OGPA 210 - Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry

Course Description:
This course is for those who are planning on moving into a career in the oil and gas field as well as for those who are employed in the petroleum industry or another related industry who just want to increase their knowledge of the oil patch. The course provides an excellent overview of the Petroleum Industry including geology, exploration, land and scouting, reservoir engineering, economics, enhanced recovery, drilling, completions and workovers, production operations, oil pipelines, transportation, refining and marketing and the roles of the production, revenue and joint venture accountants.

3 Credits

Technical Requirements
As of July 1, 2019 all students are required by CAPPA to complete an Excel course (before enrolment in Course 2) and a basic Financial Accounting course (before enrolment in Course 6). Please see CAPPA’s website, Pre-requisites & Graduation Requirements.

SAIT’s ACCT 215 Introductory Financial Accounting I and BCMP 225 Business Computers courses meets these requirements.
Basic Financial Accounting and Excel courses from other institutions can be considered, contact business.advising@sait.ca for more information.
Distance Education students
- Your online course begins on the listed start date. Your end date is based on the length of the course; after registration, you can refer to mysait.ca to confirm the dates.
- Extensions are not available for this course.
- For more information about online learning, contact distance.education@sait.ca.