GRA 8518 The Oil Fundamentals (2020/2021)
GRA 8518 The Oil Fundamentals (2020/2021)
This course is part of the Executive Master of Management in Energy in cooperation with BI Norwegian Business School and IFP School.
The history of petroleum is inseparable from that of the major oil companies (NOCs and IOCs) which formed and grew rapidly in order to seek, produce, transform, transport and sell oil and oil products. The understanding of the key components and the challenges of upstream business will give the participants the ability to build their own vision on the future of oil industry.
Participants will acquire a comprehensive understanding of the energy scene (international energy outlook) and a clear view of the upstream sector in all its aspects: reserves, technologies, innovations, players (IOCs, NOCs and contractors), investments, costs and taxation systems.
The candidates will also learn about the key characteristics and issues in downstream business like refining and petrochemicals economics with a focus on refining margins and demand volatilities.
The students will develop competence to the necessary professional and managerial level regarding trading and risk management of oil products.
The candidates shall develop skills on thorough description of the key technical, innovative and economic features of the oil industry and its major players
The students shall learn methodologies and practice on how to identify and analyse the different components of the crude oil price and the evolution of the by-products prices (petroleum products and chemicals)
The participants shall achieve operational capabilities on how to
- Analyse the techno-economics of the upstream sector in all its aspects: reserves, players (IOCs, NOCs and Contractors), investments, costs, benchmarking, risk management, etc.
- Analyse the techno-economic framework of the downstream part of the oil business: refining and petrochemicals
The candidates shall be able to review the mechanisms how crude oil is traded in the physical market and how hedging strategies are implemented
The participants shall be capable of independently evaluate the risk of traded products such as futures, swaps and options in the oil market
The students shall be able to discuss in the public the environmental impact of further expansion of using fossil products
The Global Energy Outlook
- Global energy production and consumption
- Future of Energy demand: constraints, challenges, opportunities
- Oil price, energy price Influence of supply, demand, futures markets
- The actors of the energy scene
- International Energy agency (IEA) Conference : Debate with IEA Experts
Oil Exploration and Production:
- Key figures in Upstream (challenges & players) & New debates
- Oil Reserves, Investments and Costs
- Legal and Fiscal Aspects : Concession, Production Sharing Contract, Service Contract
- Crisis management in upstream
Downstream Techno-economics
- Oil refining, refining margins and costs components.
- Petrochemicals and their economic framework
- Maritime and Pipe-line transportation
Introduction to Trading & Risk Management:
- Oil pricing regime & Oil price formation
- Spot, forward & futures markets
- Hedging & risk assessment
1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours.
Attendance to all sessions in the course is compulsory. If you have to miss part(s) of the course you must ask in advance for leave of absence. More than 25% absence in a course will require retaking the entire course. It's the student's own responsibility to obtain any information provided in class that is not included on the course homepage/ It's learning or other course materials.
Specific information regarding student evaluation beyond the information given in the course description will be provided in class.
The course is a part of a full Executive Master of Management in Energy (EMME) and examination in all courses must be passed in order to obtain a certificate.
Granted admission to the Executive Master of Management in Energy programme.
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 50 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 2 Hour(s) Comment: The students are evaluated through an individual 2 hours exam, counting 50% of the final grade.. Exam code: GRA 85181 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 50 Grouping: Group (2 - 8) Duration: 1 Week(s) Comment: The students are evaluated through a group work project, counting 50% of the final grade. Exam code: GRA 85181 Grading scale: Point scale leading to ECTS letter grade Resit: All components must, as a main rule, be retaken during next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 40 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 95 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 135 hours.