Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Course

Name: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Fundamentals Training Course
Availability: InStock

Trace the upstream lifecycle from petroleum systems to decommissioning and connect technical stages with business decisions.

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Muscat, San Diego, Kuwait, Sharm El-Sheikh, Kuala Lumpur, Berlin and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Muscat
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Fundamentals Training Course is a one-week foundation course for new professionals, nontechnical staff, support teams, contractors, and stakeholders who leave with an Upstream Exploration and Production Lifecycle Map and Decision File. Participants connect petroleum systems and exploration, appraisal and field development, drilling and well completion, reservoir and production operations, and surface processing and decommissioning to follow evidence, risks, economics, and decisions across an asset. Agile Leaders Training Center presents oil and gas exploration and production fundamentals.

Who Should Attend

New upstream functions responsible for connecting their work with the wider asset lifecycle
Commercial and finance functions responsible for interpreting technical stages, costs, risks, and decision gates
Procurement and supply functions responsible for supporting wells, facilities, services, and field operations
Human resources and administration functions responsible for workforce, contractor, and organizational support
Public-sector and stakeholder functions responsible for reviewing upstream activities and lifecycle evidence

The course assumes participants can interpret basic business information, and it leaves out specialist drilling design, reservoir simulation, production optimization, detailed measurement engineering, trading, and financial modeling.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that interact with upstream oil and gas assets.

Exploration, subsurface, drilling, wells, and production organizations
Energy commercial, finance, procurement, and project support functions
Engineering services, equipment supply, and field contracting
Government, investment, insurance, and professional advisory services
Education, workforce development, and technical administration

Learning Objectives

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

Use an upstream lifecycle map to locate functions and decisions
Analyze petroleum-system and exploration evidence at foundation level
Compare appraisal, development, drilling, and completion stages
Evaluate reservoir, production, processing, and measurement interfaces
Apply safety, economic, and decommissioning considerations to decisions
Build a cross-functional asset decision file

Course Agenda

Day 1: Map Petroleum Systems and Exploration

Upstream Asset Lifecycle Stage Map
Petroleum System Elements and Process Diagram
Geological Basin and Play Concept Sheet
Seismic Survey and Exploration Evidence Map
Prospect Risk and Discovery Decision Matrix

Day 2: Move from Appraisal to Development

Discovery Appraisal Data-Readiness Checklist
Resource and Reserve Classification Concept Map
Field Development Option Screening Matrix
Development Concept and Facility Interface Diagram
Economic Assumption and Decision-Gate Register

Day 3: Follow Drilling and Well Delivery

Well Planning and Design Input Map
Drilling Rig Systems and Activity Sequence
Well Control Barrier Concept Diagram
Casing, Cementing, and Completion Interface Chart
Well Delivery Risk and Handover Checklist

Day 4: Connect Reservoirs to Production

Reservoir Behavior and Depletion Concept Model
Production Well and Artificial-Lift Interface Map
Surface Separation and Treatment Flow Diagram
Production Measurement and Allocation Record
Integrity, Safety, Environment, and Decommissioning Register

Day 5: Practice Upstream Lifecycle Decisions

Suggested Exercise: Trace Exploration Evidence to Discovery
Suggested Exercise: Compare Appraisal and Development Options
Suggested Exercise: Sequence Drilling, Completion, and Handover
Suggested Exercise: Connect Reservoir, Production, and Surface Systems
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Upstream Exploration and Production Lifecycle Map and Decision File

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect technical stages, operating interfaces, risks, and business decisions.

Suggested activity: place geology, seismic, drilling, appraisal, development, production, and closure evidence on a lifecycle map.
Suggested activity: compare field-development choices using technical, economic, safety, and interface criteria.
Suggested activity: trace a well from planning through drilling, completion, production handover, and integrity records.
Suggested activity: assemble decision gates, responsibilities, uncertainties, and required evidence in one asset file.

FAQs

Who suits oil and gas exploration and production fundamentals training, and what does it assume?

Oil and gas exploration and production fundamentals training suits new professionals, nontechnical teams, commercial and finance staff, support functions, contractors, and stakeholders. It assumes participants can interpret basic business information.

How does oil and gas exploration and production fundamentals training differ from advanced production operations training?

Foundation training explains the full lifecycle, roles, interfaces, evidence, risks, and decision gates. Advanced production operations training concentrates on operating methods, optimization, troubleshooting, and technical performance after wells and facilities enter service.

What are the main stages of the upstream oil and gas lifecycle?

The upstream lifecycle moves through access and exploration, discovery appraisal, field development, drilling and well completion, reservoir and production operations, and eventual decommissioning, with decision gates and assurance evidence between stages.

How do exploration and appraisal decisions affect field development?

Exploration and appraisal decisions shape the evidence available on geology, fluids, reservoir extent, uncertainty, deliverability, wells, facilities, costs, and risks used to compare development concepts.

How do reservoir, well, and surface systems connect in oil and gas production?

Reservoir behavior drives fluid movement into wells; completions and lift systems support flow; surface facilities separate, treat, measure, and transfer production; integrity and operating controls link the interfaces.

Conclusion

Participants take back an Upstream Exploration and Production Lifecycle Map and Decision File linking petroleum systems, exploration, appraisal, development, wells, reservoirs, production, processing, measurement, safety, economics, and decommissioning. The file changes isolated terminology into one traceable asset view. It supports cross-functional briefings, project reviews, procurement, workforce planning, and stakeholder discussions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Muscat	Week 45, 2026 8 – 12 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
San Diego	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Kuwait	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Sharm El-Sheikh	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€5,200
Kuala Lumpur	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Berlin	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Lagos	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Tokyo	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Marbella	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
London	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Addis Ababa	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Amman	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Singapore	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Zanzibar	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Istanbul	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Accra	Week 05, 2027 7 – 11 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Seoul	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Abu Dhabi	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Casablanca	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Porto	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500

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What does this course cover?

OverviewOil and Gas Exploration and Production Fundamentals Training Course is a one-week foundation course for new professionals, nontechnical staff, support teams, contractors, and stakeholders who leave with an Upstream Exploration and Production Lifecycle Map and Decision File. Participants connect petroleum systems and exploration, appraisal and fiel…

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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Course