<p>can anyone please tell me what will an individual majoring in petroleum engineering study during the four years?</p>
<p>[Global</a> oil supply will peak in 2020, says energy agency | Environment | The Guardian](<a href=“http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/dec/15/global-oil-supply-peak-2020-prediction]Global”>Global oil supply will peak in 2020, says energy agency | Peak oil | The Guardian)</p>
<p>[World</a> energy briefing hears of peak oil by 2020 | Energy Bulletin](<a href=“http://www.energybulletin.net/52204]World”>http://www.energybulletin.net/52204)</p>
<p>[World</a> energy briefing hears of peak oil by 2020 | Energy Bulletin](<a href=“http://www.energybulletin.net/52204]World”>http://www.energybulletin.net/52204)</p>
<p>[Peak</a> Oil 2020 - Environmental Capital - WSJ](<a href=“Peak Oil 2020 - WSJ”>Peak Oil 2020 - WSJ)</p>
<p>[Respected</a> Oil Analyst Charles Maxwell Predicts Peak Oil Production by 2020 | HeatingOil.com](<a href=“http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/respected-oil-analyst-charles-maxwell-predicts-peak-oil-production-by-2020920/]Respected”>http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/respected-oil-analyst-charles-maxwell-predicts-peak-oil-production-by-2020920/)</p>
<p>these are predictions by professional energy speakers.</p>
<p>read up more using google if you want.</p>
<p>just trying to save someone from frustration after some hardwork at college.
js</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I graduated with a Petroleum Engineering degree last spring. The classes are actually quite unique, meaning that people who say “Petroleum engineering is just like _______” are generally full of it! You will take a good deal of geology classes, learn about how fluids flow, learn about how to design drilling and completion systems, and also learn how to use many of the industry software applications such as Petrel and Eclipse (if you go to Tech). I felt that the degree program was very carrer-oriented, meaning everything you learned is used in real-life. The same cannot be said for some other majors; I hear many of my old buds who are in other engineering programs complain about how their degree wasn’t very related to their current job. </p>
<p>The career options are endless. The world has tons of oil and gas left and we need smart people to help us extract it. In college you will learn about the future sources of petroleum, notable oil shale and enhanced oil recovery projects that will provide the world with energy for decades to come. Where I work (Bakken Shale, ND) there is approximation 25 billion barrels of recoverable oil. In South Texas the Eagle Ford Shale has around 20 billion barrels. There is also significant oil reserves offshore in several basins all across the world from the Gulf of Mexico to Angola. While conventional oil reserves (oil that is easy to get to, and easy to produce… think West Texas, North Sea, Middle East, North Africa, ext.) will likely peak very soon, or already has peaked, there is still vast reserves in unconventional places that will delay a peak in total oil production for many decades to come. Most sources that say oil will peak by 2020 or 2030 only take into consideration current oil fields and neglect the fact that shale and deepwater oil will keep the crude flowing for much longer due to the vastness of these resources. Also, when supply does finally peak that is not a bad thing for a petroleum engineer. Supply will likely peak before demand does which mean that the price of oil (and subsequently the salary of a petroleum engineer) will skyrocket for a few decades after we hit peak oil. If humanity hits peak oil during our lifetime then a petroleum engineer will only have to work a few decades to secure enough money for a cozy retirement fund.</p>
<p>Hi im trying to figure out what college to attend i came to the conclusiion between U of H and Texas A&M? And also im 22 is this to old of an age for this major and how many years is the major?</p>