Leaders of the Future No.3

 

A COMMERCIAL/MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

FOR SONATRACH STAFF

 

 

Context

BP Amoco is proud to be working in partnership with Sonatrach in Algeria, the Netherlands and the UK. This partnership extends beyond the business of exploration, appraisal and development and marketing of gas resources, into a growing long term relationship.

 

BP Amoco is committed to the development of Sonatrach’s human resources as evidenced by the successful Post-Graduate Student Programme, which has been running for more than 5 years.

 

As part of deepening this relationship, BP Amoco, at Sonatrach's request, developed a short Business Leadership programme called "Leaders of the Future".  The first two, very successful,  versions of the course were run between November 1997 - March 1998, and November 1998 – March 1999, to technical and commercial staff from most divisions of Sonatrach's organisation.

 

This document describes a proposal for a third version of the programme, incorporating the feedback from the participants at previous versions.

 

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of the programme is to broaden the understanding of Sonatrach’s selected graduate/high performance employees by taking them through a structured programme which will allow them to broaden their Management skills (both commercial and behavioural).

 

In line with Sonatrach's strategy to step out into the international oil & gas scene, the programme is specifically designed to broaden the outlook of National Oil Company employees.

 

Content

 

The programme has been developed from a basis provided by a selection of very successful courses/programmes which are currently being used by BP Amoco for training of our own people. 

The proposed format is as follows;

 

 

The programme will inform and broaden people;

·       The Oil Industry & International Business practice

The Oil Industry Value Chain

BP History

Sonatrach History

·       Organisation & Teamwork

Organisation and Change

Team Management Index

·       Joint Venture Relationships

·       Petroleum Economics

·       Finance & Control

·       Upstream (Exploration) Technical Overview

·       Downstream

Crude Oil Supply & Trading

Gas Marketing

 

The programme will develop people;

Assignments will be set, in order to build on the training programme by the addition of self-learning.

 

Emphasis will also be given to the development of skills for collaborative working and for presentation

 

The programme will consolidate learning into practise;

·       The entire programme will be pulled together by running business simulations, covering the entire content.

 

·       Real examples will be used, so that attendees efforts can be compared with reality

 

The learning will be embedded;

·       by following up the progress of attendees after return to their work situation

 

·       by the placement of some relevant, selected attendees into the SH/BP Amoco OOC

 

 

PROFILE

 

Profile of Candidates

 

·       Must be fully conversant in English. It is absolutely essential that English ability is good, or the pace and progress of the programme can not be maintained.

 

·       Professional/graduate employee who has a maximum of 5 years industry experience.

 

·       Have been identified by Sonatrach as a being a high potential employee.

 

·       Personally committed to the Management Development Programme and prepared to spend their own time on project work between the modules.

 

·       Must be able to travel internationally. Those who cannot should not apply, as they take the opportunity from others.

 

·       Will be required to complete a questionnaire, and have a formal interview, before being accepted onto the course.

 

·       Must be willing to work long training days.

 

Process

 

The programme will comprise a total of circa 32 days active training, divided into 4 modules. The modules will be run in Hassi Messaoud and the UK, at intervals, covering late-October 1998 to March 1999.

 

The last module of the programme, the Asset Business Simulation, is the culmination of everything that has gone before; it simulates the real process. It benefits from the involvement of delegates with all skills; technical, commercial, legal, presentational, behavioural, etc.

 

One of the major benefits of running this module in the UK, will be that BP Amoco staff will also attend this module as delegates. They will have widely varying backgrounds, experiences and skills, mixed teams from Sonatrach and BP Amoco will provide a stimulating atmosphere for all participants.

 

Issues

 

BP Amoco

Identify suitable mentors and panellists for SH candidate presentations

 

Sonatrach & BP Amoco

Finalise programme structure and content.

 

Agree/set dates and locations.

 

Identify posts in the SH/BP Amoco OOC organisation for relevant attendees to utilise learning and add value.

 

Sonatrach Management

 

Identify the relevant characteristics for delegates to the programme, in order to find appropriate candidates.

 

The programme can only be successful if attendees can be committed to attending every phase of the programme. SH to ensure that candidates' line management are clear about this need.

 

The programme will only deliver business value if the programme can be followed up in the workplace. SH to ensure that candidates' line management are clear about the need to progress candidates after the completion of the programme.

 

Identify posts in the Sonatrach organisation for attendees to utilise learning

 

Attendees

Must have a proficient working knowledge of English

 

Must be committed to attending the whole programme

 

Must do the assignments

 

Must apply the learning in the workplace soon after the programme

 

Costs

BP Amoco will cover the costs of developing and executing the programme; funding to come from the BP Amoco training commitment.

 

Sonatrach will cover the costs of getting the attendees to and from the programme

 

 

 

 

Martin S. Thompson

 

 

LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, MODULE 1

 

Understanding the Oil and Gas Industry and Our place in it

 

BP Amoco Guest Speakers:

 

Location:       Hassi Messaoud

Timing:                1st April – 6th April, 1999

Travel:  Candidates to Hassi, 31st March, Depart  on 7th April

                                (SH to arrange)

 

Introduction

 

·                 Run through of the programme                                                                                                   

                - David Palmer, BP Amoco

·                 SH Context                                                                                                                         

      SH to provide speaker                               

·                 BP Amoco Context;

                                In Salah Gas

                                BP History; Strategy, Performance

                                BP change processes                                                                                                        1 day

                - Martin Thompson                                                                                                                         

 

Value Chain  -  Scene setting

 

·                 Oil Industry Value Chain :  Concepts & Issues (DABS - DU1)                                            3 days

                - Professor  Stevens

 

 Team Work/Organisations

·               Questionnaire on their current skills set

·                 TMI

·                   Different types of organisations/organisational change                                      1 day

                - David Palmer, BP Amoco                                                                                                                                            

 

Exploration Technical Overview

·                 Geology/Geophysics, rig visit, etc.                                                                                              2 days

                - Martin Thompson

 

 

 

Assignment

 

·                 Collect information on the environment/market/world

·                 Select a project from the hat - prepare a 30 minute presentation for Module II

                                                                                                                                                                                                6 weeks

 

 

LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, MODULE 2

 

Petroleum Economics, Finance and Control, Contracts

 

BP Amoco Guest Speakers:

 

Location:              Hassi Messaoud

Timing:                13th-18th May, 1999

Travel:  Candidates to Hassi, 12th May, Depart 19th May (SH to arrange)

 

 

Petroleum Economics

 

·       Petroleum Economics I

                DABS (TR3)                                                                                                                                                         3 days

                - Tracs

               

Presentations

 

·                     ½  hour presentations on Student Assignments from Module 1                         0.5 day

                SH and BP Amoco Panel Audience required

- David Palmer, BP Amoco

 

Finance & Control

 

·       Oil & Gas Business Primer                                                                                                                      2.5 days

                (NB : Include PSA module)

                - MD Consulting               

 

·       Benchmarking/Performance Measures

                - MD Consulting & BP Amoco                                                                                                                      0.5 day

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment

 

·       Case studies drawn from Module 2 content.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                8 weeks

 

 

 

LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, MODULE 3

 

Petroleum Economics,  Case Studies and Downstream

 

BP Amoco Guest Speakers:

 

Location:      Aberdeen, UK

Timing:                2 weeks in September, 1999, dates yet to be fixed.

Travel:  Candidates to UK , (SH to arrange)

 

Petroleum Economics - Reprise

·       Offshore Installation Site Tour                                                                                                                               1 day

                - TBA, BP Amoco

 

·       Petroleum Economics III (Applied Petroleum Economics)

                                Case Study (Wytch Farm)

                                PSA Case Study

                                Practical Application

                                Teamwork                                                                                                                                           3.5 days

                - Tracs   DABS  (TR8)

 

               

Downstream

·       Downstream Factors, Economics & Logistics                                                                                    1 day

·       Oil Trading

                                Crude Oil Supply & Trading                                                                                         2 days

                - DABS (KE1)                                                                                                                                                     

 

·       Gas Marketing & Contracts

                Gas Primer

                DABS  (EC1)

                'Trimble Course'                                                                                                                                                2 days

 

Joint Ventures

·       Different types of JVs

·       What JVs work, don't work and why??

·       Relationships/alignment of objective

·       Explanation of the BP Amoco/Sonatrach contract                                                                          1 day

                -TBA - BP Amoco                                                              

 

 

 

Assignment

 

·       Read extracts from Business Strategy & Performance  DABS (HC4)                          

·       Assignments taken  from content of Module 3                                                                  6 weeks

 

                                                                                                                                               

LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, MODULE 4

 

Intensive business Simulation and Review

"The Asset Business Simulation"

 

Note: To provide a broadly based and stimulating environment, BP Amoco staff will also attend this module; Sonatrach and BP Amoco staff in mixed teams.

 

BP Amoco Guest Speakers:

 

Location:              Durdent Court, Denham, UK

Timing:                24th – 31st October, 1999

Travel:  Candidates to UK , 24th Oct., Depart 31st Oct. (SH to arrange)

 

 

Introduction:

 

·       Recap the programme so far

·       Set the context/strategy of the Asset programme            

·       Discuss teamwork in context of other cultures                                                                  2 days

 

Asset:

 

·       A programme of business simulations

·       Small teams evaluate acreage

·       Competitively bid on acreage

·       Explore and appraise acreage

·       Evaluate team performance

·       Compare simulation with real result

 

                -               Helmer Fucke

                -               David Palmer

                -               Paul Crane                                                                                                                                             5 days

 

               

 

 

 

Secondment

 

·       To be agreed