Oil and Gas Maintenance Engineer Training Course

Course Overview

Did you know that effective maintenance strategies can significantly reduce equipment downtime and improve operational efficiency in the oil and gas industry? In today’s complex energy landscape, the role of maintenance engineers is critical for ensuring safe operations, regulatory compliance, and optimal equipment performance.

Why This Course Is Required?

Organizations without skilled maintenance engineers face significant risks, including increased equipment failures, safety hazards, and costly production delays. According to the California Department of Human Resources, oil and gas maintenance engineers are responsible for “the technical supervision of oil, gas, and geothermal resource exploration and development operations through well permitting and field surveillance procedures to protect life, health, property, and natural resources”.

The International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research highlights that an effective maintenance and reliability program in oil and gas production is crucial for ensuring “efficient and reliable process of production with benefits that includes high and quality productivity, extended or prolong life of machines, high production uptime and safety of personnel and the environment”.

Course Objectives

This course intends to help the participants to be able to:

• Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform maintenance activities safely and effectively in the oil and gas industry
• Understand how to properly document maintenance activities
• Identity and correct equipment problems in a timely manner
• Commit to safety and environmental protection
• Learn how to troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance
• Learn the latest advances in oil and gas production and processing technologies
• Develop a better understanding of the role of the oil and gas maintenance engineering profession
• Learn how to perform maintenance activities
• Understand the importance of maintenance
• Understand the principles of maintenance planning and scheduling

Training Methodology

This Oil and Gas Maintenance Engineer Training Course employs a carefully selected mix of instructional approaches designed to maximize both knowledge retention and practical application:

• Video references that simplify complex concepts and provide visual demonstrations of maintenance techniques
• Text resources including textbooks, PDFs, and online materials for in-depth study
• Audio lectures, role-playing exercises, and discussion boards to encourage active participation and engagement

The program structure is designed to balance theoretical knowledge with hands-on learning experiences, ensuring participants gain actionable skills. Like all our acclaimed courses, this masterclass follows Zoe Talent Solutions’ signature ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ methodology. Participants first experience concepts directly, reflect on these experiences, connect them to theoretical models, and implement their learning in real-world contexts.

This comprehensive learning cycle ensures full retention of the training material and equips participants to tackle real-world challenges in oil and gas maintenance engineering effectively.

Take the first step toward mastering maintenance engineering—enroll today!

Who Should Attend?

This course will greatly benefit the following professionals:

• Site engineers
• Technicians working in the oil and gas industry
• Maintenance engineers
• Project managers
• Operations managers
• Supervisors
• Regulatory and supervisory officers
• Operations technicians
• Operators

Organizational Benefits

Organizations that have professionals who have undertaken this course will benefit in numerous ways, including:

• Improved equipment reliability and operational efficiency
• Enhanced safety performance and reduced risk of incidents
• Better compliance with environmental regulations and sustainability goals
• Increased ability to meet production targets and reduce unplanned downtime
• More effective allocation of maintenance resources and budgets
• Improved ability to implement predictive maintenance strategies
• Enhanced capability to manage complex maintenance projects and turnarounds
• Better integration of maintenance activities with overall business objectives

Research from Jotun reveals that 88% of senior decision makers in the oil and gas industry anticipate increased investment in maintenance over the next five years. This trend is driven by the growing strategic importance of maintenance in ensuring safety, profitability, and environmental sustainability of operations. The study also found that 75% of respondents say the requirement to report on environmental performance has led to increased investment in maintenance, while 78% cite improving safety as a key driver behind maintenance strategies.

Personal Benefits

Professionals who undertake this course will gain:

• Increased ability to diagnose and fix oil and gas equipment issues
• Better understanding of the maintenance regulations in the oil and gas industry
• Improved confidence to communicate with oil and gas professionals
• Increased ability to carry out repair procedures and maintenance
• Mastering maintenance techniques
• Increased maintenance knowledge
• Improved quality of work
• Ability to lead better job performance
• Apply the concepts learned to solve real-world problems
• Understand the basics of maintenance engineering, including the different types of maintenance activities and their objectives

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Course Outline

Module 1: Basic Tools and Safety

• Motor control
• Turbines safety
• Rigging
• Basic Electricity
• Welding safely
• Safety in the workplace
• Pumps and compressors
• Pipefittings and safety issues

Module 2: Environmental Regulations and Compliance

• Outline best practices for environmental compliance
• Impact of environmental regulations on maintenance engineering
• The role of a certified oil and gas maintenance engineer in the environmental compliance
• Waste regulations
• Common environmental concerns in the oil and gas industry
• Compliance requirements for environmental regulations

Module 3: Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• The benefits of effective maintenance planning and scheduling
• Steps involved in creating a maintenance schedule
• Using the master schedule
• Role of technology in effective maintenance planning and scheduling
• Determining the purpose of each activity in the system
• The key components of a successful maintenance plan
• Challenges of maintenance planning and scheduling
• Factors to consider when planning and scheduling maintenance
• The future of maintenance planning and scheduling
• Identifying and using each report for planning
• Importance of maintenance planning and scheduling

Module 4: Preventative Maintenance

• Importance of preventive maintenance
• The challenges
• Best practices to follow
• Developing a preventive maintenance plan
• Implementing the preventive plan
• Troubleshooting preventive maintenance issues

Module 5: Maintenance Records and Documentation

• Maintenance logs and documentation
• Maintenance system records
• Work order systems
• Equipment manuals and documentation
• Preventive maintenance records
• Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)
• Maintenance reporting

Module 6:  Equipment Life Cycle Management

• Equipment design and selection
• Reliability-centered maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Operations and maintenance planning

Module 7: Maintenance of Pumps, Compressors, and Other Rotating Equipment

• Vibration analysis and balancing of rotating equipment
• Selection and procurement of pumps, rotating equipment, and compressors
• Troubleshooting and repairs
• Operation and maintenance
• Lubrication
• Maintenance procedures

Module 8: Tank and Vessel Maintenance

• LNG maintenance
• Offshore and onshore vessel maintenance
• Oil and gas tank maintenance
• Inspection methods
• Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel maintenance
• Common problems and repair methods

Module 9: Maintenance of Pressure and Safety Relief Valves

• Standard operating procedures for maintaining pressure and safety relief valves
• Common issues with pressure and safety relief valves
• Troubleshooting techniques and methods
• Best practices
• Repairing pressure and safety valves
• General inspection and maintenance requirements

 Module 10: Mechanical, Electrical, and Piping Systems Maintenance

• HVAC systems maintenance
• Handling compressed air
• Pipeline systems
• Process vessels and reactors
• Hydraulic systems
• Filtration maintenance
• Pneumatic systems repairs
• Industrial refrigeration systems

Module 11: Maintenance of Pumps

• How to safely store and handle pump repair parts
• How to properly document pump maintenance
• The importance of regular pump maintenance
• Best practices to maintain different types of pumps
• Developing maintenance schedule for pumps
• Types of pumps
• Common pump repairs
• Troubleshooting pump issues
• Replacing pump seals
• Pump operation and maintenance

Real World Examples

The importance of effective maintenance in the oil and gas industry is underscored by research from Aberdeen Group, which found that “82% of companies had experienced unscheduled downtime in the last three years, with 70% citing equipment failure as the cause. Furthermore, the average cost of unplanned downtime across industries was estimated at $260,000 per hour”.

Another example comes from a study by the International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, which emphasizes the role of maintenance in ensuring “high and quality productivity, extended or prolong life of machines, high production uptime and safety of personnel and the environment”.

Ready to drive similar transformations in your organization? Enroll in our Oil and Gas Maintenance Engineer Training Course now!