An Interactive 5-Day Training Course
Energy Trading, Risk Management & Pricing
Using Market Insights for Business Decisions
Course Overview
Global energy markets are shifting. Energy price hikes and dives send shock-waves across the industry and affect businesses. The energy resources and their market trends are also highly interrelated. To make good business decisions, we need to first understand the energy markets. Adam Smith once described the market as where “individual ambition serves the common good”.
This training course introduces the audience to the fundamentals of the energy markets and gives them insights for the trading and risk management of prices. It highlights the role of energy markets (including oil, natural gas, and electricity) and discusses the insights we gain from these markets to make better business decisions. It also highlights new trends (such as the emission markets). Our focus would be on key insights that support major decisions in energy investment projects.
This GLOMACS Energy Trading, Risk Management & Pricing Training Course training course will highlight:
- The energy landscape and the global energy markets
- The regional electricity and natural gas markets
- Market insights for value creation through prudent investment decisions
- Risk and uncertainty in markets
- Management of risk (including hedging strategies) and the power of forecasting
- Emerging trends: electricity, weather, and emission markets
Training Objectives
To succeed in the energy industry is to create value. The energy commodity markets supply information about the industry trend and the overall activity of its participants. This leads to insights that support good business decisions. Good project decisions often lead to value creation.
At the end of this Energy Trading, Risk Management & Pricing training course, you will learn to:
- Understand the trends and challenges of the energy industry
- Appreciate the dynamics of the energy markets and its drivers
- Gain insights from market dynamics to support project appraisals.
- Apply the understanding in technical and economic decision making.
- Develop models that create business insights
Who should Attend?
This GLOMACS Energy Trading, Risk Management & Pricing Training Course is suitable to a wide range of professionals including:
- Managers and decision makers involved in value creation for the energy business.
- Commercial staff who would like to gain in-depth knowledge of energy markets.
- Decision makers involved in oil and gas investment.
- Analysts interested in market insights that support project decisions.
- Practitioners who aim to broaden their knowledge of the energy markets.
About Saudi Glomacs
At Saudi GLOMACS, we specialize in delivering world-class training courses in Saudi Arabia and across various international locations. Our training courses are tailored to meet the unique demands of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Human Capability Development Program, focusing on empowering Saudi citizens and enhancing workforce skills. We offer diverse courses spanning leadership, management, engineering, and technical disciplines to cultivate expertise and drive professional growth. Our flexible learning options—whether in-person, online, or in-house—ensure accessibility and convenience for individuals and organizations alike.
With over 30+ years of experience through the GLOMACS global network, we are committed to delivering innovative, results-driven training solutions. Our expert instructors combine industry knowledge with dynamic teaching methods, fostering practical skill development and long-term career success. By choosing Saudi GLOMACS, you're investing in personal excellence and contributing to the Kingdom’s sustainable economic growth and vision-driven transformation.
Training Outline
DAY 1: An Overview of the Energy Industry
- A brief history of the petroleum industry.
- Energy markets: crude oil, natural gas, their products.
- Other sources of energy: Fossil fuels versus renewable energy.
- The supply and demand forces in the energy markets.
- Reserve estimation and global reserves of oil and natural gas.
- Evolution of pries and price discovery mechanism.
DAY 2: Global and Regional Energy Markets
- The formation of the energy commodity markets.
- The value chain for energy projects.
- Price trends and insights for business decisions.
- Project value drivers.
- Lessons learned from the oil and gas industry.
DAY 3: Uncertainty and Risk in Prices
- Uncertainty versus risk in energy markets.
- Introduction to corporate finance and the foundation of value creation.
- Comparisons across time (time value of money).
- Comparisons across levels of risk (risk premiums).
- Measures of value.
- Sensitivity analysis in project appraisals.
- Price risk (as one of the most important factors of the business).
DAY 4: Managing Market Risk
- Modeling uncertainty.
- Uncertainty, risk, and the upside opportunity.
- Tools of risk management: insurance and hedging.
- forward, futures, options, and other derivative contracts.
- Arbitrage opportunities and efficient markets.
- Case study: Setting-up a crude oil hedge using forward contracts.
DAY 5: Analytical tools and future trends
- Implementation of economic thinking in Spreadsheets.
- Analysis of cash flows.
- The markets and the geo-politics of energy.
- Practical aspects of petroleum business decisions.
- Behavioral aspects of financial decisions.
- Heuristics and biases in management decision making.
- Emerging trends: environmental concerns and the emission markets.
- Concluding remarks: Does “individual ambition serve the common good”?
Certificates
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
- Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) : In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsor, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance
Accreditation
GLOMACS is registered with NASBA as a sponsor of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. NASBA have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
All Training Seminars delivered by GLOMACS by default are eligible for CPE Credit.
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