Program
Description
The program covers petroleum geology, reservoir engineering, drilling and well engineering, production and natural gas engineering, pipelines, and health, safety and environment, preparing graduates for careers in the oil and gas industry onshore and offshore.
Learning Outcomes
- Graduates of the Oil and Gas Engineering programs (180, 160 and 144 Cr. Hr.) are expected to acquire a range of competencies at different levels. This includes: (A) General Engineering Competencies; (B) Specialized Program Competencies; and (C) Subspecialized Competencies. Details are shown as follows:
A. General Engineering Competencies
On successful completion of the Oil and Gas Engineering program of study, the graduate should be able to:
A1: Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying engineering fundamentals, basic science, and mathematics.
A2: Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
A3: Apply engineering design processes to produce cost-effective solutions that meet specified needs with consideration for global, cultural, social, economic, environmental, ethical, and other aspects as appropriate to the discipline and within the principles and contexts of sustainable design and development.
A4: Utilize contemporary technologies, codes of practice and standards, quality guidelines, health and safety requirements, environmental issues, and risk management principles.
A5: Practice research techniques and methods of investigation as an inherent part of learning.
A6: Plan, supervise, and monitor implementation of engineering projects, taking into consideration other trades’ requirements.
A7: Function efficiently as an individual and as a member of multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams.
A8: Communicate effectively — graphically, verbally, and in writing — with a range of audiences using contemporary tools.
A9: Use creative, innovative, and flexible thinking and acquire entrepreneurial and leadership skills to anticipate and respond to new situations.
A10: Acquire and apply new knowledge, and practice self, lifelong, and other learning strategies.
B. Specialized Program Competencies
In addition to the engineering-level competencies, graduates of the Oil and Gas Engineering program are expected to acquire specialized oil and gas engineering competencies, as follows:
B1: Analyze geological data, interpret well-logs, estimate hydrocarbon reserves and evaluate reservoir performance by applying the principles and basic concepts of: geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering.
B2: Plan and construct oil wells, develop oilfield production programs, design early surface facilities plants and field evacuation plans by applying the principles and basic concepts of: drilling engineering, production engineering, phase equilibrium, fluid mechanics and flow through porous media.
B3: Use specialist computer applications and mathematical models to maximize the performance of all petroleum engineering stages.
B4: Apply the concepts of project economics and resources evaluation methods for design and decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty.
C. Subspecialized Competencies
C1: Plan and construct oil wells, develop oilfield production programs, design early surface facilities plants and field evacuation plans by applying the principles and basic concepts.
C2: Carry-out the installation, operation, maintenance and repair processes for the machineries and equipment of oil/ gas production, exploration, storage and transport systems.
C3: Plan and operate offshore petroleum drilling and constructions and installing and operating of oil gas processing and treatment facilities.
C4: Deal with biddings, contracts, financial issues, health and safety, including project management and risk analysis and integrate legal and economic aspects to install, operate, inspect and maintain oil and gas operation segments.
