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Project Management in Oil and Gas Upstream

Updated : 2026.07.10

Status: Report
Course Number
TR-5-26
Title / Theme
Project Management in Oil and Gas Upstream
Dates
2026.09.29〜2026.10.16
Objectives
To deepen the understanding of participants, who are team leaders in oil and gas producing countries, about project management in oil and gas related businesses and the business progress in Japanese companies through site visits and discussions among participants, including the lecturers.
Main Topics
1. Lecture:
- Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK®) fundamentals
- The petroleum industry in Japan
- Project management for oil and gas upstream
- Project trends among Japanese upstream companies

2. Site Visit:
- Oil and gas upstream company
- Renewable energy site
- Energy production related supplier company

3. Workshop:
- Team building and stakeholder engagement
- Discussion (challenges in project management for each participant)
- Project management exercises
Application Deadline
2026.07.29
Qualification
5+ years of experience in oil and gas upstream or related sector, with leadership-level capabilities. Business-level English and presentation skills are also required.
Project Report

countries, of project management in the oil and gas upstream sector and the energy resource development projects in Japan, through site visits and discussions among lecturers and participants. To this end, lectures and site visits to Japanese companies were conducted.

Host Country
Japan
Participating Countries
Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam
Number of Participants
16
Site Visits
Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, Technology & Research Center / Japan CCS Co., Ltd., Head Office / INPEX Corporation, KashiwazakiHydrogen Park & East Japan Regional Office / ENEOS XploraInc.,NakajoOffice & NakajoOpen-innovation Lab / Kyushu University, Energy Resource Engineering Laboratory / Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Oita Geothermal Co., Ltd., TakigamiComplex / Chiyoda Corporation, Koyasu Office & Research Park
Others
*Please note that the above details are subject to change.
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