Oil and Gas Production

The Faculty of Oil and Gas Engineering is one of the leading and historically rich structural units of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University. The training of engineering personnel at the faculty began in 1920, in the early years of the university’s establishment, and since then thousands of highly qualified specialists who play an important role in the development of the country’s oil and gas industry have been trained.

During its activity, the faculty has trained more than 27,000 oil engineers, over 7,000 bachelors, and nearly 1,500 masters. The faculty continues to operate as one of the main academic centers that prepares professional, competitive, and innovative-minded personnel in engineering fields.

Education at the faculty covers modern specialties related to the oil and gas industry and is aimed at developing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Specialties and Academic Activity

Education is provided in the following specialties:

Oil and Gas Engineering

Logistics and Transport Technologies Engineering

Civil Engineering

Life Safety Engineering

The educational process is organized at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Programs are designed according to modern industry requirements and aim to ensure both theoretical and practical training.

Research Areas

The scientific activity of the faculty is focused on solving актуальные (current) problems of the oil and gas industry and includes:

Drilling and production technologies of oil and gas wells

Development and operation of oil and gas fields

Transportation and storage systems of oil and gas

Design and construction of oil and gas facilities

Logistics and transport technologies

Industrial safety and occupational health (HSE)

Efficient and safe operation of energy systems

The results of scientific research conducted at the faculty are integrated into the educational process and applied in cooperation with industry.

Mission and Objectives

The main goal of the faculty is to train engineering and scientific personnel who meet modern requirements and possess knowledge and skills in accordance with international standards.

Main tasks:

Continuous updating and development of educational programs

Involving students in scientific research

Promoting publication of research results in international journals

Expanding industrial and academic partnerships

Ensuring professional development of academic staff

Organizing international exchange and mobility programs

Laboratories and Scientific Base

The faculty has a modern material and technical base equipped with laboratories that play an important role in students’ practical training:

Hydraulics Laboratory
Experimental study of hydraulic properties of liquid and gas flows, pressure losses in pipelines, and flow regimes

Corrosion Protection of Oil and Gas Equipment Laboratory
Study of corrosion processes, protection methods, and inhibitor efficiency

Oil Extraction Laboratory
Study of hydrocarbon extraction methods and hydrodynamic processes in lifting pipes, analysis of operational parameters

Oil Recovery Process Modeling Laboratory
Simulation and modeling of reservoir processes using computer programs

Drilling Fluids Technology Laboratory
Study of drilling fluids, their properties, and optimization for different geological conditions

Industrial Safety Laboratory
Equipment and systems used to ensure safety

Management

Elman Iskandarov
Dean, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Professor Elman Iskandarov’s research focuses on oil and gas collection, transportation, storage, and pipeline systems. His work includes multiphase flow dynamics, phase transformations, corrosion, erosion, and hydrate formation.

He is the author of:

3 monographs

12 textbooks and teaching materials

200+ scientific publications

More than 30 of his works are indexed in international databases (Scopus, Web of Science).
His Scopus H-index is 8.

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