This course will provide a new or relatively new entrant into the mining industry with a clear understanding of the fundamentals, workings and technical components of mining in general, and its application in the Australian and global industry. Participants will learn about the technical aspects of mining ranging from exploration methods, geology, resource estimation, surface mining and underground mining to mine planning, mining methods and m...

A unique opportunity to receive specific commercial training and scenarios on how to be the lead negotiator from inception to completion of gas sale agreements, gas transportation agreements and joint venture agreements. Key Learning Outcomes: Understand the unique mix of analytical, commercial and interpersonal skills required to be a competent negotiator. Analyse contractual terms, legal obligations, risks and liabilities. Determine the econ...

This intensive 2 day course will provide participants with a solid all-round grounding in the technologies, concepts, methods and language used in oil and gas drilling. The variables and uncertainties inherent in the subsurface data used to design a well will be highlighted and their potential impact on the drilling process will be explored. Participants will see how a well design incorporates this uncertainty and how execution of the drilling...

This course will provide a broad grounding in the integrity and durability considerations of operating and maintaining a gas turbine. The course starts with covering the reasons why the turbine’s operating conditions are arduous and inevitably lead to the use of special materials and design procedures to estimate component lives. It then moves on to consider the inevitable degradation which occurs during operation, and which gives rise t...

This course will provide participants with a fundamental grounding in the Australian gas industry, covering the key technical, commercial and contract aspects of the industry. The course begins with a short review of upstream activities including how natural gas (conventional and coal seam methane gas) is formed, how it is found and produced. A study of the gas transportation network will outline the movement of gas flows around the country, i...

First in our LNG training series, this basic level introductory course will benefit those who have no background in LNG, and who need an appreciation of how the LNG business works and how they contribute to the big picture. The international LNG industry has seen growing since its inception. Natural gas is liquefied to enable transportation where pipelines are impossible or uneconomic. Specialised facilities are required to liquefy, store, shi...

A unique opportunity to receive specific commercial training and scenarios on how to be the lead negotiator from inception to completion of gas sale agreements, gas transportation agreements and joint venture agreements. Key Learning Outcomes: Understand the unique mix of analytical, commercial and interpersonal skills required to be a competent negotiator. Analyse contractual terms, legal obligations, risks and liabilities. Determine the econ...

This course will provide a broad grounding in the integrity and durability considerations of operating and maintaining a gas turbine. The course starts with covering the reasons why the turbine’s operating conditions are arduous and inevitably lead to the use of special materials and design procedures to estimate component lives. It then moves on to consider the inevitable degradation which occurs during operation, and which gives rise t...

The African iron ore market has seen an increasing interest in the past few years with several international mining companies and juniors actively exploring in the African continents untapped sources of iron ore; new deposits have been discovered and new production shipped to supply the demand coming from fast-growing economies. Africas role in the future of the global iron ore industry is becoming a reality, however not without challenges tha...

The course will provide participants with a frontline view of the benefits and nuances associated with directional drilling, which is emerging as the production technique of choice for low permeability and geographically constrained CSG reservoirs. A key outcome will be an understanding of when to apply directional drilling and how to avoid potential operational pitfalls. The course will draw heavily on practical field based examples and be st...