Background

The online learning programs presented here originate from classroom programs and open public programs for the oil and natural gas industry, conducted for around two decades for major companies worldwide.

The industry awareness programs like A to Z of Oil & Gas to Petrochemicals, A to Z of Natural Gas and LNG became very popular and were delivered to several companies in South East Asia, India, Europe and USA. The popularity of the programs, with both technical and non-technical personnel, stems from the simple lucid way the entire value chain of the hydrocarbon industry is explained.

The programs are now packaged into audiovisual self-learning format. The format is based on power point presentation, with animation and narration matching with it to explain the ideas presented in the slides. There are quizzes in between to self-check your learning and get back to revisions wherever necessary.

Developer of the Training Programs

The programs have been developed by Dr. Utpal K. Dutta, a professional with over 50 years experience in design and engineering of oil and gas production facilities, petroleum refineries and petrochemical facilities. He has developed and conducted training programs for major international companies. He has also been a faculty member in Professional Activities Center of National University of Singapore for thier open training programs for the industry.

A number of experts in the area have given input over a period of time in evolving the programs. Special mention is due for Mr. S.C Gupta, a technocrat with decades of experience in technology, engineering consultancy and operation with companies like Stone & Webster, Indian Oil Corp and Engineers India Ltd.

Credit for technical aspects of the website and making this training available onine goes to Mahesh Natarajan, a software professional with wide range of expertis and experience.

Clients

The on-site classroom versions of the programs have been delivered to major companies including Kellogg Brown & Root (India), Solar Turbines (Singapore, Belgium, USA), Technip, Engineers India Ltd., Jurong Consultants (Singapore), PTT (Thailand), Bharat Petroleum Co. Ltd. and many other major international companies.

National University of Singapore (Professional Activities Center) adopted some of the programs as open industry programs and repeated these annually for a decade.