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Mewbourne College Of Earth And Energy

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

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Program Overview

The online M.S. in Natural Gas Engineering & Management is a 30-credit program that can be completed in as little as 19 months. Students have two tracks to choose from within the program: Engineering and Management. It is focused on the full natural gas value chain, including exploration and production, processing, compression and liquefaction, transport, conversion to chemicals, power generation and heating.

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Admissions Requirements

To apply to the online Master of Science in Natural Gas Engineering & Management program, students must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college of university (or the international equivalent). Admissions will occur on a rolling basis and is at the discretion of the admissions committee. Transfer credits will be accepted at the discretion of the admissions committee.

Online Application

Submit an official transcript from your undergraduate institution and any graduate institution you have attended.

Submit resume: Include professionally formatted documentation of your past education and work experience.

Write and submit a personal statement on your career goals and reasons for applying to the program. Students can discuss what they think the natural gas market will look like in 2050 in this statement.

Letter of Reference: Letters of reference should come from a professional (as opposed to personal) source and should highlight your technical abilities, leadership potential, and/or other desirable characteristics for those seeking leadership roles in the Natural Gas industry.

GRE scores are optional and not required for admission, but they may be required by some potential faculty sponsors to be considered for a Qualifying Graduate Assistantship. International students are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Careers

Earn an online M.S. in Natural Gas Engineering & Management at the University of Oklahoma. Our interdisciplinary faculty ensures practical skills aligned with current trends and employer needs for immediate career application.

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Program Courses

Required Courses

This course offers a broad overview and insight of the Natural Gas Engineering and Management program. Topics students will learn include natural gas resources, production, market, trading and infrastructure, processing, utilization, and policy and regulations.
This course covers topics relating to the finance and valuation of natural gas. Topics students will learn include accounting systems, financial statement analysis, valuation of stocks, competitive comparisons, valuation of reservoirs, corporate restructuring, legalities and taxes for mergers, and valuation of bonds.
This course covers specifics of natural gas trading and risk management with the natural gas industry. Topics students will learn include the basic structure of the gas market, derivatives of natural gas, hedging strategies, futures and forward price determination, option pricing theories, valuation of risk, and market and technical analyses.
This course is designed as an introduction to the safety and human factors that are important in delivering on the energy industries’ commitment to safe and environmentally-sound development of our natural resources. Engineered systems work hand in hand with leadership and organizational culture to adapt to an ever-changing environment to ensure that safe and environmentally-sustainable performance is maintained.
The course will provide students with fundamental understanding of various oil and gas laws which control and govern different aspects of oil and gas business activities, from reservoir to ultimate customers of different products, whether they are oil and natural gas or final products, including methane, ethane, propane, LPG, NGL, etc.
This course covers the environmental concerns around the energy industry. Topics in this course will not only discuss trends moving toward low carbon energy sources but also how natural gas fits into that market.
Comprehensive assessment experience based on knowledge and skills gained from the curriculum of the Natural Gas Engineering and Management (NGEM) program. Results are delivered in written technical reports and a final presentation.

Management Courses

This course covers the market aspects of the liquid natural gas (LNG) market. Topics students will learn include the worldwide supply and demand landscape for LNG and all aspects of the LNG value chain from receiving natural gas from supply pipelines to transporting processed LNG to end users.
This course covers how capital-intensive projects worth billions of dollars in the oil and gas industry are executed, including the different aspects of planning from conception to turnaround management for successful execution.
This course has been designed to provide the knowledge required for effective management of natural gas assets. Topics in this course will include decline curve analysis, in-flow performance relations, well flow and restrictions correlations, economic principles, uncertainty quantification, structuring and solving problems under uncertainty.
This course covers a more in-depth look at the low carbon markets within the energy industry and how natural gas plays into them.

Engineering Courses

This course focuses on topics relating to natural gas engineering. Topics students will learn include properties of both natural gases and condensate systems, gas flow in porous media, reservoir engineering, field development, and general transportation and storage.
This course covers various aspects of the processing of natural gas. Topics students will learn include gas conditioning, processing for liquids, adsorption and adsorption facilities, and fractionation design.
This covers different aspects of how petrochemicals and natural gas are utilized. Topics students will learn include using natural gas for combustion and power, liquid natural gas, converting to chemicals and fuels, and gas transportation as well as the use of natural gas in the manufacturing of petrochemicals, sources of petrochemicals, and equipment needed for processing.
This course covers the design and operation of liquid natural gas (LNG) systems. Topics students will learn include system analysis of LNG plant elements and all aspects of LNG production from receiving natural gas from supply pipelines to transporting processed LNG cargos to end users.
This course covers specifics of both natural gas transportation and storage. Topics students will learn include the fundamentals of on-shore and off-shore hydrocarbon transportation, transportation safety, fluid characterization, pipeline design, equipment design, storage facilities, flow assurance, and integrity management.
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