OIL-GAS STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
In the context of increasing energy demand, ensuring safety and efficiency in the storage and transportation of oil and gas has become extremely important. The Oil-gas storage and transportation engineering program was created to meet this demand, training engineers with solid technical and management knowledge, along with safety skills. Let's explore this promising field and find out who is suited to pursue it.
Program Introduction
The Oil-gas storage and transportation engineering program aims to train engineers with fundamental and specialized knowledge in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation, mastering modern engineering techniques and management skills. This program covers various aspects such as surface engineering of oil and gas fields, pipeline transportation, tank storage, and related safety management, which are crucial for ensuring national energy security.
It is the only undergraduate program in Guangdong Province, serving primarily the petroleum, petrochemical, and gas industries, and training high-quality application-oriented engineering talents to contribute to regional and national economic development, energy storage, and energy security.
Training Objectives
The Oil-gas storage and transportation engineering program (Petroleum and Natural Gas Processing Engineering direction) aims to cultivate engineers with comprehensive development in ethics, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, possessing patriotism, social responsibility, good moral character, and physical and mental health.
Graduates will meet the strategic economic development needs of the national oil and gas storage and processing, defense, and trade sectors, as well as the international talent market demand. They will have a solid foundation in oil and gas storage and transportation engineering, strong practical engineering abilities, innovative spirit, and broad international vision, capable of working in technical development, engineering design, production management, and marketing in the oil and gas and related industries.
It is expected that within about five years after graduation, students will have the ability to analyze and solve engineering technical problems related to their professional positions in both industry and academia, adapt to independent and team work environments, understand important laws and ethics, master comprehensive management methods in supervision, environment, industrial safety, and economics, and demonstrate talent and potential in lifelong learning, career development, and leadership.
Graduation Requirements
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
- Engineering Knowledge: Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized knowledge to solve complex engineering problems in the field of oil and gas pipeline transportation, oil and gas gathering and processing, oil and gas storage and handling, and gas distribution.
- Problem Analysis: Ability to use basic principles and technical methods in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation to identify, express, research literature, and analyze complex problems in this field, and draw clear conclusions.
- Design/Develop Solutions: Ability to follow design standards and relevant laws and regulations, considering social, health, safety, cultural, and environmental factors to perform design work in the field of oil and gas pipeline transportation, oil and gas gathering and processing, oil and gas storage and handling, and gas distribution, and proactively adopt new technologies and technical improvements in the solution development process.
- Research: Ability to comprehensively use scientific research methods such as theoretical analysis, simulation, experiments, and new technologies in related disciplines to study complex engineering problems in the field of oil and gas pipeline transportation, oil and gas gathering and processing, oil and gas storage and handling, and gas distribution, and draw conclusions with certain engineering significance.
- Use of Modern Tools: Ability to develop, select, and use appropriate technologies, resources, and modern engineering tools, including prediction and simulation, to solve complex engineering problems in the field of oil and gas pipeline transportation, oil and gas gathering and processing, oil and gas storage and handling, and gas distribution, and understand their limitations.
- Engineering and Society: Ability to reasonably analyze and evaluate the social, health, safety, legal, and cultural impacts and corresponding responsibilities of engineering practices and complex problem solutions in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation based on relevant background knowledge.
- Environment and Sustainable Development: Ability to understand and evaluate the sustainability and impact of engineering practices in solving complex problems in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation based on environmental and social factors.
- Professional Ethics: Possess high humanistic and social science literacy, social responsibility, and the ability to understand and adhere to engineering ethics and standards in oil and gas storage and transportation engineering practices, and fulfill responsibilities.
- Individual and Team: Ability to effectively function as an individual, member, or leader of a multidisciplinary team in solving complex problems in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation.
- Communication: Ability to effectively communicate and exchange information on complex engineering problems in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation with peers and the public, including understanding and writing technical reports and design documents, effectively presenting viewpoints, and clearly issuing and responding to instructions; possess an international vision and the ability to communicate and exchange in a cross-cultural context.
- Project Management: Understand and master engineering management principles and economic decision-making methods in the field of oil and gas storage and transportation, and apply them in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Lifelong Learning: Possess self-learning and lifelong learning awareness, and the ability to continuously learn and adapt to development.
Knowledge and Skills Achievement Plan
To achieve the above 12 graduation requirements, specific courses have been arranged to implement each requirement
Core Courses
Core courses:
Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering Fundamentals, Pumps and Compressors, Oil Storage Engineering, Oil Pipeline Design and Management, Gas Pipeline Design and Management, Oil and Gas Storage and Handling, Tank and Pipeline Strength Design, Oil and Gas Gathering, Urban Gas Distribution, Oil and Gas Measurement Technology, Storage Engineering Construction, Corrosion and Protection, Liquefied Natural Gas Technology, Oil and Gas Pipeline Integrity Management, Gas Station Design and Management.
Practical teaching activities:
Pump and Compressor Experiments, Oil Analysis Experiments, Gas Experiments, Oil Transportation Process Experiments, Evaporation and Corrosion Experiments, Tank and Pipeline Strength Design Course Design, Oil Pipeline Design and Management Course Design, Oil and Gas Storage and Handling Course Design, Gas Station Design and Management Course Design, Urban Gas Distribution Course Design, Oil and Gas Gathering Course Design, Engineering Training, Cognition Internship, Production Internship, Graduation Design (Thesis).
Research Directions
- Research on Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Equipment and Materials
- Optimal Design and Management of Oil and Gas Pipelines
- Tank Engineering Technology and Safety Management
- Research on Flow and Heat Transfer Issues in Oil and Gas Transportation
- Information and Intelligent Management of Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Systems
Degree Awarded
- Duration: 4 years, with a study period ranging from 3 to 6 years
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Oil-gas storage and transportation engineering
Career Development
Graduates of this program can work in oil and gas companies, pipeline companies, engineering design institutes, research institutes, and other units, engaging in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of oil and gas storage and transportation systems, technical research and development, and engineering management. Some graduates may also choose to pursue further studies, obtaining master's or doctoral degrees to further enhance their professional skills and research capabilities.
Related Majors
- Petroleum Engineering
- Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Energy and Power Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Safety Engineering
Top Universities Offering Oil-gas storage and transportation engineering Programs in China
- China University of Petroleum (East China)
- China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
- Southwest Petroleum University
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Northeast Petroleum University
