Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Introduction
Course overview
Oil prices are volatile and influenced by supply, demand, geopolitics and financial markets. Producers, refiners, traders and large consumers must understand how physical and paper markets work and how to manage price risk.
This Aractech course explains global oil markets, price benchmarks and pricing mechanisms, physical trading, freight, futures, swaps and options, hedging strategies, trading risk controls and market analysis. Participants practise pricing deals and designing hedges using realistic examples.
The course provides a practical foundation for commercial, finance and risk professionals in the energy sector.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Explain global oil market structure and benchmarks
- Understand physical oil trading and pricing
- Use futures, swaps and options for hedging
- Design price risk management strategies
- Apply trading risk controls
- Analyse market fundamentals
Who should attend
Target audience
- Oil traders and schedulers
- Commercial and marketing staff
- Risk managers
- Treasury and finance professionals
- Procurement staff buying fuels
- Energy analysts
Methodology
Learning approach
- Market explanations with live examples
- Pricing exercises
- Hedging case studies
- Trading simulation
- Group discussions
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Global Oil Markets
- Supply and demand fundamentals
- Major benchmarks
- Price reporting agencies
- Market participants
- Coffee break
- Market participants (continued)
- Geopolitics and prices
- Exercise: Market analysis
Day 2
Physical Trading
- Trading contracts and terms
- Pricing formulas
- Freight and logistics
- Quality differentials
- Coffee break
- Quality differentials (continued)
- Operations and documentation
- Exercise: Pricing a cargo
Day 3
Derivatives
- Futures markets
- Swaps
- Options
- Spreads and cracks
- Coffee break
- Spreads and cracks (continued)
- Margining
- Lab: Derivative pricing exercise
Day 4
Hedging Strategies
- Producer and consumer hedging
- Refiner margin hedging
- Hedge effectiveness
- Accounting considerations
- Coffee break
- Accounting considerations (continued)
- Policy design
- Case study: Hedging programme
Day 5
Trading Risk Management
- Market, credit and operational risk
- Limits and controls
- Trading governance
- Compliance
- Coffee break
- Compliance (continued)
- Market outlook
- Capstone: Trading simulation and review
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Oil Trading and Price Risk Management (OG-055) cover?
This course covers Oil and Gas through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 9 - 13 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
Oil traders and schedulers, Commercial and marketing staff, Risk managers
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rome, Munich.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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