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Course Overview

Heavy Oil Sands represent an important part of the oil and gas industry. The reserves are immense, but the production is very different from conventional techniques. The investments are huge and therefore the economics are not evident. Moreover, critique on the environmental impact is ubiquitous.

Amongst these business challenges, global heavy oil producers, marketers and refiners are searching for new, innovative and cost effective technologies and solutions to increase the value of their assets and the products derived from them.

This three day course will use real life examples and case studies from leading and innovative industry providers and will cover activities from reservoir to finished products, giving you an in-depth view of all related risks and opportunities in the Heavy Oil Industry.

>> The course will cover in detail:

• The landscape of Heavy Oil sands and its importance;
• Classifying different hydrocarbon resources by nature and production method;
• Value enhancement approaches for heavy oil and non convention fuels;
• Strategies for commercial and environmental improvements;
• Advanced technologies and fundamental methods for upgrading processes;
• Best practices for handling mega-project management challenges;
• Evidence-based solutions for organizational excellence;
• Techniques to mitigate cost overruns and other risks; and
• Integrated approaches to collaborate amongst companies, industry associations, government agencies and stakeholders.

The course is intended to equip executives with fresh insight into growing their business, learning where new opportunities exist, and to build the right tools and strategies to add value to current assets while avoiding pitfalls. Through a combination of presentations, this interactive course will create an excellent opportunity to capture all available knowledge and experience through well guided syndicate discussions.

>> Who is it for?

EPC Contractors, Oil Sand Service Providers, Governmental Bodies, Upstream and Downstream Department Heads, Chiefs, Managers (Operations, R&D, Development, Engineering) and Team Leaders in a chemical, process, technology and production discipline.

>> Course Levels

This course will not only appeal to EPC contractors and other service providers and authorities involved with the Heavy Oil Sands Industry, but to oil & gas majors, independents and national oil companies. The content of this course will inspire people from mid-level managers who want to broaden their repertoire to senior-level executives of all departments who seek fresh insights into growing their business.

>> What will I be able to do after participting?

• Discuss the Heavy Oil Sands industry technically and intelligently;
• Understand the environmental implications of the industry;
• Apply lessons learnt for planning and carrying out strategies into action;
• Analyze the strength and shortcomings of an investment in the business;
• Judge the feasibility of projects and implement simple processes for business planning;
• Be able to discuss key integrity performance requirements with service providers; and
• Play an active role in decision making at both strategic and project levels.