Course details

Overview ?

Introduction

The scrutiny faced by the oil and gas industry has never been greater. The need to manage project risks effectively is therefore of great importance to the industry as a whole.

This seminar provides a structured approach to managing project related risks that ensure value is protected, and most importantly, minimizes the chances of major events affecting not only the project but the organisation as a whole.

Objectives

To develop key risk management competencies such as developing an appropriate risk process for an organisation in the oil & gas Industry
To understand the key roles, responsibilities and activities associated with project risk management
To understand how best to apply appropriate tools and techniques to optimise risk management for your projects
To deal with the changing nature of risk through a stage gated project process
To understand the human side of risk in terms of risk perception
To understand the crucial challenges and lessons learned associated with oil and gas project risk management

Training Methodology

The programme incorporates an interactive mixture of lectures supported by relevant practical exercises. This enables you to fully understand and address the life-cycle considerations of project risk management.

Organisational Impact

In the Oil and Gas Industry the failure to manage project risk effectively can lead to catastrophic events occurring. No organisation can afford to be complacent about such events, and ensuring that project risk management is being carried out effectively must be a strategic goal requirement that everyone adheres to.

Personal Impact

The ability to manage project risk is a core skill for anyone involved in delivering a project. When carried out properly projects are more predictable, value delivery is enhanced and fewer accidents and harm to the environment occur.

Delegates will be able to enhance their credibility within their organisation knowing that they can competently coordinate a risk process which will benefit their project delivery and ultimately their career.

Who should attend?

Anyone working on, interfacing with, or providing governance with respect to oil and gas projects.

Programme Outline

Day 1 - Fundamental Project Risk Management Concepts

What is risk?
What is different about project risk in the Oil and Gas Industry?
The dual nature of risk: – threats and opportunities
Business, operational and project risk
Introducing the risk management process
Planning risk management

Day 2 - Roles and Responsibilities and Identifying Risks

Key risk management roles and responsibilities
- Good practices adopted in oil and gas organisations
- Alternative approaches – which is right for your organisation?
Risk identification
- Oil and Gas Industry specific techniques
  - Overview of MAR, LOPA, HAZID HAZOP
  - The ‘Bow Tie’ methodology
- Tools and techniques for project risk identification
  - Alternative techniques based on team dynamic
  - Sabotage teams
- Categorisation and the use of Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS)

Day 3 - Risk Analysis techniques

Alternative Risk Analysis assessment formats and recommended practices in the oil and gas industry
- Qualitative
- Semi-Quantitative
- Quantitative
Assessing Impact
- Organisational / Business impact versus Safety / Environmental impact
Tools and techniques for risk analysis
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Expected monetary value analysis
Further factors to consider – the people side of risk
- Perception, past experience and mental outlook
External factors – regulator activities & the effect of catastrophic incidents in the industry
Modelling and Monte Carlo simulation
Risk Analysis outputs

Day 4 - Planning Risk Responses and Implementing Risk Responses

Risk prioritisation
Risk response strategies
Action plan formulation
Action plan evaluation
- Analytical evaluation process
Appropriate approval / endorsement of action plans
Implementing and monitoring
- Variance and trend analysis
Earned value management
Implementing response plans – good practices

Day 5 - Reporting and Communicating Risk, Extracting Lessons & Lessons Learned from the Industry

Risk reporting
Escalating risks
Reserve analysis
Embedding the process
How to identify and feedback lessons learned
Key risk management lessons from the oil and gas industry and megaprojects in particular
Applying the lessons and how to implement in my organization
Study cases
Evaluation and conclusion