This is an intensive, practical workshop designed to eliminate the "mystery" from the financial side of the participant’s business, through the enhancement of the participant’s Knowledge, Abilities and Skills necessary to understand finance and accounting issues needed for his position and to incorporate financial decisions and issues into his operating decision. The workshop begins with an overview of petroleum accounting principles and concludes with a discussion of budgeting and capital allocation. Using Oil and gas industry examples and exercises, the participants will learn how financial structure determines the company’s cost of capital. Also, they will learn how to analyze company performance by reviewing financial statements. Participants at this five-day workshop will learn about the financial considerations of international operations including production sharing and joint operating agreements
To enhance the participant’s knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to financial planning and budgeting and to use the results to increase the value of his organization
By the end of the course the participant will be able to:
Understand the difference between successful efforts and full cost accounting methods and its implications
Benchmark his company's financial performance against global competitors,
Learn how to identify, measure and manage risk and how it can affect a firm's capital structure
Understand the workings of capital investments and what financial resources are needed to sustain future growth
Gain a broad understanding of financial concepts such as NPV, IRR, WACC and ROCE and their differences
Controllers, senior finance managers, executives and those with expertise in their own fields who need to acquire expertise in financial planning and budgeting in oil and Gas Companies