Project Management Beginner to Professional • 60+ Hours
Overview Gain industry-ready expertise in Petroleum Project Management & Field Development Economics through a structured, practical, and globally recognized diploma program designed to equip learners with essential project, economic, and field planning skills for the oil & gas sector.
What You'll Learn Develop core project management skills tailored to petroleum projects Perform economic evaluations using NPV, IRR & cash-flow modelling Apply risk identification, assessment & mitigation techniques Build leadership, communication & stakeholder management capabilities Use MS Project, Primavera & professional project tools Understand complete petroleum project lifecycle & field development planning Course Curriculum 1 Project management fundamentals for oil & gas projects
2 Importance of structured project management in petroleum operations
3 Phases: Initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, closure
4 Roles & responsibilities of petroleum project managers
5 Case study: Analysis of a real petroleum project
6 Overview of upstream, midstream, and downstream operations
7 Exploration & Production (E&P) lifecycle
8 Feasibility, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning
9 Project constraints: Scope, time, cost, quality
10 Activity: Develop lifecycle chart for a sample oil & gas project
11 Concept & components of Field Development Planning
12 Exploration → Appraisal → Development workflow
13 Onshore, offshore, deepwater & shale field types
14 Production profiles, recovery factors & development strategy
15 Environmental & regulatory considerations
16 Activity: Build a simplified FDP with key milestones
17 Developing project scope, deliverables & objectives
18 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation
19 Critical Path Method (CPM) fundamentals
20 Gantt chart development
21 Resource allocation & optimization
22 Activity: Build WBS + Gantt chart using MS Project / Primavera
23 Petroleum economic fundamentals (NPV, IRR, Payback Period)
24 Cash flow modeling & forecasting
25 CAPEX vs OPEX estimation
26 Economic evaluation of oil & gas projects
27 Sensitivity & scenario analysis
28 Activity: Perform an NPV/IRR evaluation for an FDP
29 Risk identification and classification (operational, financial, environmental, political)
30 Risk evaluation & prioritization
31 Risk mitigation, avoidance, transfer & acceptance strategies
32 Developing risk management plans
33 Activity: Prepare a risk management plan for an offshore project
34 Cost estimation methods: bottom-up, analogous, parametric
35 CAPEX/OPEX structuring in petroleum projects
36 Cost control techniques
37 Earned Value Management (EVM) for budget tracking
38 Activity: Create a budget for a drilling project
39 Procurement cycle & vendor selection
40 Contract types: Lump sum, cost-plus, T&M
41 Contract risk evaluation & performance monitoring
42 Activity: Draft procurement plan & basic contract structure
43 HSE regulations in petroleum operations
44 Risk assessment & mitigation
45 Safety audits & emergency planning
46 Activity: Create an HSE plan for a field construction project
47 Leadership styles for project managers
48 Communication strategies for multidisciplinary teams
49 Conflict resolution & stakeholder management
50 Activity: Role-play conflict resolution within a project team
51 Execution strategies for petroleum projects
52 KPIs & performance metrics
53 Project tracking tools & dashboarding
55 Activity: Develop a monitoring dashboard for a refinery project
56 Project handover procedures
57 Documentation & final audits
58 Lessons learned & continuous improvement
59 Activity: Prepare a closeout report for an FDP project
60 Complete petroleum project plan presentation
61 Integrated assessment across FDP, planning, risk, cost & execution
