<p>I’m a chemical engineer degree holder…i have been looking for an oil&gas upstream job for quite sometime and have been unsuccessful…</p>
<p>so,i’m planning to do my masters in oil and gas engineering in The Robert Gordon University…</p>
<p>can somebody actually give me some information about the university and the course itself…</p>
<p>will the degree land me in a upstream oil and gas production job…???</p>
<p>thanks in advance…</p>
<p>guys anybody…!!!</p>
<p>Yeah man, go for it… It’s located in Aberdeen, so you will be in the middle of everything in the North Sea! That’s huge, and in PE location matters big time. For example, if you go to West Virginia or Penn State, chances are you’ll be working in natural gas up in the Appalachains. You’re good, but the industry is terrible right now…</p>
<p>is it worth doing petroleum engg these days?
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<p>Hi guys, i’m also planning to do my MSc in oil and gas engineering (RGU) or petroleum engineering (University of New South Wales). I am a mechanical engineering graduate.</p>
<p>What is the difference between oil&gas engineering and petroleum engineering?</p>
<p>It seems that a typical petroleum engineering program focus more on reservoir engineering area whereas oil and gas engineering at RGU “sacrifices” depth in reservoir engineering for more breadth on subsea / management.</p>
<p>I read that RGU has close ties with the oil and gas industry since Aberdeen is the energy hub of Europe. Furthermore, i assume that technology utilised in the North Sea is the most advanced because of the harsh climate and mature wells? Hence the materials covered in RGU’s course should be very updated and catered to prospective employers?</p>
<p>For UNSW, it is one of the top engineering schools in Australia with longest tradition of petroleum engineering too. As mentioned, it is a typical petroleum engineering program which gives you the chance to gain more depth in “traditional” fields such as reservoir, drilling and production engineering. Most of the major exploration and production activities are in the north west side though…(what an irony :P)</p>
<p>Now a crucial question is does this difference in curriculum matter a lot to prospective employers? More specifically, does this mean that if i take RGU’s course, it will be harder to enter oil operators like Exxon, Shell etc since strictly speaking i don’t have a Msc in petroleum engineering? (considering that it is already quite hard to enter these companies ^ ^; ) </p>
<p>The reason why i am very interested in joining the oil operator side is because they have structured development plans for new employees (esp fresh grads), and as the people in charge of developing the oil fields you will gain a more complete graps of the oil and gas industry. (good job prospects in the oil and gas industry even if you choose to leave in future) </p>
<p>Any good advice will be most welcomed…</p>
<p>I am a undergrate attending a junior college in Texas. I am not sure what I want my career plan to be. One idea is petroleum engineering but i need to know a few answers and maybe ya’ll can help.
First, do petroleum engineers move around a lot?
Second, is it easy to find a job opportunity in this field?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Hi guys, I have been browsing this site for a few weeks and I am also in the process of applying for the MSc in oil and gas engineering at RGU. I am a chemical engineering graduate.</p>
<p>The issue I have is whether recruiters would value petroleum production over oil and gas engineering. The modules are identical in for the first semester, however there is only one module that one would study from the two courses. Finally there is the project in the final semester.</p>
<p>I am wondering whether companies visit RGU and interview their students for recruitment, and if, they value those with petroleum production MSc’s over those with oil and gas engineers.</p>
<p>I am also thinking of applying for Petroleum Engineering MSc at London South Bank University, a far, far inferior university to RGU. They do however have the modules that I would ideally like to study at RGU. Should I do this? What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I would be grateful for any feed back. Please help folks!</p>
<p>Hi Manolo,</p>
<p>How close are RGU’s ties with the oil & gas industry? You can read for yourself here :)</p>
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<p>Petroleum production vs Oil & gas Msc - why don’t you email your queries to the related department personnels? Its best to get answers from the people who conduct the courses.</p>
<p>As for Msc in Petroleum Engineering at LSU… it is true the course includes all the standard modules. You have to double check if the course is accredited by professional bodies such as the Energy Institute though.</p>
<p>what kind of GPA are they looking for a job with BP/Exxon/Chevron? I go to Purdue for ME</p>
<p>Hi Career, thanks for your response.</p>
<p>I am really gathering opinions of where and what to study from a range of sources. Of course I have spoken to the lecturers at RGU and they were helpful. I was just asking here to get a second opinion from those who might have previously attended and those in the industry. I have submitted my application for the oil and gas engineering course so now we will wait and see.</p>
<p>As for the energyzone institute you suggested, they, as well as the SPE’s accredit all of the UK universities offering petroleum MSc’s except LSBU, which is quite alarming! I will continue monitoring the site though to see if there are any further developments. Thanks again!</p>
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<p>Around a 3.2 for most, Exxon looks for 3.5…</p>
<p>If I can get a MS in Pet eng , Will it be harder to get a job in middle East or in USA? I would love to work abroad!</p>
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<p>I always wonder if I can break into the field with a math major, physics minor with no programming skills.</p>
<p>that’s a smart opinion #ThumbsUp#</p>