Natural Gas 101

SEMINAR DETAILS

CPE: Recommended 7.5 hours
Program Level: Basic to Intermediate
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Prerequisites: None. No advance preparation needed.
Instructional Delivery Method: Seminar
Cost: $945
Schedule: 8am – 4pm. Lunch break at 11:30

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Brief: A Hands-On, Step-by-Step, Nuts & Bolts Primer on Natural Gas from the Wellhead to the Burnertip.

Agenda

Natural Gas 101

AGENDA 1 – Day

Introduction to Natural Gas
1. What is Natural Gas – Physical properties of natural gas
2. Measurement of Natural Gas – Volume vs. heating content
3. Where does Natural Gas come from? – What is this shale stuff anyway?
4. US and World Reserves of Natural Gas
5. Uses of Natural Gas – From home use to power generation

Exploration through Distribution
1. Exploration – The expanding role of technology
2. Drilling – Onshore and offshore
3. Production – Life at the Wellhead
4. Measurement – The “cash register” for natural gas
5. Treating / Processing – Taking out the good and the bad
6. Transportation – Safely moving natural gas
7. Storage – Types and uses
8. Distribution – The final mile

Buying, Selling, Marketing – The Business Side
1. NAESB / ISDA
2. Buying and Selling
3. Industry Participants – From producers to end users
4. Fixed vs Index
5. Natural Gas Pricing – What influences natural gas pricing
6. NYMEX – Past and future

Transportation Service Providers Known As Pipelines
1. Interstate Transportation – Firm and interruptible
2. Can Gas Really Go Backwards? – How do backhauls work?
3. Capacity Release
4. Storage Services
5. Intrastate and Hinshaw Pipelines
6. Nominations and Confirmations
7. Allocation and Balancing
8. Flow Orders – Maintaining safe pipeline operations
9. Other Services

The Paper Side
1. Purchase / Sale Contracts – Elements of a standard agreement
2. Operational Agreements
3. Invoicing

Natural Gas 101

AGENDA 1 – Day

Regulatory – From the Natural Gas Policy Act to Today
1. Natural Gas Act
2. NGPA 1978
3. Pipeline Unbundling

The Future
1. Production – Future of non-conventional gas
2. Consumption – Where are we going to use all this gas?
3. Power Generation – The “repowering” of America
4. Final Thoughts

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This was one of the better training classes I have attended in the 25 years I have been working. The instructor was very knowledgeable and made the content interesting!!

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ALL new hires should take this course first.

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Excellent foundation in the basics presented in understandable, plain English with helpful anecdotes and stories.

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