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CO U R S E S & C A REERS Petroleum Engineer What you’ll do: You will plan and manage the extraction of oil and gas from petroleum reservoirs. You may also design and oversee the development of an oil well, plan the building of pipelines to transport natural gas from the source to other locations, as well as manage the containment of oil spills and other instances of environmental contamination. What you’ll need: A master’s or bachelor’s degree in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering. Candidates with other engineering disciplines and previous experience in the oil industry are also usually considered. Production Engineer What you’ll do: You will be responsible for the daily management of oil and gas production operations. You will be involved in work-over and production equipment design and partake in asset management planning, budgeting and cost estimating to increase revenue and lower operating expenses. What you’ll need: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in petroleum, chemical or mechanical engineering. A degree in another engineering discipline is often accepted too, with the presence of previous oil industry experience. Reservoir Engineer Completion Engineer What you’ll do: You will supervise the drilling works to ensure that they are safe, environmentally conscious and cost-efficient. You will also apply innovation and technology in casing and drill string design, directional drilling, mud systems and completions. You will report on the operations and manage the logistics. The job scope also includes estimating costs and risk and performing reporting and optimisation. What you’ll do: Your main task will be to evaluate site performance by conducting reservoir modelling studies and, subsequently, enhance production by investigating new opportunities. Reservoir engineers also perform other studies such as reservoir simulation studies, reservoir characterisation stu Y\˜[