Khan Academy
FreeFree Oil and Gas: Strategy, Economics, Offshore, Subsea
4.4(51)1k studentsALL LEVELSEnglish
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This introductory course sketches how offshore production and subsea operations fit together. It covers subsea architectures and production systems, remotely operated vehicles and their role in installation and inspection, risk-based inspection for asset integrity, and the economics that shape technical decisions.
Students, junior engineers and professionals new to the offshore world will get the most from it. Because it is a foundation, it does not go deep on any single discipline, and the course points to more specialized options for each area.
Its diagram-led structure makes it a practical first pass before committing to a specialist track.
By the end of this course, you will have a clear, integrated overview of offshore oil and gas production and subsea operations. This course is intentionally designed to open the door to the offshore and subsea world and help you understand how the main disciplines fit together.
If you wish to go deeper into any specific area, you can continue your learning through my more specialized courses in:
Subsea Systems
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
Subsea Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)
Oil & Gas Economics and Project Decision-Making
This course provides the foundation. Focused courses are available for deeper specialization in each topic.
This free course provides a structured and practical introduction to the offshore oil and gas industry, focusing on the core systems and engineering perspectives that enable offshore production and subsea operations.
You will learn about:
Subsea Systems and Offshore Production:
An introduction to subsea architectures, production systems, and how offshore facilities are supported by subsea equipment.
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs):
An overview of ROV roles, capabilities, and limitations, and how ROV operations support installation, inspection, maintenance, and intervention in deepwater environments.
Risk-Based Inspection (RBI):
A practical introduction to how RBI is used to manage asset integrity, prioritize inspection activities, and reduce operational risk in subsea operations.
Oil & Gas Economics:
A high-level view of how cost, risk, and value influence technical decisions and project viability in offshore and subsea developments.
Real engineering examples, simplified diagrams, and practical explanations are used throughout to connect theory with real-world offshore operations.
This course is ideal for students, junior engineers, and professionals who want to understand how offshore production systems are organized, how subsea technology operates below the surface, and how engineering, risk, and economics come together in decision-making.
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