MSc Petroleum Engineering 2015/2016

Hi

Has anyone applied for MSc Petroleum Engineering?

wow! you have many friends taking MSc Petroleum Eng. why don't you join Petroleum Eng also?

Why do you want to study Petroleum Engineering now? Is it worth studyng MSc in Petroleum Engineering in 2015/2016 given the current price of crude oil (50 $/barrel)? Especially, knowing that almost all oil companies are having huge losses and will cancel their projects I fear that this situation will translate in no employment opportunities for new petroleum engineering graduates or even worse dismissal of current employees.
Why to prefer Imperial College London to Heriot Watt which has more connection and reputation in Petroleum Engineering?
What is the employment rate of Imperial College's Petroleum graduates?

Why do you want to study Petroleum Engineering now? Is it worth studyng MSc in Petroleum Engineering in 2015/2016 given the current price of crude oil (50 $/barrel)? Especially, knowing that almost all oil companies are having huge losses and will cancel their projects I fear that this situation will translate in no employment opportunities for new petroleum engineering graduates or even worse dismissal of current employees.
Why to prefer Imperial College London to Heriot Watt which has more connection and reputation in Petroleum Engineering?
What is the employment rate of Imperial College's Petroleum graduates?

Current oil price is not a concern for me because if you look in 2008, the price dropped to $30 a barrel. But last year i think it reached somewhere around $110. So things will stabilise and the price will eventually go up. It's just because of the Saudis unwillingness to reduce its output, the discovery of shale oil in the US and a weaker demand from China. Classic supply-demand thing. As for employment opportunities, your concern is correct. Several major oil companies have already dismissed their employees. They say it's part of their "restructuring programme". The job opportunities are there, but it's gonna be hard. But hey, the competition is always there right? I prefer Imperial because it's in London lol. I think it there isn't much different between the two. You just need to get good grades.

Absolutley right. At the end of the day supply and demand will always fluctuate due to the conflicting interests of OPEC and its competitors, as well as other reasons (natural disasters etc...). What's important is that processing and extraction of carbon based fuels will not just stop overnight, and until renewables gain enough momentum (economically viable and commercially available) then there will always be job opportunities for Petroleum Engineers; until supplies wither of course...

I am also part of the 2015/16 intake btw.

Nice post
what uni are you going to and what Alevels did you do?
im also looking to apply next year

Absolutley right. At the end of the day supply and demand will always fluctuate due to the conflicting interests of OPEC and its competitors, as well as other reasons (natural disasters etc...). What's important is that processing and extraction of carbon based fuels will not just stop overnight, and until renewables gain enough momentum (economically viable and commercially available) then there will always be job opportunities for Petroleum Engineers; until supplies wither of course...

I am also part of the 2015/16 intake btw.

Hi, finally found someone who are going to be my classmate. lol. Are you home student?

Hi all,


I'm considering to apply however I'm currently a final year undergrad. Does anyone know what the admissions policy with regard to undergrads is? Can they give conditional offers or do you simply get waitlisted or something else?