Offshore Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

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1. Offshore petroleum engineering primarily deals with:





2. The first offshore oil well was drilled in:





3. Which of the following is a floating offshore platform?





4. Jack-up rigs are most suitable for:




5. The acronym FPSO stands for:





6. Semi-submersible rigs achieve stability through:





7. A compliant tower is designed to:





8. Which offshore structure rests directly on the seabed?





9. The deepest offshore drilling operations are usually performed using:





10. Tension-leg platforms are kept stable by:





11. The North Sea is famous for:





12. Which drilling technique is commonly used offshore?





13. Blowout preventers (BOPs) are used in offshore drilling to:





14. Offshore pipelines are usually protected from corrosion by:





15. Subsea production systems are mainly used in:





16. Riser systems in offshore drilling are used to:





17. Which factor is most critical for designing offshore platforms?





18. Dynamic positioning (DP) systems are mainly used in:





19. Which offshore drilling unit has its own propulsion system?





20. The primary function of riser tensioners is to:





21. Subsea wellheads are installed at:





22. The largest offshore oil field discovered to date is:





23. Offshore flare systems are used to:





24. Which type of vessel lays subsea pipelines?





25. Offshore drilling muds are often made environmentally friendly by using:





26. Which of the following is a key challenge in deepwater drilling?





27. Subsea Christmas trees are used to:





28. Which offshore drilling rig type is most mobile?





29. Offshore LNG terminals are mainly used for:





30. Which offshore structure can withstand Arctic ice conditions?





31. Offshore helicopter decks must be located:





32. Which gas poses the greatest risk during offshore drilling?





33. The offshore structure known as a spar platform is:





34. Offshore well abandonment requires:





35. The deepest offshore drilling to date has exceeded:





36. Which offshore structure is designed for long-term oil storage?





37. Offshore production risers are different from drilling risers because they:





38. Which country leads in deepwater offshore oil production?





39. A major hazard for offshore platforms in hurricane-prone areas is:





40. Offshore enhanced oil recovery often uses:





41. Umbilicals in offshore production systems are used to:





42. A key advantage of subsea tiebacks is:





43. Offshore oil spills are primarily prevented by:





44. Which offshore operation is used to stimulate production?





45. The term “subsea tie-in” refers to:





46. Which of the following is an offshore drilling hazard?





47. Offshore topside facilities usually include:





48. The life of an offshore platform is usually:





49. Floating LNG (FLNG) vessels are designed to:





50. The decommissioning of offshore platforms involves:





 FOUNDATIONAL SUBJECTS (Year 1 – Year 2)

  1. Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics) – MCQs

  2. Fluid Mechanics – MCQs

  3. Thermodynamics – MCQs

  4. Computer Programming (e.g., MATLAB, Python) – MCQs

  5. Introduction to Engineering – MCQs

  6. Geology for Engineers – MCQs

  7. Technical Communication – MCQs

 CORE PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SUBJECTS (Year 2 – Year 4)

  1. Introduction to Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  2. Petroleum Geology – MCQs

  3. Drilling Engineering – MCQs

  4. Reservoir Engineering – MCQs

  5. Production Engineering – MCQs

  6. Petroleum Fluid Properties – MCQs

  7. Well Logging and Formation Evaluation – MCQs

  8. Petroleum Economics – MCQs

  9. Petroleum Refining and Processing – MCQs  

  10. Natural Gas Engineering – MCQs

  11. Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) – MCQs

  12. Well Testing – MCQs

  13. Reservoir Simulation – MCQs

  14. Drilling Fluids and Cementing – MCQs

  15. Offshore Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  16. Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) – MCQs

  17. Petroleum Project Management – MCQs

  18. Corrosion Engineering – MCQs

  19. Artificial Lift Techniques – MCQs

  20. Petrophysics – MCQs

 LABORATORIES & PRACTICALS (Theory-based MCQs can be made from these)

  1. Drilling Fluids Lab – MCQs

  2. Core Analysis Lab – MCQs

  3. Reservoir Simulation Lab – MCQs

  4. Rock and Fluid Properties Lab – MCQs

  5. Well Logging Lab – MCQs

 ELECTIVES (Optional/Advanced)

  1. Energy Transition and Sustainability – MCQs

  2. Unconventional Resources (Shale, Tight Gas, etc.) – MCQs

  3. Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering – MCQs

  4. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – MCQs

  5. Petroleum Law and Policy – MCQs

  6. Pipeline Engineering – MCQs

  7. Renewable Energy Integration – MCQs