Federal University of Technology Minna
Federal University of Technology Minna

Petrol & Gas Engineering

About the Department

The Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, under the School of Infrastructures, Process Engineering and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria is committed to training engineers who can design processes and machines, manufacture, utilise and maintain oilfield equipment for exploitation of the earth’s petroleum resources in an environmentally safe and efficient manner. Through indigenous technologies and sustainable practices, we strive to integrate key science and engineering principles to address the technological challenges of the petroleum and natural gas industry.

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Brief History of the Department

In 2018 an ad-hoc body comprising of members from other Engineering departments within Federal University of Technology, Minna prepared an Academic Brief for the Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering. The Academic brief prepared for Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering was approved by the University Senate on 27th March, 2019, The Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering passed the NUC Resource verification exercises in December, 2020, and then after given the nod to start the Programme. The Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna began in 2021/2022 with 65 students. Presently the Department has a total of 320 students from 200 Level to 500 Level.

The pioneer Head of the Department was Engr.  (Prof.) Abdulkadir Mukhtar (2022-2023) and Engr. (Prof.) Eyitayo A. Afolabi is currently heading the Department (2023- till date).

Vision

To attain the ultimate height in the training of high level Information and Communication Technology (ICT) compliance Petroleum Engineers imbued with self-confidence, founded on very sound technical and scientific knowledge to meet the daunting challenges of providing solutions to complex Petroleum Engineering problems for the benefit of Nigerians and the World at large.

Mission

To be internationally recognized as a Centre for the training of high-level manpower in Petroleum and Gas Engineering.

Engr. Prof. E.A AFOLABI

HOD, Petroleum and Gas Engineering

Programmes Offered

  • Undergraduate

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng), Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

  • Accreditation status

To date, the department enjoys Professional full accreditation (Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN) and the National Universities Commission, NUC

 

  • External linkage(s)

 

  1. Mobil Producing Nig Unlimited, Lekki, Lagos,
  2. Ministry of Petroleum Resources, NNPC Towers Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja Email:
  3. Chevron Nigeria Ltd, 2 Chevron Drive, Lekki Peninsula, PMB 12825, Lagos
  4. Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, 5-9 Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, River State.

 

  • Course outline (downloadable) (If available)

 

100 Level First Semester

 

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

GST 111

Communication in English

2

C

15

45

GET 101

Engineer in Society

1

C

30

–

GET 102

Engineering Graphics and Solid Mechanics I

2

C

15

45

CHM 101

General Chemistry I

2

C

30

–

CHM 107

General Practical Chemistry I

1

C

–

45

MTH 101

Elementary Mathematics I

3

C

45

–

PHY 101

General Physics I

2

C

30

–

PHY 107

General Practical Physics I

1

C

–

45

PGE 101

Introduction to Petroleum and Gas Industry with Field Trip

2

C

15

45

FUTM-COS 111

 Introduction to Computing Sciences

3

C

30

45

 

Total

19

 

 

 

 

100 Level Second Semester, SEMESTER 2

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

GST 112

Nigerian Peoples and Cultures

2

C

30

–

CHM 102

General Chemistry II

2

C

30

–

CHM 108

General Practical Chemistry II

1

C

–

45

MTH 102

Elementary Mathematics II

3

C

45

–

MTH 103

Elementary Mathematics III

2

C

30

–

PHY 103

General Physics III

2

C

30

–

PHY 108

General Practical Physics II

1

C

–

45

FUTM-STA 122

 Probability I

2

C

30

–

 FUTM-PHY 122

General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)

2

C

30

–

 FUTM-PHY 124

General Physics IV (Vibration, Waves and Optics)

2

C

30

–

 

Total

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

200 Level First Semester, SEMESTER 3

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

ENT 211

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

2

C

30

–

GET 201

Applied Electricity I

3

C

45

–

GET 205

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

3

C

45

–

GET 209

Engineering Mathematics I

3

C

45

–

GET 211

Computing and Software Engineering

3

C

30

45

FUTM-GET 213

Engineering Graphics and Solid Modelling II

3

C

30

45

FUTM-GET 217

Applied Mechanics

3

C

45

–

FUTM-PGE 211

Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering

2

C

30

–

 

Total

22

 

 

 

 

200 Level Second Semester, SEMESTER 4

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

GET 202

Engineering Materials

3

C

45

 

GET 204

Students’ Workshop Practice

2

C

15

45

GET 206

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

3

C

45

–

GET 210

Engineering Mathematics II

3

C

45

–

GST 212

Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence

2

C

30

–

FUTM-GET 218

Strength of Materials

3

C

45

–

FUTM-PGE 221

Petroleum Geology

3

C

45

–

*GET 299

SIWES I: Students Work Experience Scheme

3

C

9 Weeks

 

Total

19

 

 

 

 

*Graded in second semester 400 Level

 

LONG VACATION: Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme I (SIWES I)

 

300 Level First Semester, SEMESTER 5

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

GET 305

Engineering  Statistics  and Data Analytics

3

C

45

–

GET 307

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Convergent Technologies

3

C

30

–

GET 301

Engineering Mathematics III

3

C

45

–

PGE 301

Rock and Fluid Properties

3

C

45

–

PGE 303

Drilling and Well Design I

3

C

45

–

FUTM-GET 311

Engineering Economics

3

C

45

–

FUTM-PGE 311

Chemical Thermodynamics

2

C

30

–

 

Total

20

 

 

 

 

300 Level Second Semester, SEMESTER 6

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

GST 312

Peace and Conflict Resolution

2

C

30

 

ENT 312

Venture Creation

2

C

15

45

GET 304

Engineering Communication, Technical Writing and Presentation

3

C

45

–

GET 306

Renewable   Energy   Systems and Technologies

3

C

30

45

PGE 302

Petroleum Engineering Lab 1

2

C

–

45

PGE 304

Fundamentals   of   Reservoir Engineering

2

C

30

–

PGE 305

Oil    and    Gas    Production Engineering I

2

C

30

–

PGE 306

Gas Instrumentation Laboratory

3

C

–

45

*GET 399

SIWES II: Students Work Experience Scheme

4

C

12 Weeks

 

Total

19

 

 

 

 

 

*Graded in second semester 400L

 

400 Level First Semester, SEMESTER 7

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

PGE 411

Technical Communications

2

C

30

 

PGE 412

Engineering Design for Petroleum Engineers

2

C

15

–

PGE 413

Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

3

C

45

–

PGE 414

Natural Gas Engineering and Management

3

C

45

–

PGE 415

Pressure Build up and Test Methods

2

C

30

–

PGE 416

Introduction to well Logging and Interpretation

2

C

30

–

PGE 417

Petroleum Engineering Laboratory III

2

C

30

45

PGE 418

Introduction to Corrosion of Materials

3

C

45

–

 

Total

19

 

 

 

 

 

400 Level Second Semester, SEMESTER 8

S/N

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

UNITS

1

SIW 400

Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)

6

 

500 Level First Semester, SEMESTER 9

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

PGE 511

Petroleum and Gas Engineering Entrepreneurship

2

C

30

 

PGE 512

Petroleum-Gas Production Engineering

3

C

45

 

PGE 513

Gas Sweetening and Sulphur Recovery

2

C

30

 

PGE 514

Gas Transportation

2

C

30

 

MEE 515

Process Management and Law

2

C

30

 

 

Sub-total

11

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electives (3 units is required)

 

 

 

 

PGE 515

Environmental Pollution Control

3

E

45

 

CHE 519

Unit Processes in Petroleum Production

3

E

45

 

PGE 517

Integrated Reservoir Management

3

E

45

 

PGE 518

Applied Reservoir Engineering

3

E

45

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

500 Level Second Semester, SEMESTER 10

Course Code

Course Title

Units

Status

LH

PH

PGE 521

Petroleum Process Dynamics and Control

3

C

 

 

PGE 522

Absorption and Refraction

3

C

 

 

PGE 523

Petroleum Economics

2

C

 

 

PGE 599

Petroleum Engineering Research and Design Project

6

C

 

 

 

Sub-Total

14

 

 

 

 

Electives (3 units is required)

 

 

 

 

CHE 524

Polymer Science and Technology

3

E

 

 

PGE 524

Subsurface Production Engineering

3

E

 

 

PGE 525

Petroleum Refining Processes and Technology

3

E

 

 

 

 

Research Outputs

Include:

(i) Total publications (25)

(ii) Citation count:  More than 2500

(iii) Research areas: Advanced Engineering Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Mineral processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical Metallurgy, Corrosion and Electrochemistry.

(iv) International co-authorship percentage (h-index: 60, and i10-index: 80)

(v) Grants (6), Patents (4), Commercialisation (Processing ongoing)

(vi) Journal hosted/published by the school

(vii) Collaborations (International 6), (Local 8)

 

Laboratory/Facilities

 Equipment list

Drilling Laboratory

  • 4 Scale Mud balance
  • Electronic Top-loading Balance

Reservoir Engineering Laboratory

– Fluidization Apparatus

Community Services

  1. Prof. E. A. Afolabi appointed as Resource person for Outcome-Based Education (OBE) training for Program Evaluators, organized by COREN on May, 2024
  2. Prof. E. A. Afolabi appointed as Resource person for Outcome-Based Education (OBE) training for Universities Program Implementors, organized by COREN on May, 2024
  3. Prof. M. Abdulkadir (2023) was Resource Person on a verification visit to the proposed undergraduate academic programmes in Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State on the 16th to 18th of April 2023.                                                                                                   
  4. Prof. M. Abdulkadir (2023) was Board Member, African Energy Council on the 27th of March 2023.
  5. Prof. M. Abdulkadir (2023) was Moderator, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Nigeria Oil and Gas Suppliers’ Tax Awareness Workshop held at the NCDMB Conference Hall, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on the 28th of March 2023.
  6. Prof. M. Abdulkadir (2023) was Board Member, African Energy Council on the 27th of March 2023.
  7. Dr. Mrs. Eterigho E.J. et al. (2023) took Career talk to College of Education Model School, Day Secondary School Barkin Saleh and Government Science college Gidan Kwano Tunga Minna, July 2023, Association of Professional Women of Nigeria (APWEN).
  8. Dr. Mrs.Eterigho E.J. et al. (2023), APWEN branch held Senior secondary inter-schools STEM quiz competition June 2023.
  9. Dr. Mrs. Eterigho E.J. et al. (2023), APWEN branch held Medical Outreach to Tunga market Minna to mark the International Women’s Day 8/03/2023.
  10. Dr. Mrs. Eterigho E.J. et al. (2023), APWEN branch held FUTMinna Collegiate Event, Learn Together, with theme, “She Did, I can”, at the PTDF Hall, Chemical Engineering Department, F.U.T. Minna. 18/01/2023.

                       

Alumni & Industry Linkages

Members of Industrial Advisory Committee for our PGE Department are FROM Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, Bonny and NNPC Abuja.

Industry partners

Shelter Clay Limited, Minna.

Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), Minna.

Internship placement partners

-NNPC PPMC DEРОТ Suleja, Niger State.

-NPSC (Nigeria Pipeline and Storage Company) Kaduna State.

-NNPC PPMC DEРОТ Suleja, Niger State.

 

Student Resources

(i) Timetable

Lecture Timetable

Continuous Assessment Timetable

Examination Timetable

 

(ii) Project guidelines

 

Student(s) develop a technology and/or system to solve a known and significant materials and metallurgical engineering problem, design, and if possible/practicable, build/produce/ manufacture some relevant new materials/device(s) representing the solution using the skills acquired in the programme

 

(iii) Seminar schedule

 

Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) Seminar schedule

Undergraduate Project Proposal Seminar

Undergraduate Project Final Defence Seminar

 

 

(iv) Student’s statistics (Programmes and levels)

2025/2026

Student’s statistics

100 Level

221

200 Level

121

300 Level

77

400 Level

85

500 Level

63