Flow of oil, gas, chemicals, and water, whether separately or multiphase, and whether downhole or on the surface, is a critical process in the oil and gas industry, and therefore flow assurance is a top priority. Challenges in flow assurance have significant impact on the cost, reliability, and safety of oil and gas operations, and have financial implications estimated at billions of dollars annually. This interdisciplinary program provides students with the advanced knowledge and essential skills in flow assurance that are highly sought after in the job market for career growth and professional impact.

This program provides students with the knowledge needed to understand and model the multiphase transport of fluids. It covers oilfield chemistry, multiphase flow (flow regime maps, concentration distributions, multiphase pipe systems design, etc.), natural gas hydrates (structure, stability, kinetic theories for hydrate nucleation, formation risk, prevention, etc.), surface production facilities (oil/water/gas facility design, production systems, computer simulation, etc.), and corrosion science and engineering (e.g. electrochemical thermodynamics and kinetics, inhibition, passivity, protection, pitting). The program also covers essential tools such as computational fluid dynamics (discretization, numerical approximations, finite difference, finite volume, etc.), modeling of petroleum and petrochemical fluids (characterization, phase behavior, retrograde condensation, solubility in polymers, etc.), and advanced engineering economics (e.g. inflation, depreciation, taxes, cost estimation, sensitivity analysis, risk and uncertainty, capital budgeting, multi-attribute decision making, advanced asset replacement analysis).

Program Requirement:

• BSc in chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent

Degree Plan:

Program Tuition Fee: Base SR 50,000 - As low as SR 12,000 after discount

Duration: 2 Years

Delivery Mode: In-Person

Admission Requirements

University Requirements

• A recognized Bachelor's degree
• GPA of 2.5+ out of 4.0 or equivalent
• IELTS score of 6+ or TOEFL of 70+ (waived for KFUPM graduates)
• Two recommendation letters

• Non-refundable processing fee of SR100 

Program Education Objectives (PEOs)

• Pursue a professional career in the areas of refining and petrochemicals.
• Integrate science and engineering knowledge to address the technological challenges of the refining and petrochemicals industry in a safe, environment-friendly, and efficient manner.
• Pursue leadership roles in the areas of refining and petrochemicals.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the fundamental scientific and engineering principles to solve the problems relevant to the refinery and petrochemical industry.
• Analyze the technologies involved in the refining and petrochemical industry.
• Evaluate the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, and societal context.
• Apply the best practices in safety, health, and environment.
• Apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
• Demonstrate the skills of scientific research writing and presentation.