Emerging superpowers, India and China, are competing on the world stage for a larger share of the world’s energy resources. As a result, more countries around the world are developing their natural resources, and as competition increases so do the energy prices. This fast growing sector of the world’s economy therefore represents a big opportunity for employment for highly skilled professionals and managers.

This programme aims to provide specialist professional development and qualifications for a wide range of potential employers including national and multinational energy companies, consultancies, energy ministries and international agencies. Students are expected to be exposed to the complexities of management within the industry helping to have a strong understanding of the interconnections between the different value chains of the oil and gas industry.

The programme is designed to meet the increasing demand for practical management skills for students and professionals working in the energy industry and provide students with skills and mindsets that will allow them to operate within and lead in the energy industry of the 21st century. In addition, it will provide an educational experience in which students can achieve an integrated understanding of the science and management strategy within the context of the energy and hydrocarbon industry, while also developing appropriate intellectual and personal skills.

The Oil and Gas Management has the following aims.

• Encourage students to approach their academic and subsequent professional careers as creative and innovative managers and engineers.
• Prepare students with the necessary scientific, engineering and technological principles and tools to resolve complex design problems in oil and gas management applications individually and as part of a team.
• Ensure that successful graduate will have the potential to contribute to significant advances in engineering and technology and social issues associated with oil and gas management.
• Extend knowledge of technologies and related sciences in the resolution of oil and gas management problems.
• Develop the critical and analytical skills involving the principles, practices and techniques of oil and gas management.
• Develop the student’s research methods and application.
• Develop an in-depth understanding and application of management skills, including team working leadership and organization to implement strategies to resolve management problems and projects.