Bachelor in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering focuses on the exploration, extraction, and production of oil and gas resources, covering subjects such as reservoir engineering, drilling technology, well completion, production engineering, and reservoir simulation. Students study the geology of hydrocarbon-bearing formations alongside the engineering methods used to locate, extract, and transport oil and gas safely and efficiently. The curriculum typically includes fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, formation evaluation, and enhanced recovery techniques, combined with fieldwork and laboratory sessions that expose students to drilling equipment and reservoir modeling software. Graduates of this field work in the upstream oil and gas sector as reservoir engineers, drilling engineers, production engineers, or consultants, and the discipline also connects to broader energy engineering roles, including work on natural gas processing and energy resource management. This bachelor's program is delivered at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, a state university with a long-standing engineering faculty, and instruction is conducted in English across a 4-year duration. English-medium teaching allows students to engage with international technical literature and prepares them for careers that often involve multinational energy companies. Ankara's setting as Turkey's capital provides students with access to national research institutions and a strong academic community. Throughout the 4-year curriculum, students move from core engineering sciences such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry into specialized petroleum and gas engineering coursework, with later years emphasizing applied design projects, reservoir case studies, and engineering practice that reflect real-world petroleum industry operations.