As a petroleum engineer you will be responsible for the identification and production of

hydrocarbons, requiring a range of skills in engineering and geoscience disciplines. You may
work on a drilling rig, as part of a multi-disciplinary team for an energy company or as one of a
diverse range of service contractors who support the extraction of hydrocarbons.
This is an exciting and technically challenging programme that will equip you for a range of
careers in the petroleum industry. Ongoing growth in worldwide energy consumption means
demand for petroleum engineers is high. Oil companies and service providers are actively
recruiting graduates in this area, which remains buoyant despite the economic climate.
The School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science is open and welcoming, with low
staff: student ratios and an excellent reputation for high quality research. We have exceptional
links with the oil and gas industry, which supports both our teaching and our research
programmes. Major oil and gas companies are actively recruiting students from our BEng and
MEng courses, as well as offering internships and sponsorship for post-graduate study to
exceptional students.
All students are eligible to apply during Years 1 and 2 for BP Philanthropic Scholarship Awards of
2000. The Petros Geoscience prize, worth 500, is awarded to the Best Overall Student in both
Years 1 and 2, recognising both academic performance and all-round contribution to the course
and/or School.
Petroleum Engineering is an interdisciplinary subject, so you will study a broad range of subjects
including geology, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemistry and mathematics. You will be
taught how hydrocarbon is generated, stored and produced in the subsurface. On completion of
the programme you will understand the life-cycle development of oil and gas fields, and how
petroleum engineers operate them effectively.
Whatever career path you choose, we will equip you with a range of technical and transferrable
skills and knowledge.
As well as lectures, you will learn through:

Problem-solving exercises that are based around real-world data and problems.

Laboratory classes using subsurface rock and fluid data.

Construction and flow simulation of geocellular models using industry-standard software

(provided by Schlumberger).

Fieldwork, to examine the geological heterogeneity encountered in hydrocarbon

reservoirs.