Petroleum and Natural Gas Technician 36 months Undergraduate Programme By Universidad San Francisco Xavier (USFX) |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

155 USDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

03 Feb, 2025Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Engineering - PetroleumMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Petroleum

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Mission

To provide comprehensive training to highly competitive petroleum and natural gas technicians. Our graduates will be equipped with the critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, and ethical values necessary to contribute to the sustainable development of society.

Vision

To establish our petroleum and natural gas technician program as a center of academic excellence that is adaptable to technological advancements and capable of meeting the evolving needs of the industry and society in technical, political, sociocultural, and economic spheres.

Objective

To produce graduates who can analyze, design, plan, and optimize drilling techniques, reserve calculations, recovery, storage, and transportation of natural gas and petroleum. Additionally, to foster participation in research groups promoting innovation and technological development within the gas and petroleum industry.

Profile

A Petroleum and Natural Gas Technician will be qualified to:

  • Operate, control, and optimize exploration, drilling, well completion, production, recovery, storage, and transportation processes of petroleum, adhering to quality, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Design and project analyze drilling techniques.
  • Design storage, transportation, and distribution systems for petroleum and natural gas.
  • Design and apply methods and tools for executing petroleum and natural gas projects, as well as supervising them.
  • Design internal and external, residential, industrial, and commercial natural gas distribution networks.
  • Promote the study of environmental and safety aspects in the design and execution of gas and petroleum projects.
  • Conduct research to verify and improve the various stages of hydrocarbon treatment operations.
  • Participate in the commercialization of petrochemical products.

Scope of Work

The career prospects for a Petroleum and Natural Gas Technician are vast and encompass both public and private companies involved in the exploration and/or exploitation of natural gas and petroleum. Potential areas of work include:

  • Exploration
  • Drilling
  • Reservoirs
  • Production
  • Processes
  • Transportation
  • Logistics and storage

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Petroleum

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Mission

To provide comprehensive training to highly competitive petroleum and natural gas technicians. Our graduates will be equipped with the critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, and ethical values necessary to contribute to the sustainable development of society.

Vision

To establish our petroleum and natural gas technician program as a center of academic excellence that is adaptable to technological advancements and capable of meeting the evolving needs of the industry and society in technical, political, sociocultural, and economic spheres.

Objective

To produce graduates who can analyze, design, plan, and optimize drilling techniques, reserve calculations, recovery, storage, and transportation of natural gas and petroleum. Additionally, to foster participation in research groups promoting innovation and technological development within the gas and petroleum industry.

Profile

A Petroleum and Natural Gas Technician will be qualified to:

  • Operate, control, and optimize exploration, drilling, well completion, production, recovery, storage, and transportation processes of petroleum, adhering to quality, safety, and environmental standards.
  • Design and project analyze drilling techniques.
  • Design storage, transportation, and distribution systems for petroleum and natural gas.
  • Design and apply methods and tools for executing petroleum and natural gas projects, as well as supervising them.
  • Design internal and external, residential, industrial, and commercial natural gas distribution networks.
  • Promote the study of environmental and safety aspects in the design and execution of gas and petroleum projects.
  • Conduct research to verify and improve the various stages of hydrocarbon treatment operations.
  • Participate in the commercialization of petrochemical products.

Scope of Work

The career prospects for a Petroleum and Natural Gas Technician are vast and encompass both public and private companies involved in the exploration and/or exploitation of natural gas and petroleum. Potential areas of work include:

  • Exploration
  • Drilling
  • Reservoirs
  • Production
  • Processes
  • Transportation
  • Logistics and storage

Admission Requirements

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Our open-enrollment program offers a flexible pathway to a degree in Information Technology. While admission is open to all qualified applicants, a preparatory course may be required to ensure students have the necessary foundational knowledge.

This procedure applies to new students admitted to the San Francisco Xavier University of Chuquisaca in various admission modalities for the 2024 academic year.

STEP 1: Digital Document Submission The admitted applicant must access the web application admision.usfx.bo and upload the following digital documents:

  • High school diploma legalized by SEDUCA or authenticated by the USFX Cashier's Section (front and back).
  • Sixth-grade secondary school report card (or graduation certificate from the last year indicating the name of the educational institution).
  • Identity card (front and back).
  • A passport-sized photo with a white background.
  • Sixth-grade secondary school report card legalized by the District Education Directorate and Departmental Education Directorate (if the high school diploma is not available). Please include your full name, current cell phone number, and the program to which you were admitted.

STEP 2: University ID Assignment Academic Services, after verifying and validating the digitized documentation sent by the student, will generate a university ID number (VALID OR PROVISIONAL).

STEP 3: ID Number Verification The student must access the web application admision.usfx.bo and view the assigned University ID number.

STEP 4: Tuition Fee Generation The student must access the web page univesitarios.usfx.bo, look for the "ENROLL" option in the left-hand menu, and generate the amount to be deposited or transferred to the University's account for tuition.

STEP 5: Bank Deposit The student must make a deposit to the University's account, BANCO UNIÓN ACCOUNT No 1-33340493, Account Holder UMSFX – REC. PROPIOS – MATRICULAS UNIVERSITARIAS; they can also make the deposit using the generated QR code by accessing the web application univesitarios.usfx.bo.

STEP 6: Enrollment Completion The student must access the web application univesitarios.usfx.bo, select the "ENROLL" option, and fill in the following fields:

  • In the case of a bank deposit, they must enter the Bank Deposit number, and the deposit details will be displayed for subsequent enrollment. If the deposit number is not found, verify that the number is correctly written or wait for the bank data to be updated, which may take up to 4 hours in some cases.
If the QR code was generated to make the deposit, it is recommended to use it within the first 24 hours to avoid delays in enabling and printing the enrollment

03 Feb 2025
3 Years
Feb

Domestic
16 USD
Domestic (Out of State)
16 USD
International
155 USD

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