Introduction to Energy Sector and Piping Engineering

Introduction to Energy Sector and Piping Engineering udemy course

All about piping engineering : Piping interface and deliverables

This comprehensive course has been carefully designed to provide a thorough foundation in both the global energy sector and the discipline of piping engineering, making it ideal for aspiring engineers, early-career professionals, and individuals looking to transition into the oil & gas or industrial infrastructure sectors.

Why This Course?

The Energy and Oil & Gas sectors are the backbone of modern industry. However, understanding the complete lifecycle—from energy production to processing and piping distribution—is often complex and fragmented across multiple disciplines. This course brings clarity by offering an integrated understanding of the energy ecosystem and the role of piping engineering within it.

What You Will Learn:

1. Understanding the Global Energy Sector

• Learn the fundamentals of how energy is sourced, processed, and utilized globally.

• Explore the major types of energy: fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear.

• Understand the structure and function of the Oil & Gas sector, from exploration and production to refining and distribution.

• Gain clarity on the difference between refineries and petrochemical plants, their functions, and their outputs.

• Examine the basic processes involved in crude oil processing, setting the stage for understanding downstream operations.

2. Introduction to Piping Engineering

• Discover what piping engineering is and why it’s considered a critical discipline in project execution for energy and process industries.

• Learn about the typical structure of engineering organizations, including EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) firms.

• Understand the roles of various stakeholders and technical disciplines—process, civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation—and how they integrate within a project.

• Get introduced to piping components (pipes, valves, flanges, gaskets, etc.) and piping systems (utility, process, and high-pressure lines).

3. Piping Engineering in Practice

• Understand how a piping engineering department functions, including workflows, team structures, and deliverables.

• Explore the typical EPC project organogram and how piping engineers interact across disciplines.

• Learn about the major responsibilities of piping teams, such as layout development, material selection, stress analysis, and support design.

• Understand how the piping discipline interfaces with other departments, such as process, civil, instrumentation, and electrical engineering, through structured inputs and outputs.