Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of Hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
This engineering programme opens up a wide range of different career opportunities. You will gain crucial technological skills as well as knowledge in safety and risk management, time management, planning and communication.
Students can receive an interdisciplinary overview that includes the geology, chemistry and fluid mechanics necessary to harvest and use oil. Many of these courses also cover topics related to the economics and social aspects of the oil industry.
Petroleum engineers have a future full of challenges and opportunities. They must develop and apply new technology to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale, tar sands, and offshore oil and gas fields. They must also devise new techniques to recover oil left in the ground after application of conventional producing…