The Measurement of Hydrocarbons: Best Practices Training Course by the Imperial Corporate Training Institute aims to support the professional capabilities of oil and gas company personnel tasked with the accuracy and compliance of hydrocarbon measurements and operational reliability. Competitiveness in today’s energy industry means that accuracy is not just a technical advantage but a direct influence on profitability, transparency and management decision-making. This course addresses a corporate level understanding of how measurement standards affect commercial results, contractual obligations, and large-scale operational performance in upstream, midstream and downstream businesses.
Participants gain advanced knowledge of metering systems, custody transfer specifications, field measurement practice, and data validation processes that support corporate governance and commercial accountability. Rather than rely on the academic approach, this course emphasises real-life implementations, operational frameworks, and corporate level expectations in terms of accurate volumes of hydrocarbons. From flow measurement performance and sampling to reporting structure and regulatory alignment, delegates learn how measurement integrity supports evaluation of organisational value, trust by stakeholders, and financial viability over the long term.
Objectives
By the end of the Measurement of Hydrocarbons: Best Practices Training Course, participants will be able to:
- Become familiar with the business consequences of precise hydrocarbon measurement along the oil and gas value chain.
- Identify the components and operating principles of essential metering technologies for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons.
- Implement best practices in field measurement, volume calculations, sampling and quality assurance.
- Establish strong procedures around custody transfer, commercial reports and operational verification.
- Identify and mitigate typical measurement errors, uncertainties and system-level inefficiencies.
- Enhance organizational compliance with global codes, standards and contractual requirements.
- Explain measurement data in the context of organizational accountability, reducing operational risk and achieving accuracy in financial reporting.
- Align technical measuring practices with corporate KPIs and revenue protection strategies.
Target Audience
This course is tailored for professionals across the oil and gas corporate ecosystem who manage, supervise, or influence hydrocarbon measurement processes, including:
- Metering Engineers
- Measurement Supervisors and Field Coordinators
- Operations Managers
- Production Engineers
- Refinery and Terminal Personnel
- Pipeline Operations Teams
- QA/QC Officers
- Commercial and Contract Administrators
- Loss Control Specialists
- Energy Auditors
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Personnel