Overview Of The Oil And Gas Industry

History and characteristics of petroleum, major events, players of the oil scene, consumption, production and forecast

What you'll learn
Gain a broad perspective of the global oil and gas industry and understand the role of oil in our life
Discover the history of the oil industry from its earliest development at the end of the 19th century to the current situation
Interpret the evolution of the factors affecting the energy supply and demand (crude prices, technology, reserves, geopolitics, geography, environment…)
Identify the actors of the energy scene and their strategic guidelines (producer and consumer countries, national, independent and international oil companies, international organizations (OPEC, IEA…))
Describe the different types of energy resources (conventional, unconventional, renewable & fossil)
Understand and appreciate the future energy challenges in terms of production and demand
Requirements
A passion for learning
Description
Dear student,Welcome to this online course on Oil and Gas part 1.This course is designed to give you a comprehensive picture of the international oil & gas industry : from its earliest development at the end of the 19th century to the current situation.The course uses up-to-date global statistics and is organized into 3 parts :1. The first part outlines the main characteristics of the petroleum industry, reviews the major events of its history and the associated geopolitics, analyses the place of oil among all energy sources and forecasts future prospects for oil production and demand2. The second part outlines the roles of the main players within the petroleum industry: consumer countries, major companies and producing countries (OPEC and non-OPEC)3. The third part provides a quick review of the scale of investments and profitability in the oil industryThis training course will highlight :History of the oil industryUp-to-date global statistics of oil & gasEnergy resources : definition, characteristics, conversion factors…Energy demand and supply : evolution factors (reserves, technology, etc.) and scenariosStrategies of actors: producer and consumer countries, national, independent and international oil companies, international organizations (OPEC, IEA, etc.)Financial and political stakes, geographical and environment constraintsForecasts of future energy demandInvestments and profitability of the oil industryBy the end of this training course, you will be able to :Gain a broad perspective of the global oil and gas businessDescribe the different types of energy resources (conventional, unconventional, renewable & fossil)Interpret the evolution of the factors affecting the energy supply and demand (crude prices, technology, reserves, geopolitics, geography, environment, etc.)Identify the actors of the energy scene and their strategic guidelinesUnderstand and appreciate the future energy challenges in terms of production and demandSo with no further ado, check out the free preview videos and the curriculum and we look forward to see you in the first section.Also remember, as enrolled student you will have unlimited access to this material and one-on-one instructor support. So feel free to interact with us by email or simply ask us for help in the Q&A section. It will be our pleasure to help you and provide assistance.Hope to see you thereCheers,WR TrainingSpread the wings of your knowledge

Overview

Section 1: ABOUT THE COURSE

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: OIL IN OUR ECONOMIC LIFE

Lecture 2 Oil in our economic life : Introduction

Lecture 3 The role of oil in our economic life

Section 3: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OIL INDUSTRY

Lecture 4 Centers of production and demand

Lecture 5 Exploration risks

Lecture 6 The importance of capital investment

Lecture 7 Associations between companies

Lecture 8 The concentration of production

Section 4: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE OIL INDUSTRY AND PETROLEUM REFINING

Lecture 9 The beginnings of the oil industry

Lecture 10 The Rockefeller era

Lecture 11 The development of the oil industry

Lecture 12 The world oil order before 1960

Lecture 13 The formation of the OPEC and the 2 oil shocks

Lecture 14 The consequences of the 2 oil shocks

Lecture 15 The 1986 oil counter shock

Lecture 16 The Gulf Crisis

Lecture 17 The current situation

Section 5: ENERGY, OIL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Lecture 18 Energy equivalence

Lecture 19 The world energy balance

Lecture 20 Regional energy balances

Lecture 21 Energy consumption and wealth

Lecture 22 Energy consumption and price

Section 6: ENERGY CONSUMPTION FORECAST

Lecture 23 Energy consumption forecast

Section 7: ENERGY RESOURCES

Lecture 24 Energy resources

Section 8: PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS

Lecture 25 The historical development

Lecture 26 The current position

Lecture 27 Future prospects

Lecture 28 The production of natural gas

Section 9: THE PLAYERS OF THE OIL SCENE

Lecture 29 The consuming countries

Lecture 30 OPEC

Lecture 31 The major oil companies

Section 10: INVESTMENTS

Lecture 32 Facts and figures

Section 11: PROFITABILITY

Lecture 33 Facts and figures

Section 12: CONCLUSION

Lecture 34 Conclusion of part 1

Lecture 35 BONUS : COUPON CODES

Students (chemical/petroleum engineering, economics),Professionals with an interest in increasing their understanding of the oil & gas industry,Energy industry journalists and reporters