Petroleum engineers extract oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. 

They collaborate with other professionals to understand the geological and geophysical characteristics of particular reservoirs before designing, testing and implementing the most effective and profitable extraction method.

Reservoirs currently yield 30 per cent of their oil; petroleum engineers are therefore needed to develop methods that increase oil and gas production. 

These engineers are also required to help develop offshore gas fields.

In this major, you will learn how to evaluate, drill, develop and mine oil and gas reserves. 

You'll study chemical engineering, drilling, fluid flow through reservoirs, formation evaluation, geology, hydrocarbon phase behaviour, oil and gas field development, petroleum production technology, thermodynamics and well completions engineering.

You will undertake practical study in fluid and reservoir rock and drilling laboratories and gain industry exposure through field trips to service company offices, government offices, and drilling, exploration and production operation sites.

You'll also understand global economic trends and corporate profit margins through studying economics, risk and project management.

In your final year, you'll undertake a major research project and a field development planning and design project.

• Passport
• English Language Proficiency Evidence
• Visa Documents (if applicable)
• Academic Transcript
• CV/Resume (Not applicable for SLIIT - Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology - applicants)

Australian Year 12 (or an accepted international equivalent)

India:

• Indian School Certificate (ISC): 60% from the best four subjects and at least 60% in English or separate evidence of English competence
• All India Senior School Certificate/ Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination: 60% in the best four subjects and at least 60% in English or separate evidence of English competence
• Higher Secondary School Certificate: 65% in the best five subjects

China:

• Gao Kao: 67% of the overall maximum score, or a grade of 322/480,402/600, 503/750, 543/810 or 603/900

OR 

• successful completion of the first year of a four or five-year Bachelor's degree at a recognised University or authorised degree-granting institution, separate evidence of English competence is required.

Iran:

• Successful completion of the first year of a four-year Bachelor's degree at a Section 1 Higher Education institution listed on AEI CEP, separate evidence of English competence is required.

Engineering (Diploma of Engineering)

The Diploma of Engineering pathways into Curtin University’s

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)