Centres of
Excellence

Our centres of excellence are led by industry experts and provide the overall directon for RGU’s oil and gas teaching and research programmes. The centres of excellence act as the main RGU interface with the industry for oil and gas realted matters, including with the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), the Industry Technology (ITF) and the new Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC).

• Drilling and Well Engineering
• Unconventional Oil and Gas
• Utilise DART drilling simulator to increase offshore efficiency & enchance pre-well planning
• Provice capabilities gaps & human factors analysis
• Establish feasibility of Well Engineering Passport as competency framework for the drilling community

• Asset Integrity Management
• Oil and Gas Chemistry & Analysis
• Unconventional Oil and Gas (production and opertions)
• Provice capabilities gaps & human factors analysis
• Late life production & Asset Extension

• Subsea engineering
• Subsea operations
• Subsea developments
• Subsea methods
• Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)

• Project Management & decommissioning
• Supply Chain Management & decommissioning
• Utilise DART simulator to increase offshore decom efficiency & enhance decom planning
• Provide pre/post decommissioning monitoring service

• Oil & Gas MBA
• Oil & Gas Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Oil & Gas Law
• Oil & Gas Finance
• Establish RGU as key university for Energy Policy and Energy Ecomomics
• Establish capabilities in Cyber Security