petroleum engineering

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meaningsofpetroleumandengineering

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petroleum
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm/us
/pəˈtroʊ.li.əm/
a dark, thick oil obtained from under the ground, from which various substances including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil ...
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engineering
noun[U]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr.ɪŋ/
the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of ...
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(Definition ofpetroleumandengineeringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thepetroleumengineeringdivision has about 20 petroleum specialist vacancies.
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The number of inspectors employed in thepetroleumengineeringinspectorate and the number of vacancies since 1980 is set out in the table.
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The centre will provide postgraduate and post-industrial experience courses inpetroleumengineering.
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This dependence later came to be known as relative permeability inpetroleumengineering.
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It is a branch of reservoir engineering which is a subset ofpetroleumengineering.
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In the 1920s, departments formed in geology,petroleumengineeringand geophysics.
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The chemical engineering andpetroleumengineeringprograms were accredited in 1959 and 1960 respectively.
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Mechanical engineering overlaps with aerospace engineering, metallurgical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering,petroleumengineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, and other engineering disciplines to varying amounts.
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Chilingar has published 72 books and over 500 of articles on geology,petroleumengineeringand environmental engineering.
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During the 1930s,petroleumengineeringand technology also became an important field of study at the institute.
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It is the only university in the country to have departments inpetroleumengineeringand veterinary medicine.
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The college's first spike in enrollment came in the 1930s, when demand for natural gas and oil led to the creation of programs in geological engineering andpetroleumengineering.
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These graduates have successfully worked in exploration, mining, geotechnical and geological engineering, rock mechanics, mineral processing,petroleumengineering, water extraction, and industrial mineral applications in and outside the country.
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He is equally renowned for his ability to do major collaborative research with scientists from myriad fields beyond his own, including nuclear engineering,petroleumengineering, industrial engineering, traffic mapping.
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