Petroleum Engineering for Energy transition

Petroleum engineering is the key for low carbon solutions

What you’ll learn
Build a strong foundation for advanced study or research in CCS, CCUS and energy storage systems.
Compare conventional petroleum engineering with emerging low-carbon subsurface energy applications.
Explain core subsurface concepts such as porosity, permeability, saturation, pressure, fluid flow, and reservoir behavior.
Understand how petroleum engineering supports the energy transition through CCS

Requirements
No advanced background is required; this course is designed to be accessible and practical

Description
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Petroleum Engineering for Energy Transition explores how traditional petroleum engineering knowledge can be transformed into powerful solutions for a lower-carbon future. This course is designed for students, early-career engineers, researchers, and energy professionals who want to understand how subsurface engineering supports the global energy transition.

In this course, you will learn the core principles of petroleum engineering and how they connect to modern low-carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), geothermal energy, underground hydrogen storage, and sustainable reservoir management. Rather than viewing petroleum engineering as part of the past, this course shows why it remains essential for solving some of today’s biggest energy and climate challenges.

We begin with the fundamentals of reservoir rocks, fluids, porosity, permeability, pressure behavior, and fluid flow in porous media. Then, we build toward practical applications in CO2 storage, subsurface energy systems, well engineering, reservoir monitoring, and environmental risk management. You will also gain insight into how engineering tools, simulation, and data-driven methods can be used to design safer, more efficient, and more sustainable energy projects.

This course is taught in a clear and practical way, making complex topics easier to understand without losing technical depth. Whether you come from petroleum engineering, geoscience, environmental engineering, or simply want to understand subsurface energy systems, this course will give you a strong foundation and a future-oriented perspective.

By the end of this course, you will understand how petroleum engineering skills can be applied to support decarbonization, improve energy security, and contribute to the development of cleaner subsurface technologies for the next generation.

Who this course is for
Undergraduate and graduate students in petroleum, energy, geology, geoscience, or environmental engineering.