Petroleum Engineering

Nitesh Kumar | Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies | DIT University

What is Petroleum Engineering?

Petroleum Engineering is a great Career option. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Petroleum Engineering actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Petroleum Engineering. The internet is a great source of information on Petroleum Engineering, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies Nitesh Kumar invested 18 years in Petroleum Engineering. Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies Nitesh Kumar defines Petroleum Engineering as:

Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.

How Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies Nitesh Kumar got into Petroleum Engineering?

I have done B Tech & M Tech from Roorkee. I also did M Sc and Ph D from Texas Tech, USA. I have worked with various companies like Murphy Oil, Shell, Bangalore, Stat Oil, British Petroleum and Petronas in Malaysia. I am Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies in DIT University, Dehradun.

Professor and HOD of Petroleum and Energy Studies Nitesh Kumar's Talk on Petroleum Engineering

Starts with what is:
1)	Petroleum Engineering

Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Petroleum Engineering is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Petroleum Engineering. It defines Education in terms of following items for Petroleum Engineering:
2)	Upstream
3)	Midstream
4)	Downstream
5)	Software Knowledge

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Petroleum Engineering demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It discusses following headings for Skills in Petroleum Engineering:
6)	Adventurous
7)	Designing Skills
8)	Hard - Working Attitude
9)	Patience
10)	Perseverance
11)	Responsibility
12)	Communication Skills

Petroleum Engineering has an interesting list of Positives. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Petroleum Engineering:
13)	Good Income
14)	Travelling
15)	Networking
16)	Societal Impact

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Petroleum Engineering:
17)	Work Life Balance
18)	High Pressure Environment
19)	Health Issues
20)	Uncertainty

In the final section of the Talk, Nitesh Kumar talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
21)	Petroleum Engineering

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