Course Overview

What is Offshore Petroleum Engineering?

Offshore petroleum engineering deals with the exploration, extraction and utilisation of oil and gas reserves, and managing these reserves in the ocean and marine economy. The extraction of off-shore natural reserves involves complex mechanisms. Further, it involves the development and management of infrastructure to locate and extract the natural reserves including the characteristics of the structure of oil and gas fields beneath the ocean.

What are oil and gas fields?

In broad terms, this field encompasses the increasing energy demands that are driving the world towards the exploration of natural reserves. Hence, to meet the energy demands of the future, governments around the world are in search of reserves and here offshore petroleum engineering meet the burgeoning demands of exploration of oil and gas.

The Zoe training course will provide you with the most advanced knowledge and expertise to master the science of off-shore petroleum engineering. The training with practical case studies and the latest theoretical information will empower you to take responsible and senior positions at a government and multinational organisation with huge potential for growth within the organisations. It will enhance prospects for better opportunities outside your current organisation as well.

Course Objectives

The key objective of this program is to equip professionals with —

● Broad knowledge of off-shore petroleum engineering

● The expertise of handling of equipment involved in the extraction, handling and storage of natural reserves

● Current technological advancement and methodology that are getting popular and used widely

● In-depth knowledge of mechanisms involved in locating natural reserves and geophysics involved

● Effects of exploration on marine life

● Brief knowledge of complex processes involved in the process of off-shore oil extraction

● Ability to train staff and professionals in the field of off-shore petroleum engineering

● Effective use of simulation tools and algorithms used in the field

● Knowledge of the evolving dynamics of the oil and gas industry and its key importance

● Understanding of international law involved in natural resource exploration undersea

● Expertise in risk management and assessment

● Adaptation of code of ethics

Training Methodology

The training courses at Zoe Talent Solutions are updated according to the academic and professional background of the audience for each batch respectively. The contents of the course are reviewed thoroughly before each session.

In addition, there are certain updates to the course in the pipeline to keep it up to date. A professional from the relevant field with years of experience in practical knowledge conducts the training session using details audio and video presentations to ease the learning process. the trainees are continuously engaged in group activities and individual and group projects to give them on hand knowledge. Furthermore, case studies and real-life scenarios are given to trainees to improve their analytical abilities and practical knowledge.

Organisational Benefits

By professionals undertaking this course, their respective organisations will derive the following benefits:

● Acquiring professionals with an understanding of off-shore exploration

● Proper knowledge of International Law and National law to operate abroad and on international territory

● Advantage of simulations and algorithms to rectify and confirm data

● Application and implementation of advanced concepts and modern equipment to increase efficiency and productivity within the organisation

● Regular training of employees on best practices and advancements in the field of off-shore petroleum engineering

Personal Benefits

Professionals undertaking this training course will derive the following benefits:

● In-depth understanding and knowledge of all critical aspects of off-shore petroleum engineering

● Enhanced analytical skills to effectively and accurately process data in resource exploration

● Increased confidence and skillset to train other professionals on best practices and concepts related to off-shore petroleum engineering

● Better ability and understanding to enhance or change processes and systems to increase organisational growth and development

● Increased understanding and knowledge of advanced techniques and concepts related to managing natural resources

● Better understanding and analytical as well as strategic skills to work with different systems and choose appropriate models for exploiting natural resources

● Enhanced foresight to predict challenges and risks and make provisions to mitigate the negative impact of these on one’s organisation

● Better risk and threat assessment to avoid any disaster or hazard on site

● Increased skill set and capabilities to actively take part in research, exploration, extraction and managing natural fields

Who Should Attend?

●     Young engineers, who want to flourish their careers in off-shore professional engineering.

●     Professionals employed in the oil and gas industry

●     Senior engineers and technocrats of government energy department or organization

●     Any other professional with a background in engineering

Course Outline

The course covers the following areas important to understanding energy economics:

Module 1: Introduction to Materials and Corrosion Properties

● Structure of materials

● Properties of materials

● Thermodynamics of corrosion

● Kinetics of corrosion

● Mechanics of corrosion

● Anti-corrosion methods

Module 2: Fluid Dynamics

● Introduction to fluids

● Flow structures

● Lifting flows

● Fluid loading

● Property of floating bodies

● Hydrostatics of floating body

● Floating bodies in waves

● Fundamental calculations for fluid behaviour

● Fluid loading on offshore structures

Module 3: Petrophysics

● Introduction to petrophysics

● Porosity

● Permeability

● Water saturation

● Capillary pressure

● Darcy law

● Fractured reservoir

● Fluid-rock interaction

● Rock and fluid properties

Module 4: Designing Off-shore Structures

● Introduction to dynamic loading and response

● Structural response of freedom system

● Dynamic analysis of continuous systems

● Dynamic response of structures

● Fatigue strength model

● Basics of vortex-induced vibrations

● Fracture mechanics

● Fracture testing

● Inspection

Module 5: Engineering Stress Analysis: Theory and Simulations

● Introduction to stress analysis

● Stress data analysis

● Mathematics of stress

● Computational stress

● Engineering 2d and 3d drawing

● Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis

● Properties of elements

● Validation of outcomes

● 3d modelling of structures

● Case studies

Module 6: Offshore Systems and Facilities

● Introduction to ocean

● Introduction to off-shore systems

● Process of gathering and treating oil and gas

● Off-shore production

● Designing of underwater pipeline

● Off-shore storage

● Risk assessment

● Petroleum production in control system

Module 7: Environment and Legislations

● Introduction to international standards

● Environmental laws

● Occupational health

● Waste management

● International law

● United nation convention on the law of the sea

● Code of ethics

Module 8: Future of Off-shore Petroleum 

● Growth forecast of off-shore drilling

● Fuel consumption forecast

● Use of Ai and deep learning

● Digitization, IoT and Smart algorithms

● Simulation software

● Modern equipment undersea

● Data Science