The Geopolitics of Oil (ON-DEMAND) - GEOP
Course Summary
This course provides an introduction to the geopolitics of oil. You’ll learn how geopolitics influences the oil industry, and how oil, in its turn, influences geopolitics. We’ll cover the politics of supply, trade flows and infrastructure, and how international oil companies get access to resources. We’ll review the main areas of geopolitical risk and how geopolitics has impacted oil prices.
Course Content
You will learn to:
- Point out what geopolitics is
- Identify how geopolitics influences the oil industry, and how the oil industry is a major factor in geopolitics
- Recognize the key areas of geopolitical risk
- Recognize the politics of oil supply, including the role of OPEC
- Identify key trade flow and infrastructure issues
- Recognize how the oil industry secures access to resources
- Identify the impact of geopolitics on oil prices
Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.
A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.
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