Across the world, oil and gas production faces problems such as fields in ever-deeper water depths and very small reserves which are uneconomic to exploit by conventional fixed platform approaches. Field size and location, water depth, ocean currents and harsh weather may all influence the decision of which type of production installation to use. A fixed installation may not be technically feasible in particularly challenging locations where a floating unit would offer the best solution.

The offshore oil and gas industry has been using floating production, storage and offloading system, or FPSOs, since the mid 1970s. These facilities can offer significant advantages over fixed production platforms particularly in remote deepwater locations or where export pipelines are difficult to install or uneconomic to run. They can also be floated off at the end of a field’s productive life and re-used elsewhere, which has economic benefits, particularly for marginal fields where the production facilities may only be required for a few years.

This distance learning course examines the key components of FPSO technology and deployment, including FPSO design, systems development, subsea engineering, operations and economics for the development and management of FPSOs.

Offering the flexibility of studying in your own time and location, this programme will benefit a broad range of people. If you are starting in a new role, this course will provide a comprehensive introduction to FPSO design and function. For those who work in a different part of the oil and gas industry it will provide a deeper understanding of the part played by FPSOs. Professionals in associated industries such as consultants, lawyers, bankers and accountants will gain an insight into the complexities of this increasingly crucial method of oil and gas production.

Whatever your motivation, the unique blend of downloadable and multimedia learning materials, expert tutorial support and peer interaction via a dedicated online forum will ensure a thorough, accurate and up-to-date knowledge of FPSO technology fundamentals, wherever you are in the world.

Contact Name: Andy Matthews

Contact Telephone: -44 (0)20 7017 77406

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Answer appointed to unlock knowledge for cost and process efficiencies

Capita Financial Group has appointed technology strategists Answer Consulting to spearhead a structured knowledge transfer programme for its IT team.  The anticipated benefits of the Mindswap^® programme are to reduce the business risk, realise cost efficiencies by managing down contractors and provide further motivation to the in-house teams through improved learning.

Through a series of workshop sessions over nine months, members of the Capita Financial Group IT team will ‘mind-swap’ to extract and share critical understanding.  The process, recognised by the Institute of IT Training for the way it addresses business risk and competitive agility, will also ensure that new team members are fully immersed in departmental know-how to maximise value.  Mindswap will also help Capita Financial Group reduce the use of contract staff realising cost efficiencies.

“The process of mind-swapping seems obvious to ensure knowledge is shared, but busy teams and post merger organisations often need a fresh pair of eyes to steer them,” states Lindy Wainwright, Programme Manager for Knowledge Transfer and Principal Consultant at Answer Consulting.  “Mindswap was founded in IT and formalises an active learning approach building technical and system knowledge without adding workload to in-house experts.  With structured learning and a specialist knowledge transfer programme in place, a more confident team can be built to support business objectives.”

A by-product of the Mindswap programme will be the creation of a knowledge repository that will provide an ongoing reference point for future incident resolution or for new joiner induction.

We provide electrical courses for around 1,500 people each year, ranging from apprentices and mature career-changers to electricians with years of experience. 

The Diploma in Management Studies helps existing and aspiring managers to focus their attention on the requisite skills development by exploring, learning, and then applying best practices that will ensure their teams respond positively. This course has been designed to provide a thorough grounding in methodologies, concepts and tools that contribute to effective management and to create a deeper understanding of how the practice and application of the approaches to management outlined here, can lead to better personal and team performance.