Petroleum engineering or chemical engineering????

Don't listen to that! It is only one person with a negative experience who has said this. Go with what YOU want You will be fine! I read that too and started panicking but there as I want to go into that sector too but are so many different opportunities with a Petroleum/Chemical Engineering degree!

Perhaps its like that at places like Dana Petroleum? Maybe the reservoir engineers graduated say 10 years ago when competition was less rife?

Dont try and bull**** me, there is no way Shell are hiring 'a couple' of MEng students from Aberdeen as graduate Reservoir Engineers. Nowadays, an MSc or even a PhD is almost a prerequisite for this role.

I can understand the need for an MSc anyway, the MEng counts for nothing abroad. As a degree it is just like a years extension to undergrad and is far from challenging. I could do an MEng in my sleep.

Hahaha, sure mate. Im in the latter stages with all and no rejections so far Good luck with your applications though - A case study exercise with you MEng boys would be a good laugh

I'm a graduate and whilst it may sound a bit doomsday like, the post does make some very saliet points. The industry is going through tough times, without a years worth of experience or more, you're very unlikely to get a job either in upstream petrochemicals or o&g EPC contracting at the minute. This year I think all contractors actually froze recruitment, and I know many graduates in the years above me who have lost their jobs. The vast majority of people who are spending 20k on a petroleum engineering degree for the next year, will be wasting 20k.

have to disagree with you there. I've seen lots of jobs for graduate petroleum engineers and reservoir engineers over the past three months. Depends how much effort you put into looking and how far you are willing to travel

AATB

Which job boards have you seen these places advertised on?

Various however, I mainly use indeed.com. Type reservoir engineer, petroleum engineer etc There was a grad scheme with Apache for res eng a few weeks back. There is a shell intern programe currently and Schlumberger was recruiting a few weeks back and exxon was recruiting a grad scheme for their terminal in too.

Also, just calling companies can be productive, whilst not all of them will have a position the opportunities are there for those willing to knock doors down.

Good luck

Which job boards have you seen these places advertised on?

Hi, i am almost done with my UCAS but having second thoughts whether to study petroleum eng or chemical eng, my colleagues have told me petroleum would not be a big industry in 20 years as we are converting to resources such as wind power, nuclear etc.

My Choices in ucas are
Portsmouth- Petroleum eng
Leeds- Petroleum eng
Manchester- Petroleum eng
Coventry- Oil and gas management (as they do not do petroleum engineering)
Loughborough- Chemical engineering

Does It matter if I apply to three different courses? which are all related (all under chemistry)
i was considering to do a bachelor in petroleum engineering and do a Msc in Chemical engineering would this benefit me??

Who the hell is stupid to do an BEng in PE? Just get a BSc in Maths then do a MSc when the time comes. If PEs aren't in demand, then just do something else

Maybe a petroleum engineer? what does a maths degree have to do with being a completions engineer, production engineer or petroleum engineer for somebody that wants to go down that route. even so If I was to chose between another subject it would be Chem eng or Physics at a push. Why not trawl through the hundreds of UK listed companies and check the BOD, you'll find the majority of senior management and C level management are pet eng or geologists. not once came across mathematician come pet eng and if I did I wouldnt be buying stock in the company.

Also pet eng with a masters in finance is a good route to comodities