Educational program "Oil and Gas Production" - master's degree | Івано-Франківський національний технічний університет нафти і газу

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Level of higher education - second (master's)

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

«Oil and Gas Production»

specialty 185 Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology

GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Certificate of accreditation of the educational and professional program "Oil and Gas Production"

Ukraine has been actively producing oil and gas for over 100 years. A significant number of fields are at a declining stage of development and are depleted. However, the need to increase production of natural hydrocarbons is particularly acute these days. According to the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2050, Ukraine plans to liberalize its oil and gas markets, create an energy hub, and significantly increase the share of domestic oil and gas production.

Ukraine ranks 3rd in Europe in terms of natural gas reserves. There is still significant potential for hydrocarbon production from deep water (over 6000 m), low-permeability reservoirs (permeability < 1 mD), unexplored reserves in the Carpathian region, the Black Sea shelf, and other resources.

The peculiarity of natural hydrocarbon production will require new innovative approaches, knowledge of modern high-tech processes, design of technologies using modern software systems of the world's leading oil and gas companies, and the ability to effectively apply them in practice.

Modern globalization and the study and use of global approaches to hydrocarbon production require knowledge of English. Therefore, practical training makes our graduates sought-after specialists in any country.

We offer you to become a highly qualified specialist in the field of oil and gas production, because it:

isfascinating and high-tech work, the results of which affect the development of society and energy security of the state;
high salary, which allows you to look to the future with confidence.

Students enrolled in this educational program receive a 30 % higher scholarship than students of other specialties. The best students receive scholarships from leading oil and gas companies in Ukraine, including Ukrnafta, Naftogaz of Ukraine and other companies. Internships at oil and gas companies and dual degree programs are common.

The specialty of Oil and Gas Production is one of the first engineering specialties that launched higher oil and gas education in Ukraine. It began more than 100 years ago, when in 1898 the Lviv Polytechnic School introduced a preparatory course for mining students. In 1963, as part of the government's program to bring training closer to the workplace, the Ivano-Frankivsk branch of Lviv Polytechnic Institute (LPI) was established on the basis of the General Engineering Faculty. The oil and gas structural units of LPI were transferred to Ivano-Frankivsk. A new period of higher oil and gas education and science centered in Ivano-Frankivsk began.

In 1963, after the organization of the Ivano-Frankivsk branch of the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, the Department of Oil and Gas Fields Operation was established. In 1976, it was renamed into the Department of Oil and Gas Field Development and Operation, and in 2018 - into the Department of Oil and Gas Production.

In 2016, in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of 06.11.2015 № “On the peculiarities of introducing the list of branches of knowledge and specialties in which higher education applicants are trained, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of April 29, 2015 № 266”, taking into account the requirements of Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, the EPP “Oil and Gas Production” was developed by the project group of the Department of Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields under the leadership of Dr. Kondrat O.R., prof, professor, Head of the Department O.R. Kondrat and approved by the decision of the Academic Council on May 25, 2016 № 05/564. The development of the EPP took into account the extensive experience of the department's research and teaching staff and the achievements of the scientific schools of Professors Kondrat R.M. and Boyko V.S. The purpose of the EPP “Oil and Gas Production” is to provide students with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the development and operation of oil, gas and gas condensate fields, the use of which would help to provide the state with energy resources of its own production and implement the program of energy independence of Ukraine.

In 2018, the EPP was amended to bring it in line with changes in the university's regulatory framework, and approved by the Academic Council of the University, Minutes No. 03/586 of 30.05.2018. and put into effect on September 1, 2018 by Rector's Order No. 203 of 31.08.2018.

In 2021, taking into account the experience gained, the traditional exchange of views with representatives of the educational community and higher education students, and cooperation with stakeholders, the EPP underwent a significant update, which affected the content and strengthened its practical orientation, increasing the number of credits from 37 to 51 for mandatory components. In 2022, based on the results of cooperation with stakeholders, changes were made to the 2021 EPP - the discipline of ESP was introduced.

In 2023, the EPP “Oil and Gas Production” increased the number of credits from 51 to 65 for the mandatory components, changed/clarified the names of the ECs, introduced the EC Organization and Planning of Operations, and increased the number of credits for master's thesis.

In 2024, the number of credits in the Oil and Gas Production Program increased from 65 to 66 for the mandatory components, the names of the ECs were changed/clarified.

Educational and professional program Oil and Gas Production 2025 (PROJECT download).

Please send your feedback and suggestions on the draft of the 2025 EPP to the program guarantor PhD. Liliia MATIISHYN: liliia.matiishyn@nung.edu.ua

Summary table of proposals and comments from stakeholders to the project EPP 2025 (download).

Educational and professional program «Oil and Gas Production» 2023 (download)

Curriculum 2023 fulltime (download)

Educational and professional program «Oil and Gas Production» 2024 (download)

Curriculum 2024 - fulltime (download)

Mandatory part

Disciplines of general training

Foreign Language for Spesific Purposes

Methodology of Scientific Researches

Health and Safety Protection in Petroleum Industry

Organizing and Planning Operational Activities

Disciplines of professional training

Design of Oil Field Development

Design of Gas and Gas-condensate Field Development

Hydrodynamic Modelling of Oil and Gas Fields Development

Design of Oil Well Operation

Design of Gas and Gas-condensate Well Operation

Design of Oil and Gas Gathering and Processing Facilities

Technical systems and technologies in the oil and gas industry

Research Internship

Master’s Thesis

Selective part

Disciplines from the department catalog

Attantion! According to the order of the rector of IFNTUNG, the implementation of students' rights to freely choose disciplines involves the selection of profiled blocks that include professional disciplines and are aimed at deepening professional competences.

The main stages of selection:

1) the directorate of the institute and the guarantor of the OPP inform applicants about the procedure for choosing disciplines (order, terms, procedures for registering for disciplines);

2) applicants familiarize themselves with the list of profiled blocks by reviewing the annotations of disciplines;

3) voting of applicants for the choice of a block of discipline by professional direction by submitting relevant applications (in paper or electronic forms) to the directorate of the educational and scientific institute;

4) generalization of the results (the directorate prepares an order regarding individual study plans of the applicant).

We offer you to familiarize yourself with the abstracts of selective disciplines from the profiled blocks of the Department of Petroleum Production under link.

Disciplines from the university catalog

The selection procedure (10 credits) consists in the fact that the student of VO has the opportunity to choose disciplines from the general university catalog starting from the 2nd semester of study and makes his choice through the electronic office of the "Dekanat+" system (http://194.44.112.6).

You can get acquainted with the abstracts of disciplines from the general university catalog at link