Working for the PI

The Petroleum Institute (PI) was created in 2001 with the goal of establishing itself as a world-class institution in engineering education and research in areas of significance to the oil and gas and the broader energy industries. The PI’s sponsors and affiliates include Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and several major international oil companies, namely Shell, BP, Jodco and Total.

The campus has modern instructional laboratories and classroom facilities and is now in the planning phase of three major research centers on its campus. The PI is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines, the University of Maryland (College Park), the University of Minnesota and Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. Recent additions to collaborating institutions include Rice University and University of Texas, Austin. The growth of the PI is instrumental to meet the business and research needs of the fast growth of the UAE industry.

PI faculty at the 2008 Graduation Ceremony.