Day 1- INTRODUCTION & BASICS: Definitions & units; Natural gas characteristics; Hydrocarbons generation; Reserves vs resources. THE WORLD GAS SCENE: Energy mix, gas uses & demand; Reserves, production & consumption; International gas trade & main world markets; LNG dynamism & Asian focus; Gas prices. Day 2- GAS PRODUCTION & TREATMENT: Acid gas removal; Dehydration; Fractionation; Film on a large Middle East gas field development project. LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG): LNG specificities; Main liquefaction processes, Liquefaction plants; Storage tanks; Film on an LNG plant development project. Day 3- NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION: Pipeline Gas vs LNG; LNG carriers and re-gasification terminals; Gas storage & distribution. Day 4- GAS PROJECT BUSINESS ASPECTS (BASICS): Decision process to launch a project; Contractual agreements; Gas sales; Financing. Day 5- UNCONVENTIONAL GAS: Tight gas; Coal bed methane (CBM) & example of an Australian LNG project fed by CBM; Shale gas, the US case. GREEN HOUSE GAS: Co2 emissions; Global warming; Test.