Project Management in Petroleum Industries (1) (*Updated – 3/4)

1. Lecture:
●	Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK®) fundamentals (by preliminary e-learning, under Project Management Association of Japan supervision)
●	The petroleum industry in Japan (by preliminary e-learning, JCCP)
●	Project management from the perspective of an oil refining company, which is the project owner.
a)	Key points of each phase—initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and project closing phases—and the startup operation after the project
b)	Strategy of technology, capital investment, EPC contract, etc.
●	Project cost & risk management
●	Construction project simulation, gamification
●	Team building & stakeholder engagement

2. Workshop (Group Discussions):
●	Challenges of project management in each participant

3. Site Visit: 
●	Refinery and chemical plants:
a)	Japanese petroleum companies’ endeavor into renewable energy
●	Engineering companies:
a)	Project integration management evolving through AWP
●	Ironworks and manufacturer of high-pressure vessel & pipe:
a)	Latest technologies of stainless pipe and tanks for hydrogen storage 
●	Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) plants:
a)	Overview of CCS projects & Monitoring status of underground CO2
b) 　Plant site visit

Thirteen project specialists from eight countries in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Central Asia participated. They actively discussed the challenges related to projects and corporate strategies in each country with the JCCP lecturers, deepening their understanding of project management.