International Crude Oil Markets and Trade

November 16, 2026
- November 20, 2026
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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“The NTUiTiV Difference” – This is Why This Course is Right for You

  • Special Discounted Price of US$3,950 – the usual price is US$4,950
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed – or we will give you your money back!
  • 15% Early-bird Discount – for the first 3 people to register for any course
  • 20% Group Discount – if you come with one or more colleagues
  • No More Than 12 Delegates on the course – guaranteed

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Navigate global oil flows—understand markets, risk, and trading dynamics from wellhead to vessel.

This immersive 5-day programme delivers a comprehensive deep dive into upstream operations, refining economics, trading mechanics, and risk management across international crude and refined products markets. Delegates engage with real-world exercises, LP modelling, contract simulations, market insight labs, and peer discussion—emerging ready to influence value chain and asset-level decision-making.


 Why this course is important

  • Master the full value chain: Obtain clarity on exploration, refining, logistics, and trading—vital for integrated commercial and technical roles.

  • Navigate volatile markets: As price swings intensify, structured risk and hedging capabilities help safeguard profitability.

  • Sharpen commercial impact: Professional trading skills—from contract terms to benchmark assessment—equip participants to negotiate strategically and improve margin.


 Who should attend

  • Business development, sales, marketing, and trading professionals in oil and energy

  • Finance, risk, and treasury managers accountable for commodity exposure

  • Refinery planners and commercial teams aiming to boost throughput and margin

  • Technical advisors, geoscientists, and engineers seeking commercial context to support project economics

  • Regulators, legal practitioners, and contract negotiators in the energy sector


 What you will learn

Day-by-day immersive learning includes:

  1. Upstream operations & market fundamentals
    – Geological formation, drilling basics, crude assays, and global production/reserves dynamics

  2. Crude oil trading mechanics
    – Evolution of pricing systems, spot vs formula vs benchmarks, Brent market layers, contract structuring

  3. Refined product markets
    – Freight and Worldscale contracts, arbitrage, product pricing, netback-margin logic, capacity & quality analysis

  4. Risk & price management techniques
    – Price risk measurement, hedging strategies using forwards, futures, swaps, options, and crack spreads

  5. International trade frameworks
    – Trade law, WTO, shipping regulations, dispute resolution, and trading norms across major hubs (US, UK, Singapore)

What participants say

There is a cap of 12 seats
$ 3950 /delegate
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Rated 5/5
The speaker for this course:
https://ntuitiv.co.uk/instructor/dr-george-georgiadis/
Course Start:
November 16, 2026
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08:00
Course End:
November 20, 2026
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14:30
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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All NTUiTiV courses are both Accredited and Quality Assured by one of the leading CPD Accreditation providers: Qualitas Accreditas.

The advertised course venue may change to an equivalent nearby hotel