development Concepts and their Selection: The principal engineering concepts (architectures) that are used to develop oil and gas fields, including fixed and floating platforms, and subsea developments. The reasons why particular concepts are selected, and future trends in offshore production.
- Project Management: The fundamentals of project management within the context of the upstream oil and gas industry, and the tools and techniques available for planning, scheduling and controlling activities, resources and budgets.
- Project Planning and Scheduling Software: An overview of how software tools, such as Microsoft Project, are used to assist project management and scheduling.
- Project Management Workshop: Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic project management, field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Day 3: Field Development Planning
- Field Development Planning: How the integrated, team, drawn from all disciplines (commercial, scientific and engineering) collaborate to identify the best way to develop a reservoir.
- Project Planning, Scheduling and Control: How to express project plans in terms of schedules and Gantt charts by identifying activities to which resources are assigned.
- Project Management Workshop: Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic project management, field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Day 4: Cost Forecasting
- Lifecycle Costing: Overview of the full scope of costs incurred during oil and gas exploration and production, broken down into underlying classifications, and with representative values, including of: all phases from acquisition through to decommissioning, of internal owner’s costs, consultant costs and contractor costs, and of capital, drilling, operating and decommissioning costs.
- Project Management Guidelines and Methodologies: Where to find information on project management best practises, and the main standards and methodologies accepted in the industry, such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Project Management Workshop: Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic project management, field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Day 5: Safety, Environment and Corporate Responsibility
- Corporate Responsibility: How oil and gas projects are executed in a safe and sustainable manner, with due respect for the environment, and it a way that benefits the local communities in which activities take place, covering topics such as: safety, environmental impact and social licence to operate.
- Project Management Workshop: Participants work individually, or in teams, on realistic project management, field development planning, economics and decision making exercises.
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, KC Academy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.