The Department was established in 1973 to become the first Petroleum Engineering Department in the Kingdom and the GCC region. Its establishment was a national response to the increasing demand for petroleum engineers in a country that has more than 25% of the total world oil reserves. This is the largest reserve in any single country in the world.

A simple calculation shows that with the prevailing current oil production rate, this reserve will last more than 100 years. This indicates that the oil industry will continue to play a leading role and to have the largest contribution to the economy. Based on these facts, it seems that, among other engineering and scientific disciplines, the petroleum engineers will have the most secure and guaranteed jobs in the future.

Whenever an exploration team becomes confident about the existence of certain geological formations, which contain oil or gas, petroleum engineers start designing and setting up a general plan for the drilling programs. Then they study the amount of oil and gas reserves and the optimum methods for oil and gas production at the minimum cost, and the best methods for preserving the energy of the reservoir, keeping in mind the special conditions of each reservoir. This requires the collaboration of drilling, reservoir and production engineers. And because of the need to acquire all these skills, basic sciences are interconnected with the specialized engineering sciences in an integrated program leading to B.Sc. degree in petroleum engineering.

Both fundamental and applied courses are included in the curriculum, relating to the areas of reservoir engineering, drilling engineering, production engineering, petroleum transportation and petroleum economics. Computer work in petroleum engineering is stressed in order to better prepare the graduate engineer to work in the complex world of modern technology. Much emphasis is needed on practical training, whether in the laboratory or in the field. The department has well-equipped laboratories indifferent disciplines.

The oil companies working in the Kingdom attract and employ the largest number of petroleum engineering graduates, where they have good opportunities to practice and apply the knowledge they have acquired during their academic study. They enjoy attractive financial benefits as well as chances for studying and training missions inside and outside the Kingdom. Other governmental agencies such as the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, Aramco, etc. employ a large number of petroleum engineering graduates. Service companies, which are an integral part of the oil industry, also present attractive job opportunities.

1. Graduates will perform as highly skilled engineers in the local and international petroleum and natural gas industry.

2. Graduates will continue to learn, improve and evolve in their jobs.

3. Graduates may pursue higher education to participate in academia and evolve in research.

To be internationally recognized as a premier academic Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering.

1. Providing high quality educational programs, training and research activities.

2. Graduating students with required skills to compete at international level.

3. Attracting and developing high caliber faculty members.

Welcome to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department (PGED). The department was established in 1973 G (1394 H) in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the first department offering petroleum and natural gas engineering degrees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region. Its creation was a natural response to the urgent need of petroleum and natural gas engineers in a country that owns a quarter of the world’s oil reserves and one of the largest exporters of crude oil in the world till this day. Consequently, the role of the petroleum industry will continue to be the largest contribute to the annual economic output, along with the promising results of Vision 2030 goals to diversify the country's sources of income. Furthermore, the global demand for energy is rapidly increasing in which the fossil fuel represents the largest contributor in flufilling the world's energy needs. Therefore, the market need for petroleum engineers is expected to grow and continue in the future.

The department’s faculty and staff cooperate to achieve its vision through the continuous development of educational, research and training methodologies and curricula according to the requirements of oil and gas industry market, obtaining academic accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org and NCAAA, attracting and developing faculty members with distinguished competencies, and ensuring the provision of high-quality academic, training and research programs, to supply oil and gas industry market with engineers possessing high skills that enable them to compete globally, having the ability to develop, hold senior positions, and pursue higher studies.

Thank you for visiting the PGED website and I am pleased to receive your inquiries, suggestions and comments on the email below.

Mohammed A. Almobarky, Ph.D.  | Assistant Professor
Chairman of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department
 Fax: +966 11 4674422
mmobarky@ksu.edu.sa | chair_pe@ksu.edu.sa

On the bases of King Saud University objectives and its responsibilities to provide Saudi society with highly educated intellectuals and professionals who are capable of satisfying society needs, a Department for Industrial Engineering in the college of engineering has been established in year 1422H (2002 G). However, industrial engineering as a program has been found in the year 1403H (1983 G) under the umbrella of Mechanical Engineering Department. Since its establishment, the industrial engineering program has made an indispensable contribution to the rapid development and advancement of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It enhances the role of the Industrial Engineering Profession in the country which is concerned with the synthesizing, designing, analyzing, operating, and maintaining various integrated production systems and its processes to produce products using distinguished solution techniques and tools. Industrial Engineer graduates play a vital role in all development plans of the country and hold key positions in all governmental and private sectors. They are heavily involved in numerous manufacturing and service industries in Saudi Arabia and abroad.

The mission of the IED is to offer a broad spectrum of educational programs that are internationally recognized and consistent with global advances in the discipline, and to provide a nurturing and resource-rich environment to conduct state-of-the-art research, and finally, to serve the community and profession through cooperation with local, regional and international organizations.

The vision of the industrial engineering department is to be internationally recognized for leadership and excellence in teaching, research and cooperation with Saudi manufacturing and service industries.