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Petroleum Production Engineer Production Engineer Reservoir Engineer Fuel Engineer What is petroleum engineering? Petroleum engineers have a future full of challenges and opportunities. They must develop and apply new technology to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale, tar sands, and offshore oil and gas fields. They must also devise new techniques to recover oil left in the ground after application of conventional producing techniques. Economic and environmentally safe production of petroleum resources requires creative application of a wide spectrum of knowledge, including, but not limited to: Mathematics Physics Geology Chemistry Petroleum engineering overlaps with many of the engineering disciplines, such as: mechanical, chemical, and civil. Here are further guidelines. |