The Salary of a Petroleum Engineer in Malaysia

Petroleum Engineers earn very high salaries

Petroleum Engineer Salary in Malaysia

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Petroleum engineers must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in petroleum engineering. Employers also value

work experience, so engineering programs with internships in which students earn academic credit for structured job experience, are valuable as well. Since many petroleum companies conduct worldwide operations, the petroleum engineer may have the opportunity for assignments all over the world.

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Salary for Petroleum Engineers in Malaysia

Basically, Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells.

Job Outlook According to the USA Department of Labour, Employment of petroleum engineers is expected to grow 17 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Oil prices will be a major determinant of employment growth, as higher prices lead to increasing complexity of oil companies’ operations and require more engineers for each drilling operation.

The Average Salary of a Petroleum Engineer in Malaysia

In 2010, the median salary per year was US$114,080 per year In Malaysia. Petroleum Engineers can earn yearly from RM 37,094 – RM 365,156 depending on their experience.

According to Jobstreet, Engineers in the Oil and Gas industry are one of the Top 10 Highest Salaries in Malaysia. A Senior Executive in Engineering – Oil/Gas  can earn RM6,353 a month while a Senior Manager can get RM15,307.

Study at Top Private Universities in Malaysia for Petroleum Engineering

Get a top ranked UK degree in Malaysia at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
Get a top ranked UK degree in Malaysia at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Malaysian students do not need to go overseas to study petroleum engineering. Top universities such as Heriot-Watt University Malaysia is offering the petroleum engineering degree course at their new state-of-the-art campus at Putrajaya. Heriot-Watt University is a top ranking university in the UK.

For an affordable and yet high quality of education in petroleum engineering, students can consider UCSI University at Kuala Lumpur.

UCSI University is famous for their engineering courses and has more than 28 years of experience in higher education in Malaysia. Students at UCSI University have access to excellent facilities and their unique internship program for 2 months of each year of studies.

The Petroleum Engineering degree course at UCSI University is accredited by the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM).

Asia Pacific University (APU) is a top award-winning technology private university in Malaysia and has just added the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Petroleum Engineering to its list of BEM accredited engineering degree programmes.

15 thoughts on “The Salary of a Petroleum Engineer in Malaysia

  1. if i’m a science stream student (spm level), what are the required credits for applying to utp for petroleum engineering?

  2. Between Curtin, Heriot-Watt and UCSI, which is the best? Let’s say budget is not an issue, rather the path towards attaining the degree in terms of quality of teaching, facilities, campus environment, and i presume all three are accredited by Malaysia’s Lembaga Jurutera Board? Thank you so much for your time.

    1. All are top for petroleum engineering with different strengths. You can choose which one that fits your needs

  3. what is chemical engineering (with oil & gas technology)? is it something close to petroleum engineering? thx

  4. I just finished my Spm and i am eager to continue my studies in engineering.I love cars but i don’t want to be the one who will be working with the engines.I am a Arts stream student.Kindly please reply the best engineering course for me.I will be visiting the eduspiral after getting the SPM results.Thank you

  5. I’m interested in petroleum engineering. But is it recommended that I take this considering our country’s petroleum which is about to finish? And will be able to get a stable job?

  6. I had finished my foundation in TATIUC Terengganu. I wanted to do my degree in petroleum engineering. My MUET is still in process. so is there any suggestions for me?

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