Introduction :
This programme will provide you with a solid foundation in the financial aspects of oil and gas exploration and production (E&P). It will have immediate and practical application back at your workplace since all activities have financial implications for the assets, departments and ultimately the company for which you conduct your specialist activities. This five-day programme has been designed specifically for non-finance specialists in the oil and gas industries who need to understand the financial implications of the work they do.
You will learn how to:
- Understand how your activities and decisions are reflected in your company’s reporting to shareholders and other stakeholders
- Find out what happens to financial and economic data that is provided by you and your departmental colleagues
- Raise your level of confidence in working with financial information and interactions with commercial colleagues
- Prepare yourself for increased responsibility and a more strategic role in the management of your company
Course Objectives:
- appreciate the financial impact of your day-to-day decisions and actions
- work more confidently and effectively with colleagues on financial matters
- improve the quality of information you receive from and provide to Finance
- increase the success rate of requests for authorisation of expenditure and make more effective use of funds allocated
- use departmental budgets and monthly management reports to help you exercise financial control of your area of operations
- understand the financial information disclosed in your company’s annual report and accounts
- Learning throughout the programme will be reinforced by case studies, worked examples, and illustrative extracts from oil and gas company annual reports
Training Methodology
The programme uses training methods chosen to ensure effective learning, to reinforce understanding, to develop practical skills and to promote the critical evaluation of information. Interest is maintained throughout each session using a variety of formats, including:
- lively illustrated presentations on the industry context and the accounting, reporting and measurement issues
- worked examples, exercises and solutions demonstrating the practical application of each topic
- illustrative extracts from the annual reports of international companies
- opportunities for questions and discussion on relevant issues raised by participants
Course Outline :
The E&P Business and Project Economics
The Business Environment
- Business objectives
- Stakeholders
- Corporate governance
The E&P Business
- Risk and reward
- Commercial arrangements
- The field life cycle
Project Economics
- Project cash flows
- The time value of money
- Discounting and the cost of capital
- Project economic models
- Decision criteria
Accounting, Exploration and Development Costs
The Accounting System
- Capturing and recording data
- Cash and accruals
- The balance sheet
- The income statement and profit measurement
- Accounting principles and standards
Capital and Operating Expenditure
- Matching costs and benefits
- Assets and expenses
Exploration and Appraisal Costs
- Full cost and successful efforts
- Intangible assets
Development costs
- Commitments
- Tangible assets
Reserves, Production and Cost of Sales
Reserves of Oil & Gas
- Classification of reserves
- Reserve quantity disclosures
Production Costs
- Lifting costs
- Maintenance costs
- Royalties
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortisation (DD&A)
- Unit of Production (UOP) method
- Changes in costs and reserves
Ceiling or Impairment Tests
- Test requirement and process
- Accounting for test results
Decommissioning, Removal and Restoration
- Obligations to remove and restore
- Reporting of decommissioning liabilities and costs
Risk and Cost Sharing Arrangements
Joint Ventures
- Cash calls
- Billing statements
- Entitlements and liftings
Transfers of interests or risks
- Farm outs
- Carried interests
Production sharing contracts
- Cash flow implications
- Reserve implications
Long-term gas contracts
- Pricing mechanisms
- Take or pay
Financial Analysis, Budgets and Management Reports
Analysis of Financial statements
- Profitability, liquidity and solvency
- Investment measures
Budgets
- Authorisation of expenditure
- The budget process
Management reports
- Responsibility reporting
- Analysis of variances