PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Petroleum engineers must have a bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in petroleum engineering. Petroleum engineers must have a bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably petroleum engineering. However, a bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil, or chemical engineering may meet employer requirements.

£88.23 per hour
£183,520 per year

A petroleum engineer is responsible for the designing of drill equipment and planning of methods and techniques used to extract oil and gas from both onshore and offshore reserves. Duties include recommendations of drilling efforts based on cost, effort and feasibility weighed against returns.