Petroleum Cybernetics for Engineers and Managers - Courses - Continuing Education
Petroleum Cybernetics for Engineers and Managers
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Start date:
02.09.2025
Application deadline:
01.06.2025
Study form:
Online course with digital and onsite lectures
Location:
Trondheim
Tuition fees:
24000 Kr
Credits:
7,5
Course code:
PG6210
Efficient digital transformation of the oil and gas industry relies on people with knowledge of both petroleum and digital domains. However, traditional petroleum engineering education and practice often lacks information on and experience with digital and automation (cybernetics) technologies. This course is intended to fill this gap for (petroleum) engineers, researchers and decision makers.
During the course the participants will get acquainted with a toolbox of cybernetics technologies, learn about their benefits and limitations, specifics of their application in the oil and gas industry, as well as application examples within drilling and well, production, operations and reservoir domains. At the end of the course the participants should be able to identify potential application areas for digital and automation technologies, select the right tools from the cybernetics toolbox, evaluate their business impact, identify and mitigate corresponding risks, establish an efficient communication process with developers/vendors of digital/automation technologies. All these elements are necessary for an efficient digital transformation process.
The course does not require any cybernetics background, although background in petroleum engineering (education or experience) is needed. The course will be run with multiple examples and computer-based training to get hands on experience on cybernetics technologies.
Petroleum engineers and decision makers (with focus on production and drilling and well).
Opptakskravet er todelt:
1. Bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende avsluttet utdanning av minimum 180 studiepoengs omfang, og
2. Minimum to års relevant arbeidserfaring
Nye søkere må dokumentere utdanning og arbeidserfaring innen søknadsfristen for å få søknaden behandlet.
Arbeidsforhold må dokumenteres med attest fra arbeidsgiver som beskriver stillingstype/arbeidsoppgaver, stillingsprosent og varighet.
Hvis du ikke har en bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende avsluttet utdanning på minst 180 studiepoeng, kan du be om en realkompetansevurdering av opptaksgrunnlaget ditt.
Arbeidsforhold må dokumenteres med attest fra arbeidsgiver som beskriver stillingstype/arbeidsoppgaver, stillingsprosent og varighet.
Hvis du ikke har en bachelorgrad eller tilsvarende avsluttet utdanning på minst 180 studiepoeng, kan du be om en realkompetansevurdering av opptaksgrunnlaget ditt.
Søkere med utenlandsk utdanningsbakgrunn må i tillegg dokumentere at de fyller de generelle språkkravene i norsk og engelsk.
Recommended prerequisites
Experience in upstream petroleum technology.
Tuition time and place
Location and date
Two compulsory seminars:
Block 1: week 36, September 2, 3, 4. Full days, attendance in person in Trondheim
Block 2: week 39, September 22, 23, 24. Full days, attendance on video
The course will be taught in English.
Exam information
Oral exam. There are additional compulsory exercises not amounting to the final grade.
Date to be determined.
For a re-take of an examination, all assessments during the course must be re-taken.
Course materials/literature
Lecture notes, selected papers and publications.
Praktisk informasjon som gjelder dette kurset
The course will be taught in English.
The course has 15 spots. NTNU requires a sufficient number of participants to commence the course.
Mobile: 97 41 53 95
Email: alexey.pavlov@ntnu.no