Subsea Engineer - What's the difference?

[ankitmago]

Dear All,

This forum has been very helpful to me but i can not say i have gotten a total satisfaction for my queries. I have an postgraduate degree in Engineering Design from the UK and have been worked as a product design engineer and moved to a Project Engineer. With no job satisfaction, i have decided to move into the Oil and Gas industry and Subsea Engineering in particular.

I opted for the University of Houston who will be pioneering their first set of Masters students this fall. I have read comments on 'demand and supply' within the industry and this was influential to my decision as my graduate experience in the UK was nothing good to write home about.

My big question is however, will it be worthwhile doing this specialised course without prior experience even though you know skills can be transferable (i.e. Project engineering skills)

Hello George,

I am not in a position to answer your query but would appreciate if you could help me with this.

I am a petroleum engg and working with Halliburton, I wish to pursue MS (Subsea Engg) through distance learning program could you please help me out with best of the universities across the globe offering the course as you must have researched befor opting for U of H.

Regards,
Ankit

[George07]

Hello George,

I am not in a position to answer your query but would appreciate if you could help me with this.

I am a petroleum engg and working with Halliburton, I wish to pursue MS (Subsea Engg) through distance learning program could you please help me out with best of the universities across the globe offering the course as you must have researched befor opting for U of H.

Regards,
Ankit

Hi Ankit,

I can not really give you an answer to your question. It basically depends on what the ultimate goal is. My choice of UH was because of career opportunity. Being the first in the US, i reckoned there will be more opportunities. The University of Aberdeen has been offering the program for a while now. I have a friend who has been seeking employment since graduation. It is never automatic, but i believe in Houston with more companies, there will be greater opportunities.