Introduction To The U.S. Natural Gas System
GJS-101
An understanding of the structure and function of the North American natural gas system (production through delivery) is necessary to comprehend the U.S. natural gas industry and markets.
You will receive a comprehensive understanding of the structure and functions of the U. S. natural gas industry; how the physical infrastructure works; who the players are and how the various segments of operations interface with each other.
This online training program is a fast way to bring you up-to-speed on the fundamentals of this key industry. You will receive an introduction to the natural gas industry; the three segments of the industry; how gas distribution utilities operate; how independent gas suppliers interface in the marketplace; understand how sales and retail transportation transactions are executed; learn the essentials necessary when evaluating alternative methods of obtaining gas supply for a commercial or industrial facility; and gain a better understanding of the important factors that can impact prices and risks in today's dynamic natural gas marketplace.
This proven online training program features the same material used in the popular PGS in-person classroom seminar. Register today and join the over 10,000 industry professionals who trust PGS for their energy training needs.
Click each session to see the topics covered.
Session 1: Modules 1-3
- What is natural gas, the different types of natural gas, specifications and measurement units and conversions, key consumption sectors and demand drivers.
- The terminology, concepts and mechanics of the natural gas industry infrastructure components and how the natural gas industry operates across the value chain spectrum.
- Where the gas supply is, how gas is produced, related production economic issues and the relationship to current supply issues, concerns and directions.
- What gas gathering is, how it works and is managed and what are the economic issues and concerns of the other parts of the infrastructure value chain.
- What happens at different gas processing stages and NGL extraction flows.
- What "pipeline quality gas" is and the different concerns along the value chain about gas quality and interchangeability.
- How the natural gas industry has been transformed since the fracking revolution and LNG exports, and why doing business is a so different.
- Who the key commercial value chain participants are and how they manage their respective segments.
- Front, Middle and Back Office roles, responsibilities and duties.
- The key parts of pipeline, natural gas storage and LNG import terminal infrastructures and how these critical value chain components operate.
- Impact of FERC policies on new pipelines, expansions and capacity.
- Differences and economics of different types of underground storage and using storage as a physical hedge.
- Who regulates what, where, how and why and the evolution of FERC policy, major Orders and regulations to today's "open access" environment.
- State regulatory concerns, issues and the changing role of state regulators.
Session 2: Module 4
Regulation and Market Impacts
FERC Regulation and Restructuring
Major FERC Orders and Initiatives
State Regulatory Players and Processes 
LDC Rates and Economic
Get the best of both worlds with this blended learning approach.
- Learn at your own pace and on your own schedule as you first enjoy the internet-streamed, on-demand seminar. Speed up, slow down, or repeat sections of the presentation.
- Upon completion, join us for one of our regularly scheduled live online Q&A sessions. A calendar of live Q&A dates and times is provided in the program access instructions you will receive. You can also email your questions directly to the instructor.
You will receive immediate online access to the on-demand training presentation. The audio for the online seminar is only available through your computer or other Internet connected device. You will also receive links in your access instructions to PDFs for all the presentation materials in case you want to print or keep a copy.
The on-demand training presentations are available for a total of 30 days from the time any one of the training presentations is first accessed. After 30 days, your access to the on-demand presentations will expire. However the PDF formatted training program slides and other documents you receive are yours to keep.
President of Lumen Group, Inc
Jim Crist is President of Lumen Group, Inc. headquartered in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. He has over 27 years experience in the energy industry covering coal, gas, oil, propane, and electricity. Jim has conducted many strategic studies of the industry and prepared market and business assessments for several large energy companies. Before founding Lumen Group in 1996, Jim spent 20 years working for major energy companies in engineering, technology development, rate and regulatory policy development and marketing. He served as marketing vice president in both regulated and deregulated entities. His consulting practice provides strategic planning, marketing and business development, and rate and regulatory consulting, along with serving as an expert witness in regulatory proceedings in several jurisdictions.
$395 for a single attendee, $295 per attendee thereafter.
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