How can you become a pipeline engineer? Or a risk engineer that deals with oil or gas?

i am going to do a foundation year in engineering this year,


and i will have to pick a specific type of engineering for the 3 years after my foundation year, however i will most likely not be able to do chemical engineering, would civil engineering or mechanical engineering be the best route to take? or are there any other suggestions? thanks in advanceHow can you become a pipeline engineer? Or a risk engineer that deals with oil or gas?
Petroleum Engineering is specific to the oil and gas industry, and can help you get a better job there, but is not so flexible outside of it.





Civil Engineers are more likely to get work in the construction industry, which is far more stable (ie: more loyalty, less chance of getting laid off), though the salaries are lower.





Mechanical works well in both fields, and is more general. I have worked in both the construction and oil and gas industries with my B.S.M.E.





Almost more important than the degree is the college you get it at. Do not worry so much about rankings, as they are scored by such things as test scores and job placement. What is important is how companies in the industry you want to work for view the college.How can you become a pipeline engineer? Or a risk engineer that deals with oil or gas?
almost all pipeline engineers (piping engineers) are chemical or mechanical. There are a lot of stress and strain calcs that have to be done, and supports to be designed. You don't say where you are located. I haven't heard of US schools requiring that a student pick his major/program after the 1st year, and never deviate. The first 2 years are very similar (some difference in the non-engineering classes, such as different physics course, or more chemistry). If you can't do chem, then go with mechanical. Civil tends to have less of the applicable training for piping engineers.





In the US, the school matters nothing, as long as it's accredited, except for the employers that tend to come to campus to recruit the last year.
Pipeline engineering and petroleum engineering are very limiting. As to ';risk'; engineer, I am not sure what that is.





Chemical, mechanical, civil and electrial engineering are much more flexible choices. Any of these can work in oil and gas as well as pipeline engineering.





I have a degree in mechanilcal engineering and worked for 35 years in all aspects of the oil and gas engineering including much that was really the realm of chemical, civil and electrical engineers.
The most important thing is that you build a good set of skills whichever direction you take. That way you will be the most employable or have an easier in graduate school. It is a mistake to get too narrowly focused on a particular job. It is much better to be open-minded about opportunities that will come your way at the end of your undergraduate education. So, if you like dirt, become an civil engineer. If you like grease, become a mechanical engineer.