Introduction to Oil Trading & Price Risk Management

Introduction

Crude oil and petroleum products are considered among the world's most important resources. The fossil fuel industry has a pivotal role in driving the global economy. Crude oil and the petroleum products derived from it, plays an important part in the economic activity of all nations. Petroleum itself is used for numerous products, that include petrochemicals, medicines, cosmetics, and thousands of other products used in our daily lives, in addition to serving as the world's primary fuel source.

This Introduction to Oil Trading & Price Risk Management training course is designed to provide you with a complete understanding of the financial and physical and markets for crude oil and petroleum products. The economic framework of the oil industry is studied in detail with a particular reference to economic slowdown caused by pandemics. In addition, as the oil industry faces challenges related, the impact of the shale industry as well as new regulations in curbing carbon emissions will be examined on the oil producing and consuming nations.

This GLOMACS training course will highlight:

• Crude & petroleum products physical trading 
• Market price strategies
• Concepts in oil trading 
• Petroleum products price setting mechanism 
• Exchanges & futures trading 
• Derivative products swaps and options

Objectives

At the end of this Introduction to Oil Trading & Price Risk Management training course, you will learn to: 

• Review the different oil trading markets by type of transaction
• Review the different types of contracts: long term, spot and forward
• Understand how crude oil and petroleum products are traded
• Understand the pricing mechanism of crude oil and petroleum products
• Comprehend hedging techniques available for protection against fluctuations in prices
• Understand the principle of financial derivatives products like Swaps and Options

Training Methodology

Participants to this Introduction to Oil Trading & Price Risk Management training course will receive a thorough understanding on the subjects covered by the training course outline with the tutor utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Training course methodology includes PowerPoint presentations short videos, case studies as well as active discussions.

Organisational Impact

After this training course, the organisation’s employees will be better capable of analyzing and assessing the crude oil and petroleum product markets, and how both physical and financial markets are organised. Crude oil and its derivative product trading and pricing will be extensively studied and analyzed.

The organisation will gain knowledge on:

• The principle of financial the physical futures markets
• The operation of the physical and financial oil markets
• The impact of the shale industry
• Trends in carbon emissions and carbon trading
• Crude oil and petroleum product trading
• Petroleum products price setting mechanisms

Personal Impact

Participant will be able to develop a deep knowledge with strong practical application in the following:

• Different strategies international oil trade
• Trading on the oil markets
• The spot markets
• Basic refining economics
• Petroleum products price setting mechanism 
• Derivative products, swaps, and options