CAREER GUIDE IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Employment Opportunities:

Petroleum engineers are employed by oil and gas production companies and oil industry service contractors.
Employment opportunities for petroleum engineers exist with major oil and exploration companies, contracting firms and government. Petroleum engineers may work on site in oil fields, production centres and in the head office of companies that are based in metropolitan areas. They may also work as consultants to the industry. Petroleum engineers may rise to managerial positions in the oil industry.

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

For Further Information:
Graduates may be eligible for membership of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria. Visit their website for more details. http://www.spe.org/

Registration or licensing may be required. Contact the Society of Petroleum Engineers for further information.

Education and Training:
To become a petroleum engineer you usually have to study engineering at university with a major in petroleum engineering. You may also consider related specialisations such as chemical, civil, mechanical or mining engineering. To get into these courses you usually need to gain your WACE at Stages 2 and 3. Prerequisite subjects, or assumed knowledge, in one or more of English, mathematics, chemistry and physics are normally required. A number of universities in Nigeria offer degrees in engineering with a major in petroleum engineering. Universities have different prerequisites and some have flexible entry requirements visit http://futo.edu.ng/Admissions/Undergraduate.aspx#. Contact the universities if you are interested in for more information as requirements may change.
Additional Information:
Related Courses:
While the following courses are related to this occupation, they may not necessarily lead directly to employment, nor provide the most direct pathway to the occupation. Courses which provide preliminary or informal training, as well as those which provide additional job skills following initial qualifications may also be listed.