Petrobras representative visits DPE

Mrs. Cristiane Richard de Miranda, Petroleum Chemist at Petrobras, visited DPE.

Dr. Cristiane Richard de Miranda, Petrobras representative, met DPE’s academic and scientific staff on November 9^th, 2018.

One of the main objectives of this meeting was to present to our guest, current Post-doc, PhD and Master thesis projects from the Chair of Drilling and Completion as well as introduce the University facilities.

As a part of the activities of the Well Integrity Platform (WIP), led by Prof. Kris Ravi, potential collaboration on this topic was also discussed.

“I was very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Montanuniversität Leoben. There, I knew very interesting projects presented with enthusiasm by people from all over the globe, together, contributing to the development of the petroleum science,” Mrs. Richard de Miranda said.

What is WIP?

WIP is an international research and education platform at Montanuniversität Leoben (MUL) that will focus on well integrity problems and solutions.

WIP aims to bring together global operators, service providers, manufacturers, universities and technology providers with distinctive and complementary skills to contribute toward and benefit from the solutions developed. The strength of the platform lies in its independence and its ability to draw on the experience of personnel that have successfully worked in the industry to provide real-world solutions. WIP will have highly motivated professionals, students and staff drawn from across the globe.

For more information please visit wip.dpe.ac.at

DPE Scores 3^rd Place in Worldwide Ranking

According to the renowned CEOWORLD Magazine, Department Petroleum Engineering (DPE) at Montanuniversität Leoben is ranked third in the "World's Best Universities for Oil, Gas and Petroleum Engineering" study.

The survey carried out on behalf of the renowned CEOWORLD Magazine places DPE at Montanuniversität Leoben as the third world’s best university for oil, gas, and petroleum engineering with a score of 98.3 out of 100.

World’s Best Universities for Oil, Gas, and Petroleum Engineering in 2017 by the CEOWORLD Magazine is based on six major indicators of quality; overall score is the sum of academic reputation, admission eligibility, job placement rate, recruiter feedback, specialization and, global reputation and influence.

CEOWORLD Magazine surveyed 85,000 people in 52 countries. The overall score are numerical scores given to the universities based on students, industry professionals, and recruiter feedback — measuring the quality of the university.

"A few years ago, we reached 7^th place worldwide in the field of Material Science, now we rank top 3 in Petroleum Engineering. In my opinion, this is another milestone proving our focus on excellence in teaching and research," Rector Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wilfried Eichlseder said. 

Link: "World's Best Universities for Oil, Gas and Petroleum Engineering in 2017" , CEOWORLD Magazine

WIP Member Area Opens Soon

Members have an advantage. We are happy to announce the opening of the new WIP Member area in November 2017 where Members and Partners will have access to regularly updated information and results produced from WIP Core Research.

WIP Website Launched

Welcome to the new Home of the Well Integrity Platform. The website has been launched on July 4, 2017 and we hope to make Industry and Academia interested in our activities.

This site should become a knowledge exchange platform for our Members and partners as well as an information platform for all who would like to learn more about an emerging important topic, the safety and integrity of both old and new wellbore installations. We invite you to get to know us better.