This course provides a series of advanced project management on international petroleum engineering concepts, features, tools, theory and practical technology. The contents of training is based on international PMP, and adds lots of contents and cases that about the management of petroleum engineering. This is the only project management course that can be applied to the oil industry. Training methods include slides show, case studies, group discussions, and work data analysis. In the training process, there will be a number of case studies every day to help students understand and master what they have learned. These cases are typical business cases, and are derived from SHELL, BP and other well-known multinational companies. Participants joint in the group discussion, make analysis and solve the problems presented, and do the concluding presentation in the end.

This program has been successfully held for 9 times. There are more than 200 people who are from Sinopec International Engineering Company, the International Exploration and Development Company, as well as every field unit attended the training course. Each time, the training course obtains satisfactory results, and was praised by Training Department of Sinopec and all the participants.

Through application, participants of this course can obtain the BTEC Certificate which is issued by Edexcel, UK.

BTEC courses are Britain's largest examination certification agency body - the UK national academic and vocational qualifications Edexcel Examination Board (Edexcel) brand of educational products. BTEC Course, with its mature and internationally recognized qualifications and professional certification, and overseas in the UK each year has more than 200 million students. Edexcel has now been widely recognized by Shell, BP, Mexico's state oil company, Saudi Aramco and Venezuela's state oil company and other well-known oil companies.

Course Overview

The course is provided by foreign experts who worked in Shell for two years. Course content covers: general description of project management, oil and gas exploration and development project management review, project management tools, project economics, health, safety and environment, project operation and maintenance, project stakeholder management. In consideration of the fact that students have different job positions and have different professional backgrounds. Therefore, the selection of course outline refers to Shell's project management course syllabus, and made appropriate adjustments in order to enable students to accept more easily. This course has a very good guidance for improving the professional skills of technicians as well as people in charge of overseas oil engineering project management.

Course Structure

• Professional Testing

Before the start of the training course, according to the curriculum, there will be a professional testing for participants. The result will be the entry requirements, and will be compared with the test result which is taken in the end of course. Thus participants learning outcomes can be effective judged.

• Quality Development

In order to enhance mutual communication ability among participants, to increase the cohesion of team members, and to form a lively, progressive, united learning environment. Before the course official start, there will has a professional quality extension training for participants. The renowned coach is responsible for the implementation of the training. In activity, participants overcome the psychological passivity; mobilize the imagination and creativity, and to lay a foundation for creating a good learning atmosphere.

• Objectives

Provide participants with a broader understanding of project management, its objectives, roles and techniques.  

The course will present the constraints, challenges and industry practices in connection with the hydrocarbon field development from discovery to first oil/gas. It will be illustrated by the presentation of major development projects and the projection of several projects movies and/or pictures. Practical case studies illustrate the magisterial course.  

Target Participants

Anyone requires a comprehensive understanding of Oil & Gas upstream project management techniques.  

Duration

10 days  

Course Structure

• International Petroleum Engineering Project Management

Project Management

Project Management General

Historical Project Management Process

Why Project Fail

Oil and Gas EP Project Management

Global Oil and Gas Scenario

Project Driving Force

EP Project Management Process

Project Management Tools

Project Charter

Decision Stage Gate System

WBS

Planning System

Gantt Chart

Execution Process

Front End Loading (FEED)

Cost estimation System & Budget

Contract Procurement System

Supply Chain Management System

Monitoring & Control Process

Post Project Appraisal

Project Economics

Basic Petroleum Economics

HSE Management System

Hazard Management Tools

Hazard Management System

Environment Matters

Risk Management System

Operations/ Maintenance in Project

Operations Philosophy

Maintenance Philosophy

Stakeholders Management

Stakeholders Management System

Joint Venture