Bachelor of Engineering (Offshore Engineering)
University
Offshore Engineering involves the design of infrastructure for offshore oil and gas production, including the offshore platform, subsea production equipment and pipelines.
Offshore Engineers may specialise in the following areas:
- Design of offshore platforms
- Offshore installation of structures
- Subsea technology
- Structural design and analysis of offshore structures
- Dynamics and hydrodynamics of offshore structures
What do Offshore Engineers do?
- Determine the most cost effective type of facility for the field
- Calculate wind and wave effects on offshore structures
- Determine how to fix a structure to the sea bed
- Design structures to support the topsides of the platform
- Select appropriate strength, weight and corrosion-resistant material for offshore structures
- Design equipment to connect subsea wells to production platforms
- Design floating production facilities
- Perform analysis of strength of offshore structures to withstand ocean forces
