What are the job opportunities for Petroleum and Mining Engineers?  

• • The knowledge and skills of SUN graduates incorporate concepts like as effective communication, critical thinking, and project management, which are essential in most jobs. Petroleum and Mining engineering studies and the practical program at SUN provide you with these and other skills that may be used to any employment situation. Apart from your crude oil, gas and natural resource knowledge, you will graduate with the confidence and skills that come with finishing a difficult degree and fully engaging in university life. Nonetheless, the following fields are prominent job options for petroleum engineering program graduates, including;

  • Design equipment to extract oil and gas from onshore and offshore reserves deep underground

  • Develop plans to drill in oil and gas fields, and then to recover the oil and gas

  • Develop ways to inject water, chemicals, gases, or steam into an oil reserve to force out more oil or gas

  • Make sure that oilfield equipment is installed, operated, and maintained properly

  • Evaluate the production of wells through surveys, testing, and analysis

  • the following fields are prominent job options for mining engineering program graduates, including;

  • Design the layout of mining operations, selecting mining methods, and optimizing production schedules

  • Assess soil and rock conditions in mining operations, providing critical information for mine stability and safety.

  • Design and optimization of processes to extract and refine valuable minerals from ores.

  • Specialists in this field work with advanced mining equipment, automation, and technology to improve mining processes and efficiency.

  • offer expertise in various aspects of mining, including feasibility studies, project management, and safety assessments.

Lifelong Learning

Completing the requirements for studying and graduating from the Department of Petroleum Engineering (DPME) is only the first step in a beginner petroleum engineer's career, as it can lead to a future engineer specializing in more specialized, precise fields and a real source of professional success for your life at all levels in the petroleum industry. The petroleum industry's area of development in exploration, drilling, and production techniques and mining industry's area of mineral exploration, mining operation, mineral processing, Mining Equipment and Technology, as well as access to them, provides you with the chance for large-scale continuing education to meet various demands in your future professional field. Where you can use computer technology and specialized software to broaden your talents and target new skills that your resources require, allowing you to expand.