OPA Energy

Petroleum Engineering Training & Educationopacourses.com

OPA Energy is a Cairo-based online learning platform, founded in 2019, delivering specialized petroleum engineering training — live, prerecorded, and mentorship — to oil and gas professionals and students across the MENA region and beyond.

Company typePrivate
Founded2019
HeadquartersMaadi, Cairo, Egypt
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What OPA Energy does

OPA Energy is a Cairo-headquartered online learning platform, founded in 2019, that delivers specialized training and education services to the oil and gas industry with a primary focus on petroleum engineering professionals across the MENA region. The platform hosts live courses, prerecorded self-paced courses, free technical webinars, a one-to-one eMentoring program, an Egypt-based summer/winter internship program, subscription packages, and a consulting/AI solutions service line. The course catalog spans Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Production Technology, Rig & Rigless Operations, Analytics & HSE, Geology & Geophysics, and Downstream, with hands-on training on industry software (PIPESIM, GAP, CMG, FracCade). Distribution is multi-channel: self-serve web (opacourses.com), iOS app, direct enterprise sales for on-ground corporate training, social media (LinkedIn 25K, Facebook 7K, YouTube 6K), and industry events such as PACE Conference 2024.

The business operates a hybrid monetization model combining product-led growth for individuals (one-time course purchases of $80-$300, free webinars as top-of-funnel) with subscription packages, paid mentorship, and bespoke corporate/in-house training contracts. Named enterprise clients include GUPCO and Wintershalldea; named academic partners include the University of Baghdad. The company claims reach into 100 countries, 150 universities, and 8,500+ cumulative attendees, supported by a network of 50+ industry practitioners serving as instructors and mentors. With ~12 employees, OPA remains a small, privately held, unfunded operator extending its footprint from Egypt into Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Libya, Yemen, Norway, and the United States. The technology stack is a proprietary learning management system with video streaming, course management, e-mentoring matching, and a serial-number-based certificate validation system; no public API, proprietary AI models, or patents are documented, and AI capabilities appear limited to a consulting-oriented service line rather than productized technology.

OPA Energy firmographics

Firmographics

Name: OPA Energy
Legal name: OPA Energy
Website: https://opacourses.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2019
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: OPA Energy is a Cairo-based online learning platform, founded in 2019, delivering specialized petroleum engineering training — live, prerecorded, and mentorship — to oil and gas professionals and students across the MENA region and beyond.
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OPA Energy industry classification

Industry

Product category: Petroleum Engineering Training & Education
NAICS: Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)
SIC: Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)
akta.pro primary industry: Energy (Oil, Gas & Renewables) (EDABALAJ)
akta.pro secondary industry: MOOC & Open Course Platforms (EDAFAIAA)

Keywords

Petroleum engineering training
Oil and gas education
Online learning platform
Reservoir engineering courses
E-mentoring program

Where OPA Energy is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Maadi, Cairo
HQ country: Egypt
HQ region: Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

OPA Energy business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

Course Sales: One-time purchase of individual courses including live courses, prerecorded courses, and recordings of live sessions. Prices range from free webinars to $300 for comprehensive courses.
Subscription Packages: Recurring subscription plans for access to multiple courses and training content
E-Mentoring Services: One-to-one mentorship program with dedicated instructors for personalized learning
Corporate/In-House Training: On-ground customized training programs for oil and gas companies such as GUPCO, delivered at client locations
Consultations & AI Solutions: Consulting services and AI-powered solutions for oil and gas industry challenges

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Live Courses - Real-time instructor-led training sessions on petroleum engineering topics
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Prerecorded Courses - On-demand video courses for self-paced learning
Freemium	Pay-as-you-go	Free Technical Webinars - Educational webinars for petroleum engineering topics
Subscription	Annual	Subscription Packages - Access to multiple courses under monthly or annual plans

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

OPA Energy product offering

Product offering

Core offering

OPA Energy operates the first dedicated e-learning platform in the MENA region focused on petroleum engineering training. The company delivers live courses, prerecorded courses, free technical webinars, an eMentoring one-to-one mentorship program, on-ground corporate training, and AI-driven consulting solutions for the oil and gas industry.

Product overview

OPA Energy is an online learning platform providing petroleum engineering education through multiple delivery formats. The platform offers a unified e-learning ecosystem comprising live online courses, prerecorded/self-paced courses, webinars, an eMentoring one-to-one mentorship program, internship programs in Egypt, and consultation/AI solutions services. Course categories span Petroleum Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Production Technology Engineering, Rig & Rigless Operations, Analytics & HSE, Geology & Geophysics (G&G), and Downstream. The platform also provides subscription packages for ongoing access to training content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

OPA Courses Platform
eMentoring Program
Subscription Packages
Summer/Winter Internship Program
Consultations & AI Solutions
Corporate/In-House Training

Quantifiable outcome

8,500+ attendees trained across 100 countries
+3 more outcomes

Companies that use OPA Energy

Customer profile

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

OPA Energy technology and API

Technology

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

OPA Energy partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

WintershalldeacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Training services partnership - Wintershalldea is listed as a client and partner receiving petroleum engineering training services. OPA Energy provides training content and programs to support Wintershalldea's workforce development needs.
GUPCO (Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Corporate training partnership delivering specialized courses including Geomechanical Analysis & Lab Testing For Rock, Cased Hole & Production Log Evaluation, Open Hole Logging, and Coiled Tubing Operations at GUPCO facilities.
University of BaghdadminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partnership for delivering petroleum engineering education and training to university students and faculty.
GeotizedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Training services partnership with Geotized for oil and gas industry professional development.
Power Line EgyptminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Training services partnership with Power Line Egypt for industry workforce development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

OPA Energy competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

OPA Energy financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

OPA Energy leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

OPA Energy funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

OPA Energy M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about OPA Energy

What does OPA Energy do?

Is OPA Energy a public or private company?

OPA Energy is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was OPA Energy founded?

OPA Energy was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is OPA Energy based?

OPA Energy is headquartered in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt, in the Africa region.

How does OPA Energy make money?

Five revenue lines are on record. Course Sales are the primary driver. The others are subscription Packages, E-Mentoring Services, corporate/In-House Training and consultations & AI Solutions.

Does OPA Energy have an API?

No public API is recorded for OPA Energy.

What industry is OPA Energy in?

OPA Energy's product category is Petroleum Engineering Training & Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDABALAJ, Energy (Oil, Gas & Renewables), with a secondary code of EDAFAIAA, MOOC & Open Course Platforms. Its NAICS code is 611430 and its SIC code is 1389.