Certificate in Oil and Gas Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Course Description, Aims and Objectives

The course is designed to prepare participants to apply concepts, strategies, and automation, ICT and digital innovations in procurement, logistics and supply chain management in oil and gas industry. Traditionally industries focus on operation evaluation and performance improvement of business processes; however, the  deficiency of supply chain  coordination results in  severe downgrade of business competitiveness. Automation of international and national supply chains not only improve operation and management but also strategic decision- making as well. This course focuses on an overview of logistics and procurement management in organizations based on the concept of supply chain management (SCM).

The aims of this course are:  

·         To gain broad perspective of the oil & gas upstream, midstream and downstream operations through the concept of Supply Chain Value Management to improve economics, safety, and environmental considerations; 

·         To boost your understanding of competitive and strategic supply chain operations: oil & gas production, shipping, refining, storage, demand forecasting, contracts, prices, distribution, sales, etc.; 

·         To master the hydrocarbon energy value chain from the well-head to the fuel tank; 

·         To Evaluate the technical, commercial, legal, safety and environmental aspects of value chain and; 

·         To confidently discuss the technical terms, concepts and buzzwords with your peers and clients to improve economics, health, safety and environmental concerns.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, participants would be able to:

1.    Be familiar with the different areas of the supply chain and their interrelationships.

2.    Be familiar with the key decisions in the process of procurement and purchasing.

3.    Be able to organize the Procurement function of the company.

4.    Know how to apply techniques for supplier evaluation.

5.    Appreciate the procurement cycle of major EPC contracts

6.    Be able to put together a competitive bid for an oil and gas project

7.    Be able to classify the products of the company according to their significance for logistics management.

8.    Carry out case study and project on information access, information coordination, and information processing for supply chain management in oil and gas industry

9.    Gain broad perspective of the oil & gas upstream, midstream and downstream operations through the concept of Supply Chain Value Management to improve economics, safety, and environmental considerations

10.Boost your understanding of competitive and strategic supply chain operations: oil & gas production, shipping, refining, storage, demand forecasting, contracts, prices, distribution, sales, etc.

11.Master the hydrocarbon energy value chain from the well-head to the fuel tank

12.Evaluate the technical, commercial, legal, safety and environmental aspects of value chain.

Career/Occupational Profiles

This course is designed for those who want to pursue careers in the oil and gas industry as:

1.    Bankers in departments such as Asset finance, Energy, Risk, finance department among others

2.    Individuals working in the oil and gas industry seeking a greater understanding of the fundamentals in the global oil and gas business.

3.    Professionals in other financial service sectors such as insurance, capital markets etc

4.    Procurement specialists

5.    Logistics & Sourcing specialists

6.    Category Managers

7.    Supply chain managers

8.      Stock analysts

9.    Material specialists among others