Natural Gas Basics
Price: $995.00 (Custom 1-Day @ LDC - $895.00)
CEUs: CPE Credits: 7.5 hrs.
Course Level: Basic
Agenda: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Essential Knowledge for Producers and Users of Natural Gas
This is the essential seminar for anyone who seeks to understand the elements of the natural gas industry from exploration through delivery to the home or industry; commonly referred to as “from wellhead to burner tip”. The seminar features hands-on activities, numerous industry standard documents and hand outs, knowledge assessments and a substantial course binder. View printer-friendly PDF of course outline
8:30 – 9:30 AM
The Natural Gas Grid
Gas composition and measurement
Heating value
Quality
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Exploration and Production
Mineral leasing
Pipeline operations
Midstream sector
Compression
Natural gas processing
Fractionation
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Transmission Pipeline Operations
Pipeline right of way
High pressure compression
Pipeline control centers
Safety
Storage
Liquefied natural gas
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Natural Gas Economics
Pipeline economics
Midstream economics
Processing economics
LDC economics
Transmission/transportation economics
Interruptible and firm transportation
Natural gas hubs
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Gas Marketing
Midstream gas marketing
Transmission and LDC areas
Gas players
Gas pricing
Hedging
History of the exchange
Gas marketing strategies
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Regulated and Subsequent Deregulated Times
Historical summary
Restructuring and deregulation
Historical gas prices
Form gas contracts
Gas scheduling and nominations
Nominations and scheduling procedures
Allocations and balancing
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Today and Tomorrow
Prices
Hot exploration and production areas