Oil & Gas Administration
Canada's oil and gas industry continues to provide exciting and well-paid job opportunities for well-trained and knowledgeable employees. The Oil and Gas Administration diploma program at Reeves College teaches students the skills they need to thrive in this growing industry.
The Oil & Gas Administration program equips students with strong business administration skills, as well as a broad understanding of the oil and gas industry's practices, terminology and operations.
Courses cover topics such as computer skills like PowerPoint, databases, and keyboarding, as well as industry-specific instruction on oil and gas documentation and reporting, business management, and petroleum transportation.
“Reeves College helped me meet all goals in my chosen career. I did my practicum and they hired me full-time. My life has changed for the better, mentally and financially.” – Ramona B., Reeves College Graduate
This program is 43 weeks in length.
Job Opportunities
- Oil and Gas Administrative Assistant
Program Courses
The program outline below is for Alberta.
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| L1015 |
Strategies for Success |
20 |
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- Students will gain a better understanding of themselves through an exploration of their personal attributes, transferable skills and learning styles. This course will introduce techniques for time, conflict, and stress management and develop interpersonal communication skills. Fundamental study and motivation skills will be covered, preparing students to excel in their program of choice. Students will also prepare a professional resume and learn how to write effective cover letters.
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| MOTR |
Microsoft Outlook |
40 |
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- This course explores information using Microsoft Outlook. It will present the MS Outlook application interface, tools, and features. You will learn about the fundamentals of an email application, scheduling, calendars, contact lists, creating, forwarding and managing messages. This course relies heavily upon hands-on practical activities that allow you to learn the concepts by practicing them on a regular basis.
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- The main objective of the first part of this course is to introduce students to the basic commands, functions, and capabilities of Microsoft Office Word. In the second segment, this course will go further to introduce students (as experienced users) to some advanced features of Word in order to produce professional documents, manage large files, work with web documents, collaborate with others, or merge data together.
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- The main objective of the first level of this course is to introduce students to the basic commands, functions, and capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel. In the second level of this course, students will begin with a review of the basic operations and then move to more advanced topics that include working with functions, customizing formatting, using drawing tools, hyperlinks, data tools, databases, cell formatting, drawing objects and customizing charts.
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- The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic commands, functions, and capabilities of Microsoft Office Access. Students learn how to create tables and forms and how to search for data, sort and filter data, and create and modify queries. Reports and charts can be created using the data.
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| MP7R |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
40 |
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- The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic commands, functions, and capabilities of Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
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| B1030 |
Business Communications |
60 |
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- Students will learn a variety of communication methods for the modern business office. Topics include written and oral communications, grammar, spelling and the communication process. Students will practice these elements by role playing and through case studies.
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| B1050 |
Accounting Fundamentals I |
40 |
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- Students are introduced to the fundaments of double entry bookkeeping including debits and credits, assets, liabilities, equities, journalizing transactions, posting of accounts to ledgers and preparing a trial balance.
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| B1060 |
Computerized Accounting I - Simply Accounting |
80 |
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- Students transfer their knowledge from accounting Fundamentals and learn how to apply these concepts in a computerized environment using Simply Accounting. Some topics covered in this module include setting up computerized accounting system, computerized journals and ledgers, income statements and balance sheet, as well as customer accounts.
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| O1310 |
Oil and Gas Foundations |
60 |
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- This course covers basic industry terminology, as well as concepts related to basic geology and geophysics. Petroleum origins, accumulation, exploration, land and scouting are overviewed. A non-technical approach is taken to the instruction of reservoir performance, drilling, formation evaluation, well completion, field appraisal and development, production operations, oil pipelines, transportation, surface facilities and refining.
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| O1325 |
Production Accounting I |
40 |
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- Students will learn about solutions and services that help large oil companies, account for their production allocation and royalties while paying attention to detail and accuracy. This module is designed to give students the basic understanding and skills related to production accounting and large oil companies budgeting and costs.
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| O1330 |
Oil and Gas Documentation and Reporting |
60 |
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- This course overviews all the important industry related provincial and governmental documentation used in the old and gas industry. Students gain a working knowledge of contracts, regulations, plotting documents, legal agreements, well records, lease acquisitions and annual reports. Students also gain a foundation in researching, planning and reporting in the oil and gas industry through case studies and project work.
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| O1335 |
Production Accounting II |
40 |
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- Students will combine prior skills of oil and gas products in addition to the industry’s practices and government regulations, with a further look into the role of production accounting as it relates to these items. Specifically students will explore: financial statement preparation and analysis, joint venture accounting, and revenue recognition guidelines. This module is designed to give students an intermediate understanding of the accounting cycle related to production accounting and large oil companies.
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| O1340 |
Oil and Gas Business Management |
40 |
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- Students will receive instruction in oil and gas industry marketing, administration and management. Students are provided with an introduction to marketing practices and strategies in the petroleum industry and will compare and contrast leading oil company marketing campaigns. Topics such as financial management objectives, risk management, and strategic planning will also be covered.
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| PRAE |
Practical Application |
40 |
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- Students will put oil and gas strategies into practice within an office setting.
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| B1075 |
Employment and Customer Service Skills |
20 |
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- In business, as in other interpersonal contact, the impression formed in the first 10 to 15 seconds is crucial to the success of the relationship. The importance of the customer and of customer relations to business success is examined through case studies and role-playing. Students will learn relevant theories of human behaviour and how they may be applied to improve customer relations.
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- This module is for course credits but has no grade. Students will be placed in actual work places related to their field of study and will be expected to act as a regular employee in order to gain the valuable “real world” experience that so many employers seek. Students are encouraged to find their own work experience placement; however, once placed, continuation in that placement is mandatory.
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| L1040 |
Job Search / Academic Review Techniques |
20 |
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- Students will have the use of our Job Search lab which has unlimited Internet access, a job search resource library and a fax machine and phone for contacting prospective employers with your resume. Facilitators will also be made available to advise on job finding resources, interview skills and techniques and to carry out mock interviews. Students review core program concepts and learning in order to market their skills effectively.