STUDY AIDS
All delegates will receive a Workbook of about 230 pages covering an extensive
examination of the natural gas industry, as well as a copy of Pennwell’s bestselling book, “Fundamentals of
Natural Gas,” providing a valuable future reference material.

Organised By:

The Conference Connection Inc
PO Box 1736, Raffles City Post Office
Singapore 911758
Tel: 65 6338-0064
Fax: 65 6338-4090
E: info@cconnection.org
ATTEND A COMPREHENSIVE & INTERACTIVE 2-DAY COURSE FOR A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN ON

COURSE DIRECTOR

Vivek Chandra
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY EXECUTIVE & BEST SELLING PENNWELL AUTHOR OF
“FUNDAMENTALS OF NATURAL GAS: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE”

DATES & VENUE
17th - 18th November 2009
Singapore (VENUE TBA)

KEY DRIVERS & TRENDS TO BE COVERED

  • Natural Gas Components, Units, & Conversions

  • Gas Formation, Reservoirs & Reserves

  • Gas Exploration & Production

  • Gas Processing & Transportation

  • The LNG Chain: Upstream, Liquefaction Plant, Shipping, and Regasification

  • Gas Demand and Storage

  • Gas Commercialization Options: Electricity Generation, Gas-To-Liquids, Residential Gas Markets,
    Petrochemicals & Transport Fuel

  • Comparative Economics of LNG vs GTL

  • Components of Pipeline Gas and LNG Sales Agreements

  • Gas Pricing and Spot vs Long Term Contracts

  • LNG Project Structures

  • Global Gas Trade (Pipeline & LNG): Current Snapshot, Future Trends, and Key Players

Course Objectives
This 2-day intensive course will give the delegates a solid understanding of the entire natural gas value chain, from its chemical composition, units, exploration and production through processing and transport, and analysis of its myriad
uses from power generation, liquids production, transport fuel and petrochemicals.

Upon completion of the course, delegates will be able to: 

  • Understand the gas value chain and its growing share of the global energy mix

  • Learn how gas is formed, explored, produced, processed, transported and consumed, with examples from all over the world

  • Comprehend the differences between confusing terminology and units such as LNG, NGL, LPG, CNG, MMbtu, therms, MTA, Joules and other jargon

  • Calculate between gas units and energy equivalents, as well as gas consumption rates of power plants, liquid production plants, and other consumers of natural gas

  • Gain a clear understanding of the various gas transportation and processing options, including pipelines and LNG

  • Dissect a gas sales contract into its important components, including gas prices, indexing, delivery and receipt obligations and terms

  • Forecast trends in the global gas trade and know the key players, both present and future, who will drive the industry

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Oil and gas executives of all levels, from young entrants to seasoned professionals, including those with technical and operational backgrounds, who need to understand the entire natural gas value chain

  • Commercial, business development, and strategic executives from the international energy industry, government bodies, national oil companies, financial institutions, and oil field service companies

  • Legal and business analysts/strategic planners from companies and organizations that work with entities involved in natural gas value chain

  • Energy and commodity traders, contract implementation & spot traders, oil/fuel & pipeline gas traders

  • Project financiers, gas advisory consultants, economists & policy makers

  • Power and petrochemical industry executives, and others that need a broad knowledge of natural gas and its uses