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Building Your Foundation in Oil and Gas School

Do you have new hires? Are you an experienced accounting professional entering the oil and gas industry? Have you changed specializations? Do you need a refresher in oil and gas accounting principles? Building Your Foundation in Oil and Gas is ideal for you!

Building Your Foundation in Oil and Gas School

New employees will benefit from focused training in the specifics of accounting in the oil and gas industry. All new employees need guidance when starting a new job, and this course provides education specifically designed to orient them to the petroleum industry, and provide easy networking opportunities too.

The Building Your Foundation in Oil and Gas Accounting school is specially designed to present engaging, relevant, and effective education for new professionals in the oil and gas accounting arena. There have been many new hires and transfers in recent months; combined with the deficit in experienced managers brought by the downtown in the market through layoffs and retirement, it is becoming even harder for you to train and educate your new employees.

Even if you have a new hire integration and orientation plan in place, and have assigned a mentor, or even given your new employees projects that will afford them a broad view of their new job and the company, education in the fundamentals is a must for success!

Our new professionals need a solid foundation in the oil and gas industry and related accounting practices, and they want to be confident and motivated in their new careers. Give them the foundation you want them to have, and the basis for successful career development that they deserve by sending them to the CEE Foundation School!

The School consists of two two-day courses and we offer a choice of a Joint Interest or Revenue Accounting Track. Registration for each class is also available separately. This school has historically been offered each year in June (Denver) and August (Houston). Future in-person classes are currently pending.

Days One and Two

Oil and Gas Industry Primer

Developed for individuals with an interest in the oil and gas industry and intended to help accountants, lawyers and others to better understand the Petroleum business. This Oil and Gas primer provides an overview of Petroleum history, geology, and upstream operations and their associated terminology. It aims at introducing fundamental concepts and data that help understand Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) holistically and provide a common conceptual framework for individuals new to the industry or wanting to expand or build on their current petroleum knowledge

Days Three and Four (choice of one)

Principles of Revenue Accounting Boot Camp

Designed for individuals who wish to gain a basic Revenue Accounting understanding. It is suitable for petroleum industry new hires, business professionals, investment advisors, analysts, regulators, government employees, accountants, lawyers, community leaders, and the general public. Suitable for both CPAs and non-CPAs.

Principles of Joint Interest Accounting Boot Camp

For individuals who wish to gain a broad understanding of Introductory Joint Interest Accounting. It is suitable for petroleum industry new hires, business professionals, investment advisors, analysts, regulators, government employees, accountants (both CPA and non-CPA), lawyers, community leaders, and the general public.

Testimonials

Networking is so important. It will help with your job and career, and you will gain knowledge you can’t get sitting at a desk. The people in COPAS have mentored me, answered questions for me, and genuinely cared about me and my family.

Melissa Gruenewald
Rating: 5

COPAS has great learning opportunities, leadership opportunities, and ways to develop relationships with other accountants and oil and gas professionals. You will work hard when you get involved, but the experiences, people and benefits will be worth it.

Melissa Gruenewald
Rating: 5

For anyone searching for energy knowledge, professional industry contacts, peers with whom to discuss similar dilemmas, and access to energy experts—COPAS is the place to be!

Carolyn Sczepanski
Rating: 5
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OUR MISSION

COPAS provides expertise for the oil and gas industry through the development of Model Form Accounting Procedures, publications, and education. We are a forum for the active exchange of ideas which result in innovative business and accounting solutions.

COPAS

P.O. Box 21272
Wichita, KS 67208
Tel: 303-300-1131

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OUR MISSION

COPAS provides expertise for the oil and gas industry through the development of Model Form Accounting Procedures, publications, and education. We are a forum for the active exchange of ideas which result in innovative business and accounting solutions.

COPAS

P.O. Box 21272
Wichita, KS 67208
Tel: 303-300-1131

Contact Us →

CONNECT WITH US

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