Petroleum engineering (1 Viewer)

[yorkstanham]

Anyone here doing this course?

What do you think of it?

Thanks in advance

 

[yehdatsrite]

I'm interested in Petroleum Eng as well, the professor at UNSW made it sound like...excellent work conditions and superb pay. I'm sort of worried about the long term career prospect, what happens to this profession when we run out of oil and stuff...
And if the profession really offers such exciting opportunities, why is there only a handful, 10~20 undergrads, that does it each yr?
thx in advance =]

 

[Omium]

Petroleum Engineering = SHOW ME THE MONEYY.....

or was that mining? :S

 

[lyounamu]

What happens when oil runs out?

Well, that job will become redundant. However, that is quite unlikely to happen in a short span of time. We are finding more oil reserves as the technology gets more advanced. For example, we are able to drill far more efficiently than in the past.

 

[Omium]

What happens when oil runs out?

What a horrible thing to say..

 

[Curry]

I'm interested in Petroleum Eng as well, the professor at UNSW made it sound like...excellent work conditions and superb pay. I'm sort of worried about the long term career prospect, what happens to this profession when we run out of oil and stuff...
And if the profession really offers such exciting opportunities, why is there only a handful, 10~20 undergrads, that does it each yr?
thx in advance =]

Because its hard work. Being stuck in an off shore oil rig or in the deserts of Saudi Arabia isn't great. But its usually shift based and you get paid enough to have a nice break during your time off.