In business, whatever your specialism, you will benefit from a keen sense of commercial awareness.

This five-day program has been designed specifically for non-finance specialists in the oil & gas exploration & production (E&P) industry who need to understand the financial implications of the work they do.

Understand how your activities and decisions are reflected in your company’s reporting to shareholders and other stakeholders

Find out what happens to financial and economic data that is provided by you and your departmental colleagues

Raise your level of confidence in working with financial information and interactions with Commercial colleagues

Prepare yourself for increased responsibility and a more strategic role in the management of your company

This program will provide you with a sound foundation in the financial aspects of oil & gas exploration & production. It will have immediate and practical application back at your workplace since all activities have financial implications for the assets, departments and ultimately the company for which you conduct your specialist activities.

On completion of this program you will be able to:

·         appreciate the financial impact of your day-to-day decisions and actions

·         work more confidently and effectively with colleagues on financial matters

·         improve the quality of information you receive from and provide to Finance

·         increase the success rate of requests for authorization of expenditure and make more effective use of funds allocated

·         use departmental budgets and monthly management reports to help you exercise financial control of your area of operations

·         understand the financial information disclosed in your company’s annual report and accounts

·         Learning throughout the program will be reinforced by case studies, worked examples, and illustrative extracts from oil and gas company annual reports.

This program will benefit all who work within oil and gas companies and need a better understanding of accounting and finance in the industry. It is especially relevant to those who have some financial responsibility within their area of activity and those whose career development involves progression to supervisory or management positions.

The program is specifically intended for those who have had little or no previous exposure to company finance and accounting.

Suggested attendees include those from technical disciplines such as Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering, Drilling, Facilities Design and Construction, Maintenance and Production; and those from support functions such as Business Planning and Development, Economics, Executive and Administrative Assistance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Legal Services, Logistics, Procurement and Supplies.

The course is also suitable for Government Negotiators, Regulators and Petroleum Industry Consultants

The E&P Business and Project Economics

              The Business Environment

§  Business objectives

§  Stakeholders

§  Corporate Governance

              The E&P Business

§  Risk and reward

§  Commercial arrangements

§  The field life cycle

              Project Economics

§  Project cash flows

§  The time value of money

§  Discounting and the cost of capital

§  Project economic models

§  Decision criteria

Accounting, Exploration and Development Costs

              The Accounting System

§  Capturing and recording data

§  Cash and accruals

§  The balance sheet

§  The income statement and profit measurement

§  Accounting principles and standards

              Capital and Operating Expenditure

§  Matching costs and benefits

§  Assets and expenses

              Exploration and Appraisal Costs

§  Full cost and successful efforts

§  Intangible assets

Development Costs

§  Commitments

§  Tangible Assets

Reserves, Production and Cost Sales

              Reserves of Oil and Gas

§  Classification of reserves

§  Reserve quantity disclosures

              Production Costs

§  Lifting costs

§  Maintenance costs

§  Royalties

              Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DD&A)

§  Unit of production (UCP) method

§  Changes in costs and reserves

              Ceiling or impairment Tests

§  Test requirement and process

§  Accounting for test results

              Decommissioning, Removal and Restoration

§  Obligations to remove and restore

§  Reporting of decommissioning liabilities and costs

Risk and Cost Sharing Arrangements

              Joint Ventures

§  Cash calls

§  Billing statements

§  Entitlements and liftings

              Transfers of interests or risks

§  Farm outs

§  Carried interests

              Production sharing contracts

§  Cash flow implications

§  Reserve implications

              Long-term gas contracts

§  Pricing mechanisms

§  Take or pay

Financial Analysis, Budgets and Management Reports

              Analysis of Financial Statements

§  Profitability, liquidity and solvency

§  Investment measures

              Budgets

§  Authorization of expenditure

§  The budget process

              Management Reports

§  Responsibility reporting

§  Analysis of variances

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Daily Course Timings:

    08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea

    08:20 - 10:00       First Session

    10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks

    10:20 - 12:20       Second Session

    12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break

    13:30 - 15:00       Last Session