Training and capacity building is key to unlocking the potential of individuals and organisations. A primary service provided by Holmwood Consulting Limited is Knowledge Transfer and Executive Briefing for client companies . We are widely involved with training on commercial, markets, trading and technical aspects of the oil, gas and LNG industries and organise various courses and workshops. Our involvement doesn’t usually stop at the end of any knowledge transfer activity as much of our activity is repeat business as clients and delegates continue to seek advice from us well after the training has finished.

Holmwood Consulting Limited seek to ensure that all our courses emphasise practical learning by encompassing interactive sessions, syndicate study exercises and, where appropriate, a business game/simulation to ensure a high level of attendee participation and knowledge transfer. We also strive to present the more technical sections of any course in non-technical language to suit a multi-disciplined group of delegates. 

Building on the core energy industry knowledge and proven business skills of its principal and a select network of top experts, we continuously endeavour to develop new courses and to lead market requirements and typically provide training in natural gas markets, gas pipelines and storage, LNG, GTL, energy trading and the very important area of general business skills that we define as Management Essentials. Such knowledge transfer occurs primarily via two types of training provision:

(i) In-company courses, Executive Briefings and Workshops

We create customised energy training, provide executive briefings and give in-company courses reflecting both specified needs and our areas of expertise to develop or update our clients’ staff. Such tailored, instructor led courses are designed to be interactive in nature and can be industry knowledge or business skill based. Classroom training gives participants the opportunity to interact with a live instructor and other trainees and, we believe embeds key learning more effectively. Such tailored, instructor led courses are designed to be interactive in nature and can be industry knowledge or business skill based.

Bringing us to your company is a cost-effective and time-sensitive way of briefing or updating your employees, plus allowing more freedom of discussion of commercially sensitive issues. Through our courses, workshops and executive briefings, we provide efficient and effective knowledge transfer that is customised your specific needs. We can also offer most of our public courses in bespoke formats as in-company courses. 

Duration of the training may vary between a day up to a full week. Such tailored, instructor led courses are designed to be interactive in nature and can be industry knowledge or business skill based. They may be offered through an independent training provider or contracted directly with us working in concert with the clients’ in-house training departments to achieve the required knowledge transfer. Contact us to discuss what the objectives are for your training requirement and we will custom design a course to meet your needs.

(ii) Public courses and Seminars

Several, instructor led public courses on Energy topics are offered by Holmwood Consulting Limited. Please see a listing of the past and current public courses presented and typical conference workshops that have previously been provided by us in Europe and Asia. Typical delegate feedback received “I just wanted you to know that I am very grateful for everything I've learned in that course, and for your dedication and skill to make it all look so accessible”. Any of our public courses may be presented in a tailored in-company format.

Holmwood Consulting Limited and its associates work with a variety premier, world-wide energy training providers by developing, course directing and contributing to many of their instructor-led classroom energy related courses and training,  including:

“Essentials of Gas Trading & Risk ”
This 3-day course offers a one-stop shop to introduce delegates to natural gas trading. It is not a "how to" course but is ideal for analysts, back office, finance, legal, and other delegates as it seeks to present the basics of physical and financial gas trading in a comprehensive but non-technical manner, the risks involved in such activities and how we use hedging.

“Mastering Global LNG - Technology, Markets and Trade”
This comprehensive 3-day course offers a one-stop shop to bring you right up-to-date with present LNG developments and is ideal for finance, legal, analyst and other delegates as it seeks to present the LNG industry in a comprehensive but non-technical manner.

“Essentials of the Oil & Gas Industry”
This introductory course allows delegates to get to grips with the fundamental issues of global oil & gas. During the 2-day intensive course it gives comprehensive coverage of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of both the oil and gas supply and value chains, the global marketplace and trading.

"LNG Markets, Arbitrage, Hedging and Risk Management"                                                         

This 3-day programme provides comprehensive content for Asian participants looking to gain a better understanding of the LNG business and its trading & risk management activities. The course includes review of the global LNG supply chain, the key drivers in the gas & LNG markets in terms of fundamentals of supply-demand and features examples and exercises enhancing delegates’ skills in LNG trading concepts as well as introducing risk management strategies to their company positions. Packed with invaluable insights and practical applications - this international course improves your expertise in today’s complex LNG market.                                                         

"Essentials of Oil & Gas Commercial Contracts & Negotiations"                                                                           This intensive 3-day course  provides a practical konwkledge of the mechanics of international oil & gas commercial contracts for general management, investors, advisers, suppliers and finance professionals.

 "The 3-day MBA in LNG "                                                                                                                                                  The global LNG business is changing continuously and is becoming a core method for key countries to monetise their own gas reserves and conversely for many others to receive clean burning, natural gas.  This intensive  3-day course delivered in Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia)  provides the definitive guide to the LNG supply and value chain covering technical, market and contractual/ commercial areas in non-technical language for general management, investors, advisers, suppliers and finance professionals.