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Strategic Management for the Petroleum Industry – For Senior Managers –

Updated : 2026.01.21

Status: Report
Course Number
IT-2-26
Title / Theme
Strategic Management for the Petroleum Industry – For Senior Managers –
Dates
2026.06.02〜2026.06.12
Objectives
For senior managers in the oil & gas industry, this program provides opportunities to study the management, strategy, policy, and advanced technologies of Japan in order to develop the capability to propose new business strategies from a broader and long-term perspective.
Main Topics
1. Learning Strategic Management:
   ・Lecture
      - Trends toward ESG and environmental policy
      - Transformational leadership
  ・Case study
      - Strategy and business transformation of a Japanese company
  ・Business gamification
      - CN (carbon neutrality) & CE (circular economy), ESG management
  ・Leadership assessment
  ・Workshop
     - New business strategies

2. Site Visit:
 ・Oil company: Mid- and long-term plan, ESG strategy, facilities 
 ・Other company: Advanced technologies (AI, digital transformation), CN strategy, renewable energy facilities

* Further course details will be announced three (3) months before the start of the course.
Application Deadline
April 1, 2026
Qualification
Senior manager/director.
Those with recommendations from top management will be prioritized.
Project Report

For senior executives from the governments and state-owned companies of major oil & gas producing countries, this training program provided opportunities to study management, strategy, policy, and advanced technologies of Japan in order to develop the capability to propose new businesses and strategies from a broader and long-term perspective.  Participants included vice-president-level executives from national oil companies in UAE, Oman, and Thailand; a general manager of a public-private organization directly under the Prime Minister, as well as a department head manager from the Ministry of Energy and a manager from Aramco, representing Saudi Arabia; a department head and a manager from the Ministry of Oil in Iraq; and a senior executive from Vietnam; and others.

Host Country
Japan
Participating Countries
Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam
Number of Participants
13
Site Visits
JGC Holdings Corporation, KYOCERA Corporation, INPEX Corporation
Report (English)
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