Extractive Industries

Who we are:

Our specialist services

The Global Academy for Mining, Oil and Gas (UK) is the world's leading organisation for professional sector-specific economic research, analysis and consultancy along with the provision of training (both live and through our online Audio Visual Lecture Centre), serving government institutions, professional advisers and executives in the energy and mining sector. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Global Academia Group (UK) and a sister company to Global Academy Bookstores (UK).

With over 50 years’ combined experience, our highly experienced lecturers at the Global Academy for Mining, Oil & Gas deliver tailor made training solutions which may be taught either in person at your preferred location or online through our Audio Visual Lecture Centre.

  • One-to-one or group wide training
  • Prepared by experienced professionals with extensive industry knowledge
  • Extensive range of live and audio-visual lectures (one off annual subscription for 24/7 unlimited use of the audio-visual lectures)
  • Ensure you are completely up to date with latest developments
  • Minimum disruption to your work schedule
  • User friendly presentation format
  • Extensive library of global industry specific material (including Model Production Sharing Agreements, case studies, legislative material, overview of fiscal frameworks, economic models and much more)
  • Q&A bank to test your knowledge and understanding after each lecture

 

Examples of some of the popular oil and gas courses which we deliver

  • Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry
  • Tax Compliance and Monitoring
  • International Taxation of Oil and Gas
  • Petroleum Oil and Gas Tax Administration
  • Key Issues in Oil and Gas Finance and Accounting
  • Analysing Petroleum Companies Financial Statements and Competitive Benchmarking
  • Understand financial reporting requirements for oil and gas companies under IFRS, U.K. and U.S. GAAP
  • JV, Financial Reporting (Whose books are right)
  • Recognize how accounting decisions can affect earnings, cash flows and operational decisions
  • Accounting for Production Costs and Company Evaluation
  • Production sharing contract (PSC) as a venture arrangement and its specificity
  • Venture Budgeting (Matching approved budget with expended and paid up)
  • Billing to JV Partners (Commitment basis and Disbursement basis)
  • Cash call (Principles and Associated Problems)
  • Alternative Accounting Treatments of JV
  • Indicative Contents
  • Planning & budgeting for joint ventures (Matching approved budget with expended and paid up)
  • JV vs. PSC relationships
  • Project Cost Accounting
  • Cost Allocation Processes
  • Cash flow Management – including cash call process
  • Alternative Accounting treatment for Joint Ventures
  • Best Practices in Valuation of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy Industry
  • Compliance with PSC’s and local fiscal, legal and regulatory frameworks
  • Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibilities and Stakeholder Sensitisation and Strategy
  • Audit of Costs and Revenue
  • Oil and Gas Economic Modeling
  • Fundamentals of Energy Commodity Markets
  • Fundamentals of Offshore
  • Introduction to Oil and Gas Supply Chain
  • Oil and Gas Transportation – Pipeline
  • Project Risk Management
  • IFRS for Oil and Gas Industry (International Financial Reporting Standards)
  • Global LNG market
  • Fundamentals of Aviation Fuels Market
  • Introduction to the Crude Oil Market
  • The Economics of Petroleum refining
  • Oil and Gas Accounting
  • Petroleum Economics
  • Strategic Risk Management – Petroleum
  • Oil and Gas Modeling
  • Project Financing for Oil and Gas Industry
  • Development of Legal, Fiscal and Regulatory Frameworks

 

Examples of some of the popular mining courses which we deliver

  • Economic Evaluation and Optimization of Mineral Projects
  • Estimating Costs for Mining Prefeasibility Studies
  • An Introduction to Evaluation of Junior Mining Companies for Investment Purposes
  • An Introduction to Forecasting Commodity Prices
  • An Introduction to Mining Investment - Understanding the Risks
  • An Introduction to Modeling Coal Project Finance
  • An Introduction to Modeling Metal Project Finance
  • Managerial Accounting in Mining
  • Mine Project Economics
  • Risk and Decision making
  • Understanding Financial Statements of Mining Companies
  • Mine Management
  • Intelligent Supply Chain Management
  • Mineral Resource Estimation
  • Introduction to the Fundamentals of Auditing Mining Activities
  • Mine Project Economics
  • Taxation of the Mining Sector
  • Mining Methods and Mine Planning
  • Fundamentals of Mine Water Management
  • Hazards, Safety & Security Management
  • Introduction to Forecasting Commodity Prices
  • Mine Planning – Strategy
  • Introduction to Modeling project Finance of the Mining Sector
  • Mineral Property Valuation – Standards and Guidelines
  • Mineral Property Valuation – Approaches and Methods

 

Health and Safety Training

We deliver courses accredited by the British Safety Council in the UK, which include:

  • Entry Level

Entry Level Award in Workplace Hazard Awareness

  • Level 1

Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

Level 1 Award in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment

Level 1 Award in Environmental Sustainability

  • Level 2

Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace

Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in Health and Social Care

Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in Principles of COSHH

Level 2 Award in Principles of Fire Safety

Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling

Level 2 Award in Contact Dermatitis Prevention

Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in COSHH Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in DSE Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in Fire Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in Manual Handling Risk Assessment

Level 2 Award in Supervising Staff Safely

Level 2 Award in Environmental Sustainability

Level 2 Award in Safe Driving at Work

  • Level 3

Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

  • Level 6

Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

  • International

International Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

International Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

 

Who we work with

Government organisations and departments, multi-national corporations, national and private universities use our services. We deliver trainings to help build capacity on a local level. Many of our courses prepare students to obtain internationally recognised qualifications.

 

Our course lecturers use a combination of instruction, group discussions and practical examples and exercises to ensure delegates absorb both the theory and the practical application of the topics.

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