What our community is saying:

I would like to thank you for the brilliant interactive Oil 101 materials. I did use it to prepare for the recruitment process with Royal Dutch Shell, and I managed to take a new role in the oil and gas industry:)

LUKASZ R. | FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

Although I’m not an engineer, the course gave me many useful tools to understand the technicalities of the industry and now I can easily communicate with my contacts in the sector.

ENRIQUE CORNEJO | TRADE & INVESTMENT OFFICER | OIL AND GAS

I stumbled upon your site yesterday and I have found it incredibly helpful/informative. Your site has proven to be the most straightforward and digestible on the internet. Thanks for the great content!

CHARLIE C. | UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Get started with our free Introduction to Upstream overview.

The first in our 11-part Oil 101 course, the Introduction to Upstream explains this critical component of the oil and gas industry and lets you know what to expect in the rest of the course.

Introduction to Upstream

A free look inside the course.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What's included in Oil 101?

    Our 11-part 'Microbes to Markets' overview of the oil and gas industry includes the following lessons: +Introduction to Upstream +Introduction to Midstream +Introduction to Downstream +Introduction to Exploration +Introduction to Drilling +Introduction to Production +Introduction to Natural Gas +Introduction to LNG +Introduction to Refining +Introduction to Supply & Trading +Introduction to Petroleum Product Marketing

  • Is there a Certificate of Completion?

    Yes! One of the reasons we have invested in a more robust learning management system is for the ability to offer certificates for completing our courses. This was important to our community and we listened!

  • Will my company pay for this?

    We have found that many students are able to get their companies to pay for our courses. Just ask your manager and we are able to work with them to get you on board!

  • Will this help get me a job?

    While we aren't a job board or a recruiter, we strongly believe that being the most educated and informed candidate in the room gives you a leg up on the competition. In fact, our students have told us that our courses have greatly helped them prepare for recruitment processes. We even have recruiters as clients that use our courses - both for their employees and their candidates.

  • How long will this course take me?

    We're not going to lie, there's a lot of content in this course. And, everyone moves at their own pace, that's the beauty of an e-learning environment. The e-learning videos are 10-12 minutes each on average, so our Oil 101 course contains almost 2 hours of video content. Our most popular course, the Oil 101 & Oil 201, bundle contains over 4 hours of video content. Add in the time for reading and quizzes and you are making a serious commitment to your oil and gas education. But that's exactly the goal.

  • My whole team needs this! Can I get access to your courses for multiple people?

    Our training solution is scalable no matter what size your company or team is. We have corporate accounts ranging from 3 to 300 students, so we are confident we can work together to meet your needs. We can even set up private courses and discussion forums, just for your team.

More Reviews

5 star rating

Good course

Luis Angel Tinco Sanchez

This introduction course was easy to follow for someone who comes from a complete unrelated background .

This introduction course was easy to follow for someone who comes from a complete unrelated background .

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5 star rating

Great Overview!

Brence Minor

Simple lessons, yet important information needed to know the basics of the O&G industry. This was a great refresher course for me but it also shared new ...

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Simple lessons, yet important information needed to know the basics of the O&G industry. This was a great refresher course for me but it also shared new information. A big thank you!

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5 star rating

Great class for understanding production

Yang Cong

Very well structured and detailed contents for non-technical people to understand the production.

Very well structured and detailed contents for non-technical people to understand the production.

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