Oil Fundamentals, Pricing and Commercial Training

Backed by S&P Global's world-class data and insights, our Oil Fundamentals and Commercial training courses are led by international oil market experts, whose extensive knowledge and experience enable them to deliver optimal results regardless of scale, location or learning & development needs.

Explore our current course selections:

Oil Markets & Price Forecasting

This forward-looking course delivers a deep dive into oil markets structure, oil demand and supply and geopolitics to understand the present and how the future may unfold. Learners will also an understanding on short and long-term oil pricing forecast.

Oil Commercial Strategies

Crude oil and refined products inherently carry uncertainties which result in significant commercial risks. The Commercial Strategies section delivers a comprehensive view of risk management concepts and introduces the audience to various commercial tools - Basic Futures, Basis Trading, Options and Hedging - to mitigate, and potentially profit from, such market risks.

Whether new to the industry, or looking to expand your existing knowledge, there is a range of options to choose from:

In-Person Training , held at major global locations throughout the year.
On-Demand Courses , which provides access to the training modules for 12 months.
Corporate Training Solutions , customized to the unique reality of your organization to help reactivate your business strategy.

For more information about our Energy and Petrochemical Industry Training programs, please e-mail us at - Maria.Ferreiro@spglobal.com.

<span/>

In-Person Training Held globally throughout the year, our in-person public training courses, led by renowned industry expert instructors, are delivered in a 2 or 3-day format as well as a 1-day advanced format.

GET STARTED NOW

On-Demand Courses Our self-paced on-demand courses, with unlimited access for one year, are designed with engaging activities to create an optimal learning experience for you and your team.

GET STARTED NOW

Corporate Training Solutions S&P Global also offers on-site private training courses with a bespoke curriculum, designed to meet your organization’s needs and to activate your business strategy.

BOOK A TRIAL

Who should participate in training programs

Our training courses are geared for crude and refined products professionals, including:

Technical and non-technical professionals
Experienced or new recruits
Traders
Brokers
Analysts
Planning, Business Development, Commercial, Distribution, and Project
Shippers

Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites/Advanced Preparation: None required, but pre-learning module suggested, link will be emailed to registrant
Delivery Method: Group Live
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Program Refund Policy: Contact Sally Harle (sally.harle@spglobal.com) a minimum of 14 days in advance of the class to transfer your registration to a colleague or to a future course within 12 months

Testimonials

“Good overview of the industry. Appropriate and not digging into too many details with a clear overall look at the industry and value chains.” –Account Manager

“Good overview. Gave more understanding of economic drivers for producers, especially credits and volume targets that drive incentives.” –Director of Manufacturing

“I liked the detail from the bottom up on oil markets to pricing based on global region. – Senior Market Analyst”

Instructors

Jim Burkhard

Jim is vice president and head of crude oil market and energy and mobility research. He is responsible for the development and coordination of Insights and messages for global and regional oil markets and scenarios. His expertise covers geopolitics, industry dynamics, and global oil demand and supply trends. He has more than 20 years of experience in energy markets. He also leads research into how changes in the automotive ecosystem are impacting the future of the energy and automotive industries. He led the ground-breaking S&P Global study, Reinventing the Wheel (RTW): The future of cars, oil, chemicals, and electric power. RTW has been cited by numerous press outlets around the world including the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, and media outlets in China, Europe, and India.Jim has led the development of each generation of S&P Global scenarios that bring together the entirety of energy research to form an integrated global outlook for the future of energy. The 2006 scenarios pointed to a major debt-induced global crisis two years before the 2008 recession; and in 2011, identified the roadmap to $50 oil by 2014/15. Also, in early 2020, his team was the first to identify the scale of production cuts that would materialize in the US and OPEC+ members in the second quarter of the year.Jim has testified before the US Congress on energy issues and is frequently sought for comment by global media. He has participated in several US National Petroleum Council (NPC) studies that provide policy recommendations to the US Secretary of Energy on oil and gas issues. Prior to joining Cambridge Energy Research Associates before its acquisition by S&P Global, he was a member of the US Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa, where he directed infrastructure projects to improve water availability and credit facilities.Jim holds a BA from Hamline University and an MS from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

View Profile

Ha Nguyen

With 15 years of international experience in energy market research, she leads the global oil supply and Latin crude oil markets services at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Before joining S&P Global, Ha worked as a consultant and researcher for Purvin & Gertz. She has worked on several refining market studies, merger and acquisition support, replacement cost projects, crude oil valuations, due diligence support and LP modeling.She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Houston, United States.

View Profile

Aaron Brady

Aaron joined S&P Global in 2004 and has more than two decades of experience in energy markets. He is responsible for developing and coordinating S&P Global's long-term global oil market outlook and deeper dives on the North American oil market. His expertise covers industry dynamics, global and regional oil supply and demand trends, oil trade and infrastructure developments.Aaron has authored numerous reports covering vital topics, such as the role of key pipeline projects, US crude oil exports, biofuels, the economics of electric vehicles, peak oil demand in the developed world, along with many regular market briefings and World Oil Watch reports. He regularly briefs clients on S&P Global energy outlooks and has been a regular presenter at the annual CERA Week conference in Houston. He has been quoted in numerous media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Bloomberg, among others.Previously, he was a consultant in the oil industry, focusing on downstream regulatory issues. Aaron's university degrees include a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College, United States, and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington, D.C.

View Profile

{"items" : [ {"name":"facts","url":"","enabled":false,"desc":"","alt":"","mobdesc":"PDF","mobmsg":""},{"name":"login","url":"https://connect.ihs.com/industry/chemical","enabled":true,"desc":"Product Login for existing customers","alt":"Login","large":true,"mobdesc":"Login","mobmsg":"Product Login for existing customers"},{"name":"sales","override":"","number":"[num]","enabled":true,"desc":"Call Sales [num]","proddesc":"[num]","alt":"Call Sales</br>[num]","mobdesc":"Sales","mobmsg":"Call Sales: [num]"}, {"name":"share","enabled":true,"desc":"<strong>Share</strong>","mobdesc":"Share","options":[ {"name":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fcommodityinsights%2fen%2fci%2fproducts%2frefining-oil-pricing-commercial-training.html","enabled":true},{"name":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fcommodityinsights%2fen%2fci%2fproducts%2frefining-oil-pricing-commercial-training.html&text=Oil+Fundamentals%2c+Pricing+and+Commercial+Training+%7c+S%26P+Global","enabled":true},{"name":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fcommodityinsights%2fen%2fci%2fproducts%2frefining-oil-pricing-commercial-training.html","enabled":true},{"name":"email","url":"?subject=Oil Fundamentals, Pricing and Commercial Training | S&P Global&body=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fcommodityinsights%2fen%2fci%2fproducts%2frefining-oil-pricing-commercial-training.html","enabled":true},{"name":"whatsapp","url":"https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Oil+Fundamentals%2c+Pricing+and+Commercial+Training+%7c+S%26P+Global http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fcommodityinsights%2fen%2fci%2fproducts%2frefining-oil-pricing-commercial-training.html","enabled":true}]}, {"name":"rtt","enabled":true,"mobdesc":"Top"} ]}

Customer Logins

My Logins

Oil Fundamentals, Pricing and Commercial Training

Who should participate in training programs

Testimonials

Instructors

Jim Burkhard

Ha Nguyen

Aaron Brady