An Overview of the Oil & Gas Industry

Oil & Gas Industry Primer

The oil and gas industry is one of the largest sectors in the world, generating over $6 trillion in global revenue. The industry plays a central role in the global economy and its products underpin modern society, supplying energy to power the world, heat homes, provide fuel for vehicles, and supply feedstock for almost all chemical products. The formation of these natural deposits date back millions of years and the steps to discover, extract and process the products are each large and complex industries of their own. Countries play a key role as holders of the world’s reserves of oil and gas with key players ranging from governments to supermajor private companies.

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This primer will introduce you to the natural processes that lead to the formation of oil and gas and how the industry operates.

Course: 6 Chapters

Est. time: 45 mins

What's Covered In This Primer?

Introduction

Formation of Oil & Gas

Upstream

Downstream

Market Overview

Trends

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Chapter 1 Breakdown

What is the history of the oil & gas industry?

Chapter 2 Breakdown

Where do oil & gas come from?

Chapter 3 Breakdown

How are oil and gas deposits discovered?
How are oil and gas extracted from the ground?
How are extracted oil & gas deposits processed and transported?

Chapter 4 Breakdown

How is crude oil refined to give different petroleum products?
What are the different end products of crude oil?
What is heavy oil and light oil?

Chapter 5 Breakdown

Where in the world do oil & gas come from?
Which countries are the major producers and consumers of oil & gas?
What are the different types of oil & gas companies?
What are IOC and NOC?

Chapter 6 Breakdown

What are the trends shaping the future of the industry?

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Oil & Gas Industry Trends

Increase in renewable energy operations

Oil & gas companies are becoming multi-faceted energy companies – in addition to oil and gas operations, the companies are investing heavily into renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower.

Investments in electrification

Technologies used for industrial processes, cars, trucks and heating and cooling like gas boilers can now be powered by electricity generated through clean sources instead of oil & gas.

Carbon capture & storage (CCS)

Even with widespread adoption of EV and shift to renewables power generation, oil and gas is still expected to account for 30-40% of world energy in 2050. CCS is a method that reduces the environmental impact of ongoing oil & gas usage.

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Loved this, it was very easy to follow and great use of animations and diagrams. I don't have any oil and gas background knowledge but I really feel like I'm up to speed after this primer. Thank you!!

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The information was digestible. I have heard so much of this terminology without understanding what it meant and now I do! Plus the geo-political understanding of why Venezuela is so important, how Saudi Arabia became wealthy... so many things that I didn't know before.

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