Overview of the Energy Markets - Online Classroom

- Those with limited knowledge of oil, gas, electricity, coal and emissions markets who require an overview of the factors that affect the industry 
- Dealers in physical and paper markets 
- New entrants to the energy markets 
- Government departments dealing with energy issues 
- IT staff of energy organisations 
- Settlement/administrative/operations people 
- Energy and derivatives publications 
- Individuals working in organisations such as: trading companies, banks, brokers, oil producers, consumers, refiners, distribution companies, government and associated organisations 

Course Content:

Development of the markets

- History
- Major oil companies
- Prices

Exploration

- Reserves
- Supply and demand

Seasonality

- Supply and demand

Transportation and the supply chain 

 

- Crude and refined products
- Natural gas

Crude selection and refining 

- Gross product worth
- Distillation and cracking
- Drilling
- Supply and demand
- Market Evolution

Trading and risk management

- Spot/Physical
- Forward
- Futures and options
- Swaps
- CfDs

Oil products

- Gasoline
- Kerosene
- Gas oil and fuel oil

Regulation

 

- Types
- Upstream/downstream
- EU directives

Natural Gas

- Transportation
- Storage
- Supply and demand

Electricity

- Generation
- Balancing mechanism
- Trading