Oil & Gas Project Management Skills

Introduction

The oil & gas industry is notorious for being unsettled and subject to sharp fluctuations in the price. Huge flexibility and resilience coupled with effective risk management are required to plan and deliver projects in the volatile oil & gas industry. While Exploration & Production (E&P) are a critical part of the oil & gas industry, in the absence of an effectively implemented project management methodology, oil & gas projects hit snags, delays and incur extra expenditure.

PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course will equip delegates with the tools and techniques needed to deliver successful oil & gas projects. The training course will demonstrate how the use of project management to accomplish unique outcomes under the constraints of resources, and effective implementation of project management techniques are essential means of achieving an oil & gas organisation’s strategy.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course are:

• Characteristics of oil & gas project management
• Oil & gas project initiation and project planning
• Oil & gas project organisation & implementation
• Tracing, control, termination and post-evaluation of oil & gas projects

Learning Objectives

By attending PROCLAD Academy’s highly interactive Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course, delegates will acquire:

• Ability to more accurately define scope of work and costs
• Commercial and Project Management (PM) awareness
• Handling smaller Projects vs. larger projects
• Communication and reporting skills
• Problem avoidance and solving skills
• Risk analysis and management skills
• Leadership and motivation skills for workforce
• Dealings with vendors, inspectors and contractors
• Dealings with changes, variation orders and claims
• Handling of ‘scope of work creep’ and going over time and budget

Target Audience

PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course is intended for, but not limited to:

• Technical and Project Engineers
• Project Team Leaders and Project Office Staff
• Project Coordinators/Estimators/Planners
• Project/Programme/IT/Risk/Compliance/Change Managers
• CEOs and Chief Marketing/Operation/Financial Officers
• Finance/Facilities/HSE/Quality/Reliability/Production Managers
• Accountants and Auditors

Training Methodology

PROCLAD Academy’s Oil & Gas Project Management Skills training course incorporates inspiring lectures with structured lessons from the learning manual along with comprehensive workshops & case studies; captivating PowerPoint slides with videos to enhance learning; ongoing discussions with action planning; ample time for Q&A; training activities to reinforce key concepts within a fun learning environment.

Course Outline