Petrochemical Engineering vs Petroleum Engineering

The two widely popular branches of engineering among the students are Petroleum engineering and petrochemical engineering. These two fields offer tremendous amount of exposure for the students. Along with that both the filed offer quite good amount of money. This info graphic depicts the differences between the two branches petroleum and petrochemical engineering. Petroleum engineering deals with the upstream, which means it is basically related to exploration and production. The major areas involved in petroleum engineering are drilling, reservoir,exploration of gases. Petroleum products include resins, varnishes,paints etc. Downstream basically involves refining. Upstream involves exploration.