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Petroleum engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the exploration, recovery, refining, development and processing of crude oils to obtain various petroleum products.

If you wish to pursue petroleum engineering, you should have passed Higher Secondary Board Exam from a recognized board in India with aggregate 50 per cent marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Personal skills required for petroleum engineering are Creativity, Analytical skills, problem solving skills, good oral and written communication skills.

About the future aspects of this course- There are attractive jobs in this sector for trained engineers.Companies like Indian Oil, Oil India Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum (BP) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) hire petroleum engineers for oil exploration and related works.

You should opt for the course or any other course as per your interest and skills.

To get more details about Petroleum engineering you can download the E-book from this link-

https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/careers360-quick-guide-petroleum-engineering

Hope this helps.Good Luck!