Oil Supply Chain Analytics

Course Overview

A practical, energy‑logistics‑focused course that teaches learners how to analyse and optimise the end‑to‑end oil supply chain—from exploration and production to transportation, refining, storage, and distribution. The course covers upstream production data, pipeline and tanker logistics, refinery yield optimisation, inventory and storage analytics, demand forecasting, pricing dynamics, and risk assessment across global oil markets.

Target Audience

• Oil & gas supply chain, logistics, and operations teams

• Refinery planners, production schedulers, and trading desks

• Pipeline, terminal, and storage facility managers

• Data analysts, BI developers, and forecasting teams in energy sectors

• Students or professionals entering oil & gas, energy logistics, or analytics roles

Course Outcomes

• Understand the oil supply chain structure, flows, KPIs, and market drivers

• Analyse upstream production trends, transportation routes, and refinery operations

• Evaluate pipeline utilisation, tanker movements, storage levels, and inventory costs

• Apply predictive analytics for demand, pricing, supply disruptions, and maintenance planning

• Use optimisation models for refining yields, routing, scheduling, and capacity planning

• Build dashboards for production, logistics, refining, and market performance monitoring

• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and risk exposures across the oil value chain

• Communicate supply chain insights clearly to operations, trading, and leadership teams