Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles
Chemical Engineering
Oil and gas engineering focuses on finding innovative, economical and environmentally sustainable ways to explore, develop and produce oil and gas. The industry is growing and evolving and offers many exciting career opportunities.
Our school’s location in Calgary, the energy capital of Canada, gives us strong connections to the oil and gas industry. Our professors understand the industry’s needs and challenges, which means students graduate with knowledge and skills that are valuable and relevant.
As an oil and gas engineer, your work could include evaluating reservoirs using reservoir description and modeling techniques, overseeing drilling operations or designing hydrocarbon production and treatment facilities.
Key Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of technologies specific to oil and gas exploration and production, geological principles, principles of energy and mass conservation, thermodynamics
- Critical thinking and complex problem solving
- Data analysis, evaluation and interpretation
- Oral and written communication skills
- Teamwork and project management
Sample Job Titles
Please note some of these positions may require further training, certification or education. Check out the occupational profiles to review the full details for the occupations that interest you at alis.alberta.ca/occinfo
- Exploitation Engineer
- Facilities Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Integrity Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Offshore Drilling Engineer
- Operations Engineer
- Petroleum Well Completion Engineer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Pipeline Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Research Engineer
- Reservoir Engineer
Potential Industries
- Business
- Drilling
- Economics
- Engineering Consulting Firms
- Facilities
- Government
- Management
- Oil and Gas Exploration and Recovery
- Production
- Refined Products
- Research and Educational Institutions
- Reservoir
- Subsea Operations
- Transportation
- Well Logging or Testing Companies
Associations & Professional Development
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
- Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
- Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA)
- Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS)
- NACE
- Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC)
- Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
- The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET)
Workshops
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Publications
- Careers in Oil + Gas: http://www.careersinoilandgas.com/
Did you know?
Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development. These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work. Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.
Key Contacts
Faculty Contact
Engineering Student Centre
Engineering Block C 205
T: 403.220.5732
E: engginfo@ucalgary.ca
Engineering Career Centre
Engineering Block C 205
T: 403.220.3089
E: ecc@ucalgary.ca
W: http://schulich.ucalgary.ca/departments/chemical-and-petroleum-engineering
Career Services
MacEwan Student Centre, Room 188
T: 403.220.8020
E: csstdnt@ucalgary.ca
W: ucalgary.ca/careers
