The degree in Oil and Natural Gas Engineering began its activities in 2004 and was designed with the full participation of specialists in Prospection, Production, Transportation, Transformation and Commercialization and with academic advice from two of the best universities in Oil and Natural Gas Engineering in the world, the University of Oklahoma and Louisiana State University, both from the United States. The degree sought to train highly qualified professionals with solid knowledge in the area of Oil Engineering with an emphasis in exploitation, production and transformation of natural gas, with special preoccupation in safety and the preservation of the environment and who have complemented their training with natural and exact sciences, industrial processes and the use of modern technology which will bring about a globally competitive professional who will perform successfully in the different phases of the hydrocarbon industry.

As a professional in Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, you will be able to practice your profession as a Manager or specialist in national and international companies in the productive and service sectors of the hydrocarbon industry, in the perforation and development of hydrocarbon wells, production and treatment of gas in plants and in the design and construction of pipelines, refineries and petrochemical plants.

You will also be able to create your own company of petroleum services or perform in consulting organizations, control and regulation of the hydrocarbons sector or organize and manage services in industrial safety and security, production and use of energy and preservation of the environment.