Comprehensive training courses for your African downstream energy activities.


CITAC training courses will equip you with the necessary competencies and practical solutions you need to gain a full understanding of the African downstream market, improve your performance and reduce your risks.

Choose from a wide range of courses for the downstream industry covering trading, operations, finance, supply chain, LNG, shipping and more.

Held throughout Africa, all our training courses are led by highly experienced trainers, who are all leaders in their respective fields.
21 Nov - 24 Nov 2022
Language: English
Accra, Ghana

International Petroleum Shipping & Freight Market

This CITAC training course, in partnership with Riverlake Shipping, will use numerous theoretical and practical workshops to examine in detail, international petroleum shipping and freight markets. It will explore the global and African situation and analyse key issues such as vessel selection, freight costs, risks involved in shipping petroleum products, the various benefits of working in the African market, and documentation.

This four day training course will cover and discuss the following topics:

International Shipping Market

  • Oil Market Trends. What is happening? A recovery from the crash?
  • The African Oil Market. Who is doing what? Who are the charterers and who are the active shipowners? What are the benefits of operating in Africa?
  • Piracy: a disaster for the market. Consequences?
  • Vessels and hulls/double hulls types. Pros? Ship’s measurements / Vessel draft (TPC) – Workshop
  • Ship to ship operations. Why and how? What are the risks and difficulties? How to measure the transshipped quantities?

How to Charter

  • Parties involved. Who does what?
  • Choosing a vessel
  • Closing chartering contracts – Workshop
  • Thoughts on the value of a shipping department

Demurrage & Managing Risks

  • How to prevent demurrage
  • Demurrage calculation workshop

Charter-party Contract Negotiation
What is the best charter-party?

  • What is the best charter-party
  • Types of agreements – Spot / Bare boat/ Time charter
  • Legal liabilities

Freight Invoices

  • Calculate freight costs per tonne or per
  • Worldscale point
  • Worldscale – How does it work? Justification and practical examples – Workshop

Documentation

  • Bills of lading – explanation & practical approach

Maritime Regulation

  • Vetting – Oil tanker quality. Floating dustbins?
  • How to insure oil tankers. What protection?
  • IMO & Class.
  • P & I Club – shipowner insurance
  • National flag or flag of convenience?

This course is designed for those involved in the transportation of oil products and downstream oil market activities.

24 Oct - 28 Oct 2022
Language: English
Kigali, Rwanda

Solving Oil Product Supply Chain Challenges

This five day course will cover and discuss the following topics:

  • Assessment of the Market
    – International & African market developments
    – A focus on African oil product supply & demand
    – Oil market infrastructure in Africa
    – Key market players & strategies in Africa
    – Most common supply chains
  • Supply Chain Strength
    – Supply & demand balancing
    – Volume vs margin
    – Demand planning
    – Inventory optimisation
    – Knowing your costs, capacity and capability
    – Risk assessment
    – Scheduling and replenishment planning
    – Profitability analysis
  • Supply Planning – Product Sourcing
    • Manufacturing : How each product is made / Key product specs & what in influences them
    • Introduction to refinery margins
    • Imports: pricing and freight : Price references, base quotes & value of premia-discounts / Pricing mechanisms / Introduction to world scale, premia & shipping freight
    • Imports:  contractual terms / CIF, CFR, FOB, DET / Title risk / Demurage / Quality & Quantity
    • Optimal Sourcing
  • Sales and Operations Planning
    • Purpose & value
    • Key process ingredients
    • Ownership & stakeholders
    • Key activities
    • Design & work flow
    • IT and information sharing
    • Metrics & KPIs
    • Linkage to business & strategic planning
    • Roll up to global S&OP
  • Strategic Impact
    • Supply chain SWOT
    • Competitor analysis
    • Customer value proposition
    • Portfolio concept
  • Case Study/Simulation
    • Gap analysis
    • Building a benefits case

Your Course Consultant: Bruce Hutchison, Business and Training consultant

15 Nov - 17 Nov 2022
Language: French
Lomé, Togo

Price Structure

This 3 day course (only in french) will cover and discuss the following topics:

  • Contexte
    • Contexte : régulation des prix en Afrique et ailleurs
    • Structures des prix : Quel rôle jouent-t-elles ?
    • Principes de base : coût de revient majoré (“Cost Plus”)
    • PPI vs Parité à la Pompe
    • Rôle du régulateur
  • Prix de Parité à l’Importation
    • Cotation de base (FOB/CIF) – qualité et quantité
    • Fret
    • Assurances
    • Faux fret
    • Marge trader
    • Pertes maritimes
    • Surestaries
    • Frais portuaires
    • Frais d’inspection
    • Frais de déchargement
    • Frais de stockage
    • Marge importateur
    • Droits de douane
    • Densité
    • Application des subventions
    • PPI versus Prix ex-raffinerie
  • Produits analysés
    • Butane
    • Essence
    • Pétrole et Jet
    • Gasoil
    • Fioul lourd
  • Organisation de la chaîne d’approvisionnement
  • Prix de Parité à la pompe
    Transport
    • Chaînes logistiques
    • Coûts de transport
    • Coûts réels du secteur (CAPEX, OPEX)
    • Péréquation transport
  • Marge distributeur
    • Eléments constitutifs
    • B2B versus réseau
  • Marge détaillant
    • Principe de la station-service « modèle »
    • Dépréciation et durée de vie
    • Marge carburant
    • Marge shop
    • Besoin en fonds de roulement
    • COCO/CODO/DODO
  • Fiscalité et inflation
    • Taxes
    • Sous-taxation
    • Inflation

Your Course Consultant: James McCullagh, CITAC Executive Director & Jeremy Parker, CITAC Head of Business Development

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