The International Gas Markets and Trading Training Course is offered by Imperial Corporate Training Institute, designed for professionals working in complex, fast-moving global energy markets. This programme offers a strategic, business-oriented examination of the nature of international gas markets, how trading decisions are made, and how commercial opportunities can be captured in a globalised energy market. With the rapid changes in LNG supply chains, changing geopolitics, and increased volatility of demand, companies need professionals with the ability to read market signals, manage risk, and make strategically sound commercial trading decisions.
This course is grounded in reality, drawing from the actual corporate context, in which trading desks, risk, finance, and senior executives collaborate to manage, profit and, resilience for their organisations. Participants will develop an integrated appreciation for market fundamentals, pricing mechanisms, deal structures, risk management and operational logistics that influence gas trading performance. The training will prepare professionals to deal with issues such as contract optimization, market arbitrage, LNG portfolio management, indexation signals and the technological and regulatory forces that are shaping the future of global gas trade. At the conclusion of the program, participants will be able to operationalize market knowledge into profitable trades for their organisations.
Objectives
At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the structure and dynamics of the global natural gas and LNG markets.
- Evaluate the commercial implications of geopolitical factors, supply disruptions, and regional demand changes.
- Understand the pricing of gas through indexation schemes and market indicators.
- Analyse the operational, contractual, and financial aspects of international gas trading.
- Evaluate the different trading instruments including futures, swaps, and physical agreements.
- Assess risk, volatility, and hedging of the corporate portfolio.
- Implement strategic decision making for LNG portfolio management and optimising cargo.
- Evaluate regulations and compliance issues affecting international gas trade.
- Understand pipeline gas markets versus LNG value chains in regional hubs.
- Improve negotiation skills for gas offtake, supply and trading deals.
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
- Gas traders, LNG traders, and energy analysts
- Executive management in oil and gas companies
- Portfolio managers involved with LNG and natural gas
- Strategists and commercial planners in global energy markets
- Business development managers in upstream, midstream, and downstream
- Finance, risk and procurement professionals in commodity trading
- Gas shipping, logistics, and terminal operators working in both domains
- Corporate advisors, consultants, and investment teams responsible for stewardship of their energy portfolios
- Anyone in the oil and gas industry looking for a strategic perspective into global gas trading.