Group
Occupation
241632 Petroleum Engineer
Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
First release
241632 Petroleum Engineer
Plans, develops, and directs the engineering work in drilling, production, and formation evaluation to achieve optimal exploration, development, and extraction of oil and gas resources.
Registration or licensing may be required.
Drill and Blast Engineers (Mining) are excluded from this occupation. Drill and Blast Engineers (Mining) are included in Occupation 241631 Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum).
Specialisations
- Drilling Engineer (Petroleum)
- Reservoir Engineer
- Subsea Engineer (Oil and Gas)
ANZSCO skill level
This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
Australia
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
New Zealand
- Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
Main tasks
- Plans, researches, designs, and provides advice on engineering operations for the exploration, location, and extraction of oil and gas
- Conducts studies to determine potential locations for drillings
- Uses computer models to determine ideal recovery processes, and simulate and predict reserve performance
- Analyses reservoir rock and fluid data to design optimum methods of controlling the flow of oil or gas from wells
- Monitors the evaluation of wells, well testing, and well surveys