What is the difference between petroleum engineering and petrochemical engineering? Which one is having more scope in future?

Difference between Petroleum and Petro Chemical Engineers:- A petroleum engineer relates to work of: Upstreams operations Major areas are- Drilling Reservoir Production Formation Evaluation/ Well Logging Exploration of Oil and Gas In short, every techniques from exploring oil and gas to producing it and sending it to Refineries. Petrochemical Engineering relates to work of- Downstreams operations Such as processing the received oil and gas to get end products. A petrochemical engineer would work in downstream operations dealing with petroleum refining and all the derivative products they make from crude oil. Synthetic Elastomers Plastics and Resins Synthetic Fibres and Films Detergents, Solvents, Paint, Varnishes and Plasticizers Agricultural Chemicals such as Fertilizers, Pesticides and Herbicides Automotive Chemicals Including Antifreeze Agents Pharmaceuticals Speciality chemicals like cosmetics, perfumery etc. for production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Coating, etc. Feel free to ask me further queries. Thank You.

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