Oil & Gas - Finance Develop a robust knowledge of project financing in the oil and gas sector

The Oil & Gas Finance training program is popular with senior managers and executives. It covers the broad business backdrop to the sector as well as specific industry issues, skills and strategies. The course includes key financial competencies of budgeting, financial analysis, treasury management, corporate governance, risk management, financial modelling, scenario planning, budget preparation and management, cash flow management and forecasting, interpreting key financial statements, key financial ratios and analysis. Formerly in the Oil & Gas industry, our experienced consultants bring real-life insight to the course. Case studies are explored in depth, examining Oil & Gas geo-political considerations and petroleum economics as well as more straightforward financial matters. Importantly, the course takes an expert view of long-term strategic Oil & Gas matters in order to contextualise critical shorter-term issues. This makes the courses especially valuable to industry insiders, particularly as a high-level induction course for senior executives who have moved into the Oil & Gas industry.

• Senior managers within the Oil & Gas sector or those identified via organisational talent management for fast track to a senior role
• Public sector officials with responsibility for the state management of Oil & Gas resources
• Engineers and Project Managers who are looking to develop leading edge practice for both themselves and their organisation

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Develop the key components of a financial management systems - Use knowledge of financial instruments and their impacts - Manage: Market risk, Credit risk and Liquidity risk - Undertake effective financial modelling and scenario planning -

• Effective Budget preparation and management
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Interpreting key financial statements
• Key financial ratios & Analysis

• Overview of global treasury models
• Pure return portfolio structuring
• Pure income portfolio structuring
• Defensive portfolio structuring

• Derivatives
• Bonds
• Options
• Futures

• The key concepts and elements of risk management
• Managing Market Risk
• Managing Credit Risk
• Managing Liquidity Risk

• Practical Financial Modelling

  Key principles within Financial Modelling Constructing key financial models Linkage of models and sub-models Scenario Planning Applications