Scholarship in Oil and Gas Technologies

Eligibility:

• Junior engineers working in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Age less than 32 years
• Fluent in English
• Company sponsorship required (no individual registrations accepted). Selection will be made by GE Oil & Gas based on qualifications, recommendations and availability. Application must be made by the applicant's employer

Location and timing:

"Oil & Gas University" is located in the Learning Center at GE's Oil & Gas headquarters in Florence, Italy (Nuovo Pignone facility). The courses duration is approximately six months, from October to April each year.

Four Disciplines:

1. Leadership

Management and leadership Competencies.

• Personal leadership skills
• Business Economics
• Commercial finance
• Legal - Ethics
• Project management
• Quality

2. Energy

Overall view of energy industry and its macro-economic models.

• Oil & Gas value chain
• Energy economics
• Natural gas
• Energy uses and environmental impact
• Energy contracts

3. Oil and gas processes

Introduction to industrial processes for the production, transportation, transformation and utilization of oil and gas resources.

• Oil and gas production
• Gas re-injection
• LNG and GTL
• Oil and gas pipelines
• Refinery
• Petrochemical
• Power generation

3. Rotating machinery

Theoretical and basic information on rotating machinery design and operation.

• Compressors
• Gas turbines
• Steam turbines
• Pumps
• Other equipment
• Assets optimization