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Petroleum engineering as career option in India involves the study of all of the stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development and production. The aim of Petroleum engineer is to maximise hydrocarbon recovery and minimize environmental degradation.



Petroleum engineering



The prime motive of Petroleum engineers is to locate natural reservoirs of petroleum deposits. They work to develop more effective, cost-efficient methods of petroleum recovery through the application of principles from chemistry, mathematics, engineering, and geology. The course content of petroleum engineering comprises of the methodology of Oil & Gas extraction technology, relevant basic sciences, and engineering can be applied for the exploration, drilling, production, and refining of petroleum.

Top recruiters



Petroleum engineering openplacementopportunities in following companies



Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Haldia Petrochemicals, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Shell Technology, Derrick Petroleum, Schlumberger, Halliburton.

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Petroleum engineers are able to address and solve important technology challenges that will lead to energy security and societal prosperity, so the position is in high demand.



Job Prospects

Other than oil extraction and refining, Petroleum Engineers have to focus on many

other aspects of oil explorations. Major roles of a Petroleum Engineer are:

Design equipment to extract oil and gas

Develop ways to eject water, chemicals, gases and steam

Perform well testing, and well surveys before establishing a well



Depending on their job roles, Petroleum engineers can be divided into following

groups:

Petroleum geologists: Engineers who analyse subsurface structures with geological and geophysical methods & tools to find hydrocarbons.

Reservoir engineers: Role of a Reservoir engineer is to study the characteristics

of a reservoir and determine which methods will get the most oil or gas out of the reservoir. They also ensure that the optimal levels of these resources are being recovered.

Drilling engineers: These engineers determine the safest, most efficient, cheapest and most eco-friendly ways to drill an oil or gas well.

Completions engineers: Role of these engineers is to finish building a well to

extract oil or gas from underground. Their work involves the use of tubing, hydraulic fracturing and pressure-control techniques.

Production engineers: These engineers take over after a well is completed. Main

role of these engineers is to monitor the production and to figure out ways to

increase the amount being extracted.



Expanding demand for petroleum products and diversified role of these engineers require a good number of trained petroleum engineers. Career prospects are quite attractive in this sector as petroleum companies offer attractive salaries to Petroleum Engineers. Companies like Indian Oil, Oil India Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum (BP) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) hire these engineers for oil exploration and related works.