The British Academy for Training and Development offers a course in Offshore Drilling, which deals with several topics such as the stages and operations of offshore drilling and the methods used in the drilling of gas or oil wells. 
An oil rig or an offshore platform, or what is colloquially called an oil drilling rig, is a large well-drilling structure, equipped with facilities used to extract and process oil and natural gas, and is used for temporary storage of products until they are transported to the coast to undergo the refining and marketing process. In many models, the platform also includes accommodation facilities for workers.

The British Academy for Training and Development offers this course to the following categories:

• Naval, logistics, Accounting, Administrative, and support staff and environmental professionals.
• Completion drilling and test
• Directional drilling and disposal wells.

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following topics:

• Understanding the important issues of offshore drilling
• Familiarize with naval  excavation .machines and their  components and functions .
• Understanding the terms of naval processes.

• Basic Petroleum Geology
• Preparing offshore wells
• Components of a rig and its functions.
• Excavation machines used in the seabed.
• Well drilling with excavation machine used in seabed.
• Holes ,drilling means, packaging ,strengthening and evaluation .
• The offshore excavation by fluid drilling.
• Dynamic Positioning ,compensation movement ,and boats’ supply and moving the workers.
• Naval production system
• Naval pipelines.