Oil, Gas and PetrochemicalsOil and Gas Project Management and Progress Measurement
Oil and gas projects tend to look healthy until the last third of construction, when slippage buried in engineering and procurement finally reaches the site. Honest measurement of physical progress is the main defence. The control basis is built first: work breakdown and cost breakdown structures, the control budget and an integrated schedule. Rules of credit are then set for engineering deliverables, procurement milestones and construction quantities, rolled up with weightings and compared as earned value against plan and actual cost. Forecasting at completion, critical path analysis, change orders, trends and contractor claims follow. The week ends with mechanical completion, precommissioning and handover to operations. Project staff go back able to set up progress measurement on an EPC contract and report status that management can believe.
Course objectives
- Build a work breakdown structure and control budget for an EPC project
- Define rules of credit for engineering, procurement and construction progress
- Calculate weighted physical progress and earned value indicators
- Forecast cost and completion date from current performance
- Analyse the critical path and schedule float
- Control change orders, trends and contractor claims
- Plan mechanical completion, precommissioning and handover
- Prepare progress reports that support management decisions
Who should attend
- Project engineers and project managers on oil and gas developments
- Planners, schedulers and cost controllers
- Owner's representatives supervising EPC contractors
- Contractor construction managers
- Commissioning leads involved in handover
Course outline
- 01Project phases and the control basis
- 02Work and cost breakdown structures
- 03Scheduling and critical path
- 04Rules of credit and physical progress
- 05Earned value and forecasting
- 06Change control and claims
- 07Interfaces, procurement and site progress
- 08Completion, commissioning and handover
- 09Progress reporting
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 23 October 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 21 to 25 December 2026 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 25 to 29 January 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate |
Oil and Gas Project Management and Progress Measurement
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