Mini MBA on Understanding the Dynamics of the LNG Industry

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Mini MBA on Understanding the Dynamics of the LNG Industry

Mini MBA on Understanding the Dynamics of the LNG Industry
28 - 01 Jul 2024
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

What are the Goals?

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

  • Gain better understanding of the dynamics of the entire LNG value chain
  • Understand LNG production, storage, transportation and distribution
  • Understand the LNG terminology
  • Distinguish various sales, marketing terms and conditions
  • Understand the various terms in LPG sales and purchase agreements
  • 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 Introductory LNG Scene in Energy Industry 

  • Introduction to the LNG Industry
    • Exploration, development and LNG production, shipping, importation
    • Cost and value drivers; shareholder expectations
    • The value chain: from wellhead to burner tip
    • Players: governments, NOCs, IOCs, banks and insurers etc
  • Natural Gas Value Chain
    • Exploration and production
    • Processing and Production
    • Sales gas transmission
    • Underground storage
    • Distribution
    • Sales gas and product specifications
  • Global Production
    • Where and who are the producers of LNG
    • Projects currently under development
  • Global Markets
    • Where and who are the users of LNG
    • Projects currently under development
  • Gas Conditioning Processes
    • Excess water removal
    • Contaminants removal
    • NGL separation

Day Two: Essential Logistics of LNG

  • 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
  • Pipeline Operations
    • Basics of gas pipeline
    • Gas flow measurement
  • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
    • Why LNG a growth industry
    • Compression & Refrigeration
    • Transportation of LNG
    • Major LNG Exporting nations
    • Major Importing nations

Day Three: LNG Sales, Marketing and Project Risks

  • 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: LNG Project Financing and Project Management 

  • Gas Plant Project Management
    • Project Management Overview
    • Industry Perspective
    • The Project Management Process
    • Project Controls & Quality Controls
    • Quality Assurance
    • Commissioning and Start-up
  • Dispute Prevention & Arbitration
    • Disputes
    • Arbitration and expert determination
  • Commercial Structures
    • Alternative Commercial Structures
    • Complexity of integrating requirements
    • FOB versus DES sales
  • 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: LNG Agreements, Regulations and Future Trends

Competency Description: As a manager you need to prepare proper agreements and implement them successfully

  • LNG Agreements
    • Overview of the contractual Terminology
    • Stakeholder analysis and drivers
    • Upstream Agreements
    • LNG Supply Purchase Agreements SPA
    • EPC Contracts
    • LNG Shipping arrangements/agreements
    • LNG regasification Terminal 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, July 28, 2024
Start - 10:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)
Thursday, August 1, 2024
End - 10:00 AM (Asia/Kuwait)

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