Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics — Bachelor at London School of Oil and Gas Management

Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics


Course Overview

The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree with a year-two industry placement, delivered across on-campus, online and distance routes. The programme concentrates on petroleum operations logistics across pipelines, terminals, marine and road distribution, and it is written in step with Energy Institute (EI), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) competency areas familiar to UK operators, contractors and service companies working across the North Sea, wider Europe, the Middle East, West Africa and the Americas.

By graduation you will be planning terminal loading schedules, coordinating marine liftings and running logistics reviews for petroleum operators, ready to take on full UK honours training with a year-two industry placement and final-year capstone. You will finish with a capstone or portfolio project rooted in a real oil, gas and energy scenario, and you will leave with UK-format written and oral communication drilled through every module. The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics is calibrated for both first-career applicants and returning professionals, with dedicated tutor support inside every cohort.

On-campus cohorts follow a standard three-year full-time schedule at the LSOGM London base, live online cohorts join the same seminars via a scheduled video room, and distance-learning cohorts follow the same materials asynchronously with weekly tutor check-ins. Assessment blends written coursework, applied projects, a year-two industry placement, formal exams and a final-year capstone or dissertation, graded against UK Level 6 outcome descriptors.

Key Features

  • Three-year BSc-style honours degree with year-two industry placement
  • Syllabus aligned with Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) frameworks
  • Coverage of Energy Institute (EI) midstream competencies
  • Modules on tanker chartering, terminal throughput and pipeline batching
  • Named programme-tutor support across on-campus, online and distance modes
  • Final-year capstone on an integrated petroleum logistics plan

What You Will Learn

  • Plan terminal loading and unloading schedules
  • Coordinate marine liftings and tanker chartering basics
  • Analyse pipeline batching, blending and slug management
  • Track road distribution KPIs for downstream logistics
  • Model supply chain risk for import and export terminals
  • Prepare inventory reconciliation reports
  • Advise on customs and cross-border movement documentation
  • Communicate logistics findings in UK operator-format briefings

Who This Course Is For

  • A-Level and BTEC leavers targeting a UK logistics-sector honours degree
  • International applicants seeking a UK petroleum logistics specialism
  • Mature applicants moving from terminal or shipping operations into full graduate practice
  • Placement-driven applicants targeting UK operators and traders
  • Applicants targeting CILT membership progression routes

Career Pathways

  • Distribution & Logistics Manager
  • Terminal Operations Manager
  • Petroleum Transportation Manager
  • Energy Supply Chain Manager
  • Marine Oil Operations Manager
  • Petroleum Procurement Manager
  • Pipeline Operations Coordinator

The LSOGM careers service links Bachelor finishers with UK operators, City energy trading floors, Aberdeen and North Sea contractors, and international assets recruiting through London. Named careers advisers coach every Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics candidate through CV framing, LinkedIn positioning and interview preparation for UK-format hiring processes, with follow-up support after graduation.

Weekly online tutorial windows and a moderated discussion board keep asynchronous learners in step with the live cohort. Undergraduates receive personalised placement support in year two, and finishers leave with a full transcript, a Bachelor award and a UK-format reference letter aligned with graduate-scheme applications. Applicants can begin the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics at any of the rolling intakes across the year, with course dates confirmed in writing at admission.

Entry Requirements

  • 112-128 UCAS points (or equivalent), including at least one science-related A-Level (or BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or above).
  • GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 5/B (or equivalent).
  • IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
  • Two references, normally academic; senior professional acceptable for mature applicants.
  • Personal statement covering your interest in oil, gas and energy careers.

Why Study at LSOGM

The London School of Oil and Gas Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSOGM sits within reach of the City's energy trading floors, the offshore expertise of Aberdeen and the North Sea, and one of the world's densest concentrations of oil, gas and energy sector employers.

Every intake, on-campus, online or distance learning, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support. Three parallel study modes keep the programme accessible around shift patterns and travel commitments in the energy sector. Curricula are reviewed annually against live employer demand, and faculty are practising engineers, HSE specialists and energy economists.

The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics sits inside a broader LSOGM curriculum ladder, so finishers can articulate cleanly into the next LSOGM programme where relevant. Every cohort is small enough for tutors to know every candidate by name, and every module is reviewed annually against employer demand across upstream, midstream, downstream and energy transition activity.

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Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics.

The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics runs 3 years. Full-time cohorts typically finish inside the shorter end of that band, while part-time and distance-learning routes take up to the upper end. Intake dates for the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics are confirmed at application.

The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics is delivered in three parallel modes, on-campus in London, live online and by distance learning. All routes share the same seminar structure and named programme-tutor support, so the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics stays consistent whichever mode you choose.

Yes. The Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics sits in the LSOGM UK curriculum ladder at UK Level 6 honours (LSOGM Bachelor) level and follows UK further and higher-education conventions. The syllabus is aligned with the professional bodies referenced above, and the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics slots into progression routes within LSOGM.

Applicants need the standard Bachelor entry mix, covered in the entry requirements section above. Non-native English speakers need the specified IELTS score. Admissions confirms eligibility for the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics within one working day.

Tuition for the Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics varies by study mode and residency status. LSOGM admissions confirms the current Bachelor of Petroleum Operations Logistics fee, instalment plans and any employer-sponsored funding routes in writing within one working day of application.