CAPPA Oil and Gas Production Accounting

Fast Facts

• Students who have successfully completed OGPA-210 Introduction to the Oil and Gas Industry may be eligible to use this course towards the Energy Asset Management Diploma and the Petroleum Land Administration Certificate.
• Please contact business.advising@sait.ca for more information.

Your Career

Graduates find work as production, operation or royalty accountants in the petroleum industry. Additional employment areas include production revenue and joint venture accounting.

Credentials

After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a certificate from CAPPA. See the Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting (CAPPA) website for prerequisites and graduation requirements.

Student Success

To be issued the CAPPA certificate, students must complete all CAPPA courses within three (3) years with a minimum grade of B- in each. This applies to all students regardless of institution or method of course delivery. 

These courses were expanded and updated for July 1, 2019. Students who started the program prior to this date will be bridged into the new curriculum. Contact business.advising@sait.ca for more information. 

For those students beginning the courses after July 1, 2019, the following prerequisite courses are required:

• An Excel course prior to entry into course 2 (PRDT 201 Field Data Capture and Application). SAIT’s BCMP 225 Business Productivity Tools and Technology course meets this requirement. 
• A basic Financial Accounting course prior to entry into course 6 (ACCT 216 Fee Calculations and Journal Entries). SAIT’s ACCT 215 Introductory Financial Accounting I course meets this requirement.

Refer to the CAPPA website for full prerequisite details. Excel and financial accounting courses from other institutions will be considered, contact business.advising@sait.ca for more information. 

Accreditation

After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a certificate from CAPPA. See the Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting (CAPPA) website for prerequisites and graduation requirements.