2003 Energy Management Programs Schedule

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Offered in Boston, MA  USA
10TH ANNUAL
International Gas Business Management Certificate Program
   
First Offering: May 12-23
   
Second Offering: September 29-October 10
     
    This highly regarded natural gas business management program will be offered twice in Boston during 2003. Managers at all levels of the organization will benefit from this carefully designed, integrated gas business program. Lectures by carefully selected faculty are devoted to the important aspects of today’s integrated international gas industry, from exploration and field development to the key gas markets including LPG, gas distribution, power generation, petrochemicals, gas-to-liquid conversion and LNG projects. An integral part of the program is the team participation in a highly regarded, integrated gas business workshop. During the workshop, participants, working in teams, develop and manage a vertically integrated gas business over a 20- year horizon. This program consistently receives very high praise by all of its participants.
     
NEW PROGRAM
International Oil, Gas and Power Project Development and Management
     
  
UNIT 1: Financial and Risk Analysis of Oil, Gas and Power Projects
June 2-6
  This week is devoted to three major areas: (1) developing the skills required to prepare comprehensive financial analysis templates using Excel and the presentation of results using Power Point; (2) using those templates to model a selection of international oil, gas and power projects power: and (3) learning to analyze project risks and incorporating those risks into the model projections. Focus will be placed on three projects: an exploration and production project, a pipeline project; and a gas-fired project. Teams of participants will present their analysis of the projects at the end of the week.
     
 
UNIT 2: Commercializing Oil, Gas and Power Projects
June 9-13
  During this week participants will learn the procedures required to commercialize energy projects from initial screening studies through financing, construction and start- up. In essence they will continue the work of Unit One by developing business plans, negotiating key project agreements, planning the development schedules, analyzing all risks, securing financing for the projects, and managing them through start- up. The projects will then be managed over a simulated period of 20 years.
     
 
UNIT 3: International Oil, Gas and Power Agreements & Regulation
June 16-20
  This week allows managers, lawyers and regulators to learn the structure, major provisions and negotiation pitfalls associated with the key agreements involved in oil, gas and power projects. A second focus of the week is to learn the important elements of oil and gas regulation: regulatory authority, regulatory practice in various countries, and the important roles that regulators play in successful commercial oil and gas projects. Attendees will become familiar with the important roles that lawyers, regulators and managers play in the negotiation and implementation of energy projects.
     
NEW PROGRAM
Essential Skills for International Oil and Gas Managers and Executives
     
  
UNIT 1: Effective Business Communication for Oil and Gas Managers
June 2-6
  This program is devoted to all aspects of management communication: written documents, including email, power point presentations, communications with senior management and various stakeholders; verbal communications, including running meetings, making presentations to senior management and stakeholders, and more formal speeches to outside organizations and the press; and the new world of video and internet-based media presentations. This important week is facilitated by Mary Munter, who teaches Effective Business Communications at the Amos Tuck School of Management at Dartmouth College and for many major companies worldwide.
     
 
UNIT 2: Essential Negotiation, Management and Leadership Skills
             for Oil and Gas Managers
June 9-13
  This important week allows participants to gain a comprehensive understanding of the key skills required by successful oil and gas managers and executives. The first half of the week focuses on learning and practicing, with realistic oil and gas case studies, the highly regarded negotiation process developed at Harvard University that is outlined in the book "Getting to Yes". The second half of the week is devoted to cataloging the critical skills required of oil and gas managers as they move from first management positions to senior executives. Participants will find this week to be a valuable way to identify their own needs and, more importantly, to develop a competency model for their own organization.
     
NEW PROGRAM
International Petrochemical Business Management Program
 
June 16-20
This program is designed for those who seek a comprehensive understanding of today's international petrochemical business with emphasis on new project development. This intensive, one-week program examines the integrated technical, economic, business and market factors that shape the international petrochemical industry today and the management skills needed to operate effectively within that industry. The instructional format consists of a careful balance of lectures by experienced experts and a practical "business game" workshop. In the workshop, participants, working in teams, make actual technical and financial decisions as they develop and integrated petrochemical business in the fictitious Republic of Singnam in the rapidly growing markets of Southeast Asia. The IHRDC petrochemical business simulator allows teams to monitor and review 20 years of "real-life" decisions. This careful balance of lectures and workshops is an ideal way for participants to acquire the management skills and business knowledge needed by today's industry manager.
 
13TH ANNUAL
International Petroleum Management Certificate Program
   
September 8-October 3
    This is the thirteenth offering of this carefully designed oil and gas management program which participants have consistently called the BEST management program in the petroleum industry today! This four- week program, open to all levels of management, can be taken consecutively in one year or individually over a period of a few years. The first two weeks are devoted to an intensive and comprehensive presentation of the key business aspects of the international petroleum industry, from upstream to downstream. The final two weeks cover the important functional management topics and leadership skills needed to remain competitive in today’s industry. Coverage includes the technical, economic, environmental, legal, financial, marketing, human resources and accounting issues facing today’s manager in each of the functional areas of the petroleum industry. This is followed by strategic planning, organizational change, and project-related management know-how; and key leadership and negotiating skills required by today’s international petroleum industry manager. The instructional format includes a careful balance of lectures by a strong and diverse faculty chosen for their excellent communication skills, and a challenging petroleum business workshop in which participants build an integrated oil company.
     

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