Welcome to the Department of Petroleum Engineering
If you are a prospective student and a petroleum engineer of the future, we encourage you to seriously consider selecting this department as your learning university of choice.
You will receive the benefit of high class teaching from staff with a proven track record in academia and experience in the petroleum industry worldwide. This will provide you with the best opportunity to further your career as a petroleum engineer.
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Courses Our academic programs, scholarships and other learning options.
Industry support Our associations with the local WA Oil and Gas industry as well as international partners.
Research Our research capabilities, projects and laboratories.
Become a Petroleum Engineer!
There is a strong requirement for qualified petroleum engineers in the Australian oil and gas industry, as well as in the rest of the world. Petroleum engineering is one of the best paid professions in the oil and gas industry, and probably the best travelled.