The Process of Commercializing Oil and Gas Projects
Key Steps in the Formation and Commercialization of an Energy Project-from Opportunity to Operation; Screening and Feasibility Analysis; Design and Development; Key Project Agreements; Preparing Proforma Financial Projections; Risk Analysis and Risk Management; Project Management; Project Definition; Resource Scheduling, Cost Estimating; Project Controls; Cost Engineering; Detailed Engineering; Procurement; Construction Management; Project Accounting and Auditing; Environmental Management.

Application of Project Planning and Management to Energy Projects
Steps in the Development of a Petroleum Project: Screening Studies, Feasibility Studies; Detailed Engineering, Environmental Studies; Financing Construction and Operation. Project Management Examples of Energy Projects: the Integrated Planning and Development of an International Combined-Cycle Power Plant.

Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Challenges in Petroleum Operations
Worldwide Developments in HSE Performance, Management and Regulations; Key Technical, Managerial and Societal Issues and Responses; Sustainable Development, Eco-efficiency, Social Impact; Factors that Affect Cost; Integration of HSE in the Business; Risk Acceptance/Tolerance, Due Diligence, Accountability, Liability; Integrated Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, International Standards, ISO 14001 Certification, EMAS Verification, Audit, Reporting and Assurance to Stakeholders.

Petroleum Law
Key Legal Issues in Petroleum Management; Transnational and International Oil and Gas Law; The Role of Law in Commercial Relations: Role of the Legal System; Role of the Attorney; Commercial Relationships; Governmental Relationships; Oil and Gas Contracts and Agreements; Crude Oil Sales and Transportation; Risk Management and Dispute Resolution.

Financing of Energy Projects
Financing Petroleum Projects; Sources of Debt and Equity; Preparing the Financing Proposal; Negotiating Financing; Reaching the Decision to Proceed; Project Financing: Structuring, Role of Multilateral and Bilateral Agencies; Case Studies: Project Financing of International Oil, Gas and Power Projects; Case Studies.

Leadership Skills Needed for High Performance Organizations
Effective Leadership and Management: Motivation; Managerial Styles; Organizational Climate; Goal Setting and Action Planning; Leading Change Methodology; Simulation, Presentation, Discussion, Case Studies, Small Group Work, and Assessment.

Leadership Case Study: Transforming the US Marketing and Refining Division of a Major Oil Company
How a Major Oil Company, Between 1992-96, Went From Last to First in Net Margin Per Gallon in the Marketing and Refining of Gasoline in the US. How Strategic Planning, Leadership Skills and the Use of the "Balanced Scorecard" Were Fundamental to This Success.

Crisis Management: Responding to the Media
Introduction/Types of Crises; Why Crisis Communication is Critical Today; What is Effective Crisis Communication; How the Media Looks at a Crisis; Preparation and Anticipation; Methodology; LID (Limited Information Dissemination) Strategy; Planning; Benefits of Good Crisis Communication; Follow-up to a Crisis.

Current HR Practices in International Oil and Gas
Current HR Policies and Procedures, Organizational Design, Recruitment, Manpower Planning and Development in the Performance of the Organization; Defining Job Specific Development Plans; Creating a Learning Organization; Benchmarking and Corporate Governance.

Strategic Management, Planning and Implementation
Strategic Management and Business Policy; Scanning the Environment and Identifying Trends; Strategy Formulation; Strategy Implementation and Control; Fundamental Changes and Resulting Transformations in the Energy Industry: The Underlying Drivers; Practical Approaches for Change; The New Performance Measures; Implementing Strategy Through the Balanced Scorecard; Practical Case Study of Strategic Planning for a Petroleum Company.

Essential Negotiating Skills: A Process for Positive Results
The Essentials of Positive Negotiation: The Process of Positive Negotiation Developed at the Harvard Negotiation Workshop: Key Objectives; Interests; Options; Standards; People; Alternatives (BATNA); Closure; Case Studies.