International Gas Business

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International Gas Business

International Gas Business
02 - 06 Jun 2024
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how natural gas is found in nature and how gas wells are developed
  • Gain better understanding of the dynamics of the entire natural gas value chain addition from wellhead to the burner tip
  • Recognize the major and common processes of the natural gas plants, and understand technical process drawings
  • Determine various methods used to purify natural gas
  • Understand the oil and gas facilities terminology
  • Recognize how gas processing fits into the value chain for hydrocarbon products and identify the key issues at the plants
  • Distinguish the difference between various gas conditioning and processing technologies, and decide which technique should be used based on the process
  • Understand the principles of gas measurement and common measurement devices Discuss the market’s needs for NGL, LPG, ethane, propane and butane
  • Understand the pipeline transfer
  • Learn economic evaluation benchmarks and determine return on investments

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Business Development managers
  • Corporate Planning professionals
  • Geoscience & Engineering professionals
  • Supply Planners & Scheduling professionals
  • Government regulators
  • Law professionals
  • Tax & Finance advisors
  • Auditing personnel  
  • Compliance officers
  • Equity analyst and Bankers
  • Joint Venture officers
  • Negotiators and Contracting professionals
  • Trading professionals

Daily Agenda

Day One: Setting the Natural Gas Scene in Energy Industry

  • Natural Gas Fundamentals
    • Introduction
    • History
    • Natural gas origin and sources
    • Natural gas composition & classification
    • Natural gas resources
  • Natural Gas from Wellhead to the Market
    • Exploration and production
    • Processing and Production
    • Sales gas transmission
    • Underground storage
    • Distribution
  • Natural Gas Fundamentals
    • Characteristics of natural gas
    • Chemistry of oil and gas
    • Raw gas contaminants
    • Sales gas and product specifications
    • Vapor/liquid separation principals
    • Terminology
  • Gas Traditional Processes
    • Excess water removal
    • Acid gas removal
    • Dehydration
    • Mercury removal
    • Nitrogen removal
    • NGL separation
    • Gas sweetening and sulfur recovery
    • Acid gas re­injection
    • Natural gas liquids and dew point control

Day Two: Essential Logistics in Natural Gas Business

  • Nitrogen Rejection Processes
    • Cryogenic process
    • Absorption process (using lean oil or solvent) Membrane separation
    • Adsorption process (activated carbon) Storage System
  • Storage tanks
    • Vapour recovery system LACT unit
    • Sampling
    • Natural Gas Transportation
    • Pipeline components
    • Compressor stations
    • Metering stations
    • Valves
    • Control stations
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
    • Why LNG a growth industry
    • Compression & Refrigeration
    • Transportation of LNG
    • Major LNG Exporting nations
    • Major Importing nations
  • Pipeline Operations
    • Basics of gas pipeline
    • Gas flow measurement

Day Three: Introduction to the LNG Industry

  • LNG Sales, Marketing and Trade
    • Price disparity in different regions
    • LNG Benchmarks
    • Major changes in LNG business
  • Business Sector
    • Industry and market Structure
    • Natural gas demand
    • Natural gas supply
    • Economics of the natural gas plants
  • Global Markets
    • Where and who are the users of LNG
    • Projects currently under development
  • Key Project Risk and Value Identification
    • Understanding the fundamental commercial drivers for project success
    • Identification of key project risks (from a commercial perspective) and mitigation strategies
    • Reserves definitions and reserves certification
    • Completion and cost overrun risks
    • Cost linkages to oil and gas prices

Day Four: Risk Management and Dispute Prevention

  • Handling Risks
    • Risk management techniques
    • The Risk Matrix
  • Disputes
    • Causes of disputes
    • Dispute resolution
    • Arbitration and expert determination
  • LNG Project Financing Essentials
    • Financial structures in LNG
    • Investment decision making
    • The key value drivers in LNG financing
  • Overview of LNG Financing Options
    • Balance financing
    • ECA and multilateral agency funding
    • Capital markets
    • Asset based financing
    • Project financing and structured recourse financing

Day Five: License Agreements, Regulations, Future Trends

  • Upstream Fiscal & License Agreements
    • Fiscal and legal regimes worldwide
    • Production sharing arrangements
  • Regulations
    • The history of regulations
    • The market under regulation
    • The environmental impact
  • The Future Trends in Natural Gas Trends
    • Trends in LNG markets
    • Latest changes and movements in LNG trading
    • The impact of shale gas
    • Hubs vs. oil for price setting
    • Market shifts in importation and liquefaction
    • Mid and small scale LNG
    • Floating and niche LNG concepts
  • Wrap-up and Summary

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Date & Time
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Start - 10:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)
Thursday, June 6, 2024
End - 10:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)

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