Best courses to pursue in engineering studies:Petroleum Engineering

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About Petroleum Engineering:

The study of petroleum engineering can be broadly divided into two sectors namely the upstream and the downstream sector. The Upstream Sector deals with the production, exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons which are the constituents Petroleum and Natural gas. The Downstream Sector is mainly about refining, marketing and distribution of petroleum products.

Most of the institutes in India offer petroleum engineering courses which mainly focus on the upstream sector, while on the other hand the downstream sector companies recruit chemical engineers. 

Scope of Petroleum Engineering:

Petroleum engineering is an attractive and high paying career option. Petroleum engineers have global career and are hired by companies worldwide. At the current scenario even the most developed countries such as the United States of America depend on Petroleum and Natural gas
for the major part of their energy requirement, while renewable sources account only for a meager 9% of the country’s total energy needs.

The world scenario isn't much different and it is clear that our energy demands are increasing at an exorbitant rate and the current technology won't be able to enable us to shift away from fossil fuels that much easily. Hence it is evident that Petroleum Engineering is an ever green field for an Engineering student in terms of career prospect.

Myth surrounding Petroleum industry’s future:

Many of us find it disturbing about the daily news that we hear about declining petroleum resources in our Earth and the need for investing on alternative sources of energy. This puts us in a dilemma whether to pursue this field or not as the fear on what will happen if Petroleum available all over the world goes exhausted has been haunting us for the past few years.

But none of the above assumptions are true and Petroleum is not ending anytime soon. Yes, the reserves of readily available crude oil that we have been dependent upon for years are declining, but these reserves are still over half full. The technological advances in the field have not only allowed us to extract more of petroleum with better efficiency, but have also opened gates to unconventional petroleum sources such as Shale, Coal Bed Methane etc. and hence the demand for qualified Petroleum Engineers will only increase in the future.

Job responsibilities of a Petroleum Engineer:

A petroleum engineer is involved in almost all the stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development and production. The job responsibilities of a Petroleum Engineer include the following activities:

(i)           Discover natural sources of oil and examine the same.
(ii)          Develop the latest machines and equipments which can be used in the extraction and processing of oil.
(iii)        Maximize hydrocarbon recovery at minimum cost.
(iv)        Maintain a strong emphasis on reducing environmental impact during petroleum resource excavations.

Various roles of Petroleum Engineers:

Petroleum engineers based on their field of work can be broadly classified into the below categories:

·        Petroleum geologists
·        Reservoir engineers
·        Production engineers
·        Drilling engineers
·        MWD Engineer
·        Production Engineer
·        Reservoir Engineer
·        Drilling Engineer
·        Well Logging Engineer
·        Well Testing Analyst

Top Companies that hire Petroleum Engineers:

              •      Indian Oil Corporation 
              •      Aban
              •      Oil India Limited
              •      Tata Petrodyne
              •      Bongaigaon Refinery
              •      IBP Co. Limited
              •      Lubricants India
              •      Oil Gas India
              •      Petrosil Group
              •      Shiv-Vani Universal
              •      ONGC
              •      Bharat Petroleum
              •      Reliance Petroleum Limited
              •      Essar Oil Limited
              •      Gas Authority of India
              •      Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
              •      Gas Projects (India) Private Limited
              •      Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited
              •      India LPG
              •      Kochi Refineries Limited

Various Courses available in Petroleum Industry:

Students interested in pursuing courses in petroleum engineering can take up any one of the following courses:

• BE Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Applied Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Petrochemical Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Refining and Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Refining and Petro Chemicals Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Reservoir and Production Engineering

Top Institutes for pursuing Petroleum Engineering:

A profession in petroleum engineering is one of the highest paying professions among all. There may not be as many jobs as the IT sector, but there aren't much of petroleum engineers as well as there are only 5 popular institutes offering this particular course in India. The following institutes offer academic qualification in petroleum engineering at present in India:

        •      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
        •      Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
        •      Bharathisadan Institute of Engineering and Technology
        •      Quantum Global Campus, Roorkee
        •      BR Ambedkar Technological University
        •      ISM Dhanbad
        •      Maharashtra Institute of Technology- Petroleum Engineering
        •      Institute of Petroleum Studies and Chemical Engineering
        •      Nowrosjee Wadia College
        •      University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
        •      Institute of Cheminformatics Studies
        •      Dr. Harising Gour University

The Oil & Gas Industry is a cyclic one and if you are capable enough to ride through the low tides and cash in during the high ones, petroleum engineering is the one for you. Petroleum Engineers also have a bright chance of getting placed in PSUs and other private companies like Schlumberger, Cairn, Shell etc and hence the post of a petroleum engineer is a lucrative one given the humongous earning capacity offered by this sector. Once you go for a higher degree and gain a few years of experience, you will become indispensable to the industry as there is acute manpower shortage and a generation gap creeping into its workforce.


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