In this course, high-level participants will discuss the international and national gas markets, and the growing LNG market. In particular, they will gain a better understanding of gas distribution, planning, and design while introducing Chinese natural gas personnel to specific U.S. equipment, technologies, services, and best practices.  Additional course content will discuss global safety standards, trends in contract pricing, and the short-term trading market for both gas and LNG.

Course Content:

• Global Supplies
• Buyers and Sellers
• Market-Based Pricing Principles
• Safety Issues
• Environmental Issues
• Contracting Mechanism

 

Participants will learn:

• Market supply and demand trends for gas and LNG
• Global LNG facilities plans and requirements
• Safety standards for gas and LNG
• Market fluctuations and contract pricing trends

 

This course is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the operations and maintenance of natural gas storage facilities.  Above-ground storage tanks, underground storage fields and LNG storage containers will be discussed.

 

Course Contents:

• Storage Facilities Overview
• Codes and Standards
• Storage Station Auxiliary Systems
• Environmental Considerations
• Corrosion Prevention

 

Participants will learn:

• About storage facility types and their use within the industry
• The impact of Codes and Standards related to storage fields and facilities
• The impact of environmental requirements on operations and maintenance of storage facilities

This course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of a system-wide approach to the operation and maintenance of a high-pressure pipeline/transmission operation.

 

Course Content:

• Overview
• System Function and Components
• Codes and Standards
• Corrosion Testing
• Storage and Compressor Station Operations & Maintenance
• Regulation and Measurement Operations in a Pipeline System
• Environmental Considerations
• Remote Leak Detection Technologies
• Gas Dehydration
• Methane Savings from Compressors

Participants will learn:

• The fundamentals of pipeline systems and function
• The impact of Codes and Standards on operations and maintenance
• To identify segments and high-level tasking that impact operations and maintenance

In this course, participants will learn about coal bed/coal mine methane emissions from coal mining and their use in power generation, as well as ways to reduce these emissions.  This course is invaluable to anyone who seeks technical tools to capture and use coal methane, evaluate market opportunities, and learn about examples of coal methane developments from around the world.  The course will involve companies and individuals with specialized expertise related to coal bed methane and coal mine methane resource assessment and development.

 

Course Content:

• Methane Extraction
• Equipment
• Operations
• Storage
• Environmental Mitigation and Safety; Emissions Handling

Participants will learn:

• Technical tools to capture and use coal methane
• Tools to evaluate market opportunities
• Examples of coal methane developments

This course is designed to provide an understanding of all aspects involved in the development of a local and national regulatory framework for the natural gas industry.

 

Course Content:

• Overview
• The U.S. Regulatory Model
• Determining Regulatory Conditions for Gas Entry and Exit
• Determining Regulatory Requirements in Different Type of Carriers
• Current Issues in Rate Design and Rate Regulation
• Regulatory Oversight in Measuring Performance
• Organizational Structure of Regulatory Commissions

Participants will learn:

• The segmentation of natural gas systems and the impact on operations and rate design
• The public and industry role in regulatory organizations and the impact on operation and rates
• How to identify industry specific regulations that determine performance measures
• The organization and functions of regulatory agencies

This course will provide participants with an up-to-date knowledge of operations in the existing LNG terminals throughout the world, as well as new technologies, regulations and specifications of planned LNG terminals in Asia, Europe and North America.

Course Content:

• Siting:  Onshore vs. Offshore
• Storage Technologies
• Berthing, Loading and Unloading
• Regasification Technologies
• LNG Terminal Operations
• Regulation and Specifications
• Environmental Mitigation and Safety

 

Participants will learn:

• Worldwide safety and environmental standards for LNG terminals
• Best practices for port loading and unloading

This course is designed to provide attendees with current information on the latest available technologies impacting the natural gas industry from the well-head to the burner-tip.  The major focus will be on production, transportation and end use.  LNG and coal-to-gas technologies will also be discussed.

 

Course Content:

• Overview
• Natural Gas Exploration & Production (on-shore and off-shore)
• Gas Transportation Technologies (Pipeline, Transmission & Distribution)
• Pipe Maintenance and Repair
• Newest Developments in Coal to Gas Technologies
• Newest Technologies in LNG Import Terminal Operations and Small-Scale Liquefaction Plants

Participants will learn:

• To review the areas where the industry demands are high and require new technology solutions.
• An overview of the newest available technology solutions to the high demand markets.
• To preview what is next in technology.