Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | MES532 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | MSc Sustainable Energy Systems (Electives Courses) - MSc Energy Systems and the Built Environment (Electives Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 7 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | 1. Introduction to conventional and alternative energy sources o Fossil fuels (Coal, Oil, Gas) o Renewable energy sources (Solar, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro, Tidal and Wave) o Nuclear o Hydrogen and Hydrogen Fuel Cells 2. Fuel combustion (Coal, Oil, Gas, Hydrogen) o Chemical composition o Complete and incomplete combustion reactions o Enthalpy and free energy of reaction o Chemical reaction thermodynamics o Calorific value o Adiabatic flame temperature o Carbon dioxide and combustion byproducts (NOx, SO2, dust) o Exhaust gases, gas emissions and purification 3. Oil & Gas exploration (Onshore and Offshore) o Geological surveys o Onshore and offshore seismology o Magnetometers o Gravimeters o Logging 4. Oil & Gas extraction o Crude oil o Natural Gas 5. Oil & Gas processing and production o Crude oil o Natural Gas 6. Oil & Gas transport o Crude oil o Natural Gas 7. Oil & Gas storage o Crude oil o Natural Gas 8. Oil & Gas distribution o Crude oil o Natural Gas 9. Oil & gas Exploitation o Crude oil distillation o Oil products (asphalts, heavy fuel, gasoline, diesel, LPG) o Other petroleum products o Natural Gas (NG) o Liquefaction (Liquefied Natural gas (LNG)), storage and re-gasification 10.Oil & Gas Applications o Power generation (Electricity and Heat) o Transportation o Petrochemicals o Hydrogen production by NG reforming and water gas shift reaction o Hydrogen and NG Fuel Cells
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |