Commercial Competence
Participants will learn to

• Understand LNG commercial frameworks (SPA, tolling, EPC, O\&M, shipping agreements).
• Analyse project alignment with business plans, investment criteria, and strategic objectives.
• Evaluate project economics, CAPEX/OPEX, cashflows, and risked returns.
• Ensure commercial compliance through proper contracting, approvals, and stakeholder engagement.

Technical Competence

• Understand LNG project phases: concept, FEED, EPC, commissioning, and operations.
• Ensure project design compliance with industry standards and technical specifications.
• Manage design interface risks across liquefaction, storage, marine, utilities, and shipping.
• Understand technical KPIs: capacity, availability, efficiency, energy balance, emissions.

Project Management & Governance

• Apply project management methodologies (PMBOK, stage-gate, FEL, PMC).
• Conduct risk assessments (technical, schedule, commercial, regulatory).
• Manage contractors, change control, quality assurance, and performance metrics.
• Integrate HSSE requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Strategic Integration

• Ensure the project’s technical solutions support strategic business goals.
• Maintain alignment between engineering choices, commercial obligations, and project economics.
• Understand the impact of delays, scope changes, supply chain disruptions, and pricing volatility on business outcomes

• LNG Project Managers / Deputy PMs
• Project Engineers (Process, Mechanical, Electrical, Pipeline, Marine)
• Commercial, Economics & Business Development Professionals
• Contracts, Procurement & Supply Chain Specialists
• HSE Managers & Regulatory Compliance Professionals
• EPC Contractor Representatives and PMC Teams
• Government officials and regulators involved in LNG
• Finance, Strategy & Asset Development Teams

Day 1 — LNG Industry, Project Lifecycle & Stakeholders

Morning

• Overview of LNG value chain (upstream, liquefaction, shipping, regasification)
• LNG market trends & project drivers
• Types of LNG business models (merchant, tolling, integrated)

Afternoon

• LNG project lifecycle: Concept → Pre‑FEED → FEED → EPC → Commissioning → O\&M
• Key stakeholders: regulators, investors, EPC contractors, lenders, off‑takers
• Ensuring strategic alignment with corporate business plans
• Case Study: Why some LNG projects succeed and others fail

Day 2 — Technical Compliance & Engineering Management

Morning

• LNG plant technical fundamentals: gas treatment, liquefaction, storage, marine systems
• Major technical standards (API, NFPA, SIGTTO, IGC Code, ISO)
• Technical compliance reviews & engineering assurance processes

Afternoon

• Interface management: LNG trains, tanks, jetties, utilities, shipping
• Design envelopes, operating philosophies & specification control
• Managing technical risks: cryogenic, rotating equipment, marine & loading systems
• Workshop: Evaluating technical compliance gaps

Day 3 — Commercial Structures & Economic Alignment

Morning

• LNG commercial models:
• Sale & Purchase Agreements (SPA)
• Tolling Agreements
• Shipping Contracts & Chartering
• EPC contracts & performance guarantees
• Investment decision frameworks (Stage-Gate, FEL)

Afternoon

• Project economics for LNG: CAPEX, OPEX, netback price, breakeven LNG price
• Sensitivity & scenario analysis (pricing, schedule, capacity, feedstock cost)
• Ensuring commercial compliance with business plans & investment thresholds
• Workshop: Commercial impact of schedule delay or scope change

Day 4 — Project Execution, Risk, Contracts & Governance

Morning

• Risk management: technical, financial, regulatory, market, force majeure
• Risk tools: risk registers, bow‑ties, Monte Carlo, decision trees
• Procurement & contracting strategies (LSTK EPC, EPCC, alliances)

Afternoon

• Change management, variation orders & contract claims prevention
• Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) for LNG mega-projects
• Project governance, approvals, documentation & reporting
• Workshop: Managing a high‑impact project change request

Day 5 — Commissioning, Start‑Up & Operational Readiness

Morning

• Commissioning strategy & execution planning
• Performance testing, acceptance criteria, RAM analysis
• Safety & regulatory compliance for start-up operations
• LNG shipping & marine readiness (tugs, berthing, loading masters)

Afternoon

• Operational readiness: staffing, competency, emergency planning
• Business continuity planning for LNG operations
• Integrated Case Study: Aligning a new LNG project with business plan targets

Final exam, wrap‑up, and action plan

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.