The department was established in 1961 by Prof. Dr. Ekrem Göksu.
In 1972, it switched to 4-year BSc, MSc, and PhD programs. The name was
changed to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering in 1992. In 2010, the
program switched to 100% English instruction. It was accredited by ABET
in 2004, 2011, 2017, and 2023. List of our advisors can be seen below:
- Niyazi Aksoy (NTU),
- Yiğit Altunal (GeoChemm),
- Ahmet Ayser (BorDrill),
- Adil Gürkan Ceyhan (TP OTC),
- Gültekin Çınar (Ahlatçı Holding),
- Yıldıray
Çınar (ARAMCO),
- İ. Hakkı Gücüyener (GEOS),
- Marc Haci (Drilling Tools),
- İnanç Alptuğ Hıdıroğlu (PMO),
- Fikri Kuchuk (SLB, Emeritus),
- Erdal Özkan
(CSM),
- Burak Varol (TAQA),
- Emrah Yüzüak (MAERSK).
The list is in
alphabetical order by last name.