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What is Petroleum Engineering?
Petroleum Engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be crude oil or natural gas. The two key areas of learning will be oil exploration and processing of crude oils.

Career Prospects
Petroleum engineering has historically been one of the highest paid engineering disciplines. Petroleum engineering course offers wonderful job opportunities at global and domestic levels. Opportunities in oil and gas sector are ample in Gulf countries, Mexico, Canada, Indonesia and Thailand with very high annual income packages. Higher education opportunities are good all over America and Europe too.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for petroleum engineers is $98,380. In terms of starting salaries, the average starting salary for petroleum engineers who have earned a Bachelor’s degree is $60,718. According to a recent salary survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, bachelor’s degree candidates in petroleum engineering received starting salary offers averaging $62,236 a year. They are among the highest paid engineers.