Course Summary

This one-day introductory course is designed to review the ways in which the energy sources of petroleum, natural gas, electricity and coal have progressed along the key path of commoditization. Organizational structures, supply and demand fundamentals, key catalysts for change are discussed as they relate to the status of the commoditization process in these energy markets. Your business can benefit from the valuable lessons other industries have learned.

8 CPE credits awarded for this course.

Delivery Method: Group-Live

Who Should Attend?

Class delegates include anyone involved in the energy supply, manufacturing, transportation, trading and marketing areas. This course is also perfect for management and staff in front, mid and back office assignments, as well as those with legal, tax and information technology responsibilities.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this programme.

Pre-classroom Study

As part of our blended learning package, this workshop has a specific web-based course which is recommended as pre-classroom study. Upon registering for the workshop delegates will receive details of how to access the web-based course. Access to the web-based course is included in the price of the classroom course. To optimize your classroom experience, it is recommended you take the appropriate online study as close to the classroom date as possible. The recommended pre-classroom study for this workshop is PrincetonLive.com's Gas Markets and Deregulation.

Course Contents

• Supply and demand fundamental data about: petroleum, natural gas, electricity and coal
• About changing organizational structures
• Factors that shape the commoditization process in the energy markets:
  • Political
  • Controls
  • Conflicts
  • Legislation
  • Price Volatility
  • Futures Markets
  • Supply/Trading
  • Hedging
• Basic issues and lessons learned in energy commodity supply and trading activities
• A view ahead