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RIG INSPECTION TRAINING WORKSHOP
Houston, TX
- Technical
Start Date:
Aug-04, 2025
End Date:
Aug-08, 2025
Price:
$8,000
In order to ensure optimum performance for your rig, reduce downtime and maintain safety of your personnel; planned maintenance and accurate inspections are essential. This Drilling Rig Equipment Inspection (REI) courses teaches the inspection and maintenance procedures required to ensure equipment integrity.
Candidates will learn how to implement the relevant standards and understand industry requirements so that they can verify the condition of a rig’s equipment and improve safety, thus reducing the number of accidents and protecting the asset. This Rig Equipment Inspection course deals with the most common equipment deficiencies and recurring problems. It describes & explains the working principles of major drilling equipment using detailed examples from our technical inspection database.
The courses consists of four or 5 days depending on whether they are onshore or offshore based. The classroom sessions are interactive with activities and time provided for group participation and discussion.
During this course, relevant API standards will be briefly discussed because of time constraint
- API RP 14E – Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems
- API RP 14G – Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms
- API RP 500 – Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2
- API RP 53 – Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells
- API RP 54 – Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations
- API RP 14E – Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems
- API RP 14G – Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms
API RP 500 – Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2 - API RP 53 – Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells
- API RP 54 – Occupational Safety and Health for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations:
INNOVATIVE & COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ADVANCING CHANGE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Houston, TX
- Leadership, Management
Start Date:
Aug-04, 2025
End Date:
Aug-15, 2025
Price:
$16,500
This course emphasizes collaborative efforts where multiple stakeholders work together to create and sustain impactful change in their shared area of interest. This approach emphasizes synergy, shared goals, and collective action. They often tackle complex challenges that no single entity could address alone.
The learning objectives of Breakthrough Leadership in Partnership focus on developing the skills, mindsets, and strategies necessary to lead collaboratively in dynamic, complex environments. These objectives aim to equip leaders with the ability to foster impactful partnerships, drive transformative changes, and sustain progress in diverse contexts.
Day 1: Understanding the Principles of Effective Partnership Leadership
- How to Develop a deep understanding of what makes partnerships successful, including shared vision, trust, mutual accountability, and alignment of goals.
- How to Recognize the unique challenges and opportunities that arise in partnership contexts.
- Differing Partner Cultures and Values
- Alignment of Goals and Expectations
Building Collaborative Mindsets and Skills
- How to Cultivate a mindset of openness, curiosity, and adaptability to navigate diverse perspectives.
- Mastering skills such as active listening, negotiation, and conflict resolution to build and maintain strong relationships.
Day 2: Driving Vision and Shared Purpose
- Learn how to co-create a compelling, shared vision that unites diverse stakeholders.
- How to translate the shared vision into actionable strategies and measurable outcomes.
- Communication and Transparency
- Resource Allocation and Management
Navigating Complexity and Change
- Develop strategies to lead through ambiguity and uncertainty in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Understand systems thinking to address interconnected challenges within partnerships.
Day 3: Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
- What is Emotional Intelligence and what it has to do with Leadership
- Understanding the concept of Workplace Emotional Power
- 6-Principles of EI
- Emotional Quotient
Day 4: DISC Assessment – Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance.
In-depth look at your personal talents
- Behaviors: Will help you attain a greater knowledge of yourself as well as others. The ability to interact effectively with people may be the difference between success and failure in your work and personal life. Effective interaction starts with an accurate perception of oneself.
- Motivators: This provides information on the why of your actions, which with application and coaching can tremendously impact your value of life. Once you know the motivations that drive your actions, you will immediately be able to understand the causes of conflict.
- Integrating Behaviors and Motivators: This will help you blend the how and the why of your actions. Once you can understand how your behaviors and motivators blend, your performance will be enhanced, and you will experience an increase in satisfaction.
- Acumen Indicators: This will help you truly understand how you analyze and interpret your experiences. Your acumen, keenness and depth of perception or discernment, is directly related to your level of performance.
- Competency: We shall discuss 25 key competencies and rank them from top to bottom, defining your major strengths. The skills at the top highlight well-developed capabilities and reveal where you
Day 6: Enhancing Influence and Trust
- How to Build credibility and influence as a leader in partnerships, fostering trust among stakeholders.
- Learn techniques to effectively communicate and inspire action across cultural and organizational boundaries.
Day 7: Innovating and Problem-Solving Collectively
- Facilitate innovation by leveraging the strengths and creativity of all partners.
- Utilize tools for joint problem-solving and decision-making that encourage equitable contribution and ownership.
- Mind Mapping (e.g., XMind, MindMeister)
- Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
- Brainstorming Software (e.g., Miro, Stormboard)
- Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa or Cause-and-Effect Diagram)
- Collaboration Platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Slack, Asana, Trello) etc
Day 8: Ensuring Accountability and Measuring Impact
- Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating progress.
- Learn to use data-driven insights to adapt strategies and demonstrate the value of the partnership.
- Consider taking our Data Driven Decision Making course (DDDM)
Day 9: Sustaining Partnerships for Long-Term Impact
- Understand how to design partnerships that are resilient, adaptable, and sustainable.
- Learn approaches to manage transitions, scale successful initiatives, and sustain momentum beyond the initial breakthrough.
- Evaluate Impact: Analyze both qualitative and quantitative metrics to understand the initiative’s impact. Are the outcomes meeting the intended goals? Are stakeholders satisfied? This could involve customer satisfaction surveys, performance metrics, and social or financial impact assessments.
- Standardized Operations: Streamline workflows and create standardized procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency. This might include standard operating procedures (SOPs), automated processes, or centralized tools to reduce redundancies.
Day 10: Personal Leadership Growth
- Reflect on your leadership style and identify areas for personal growth.
- Build self-awareness to lead authentically and inclusively in diverse partnership settings.
REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: BEST PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY
Houston, TX
- Management
Start Date:
Sep-01, 2025
End Date:
Sep-05, 2025
Price:
$7,500
PETROLEUM ECONOMICS & DECISION ANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERS
Dubai, UAE
- Management
Start Date:
Sep-07, 2025
End Date:
Sep-11, 2025
Price:
$6,850
This course covers the fundamental principles of economics and engineering related to petroleum reservoirs. This course will review the concepts of petroleum reserves, the time value of money and their applications for evaluating investment situations. These techniques can be used to systematically qualify the relative economic merits of investment opportunities.
During this course, a number of analytical, empirical and numerical methods for estimating volumetric performances of petroleum reservoirs under uncertainties will be discussed. Field case studies will be provided to illustrate the field application of the petroleum economic evaluations and project investment decision-making concepts, methods, processes and practices
This course is designed for project engineers, geoscientists, reservoir engineers, production engineers, petroleum engineers, planning and development analysts, business planner, and senior to executive managers.
ISO 9001: LEAD AUDITOR CERTIFICATION (QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS)
Houston, TX
- Management
Start Date:
Nov-03, 2025
End Date:
Nov-14, 2025
Price:
$17,525+
Understanding the ISO 9001 Standard
- Grasp the Scope and Structure: Understand the purpose, structure, and scope of the ISO 9001 standard.
- Key Principles: Learn the fundamental principles of quality management as outlined in ISO 9001, including customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making, and relationship management.
Quality Management System (QMS) Requirements
- Clause-by-Clause Knowledge: Gain detailed knowledge of each clause of the ISO 9001 standard, including context of the organization, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement.
- Document Control: Learn the requirements for controlling documents and records within a QMS.
Implementation of ISO 9001
- Planning and Design: Understand how to plan and design an ISO 9001-compliant QMS tailored to the organization’s context and requirements.
- Process Mapping and Documentation: Learn how to map, document, and manage processes effectively.
- Risk-Based Thinking: Understand how to apply risk-based thinking to identify and mitigate potential risks to the QMS.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Top Management’s Role: Recognize the responsibilities of top management in leading and supporting the QMS.
- Employee Involvement: Understand the importance of employee involvement and how to engage staff in the QMS.
Internal Auditing
- Audit Principles: Learn the principles and practices of auditing, including audit planning, conducting audits, and reporting audit results.
- Audit Techniques: Gain practical skills in conducting internal audits to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
Continuous Improvement
- Corrective Actions: Understand the process for identifying nonconformities, implementing corrective actions, and verifying their effectiveness.
- Continual Improvement Strategies: Learn strategies for continual improvement of the QMS, including the use of quality tools and techniques.
Performance Evaluation
- Monitoring and Measurement: Understand how to monitor and measure QMS performance using key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Management Review: Learn how to conduct effective management reviews to assess the performance of the QMS and make informed decisions for improvement.
Compliance and Certification
- Certification Process: Understand the steps involved in achieving ISO 9001 certification, including preparation, selection of a certification body, and the certification audit.
- Maintaining Certification: Learn how to maintain certification through continual improvement, internal audits, and management reviews.
CASE STUDIES.
1: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Battery Explosions (2016)
Issue: Samsung had to recall its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after several units caught fire due to battery defects.
ISO 9001 Relevance:
Clause 8.3 (Design and Development of Products and Services): Emphasizes thorough testing and validation of product designs.
Clause 8.5.6 (Control of Changes): Ensures that changes in the design and development process are controlled and reviewed.
Prevention:
Comprehensive risk assessment and testing protocols mandated by ISO 9001 could have identified the battery design flaws before the product was launched.
2: BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010)
Issue: The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion resulted in a massive oil spill, causing extensive environmental damage and significant financial losses.
ISO 9001 Relevance:
Clause 6.1 (Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities): Requires organizations to identify and mitigate risks.
Clause 8.6 (Release of Products and Services): Ensures that products and services meet requirements before release.
Prevention:
A robust risk management system as required by ISO 9001 could have identified and mitigated the risks associated with the drilling operations, potentially preventing disaster.
3: Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (2015)
Issue: Volkswagen was found to have installed software in diesel engines to cheat emissions tests, leading to significant legal and financial repercussions.
ISO 9001 Relevance:
Clause 5.1 (Leadership and Commitment): Stresses the importance of ethical leadership and commitment to compliance.
Clause 9.1 (Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis, and Evaluation): Requires accurate monitoring and measurement of product performance.
Prevention:
ISO 9001’s emphasis on ethical leadership and accurate measurement could have fostered a culture of compliance, preventing the unethical practices that led to the scandal.
