Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering

Course Introduction                         

Offshore oil and gas activity primarily involves offshore drilling, a mechanical process of drilling a well below the seabed. Drilling is carried out to explore for resourceful sites to extract petroleum caught in rock formations beneath the seabed.

Offshore activities often present environmental challenges, and a number of precautions need to be taken to ensure that there is no negative impact.

The installations are subject to harsher environments and thus the material used for the installations and related equipment should be able to withstand these environmental setbacks over prolonged time periods.

Course Objectives:

The primary objective of this Offshore Oil and Gas Certification training course is to empower professionals with—

• a thorough understanding of end-to-end offshore oil and gas operations in oil and gas industry
• the required skill to undertake responsibilities of overseeing all operations at offshore locations
• the necessary skill and confidence to train other professionals on best practices and precautions when working at offshore locations
• the confidence and capability to introduce advanced technologies to afford leaner operations and increase operational efficiency
• the necessary confidence and knowledge to take appropriate steps in time in case of emergencies and prevent organization losses
• the information and ability to ensure regular maintenance checks in accordance with required standards of offshore operations
• the ability and confidence to handle and oversee multiple offshore operations, together with related activities onshore, thus demonstrating one’s potential and talent to undertake higher roles and responsibilities, in turn fostering career progression
• the potential, exposure and experience to contribute to organizational growth and development through reduced costs, greater performance, etc.

Who to Attend

• Senior OIL and GAS management of an organization responsible for critical decision making with regard to important offshore functions for an organization
• Engineers, managers and supervisors working at offshore locations of an organization
• Vendors and suppliers involved at any function during offshore oil and gas operations
• Compliance officers responsible for ensuring adherence to industrial standards of safety and operation
• Health and safety officers aimed at ensuring that all operations take care of employee as well as environmental safety
• Legal advisors who would need to support the organization in case of legal obligations
• Any other professional interested in knowing more about offshore oil and gas operations

Course Outline

This training Offshore Oil and Gas Certification course includes the following topics critical to understanding offshore oil and gas operations:

Module 1 – Major Elements of Offshore Production Systems

• Wells (subsea/platform)
• Well platforms/well servicing rigs
• Feeder subsea pipelines
• Processing platforms
• Export pipelines for oil/gas
• Tankers for oil evacuation

Module 2 – Types of Offshore Activities

• Seismic surveying
• Exploration
• Production well drilling
• OIL and GAS Production
• Depressurization and separation
• Transportation
• Supply
• Maintenance and repair
• Watchkeeping

Module 3 – Unconventional Drilling Methods

• Fish hook
• Lateral
• Upside down
• Fracking

Module 4 – Types of Offshore Platforms

• Fixed platform
• Compliant tower
• Jack-up platform
• Concrete gravity base structure
• Tension leg platform
• Semi-submersible vessel
• Floating production system
• Spar platform
• Subsea system

Module 5 – Facilities of Offshore Platforms

• Wellhead platform
• Process platform
• Platform complex

Module 6 – Components of Offshore Detection Systems

• Gas detection
• Fusible plug
• Fire detection
• Smoke detection
• Heat detection

Module 7 – Components of Offshore Suppression Systems

• Firewater pump
• Water sprinkler
• Dry chemical
• CO₂exchanger
• AFFF system

Module 8 – Components of Processing Systems

• Separation
• Gas dehydration, treatment, conditioning
• Gas compression and metering
• Gas metering
• Oil dehydration, stabilization, desalting
• Oil pumping and metering

Module 9 – Components of Utility Systems

• Power generation and distribution
• Instrumentation
• Control
• Heating/ Cooling
• Instrument/utility air
• Gas/diesel fuel
• Drain
• Fire and gas
• Firewater system
• Emergency shutdown
• Flare
• Vent
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems
• Telecommunication
• Crane and mechanical handling

Module 10 – Selection Criteria for Surface Facilities

• Number and type of wells
• Production capacity and field life
• Water depth and sea-bed condition
• Nearby and onshore receiving facilities
• Oil and gas evacuation strategy
• Health, safety, environment philosophy
• Operation and maintenance philosophy
• Contractor capability
• Local regulation
• Cost and schedule
• Technology availability and maturity