In the process of training in this speciality, students get acquainted with the basics of oil and gas engineering, the history of the development of transport and storage of oil and gas, the fundamentals of the construction, operation and repair of gas and oil pipelines, gas storages and methods for protecting them from corrosion, the principles of operation and safe operation of oil and gas equipment, the basics of the operation of gas and oil pipelines, pumping and compressor stations , oil depots and gas stations, diagnostic methods for pipelines for emergency and major repairs; they learn the basics of legal support for oil gas business and the development of the oil and gas industry, mathematical methods of analysis of processes of transport and storage of hydrocarbons, as well as new technologies in the pipeline transport of oil and gas.
The opportunity to engage in scientific activities during training at St. Petersburg Mining University;
Possibility of included studies at foreign partner universities with the issuance of internationally recognized diplomas;
An integrated approach to training, which includes the theoretical foundations of the oil and gas engineering and modern teaching methods for all the necessary practical skills in this field;
Broad demand on the market for specialized personnel with in-depth knowledge of the features of technological processes for transporting and storing oil, oil products and gas.
Graduates of this speciality get jobs in the leading companies in the fuel and energy complex involved in the transportation, storage, processing and sale of gas, gas condensate and oil, selling gas as a motor fuel, rendering services in the field of transporting oil and oil products through the main pipeline system, and conducting preventive, diagnostic and emergency recovery work on trunk pipelines. Such companies include Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Transneft, Rosneft Oil Company, as well as subsidiaries. In these companies, graduates work as the heads of the oil pumping station, engineers of the production and technical department, engineers of the technological design department, design engineers, gas equipment operation engineers, gas compressor station engineers, oil and gas pipeline operation engineers.