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.
Language: English
Johannesburg, South Africa

Carbon offsets in practice (June 2024)

4th -6th June 2024

This training course decodes the complex, fast-evolving world of carbon offsets – a market set to be worth as much as $250bn by 2030. Using case studies from various countries (South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, DRC, Senegal), with a particular focus on clean cooking and nature-based solutions, course participants will gain a detailed understanding of the intricacies of identifying, appraising, launching, monitoring and monetising carbon credit projects in Africa, as well as how the resultant carbon credits are traded and, ultimately, retired. The course equips participants with the tools required to navigate the nuances of a stillnascent industry often characterised by seemingly impenetrable jargon. Carbon credit initiatives are also analysed within the broader context of corporate and national decarbonisation strategies.

  • Background
    • Terminology
    • The climate change journey: from Kyoto to Paris to COP 28
    • The UN SDGs • Country and corporate targets and pledges
    • ‘Net zero’: definitions and implications
    • Emissions accounting: Scope 1, 2, 3
  • Introduction to Carbon credits
    • What are carbon credits?
    • What are carbon offsets?
    • Compliance vs voluntary markets
    • Hybrid markets including RSA’s COAS
    • Avoidance vs removal
    • Qualifying project types
    • Carbon credits and LPG
  • The Regulatory landscape
    • The main standards organisations
    • The UN ‘Article 6.4’ and ‘Article 6.2’ markets
    • Project validators
    • Guidance and governance bodies
    • Additionality
    • Other key players in the project ecosystem
    • Criticisms and scandals
  • The Carbon credit market in Africa
    • Market size and geographical spread
    • Project types and scales
    • Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI)
  • The Project cycle
    • Project identification
    • Project economics and investment appraisal
    • Methodology selection and emissions calculations
    • Project validation
    • Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
    • MRV Report
    • Offset issuance and retirement
  • Case studies
    • South Africa – Afforestation and reforestation
    • Uganda – Biodigesters/biogas
    • Zambia – Improved cookstove (ICS) distribution
    • Kenya – Bioethanol cookstove distribution
    • DRC – Avoided deforestation (REDD+)
    • Senegal – Mangrove restoratio
  • Pricing, trading and project economics
    • Global trading landscape
    • Key platforms, pricing agencies and brokers
    • Contract types and specifications
    • Vintages and other differentiators
    • Typical values by contract type
    • Implications for project economics

Course consultant : James McCullagh, CITAC Executive Director

Language: English
Abuja, Nigeria

Oil Product Trading & Operations (June 2024)

24th – 28th June 2024

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

  • New market dynamics
    • Impact of Dangote refinery
    • Effect of new exchange rate regime
    • Rewiring of smuggled product
    • Introduction of new product specifications
  • Pricing in oil markets
    • Benchmarks and differentials
    • Price makers and price takers
  • Trading oil
    • Market participants
    • Oil contracts and clauses
    • Product quality
    • Deal negotiations
  • Refining industry
    • Refining economics
  • The operations process
    • Documentation
    • Role obligations and rights
    • Letter of credit
    • Letter of indemnity
    • Cargo inspection
    • Areas of contention
    • Breach
    • Dispute resolution
  • The shipping market
    • Chartering
    • Freight costing and worldscale rates
    • Vessel vetting and nomination
    • AFRA rates and demurrage

This course is designed for those interested in gaining a thorough understanding of the
International oil trading business.

Course consultant : Christopher Heilpern, Business and Training consultant

Language: English
Accra, Ghana

Solving Oil Product Supply Chain Challenges (September 2024)

16th-19th September 2024

Intense competition and razor thin margins put supply chain efficiency at the core of a profitable supply and distribution
business.
CITAC’s course ‘Solving Oil Product Supply Chain Challenges’ introduces analytical methods for identifying areas for improvement as well as covering industry best practise.

During this 4 day course, participants cover topics such as risk assessment, optimal product sourcing, contractual technicalities, KPI analysis and more, with case studies included to contextualise the knowledge.

  • 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

Language: French
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Oil Product Trading & Operations (November 2024)

4th-8th November 2024

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

  • New market dynamics
    • Impact of Dangote refinery
    • Effect of new exchange rate regime
    • Rewiring of smuggled product
    • Introduction of new product specifications
  • Pricing in oil markets
    • Benchmarks and differentials
    • Price makers and price takers
  • Trading oil
    • Market participants
    • Oil contracts and clauses
    • Product quality
    • Deal negotiations
  • Refining industry
    • Refining economics
  • The operations process
    • Documentation
    • Role obligations and rights
    • Letter of credit
    • Letter of indemnity
    • Cargo inspection
    • Areas of contention
    • Breach
    • Dispute resolution
  • The shipping market
    • Chartering
    • Freight costing and worldscale rates
    • Vessel vetting and nomination
    • AFRA rates and demurrage

This course is designed for those interested in gaining a thorough understanding of the
International oil trading business.

Course consultant : Christopher Heilpern, Business and Training consultant

Language: French
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Carbon offsets in practice (November 2024)

19-21 November 2024

This training course (in french) decodes the complex, fast-evolving world of carbon offsets – a market set to be worth as much as $250bn by 2030. Using case studies from various countries (South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, DRC, Senegal), with a particular focus on clean cooking and nature-based solutions, course participants will gain a detailed understanding of the intricacies of identifying, appraising, launching, monitoring and monetising carbon credit projects in Africa, as well as how the resultant carbon credits are traded and, ultimately, retired. The course equips participants with the tools required to navigate the nuances of a stillnascent industry often characterised by seemingly impenetrable jargon. Carbon credit initiatives are also analysed within the broader context of corporate and national decarbonisation strategies.

  • Background
    • Terminology
    • The climate change journey: from Kyoto to Paris to COP 28
    • The UN SDGs • Country and corporate targets and pledges
    • ‘Net zero’: definitions and implications
    • Emissions accounting: Scope 1, 2, 3
  • Introduction to Carbon credits
    • What are carbon credits?
    • What are carbon offsets?
    • Compliance vs voluntary markets
    • Hybrid markets including RSA’s COAS
    • Avoidance vs removal
    • Qualifying project types
    • Carbon credits and LPG
  • The Regulatory landscape
    • The main standards organisations
    • The UN ‘Article 6.4’ and ‘Article 6.2’ markets
    • Project validators
    • Guidance and governance bodies
    • Additionality
    • Other key players in the project ecosystem
    • Criticisms and scandals
  • The Carbon credit market in Africa
    • Market size and geographical spread
    • Project types and scales
    • Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI)
  • The Project cycle
    • Project identification
    • Project economics and investment appraisal
    • Methodology selection and emissions calculations
    • Project validation
    • Monitoring, Reporting and Verification
    • MRV Report
    • Offset issuance and retirement
  • Case studies
    • South Africa – Afforestation and reforestation
    • Uganda – Biodigesters/biogas
    • Zambia – Improved cookstove (ICS) distribution
    • Kenya – Bioethanol cookstove distribution
    • DRC – Avoided deforestation (REDD+)
    • Senegal – Mangrove restoratio
  • Pricing, trading and project economics
    • Global trading landscape
    • Key platforms, pricing agencies and brokers
    • Contract types and specifications
    • Vintages and other differentiators
    • Typical values by contract type
    • Implications for project economics

Course consultant : James McCullagh, CITAC Executive Director

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