What is the scope of petroleum engineering?

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4 years ago

Petroleum engineers are one of the highest paid engineering disciplines as the demand for oil and gas is very high all over the world. Therefore, they require such professionals who can extract maximum oil and gas. The job prospects of a petroleum engineer are very high as compared to others. Broadl

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Sunita Singh | Guide-Level 15

4 years ago

Petroleum Engineering is one of the most interesting and rewarding career opportunities available to engineering students in India. The rising scarcity of petroleum products coupled with expansion in search operations for new petroleum sources has brought the field again in the limelight. Proactive

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Ahana Sharma | Scholar-Level 16

5 years ago

A lot of companies directly or through consultancies hire Indian for foreign locations. Also, in oil & gas industry one can directly apply to outside India and can expect to be hired if have a good profile. So prospects are not bad. But, as far I have seen it - oil & gas industry doesn't really work

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Mehar Sharma | Scholar-Level 16

5 years ago

Dear Aagam, 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 e

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Sunil Soni | Scholar-Level 18

9 years ago

India has developed petroleum and gas industry with good opportunities in both PSU and private sector. It is a niche branch of engineering with comparatively lesser opportunities in comparison to chemical or mechanical engineering.

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