Overview

Graduates of this speciality are in worldwide demand in the oil industry. Classical technical training offers graduates ample career prospects. After graduation, students can work as operators of oil and gas production, operators of routine maintenance and overhaul of wells, process engineers, specialists in oil and gas production at the fields of Rosneft (RN-Yuganskneftegaz, RN-Purneftegaz) and Gazprom. It is also possible to enroll on Master’s degree studies and then continue studies in postgraduate school; to later continue a career in education or research.

Speciality

21.04.01 Oil and Gas Engineering (Development)

Degree
Master
Mode of attendance
Full time
Duration
2 years
Language of training
Russian
Admission tests for international students
Field-specific entrance examination, diploma grade-point average, final qualifying work grade
Tuition fees
300 000 RUB per semester
Reasons for choosing a course
  • Broad market demand for specialized personnel with in-depth knowledge of the oil field development specifics;

  • Modern methods of teaching necessary theoretical and practical skills;

  • Opportunity to engage in scientific activities during training at St. Petersburg Mining University;

  • Possibility of included studies in foreign partner universities with the issuance of internationally recognized diplomas;

  • Prospects of employment with public and private oil and gas companies engaged in exploration and production of hydrocarbons, construction, rehabilitation and reconstruction of wells on land and at sea; in foreign oil and gas companies.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this speciality are in worldwide demand in the oil industry. Classical technical training offers graduates ample career prospects. After graduation, students can work as operators of oil and gas production, operators of routine maintenance and overhaul of wells, process engineers, specialists in oil and gas production at the fields of Rosneft (RN-Yuganskneftegaz, RN-Purneftegaz) and Gazprom. It is also possible to enroll on Master’s degree studies and then continue studies in postgraduate school; to later continue a career in education or research.

Field of study
Information systems;
Oil and gas design methodology and project management;
General theory of dynamical systems;
CAD systems;
Development of oil and gas fields;
Mathematical modeling in the problems of the oil and gas industry;
Hydrodynamic methods of well research;
Problems of the global oil and gas market;
Operation of wells in difficult conditions;
Intelligent mining management.
Graduate skills
Ability to develop physical, mathematical and computer models of the studied processes, phenomena and objects related to the professional field;
Ability to conduct multi-criteria assessment of benefits from the implementation of technological processes, projects, work of the oil and gas organization;
Ability to develop new technologies in the prevention of complications and accidents in the oil and gas industry, protection of the subsoil and the environment;
Ability to improve and develop new methods for experimental studies of the physical processes of oil and gas production and technical devices;
Ability to assess innovative risks when introducing new technologies, equipment, systems;
Ability to carry out research work to improve technology and research processes for the development of oil fields.