The 3 day course programme will examine tried and tested practices for managing a diverse portfolio of oil and gas exploration opportunities across the exploration asset life cycle. This cycle begins with new opportunity screening, proceeds through the evaluation of high-risk play-opening wildcats into maturing plays and finally to near-field satellite drilling and appraisal.
We have recently updated the course to include information specific to the current low oil price world – we look at how to navigate an uncertain future and maintain profitability in a fast changing market.
The course fee includes 3 days delivery and up to 2 days of preparatory teleconference with management to agree course emphasis and tailor the content.
Key information:
Course presenter: Dr Mike Naylor
Course Duration: 3 days
Max Participants: 25-30
Deliverable: Worldwide
Course Delivery Options
The course is designed to be flexible and is deliverable in a number of formats:
- Open access course, with the opportunity to network with colleagues from other companies
- In-house course for 6-25 participants, with content tailored to client requirements, and using client’s own business cases and projects for syndicate work
- In-house modular course: taking selected topics, a few on each visit, and working client’s particular business challenges within each module
The exploration management course
Suitable for
The course will appeal to exploration project leaders and exploration managers from oil & gas majors, independents and national oil companies who seek fresh insights into growing their business and wish to learn from best practice. Corporate leaders and non-explorers who support the exploration business have also derived great insights from the course.
Course preparation
Course participants will be asked to spend a few hours preparing a summary of a current project or set of activities relevant to their position in their company. During the course, they will have the opportunity to work on this privately or in small groups, depending on confidentiality considerations. The course tutor will contact participants with additional guidance before the course commences.
Course delivery
We cover the content through a mix of presentations, syndicate exercises and plenary discussion. We also aim to have some participants present their own projects or cases as basis for discussion through mini-poster sessions. For an in-house course, we will also work selected company challenges as a group
Course key contents:
A typical course outline will include the following, but additional or alternative content can be tailored to your requirements.
- Introduction: course objectives & structure; the case for exploration
- Exploration strategy: exploring the range of exploration business models
- Portfolio and risk management
- Exploration project management: principles & framework
- Key concepts; framing; decision making, after-action reviews
- The exploration life cycle: project management & work-flows
- Holistic venture management
- New venture access, prospect maturation, appraisal of discoveries
- Unconventional oil & gas
- Performance management & business planning
- Leading, motivating & developing staff
- Technology planning & deployment
- Organisations and venture partnerships
- Implementing change
- Summary: delivering exploration success through application of best practice
A highly acclaimed experience
Our course is highly acclaimed among industry professionals and course participants alike – the tailored nature of the content as well as the ongoing support we offer comes well recommended:
“The breadth and depth of the content is unique. I don’t think there is a course like this available anywhere else. “
“Thank you very much for a most instructive course and all the material you left with us. All the conversations I had with colleagues afterwards were positive and all wanting to discuss how we can adapt and incorporate some of the ‘best practices’ presented by you into our current structures and processes.”
‘’Very useful to gain a deeper insight into what makes a good Exploration Manager’’
‘’Good overview of Exploration Management, very useful course which provides tools and processes’’
‘’Valuable for those early in exploration leadership roles & for those wanting a refresh and in need of new ideas about delivery through exploration”
‘’Very good high level summary of the majority of key elements of success –fully managing exploration programmes and team’’
“Very good. The strategy stuff is excellent”
More information
More information and references are available on request. Since the course is highly flexible, please do get in touch to discuss any additional or alternative content which would be preferable for you needs.
| For an in-depth conversation about how we can help your exploration business, please call or e-mail Dr. M.A. Naylor – Email or call on +44 7531 640239
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