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Sommaire / plan du cours	Energy and Exploration Definition, units, order of magnitude Consumption, sources, and trends Where can hydrocarbons be found ? How are hydrocarbons generated ? How can hydrocarbons be discovered (geology) ? Exploration How can hydrocarbons be discovered (seismics) ? Drilling and Appraisal How can a discovery actually be made ? How can a discovery be confirmed ? Reservoir Engineering & Production How are field reserves estimated ? How does a hydrocarbon reservoir produce ? How can production from a reservoir be enhanced ? How are the effluents processed ? Health, Safety and Environmental issues (HSE) Corporate Social Responsibility Development and Field Examples How are offshore fields developed ? Some examples of field development QCM Multiple choice questions on the 4 days course Economics and Strategy How much is invested in the EP Industry ? How is the decision to invest taken ? Which kind of contracts are there between Host countries and International Oil Companies ( IOCs) ? Illustration of the EP Process through a "cartoon case" QCM Results, Course Evaluation and Certificates
Langue	French, English or Spanish
Durée prévisionnelle	Five half days, or a total of 15 to 18 hours. Duration and content of the course can be adapted and customized to the participants' technical background, requirements, interests and needs.
Public visé	Students at BSc or Master level, in petroleum geology, geophysics, reservoir engineering, construction, economics, ... interested in upstream activities. It will bring some industry information and complements to their university academic courses.
Moyens pédagogiques	One paper copy booklet (A4 size, with 4 color slides per page) in English only No digital support provided (e.g. on CD or USB key) due to data confidentiality.
Prérequis	A real interest for the Exploration-Production Industry and a fair academic or technical level in one of its disciplines is required to attend such a course A good understanding of one of the 3 offered languages is needed
Objectifs	An introduction to the Exploration-Production Process from the initial search to the abandonment of the discovered field; this course shows many examples of development and producing field with the support of short videos.
Professeur	Christian CHOMAT

Introduction to the Exploration-Production Process