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     Founded in 1986, Alphatania is the leading training and coaching provider to the global gas and LNG industry.

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    Courses

    • Liquefied Natural Gas

      Over a period of 5 consecutive days, our intensive introductory level LNG course broadly covers the features of the LNG Industry, taught by active industry consultants

    • Liquefied Natural Gas II

      Building on our LNG – Commercial Imperatives Introductory course, we have responded to client requests for a more advanced course supplying deeper insight to participants. This two and a half day course offers structured learning and provides a forum to share ideas and discuss topical issues.

    • Introduction to Gas and Power

      This course provides a solid grounding in the natural gas industry, outlining the main commercial drivers trhough the gas chain.
      The discovery and production of natural gas will be discussed, as well as the organisation of gas markets and getting gas to the customer, llustrating how the distribution systems work.

    • The Gas Chain

      This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the gas chain for the relative newcomer to the gas business which will also be invaluable to those changing roles within the gas industry.

    • Modern Gas Markets

      Modern Gas Markets - Commercial & Regulatory Challenges

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    Case Studies & Exercises

    • Case Studies & Exercises

      The Alphatania exercises and case studies form a key feature of most courses. They are drawn from a variety of real life experiences of operating projects.

  • Company Training

    Courses

    • Successfully Developing an LNG Business

      This outstanding workshop facilitates client-teams to understand and shape their LNG aspira-tions and focus, within a full industry context

    • European Gas Market Review

      By examining the main market players’ corporate strategies in variable political contexts, and by understanding the supply-demand forces, client-teams are challenged to build their own perspective, and shape a suitable market strategy within a full liberalising context

    • Storage

      In gas markets at various stages of liberalisation and where security of supply is a crucial issue, client-teams will consider different types of storage and their own commercial abilities in regulated markets, drawing from business models curently followed by major players

    • Gas to Liquids

      This new workshop is designed to impart to participants a broad understanding of the GTL industry – including the critical success factors for project development, the complexities of marketing products to maximise return, and the effects of the changing political and regulatory environment.

    • Operational Training

      Our operational training workshops aim to focus attention particularly within organisations building expertise in the gas market, on examining the administration of historical and new contractual terms and relationships against the backdrop of changing gas market trends.

    Case Studies

    Successfully developing an LNG Business whilst considering GTLs

    Our oil and gas client plans to establish a significant business within the LNG sector

  • Customised Courses

    Alphatania's customised training solutions address companies' strategic skills and career development needs.

    Case Studies & Exercises

    • Case Studies & Exercises

      The Alphatania exercises and case studies form a key feature of most courses. They are drawn from a variety of real life experiences of operating projects.

      Bespoke in-house training to client's own objectives and calendar, delivered by Alphatania Faculty.

  • The Team

    Clova Johnstone, Training Executive. Clova is responsible for the sourcing and implementation of all Company and Customised training including Individual and Group Executive Development and In- House Company training.

    Louise Stanley, Training Executive. Louise is responsible for the marketing, development and logistics of the public training course portfolio.

    Leopoldine Grange, Marketing Executive. Leopoldine recently graduated with the Professional Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is responsible to market Alphatania's training portfolio. Leo also runs the Introduction to Gas and Power course.

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    telephone: +44 (0)20 7332 9910, +44 (0)20 7332 9911, Post: Alphatania, 35 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6BW, United Kingdom

    Faculty

    All Alphatania course directors and lecturers are leading professionals from the industry.

    James Ball - President & Chief Mentor Gas Strategies Group, & co-founder of Alphatania , James has exceptional understanding of the international gas business, with particular interest in the West European gas markets, power market strategies for gas and international LNG markets.

    David Drury - Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies Consulting. David specialises in LNG Project due diligence, Southern European and Mediterranean markets.

    David Drury - Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies Consulting. David specialises in LNG Project due diligence, Southern European and Mediterranean markets.

    Rob Fenton - Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies Consulting. Rob has a proven track record of analysis and strategy development in the gas business.

    Andy Flower - Senior Trainer. Andy is a highly respected independent LNG consultant in demand the world over. For 22 years, Andy was involved in BP’s LNG and natural gas business activities, latterly as Senior Adviser, Global LNG.

    Bob Handley - Advisor, Gas Strategies Consulting. Bob has focused on adapting the upstream business to changing markets. At Conoco, he managed exploration and development in Egypt , the Netherlands , USA and UK .

    Chris Le Fevre - Advisor, Gas Strategies Consulting. Chris has over 25 years experience in the energy and utility sectors both in the UK and internationally. He has worked extensively on liberalisation of gas markets throughout Europe and was a director of Transco for 8 years from the company’s formation in 1994.

    Didier Legros - Expert, Gas Strategies Consulting. Didier has a long and extensive operational background in the petroleum industry and in the energy industry.

    Mike Madden - Advisor, Gas Strategies Consulting. Mike is an independent consultant on transportation issues, Mike specialises in gas storage, gas trading and European liberalisation.

    David Pearce - Advisor, Gas Strategies Consulting. David’s experience includes gas supply, strategy formulation, sales purchase, pipeline transportation and processing contracts; governance of LNG joint ventures and power projects in various countries around the world.

    Neil Pinto - Managing Director of Power Planning Consultants. Neil has a total of 17 years experience of engineering consultancy and is a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and Member of the Institute of Management

    Pat Roberts - Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies Consulting. Previously with Shell, Pat was General Manager of Atlantic Basin Shell International LNG Supply Company and was the lead commercial negotiator in completing three 20 year purchase agreements totalling 80 Mtpa of LNG from Nigeria’s Train 4-6 expansion.

    Ben Schlesinger - President of Ben Schlesinger & Consultants Inc. Ben is an acknowledged expert on gas and power project finance in the USA and elsewhere, and a specialist on commercial trading mechanisms and contracting.

    Rob Shepherd - Advisor, Gas Strategies Consulting. Rob has worked on several international LNG projects, finance, market and structures; European strategy and gas restructuring in Britain and Australia.

    Pankaj Wadhwa - Team Leader at the Oil and Gas practice of CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory. Pankaj holds a Masters Degree in Finance (MFC) from the University of Delhi and is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India.

    Chris Levell - Manager, Gas Strategies Consulting. Chris specialises in analysing the operational activities and finances of upstream and utility companies operating within the ever developing European gas market. Chris is also the Manager of the GasStrategiesOnline range of services and heavily involved in business development and project management.

    Peter Thompson - Consultant, Gas Strategies Consulting. Pete joined Gas Strategies in 2006 having previously worked as a journalist for Gas Matters and LNG Focus.

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