Today’s oil companies are dealing with ever increasing levels of complexity, price volatility and competition. To achieve maximum effectiveness, professionals must continually expand their business knowledge and sharpen their skills. The Global Oil Economics and Strategic Planning, petroleum project evaluation and investment decision training course is designed to achieve this goal in a time efficient manner.

1. Introduction to Petroleum Industry
2. Structural Changes Facing Global Oil Economies
3. Trends in the Oil and Gas Economy: Strategic hedging of oil price-risk
4. investment Decision-Making: Discounted Cash – flow analysis: NPV, PVR, IRR, GROR
5. Fundamental Considerations in Petroleum Project Evaluation
6. Comparison and Investments Selection Criteria
7. Project Evaluation methods and Decision-Making Techniques
8. The concept of a Project’s Optimum Economic Life
9. Strategic Alliances: Emergence of Mega-National Oil Companies
10. Building of Strategic Alliances

At the end of the programme participants will be able to:
1. Develop many management skills that are necessary in the petroleum industry
2. Strengthen the understanding of the global oil economies
3. Understand the various investment decision-making evaluation techniques
4. Master the various tools and techniques in petroleum economic evaluation
5. Understand the art and science of investment decision making in the international petroleum industry

Contract Negotiators, Geoscientists & Engineers, Bankers & Accountants, Auditors, Government Regulators, Tax & Finance Advisors, Equity & Financial Analysts and Bankers, Joint Venture Officers, Lawyers and Law Firms Personnel.