Petroleum engineers explore, design, develop and produce the oil and gas resources that underpin the energy and materials industries. Engineers who wish to forge a career in the industry need a deeper knowledge of the discipline and particular skills, as well as an understanding of the sociopolitical context of the industry. The Petroleum Engineering specialisation provides advanced study in a range of courses to fully prepare an engineer from a non-petroleum background to become competent working in a role that requires the direct application of petroleum engineering knowledge, and enables students already with a background in this discipline to extend and broaden their knowledge.

Reservoir characterisation, Reservoir engineering, Drilling engineering, Production engineering, Petroleum economics, Natural gas engineering, production of oil and gas resources, coal seam gas production,, geothermal energy production , carbon dioxide storage, financing, banking legal and environmental areas that support major resource and infrastructure developments.