Can I know about petroleum engineering? What is the scope of petroleum engineering?

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5 years ago
The subject of petroleum engineering touches upon a variety of topics and domains like Economics, Geochemistry, Geology, geomechanics, geophysics, seismology, plate tectonics, thermodynamics, gas production, oil drilling, and many others. Petroleum engineers are one of the highest-paid engineering d

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Thank you so much. Now I am in my final year of B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.

Harsh Ranjan
8 years ago
Basically, it is all about crude oil extraction, processing, production, different types of products produced, processes involved, devices used etc The course covers details like procedures involved in exploration, extraction, and transportation of Crude oil to begin with. Then, it covers details re

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Can I get a good job in Gujarat after completing B.Tech in petroleum engineering?

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