College of Oil and Gas Engineering — Basra University of Oil and Gas | البوابة الأكاديمية والتعليمية الرسمية لقطاع الطاقة والنفط والغاز
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Abbas Abdul Ameer Jasim — Dean of the College
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I warmly welcome you to the College of Oil and Gas Engineering (CENG), a unique and specialized academic institution that stands as a vital pillar for the energy and petroleum sectors in our nation. Our mission is to educate and empower a new generation of engineering and technical leaders equipped with modern scientific knowledge, cutting-edge analytical tools, and practical skills.
Our specialized curricula across Oil and Gas Engineering have been meticulously designed to merge academic rigor with contemporary industrial application. We are committed to fostering an inspiring educational environment that encourages innovation, leadership, and constructive partnership with local and global institutions.
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The Heart of Basra University of Oil and Gas: Specialized Academic Departments
We offer distinguished academic programs tailored to prepare leaders capable of managing and developing the oil, gas, and energy sectors.
Chemical Engineering & Oil Refining
Specializing in refinery processes, chemical operations, thermodynamics, and petroleum refining engineering.
Oil & Gas Engineering
Core petroleum engineering focusing on drilling, reservoir simulation, logging, and production technology.
Gas & Petrochemical Processes Engineering
The Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Department was established within the College of Oil and Gas Engineering at Basra Oil and Gas University to offer a Bachelor's degree in Gas and Petrochemical Engineering. The intake for undergraduate studies ranges between 40-50 students annually as a minimum. The department was founded to meet the growing needs of Iraq's energy sector, particularly in Basra Governorate, which represents the country's economic capital and the hub of hydrocarbon industries. The department aims to address the acute shortage of national engineering specialists in technologies for exploiting associated and natural gas and in developing refining and petrochemical industries, contributing to supporting the national economy and advancing the transition to clean and sustainable energy. The department's specialized courses include Gas Properties, Natural Gas Processes, Natural Gas Engineering, Gas Transmission and Storage, as well as Reactor Design and Petrochemical and Polymer Engineering. The educational process in the department relies on integrating both academic and practical aspects; curricula are taught according to the goal of each stage with balanced study units based on the standards of the global Bologna process.This modern system focuses on enhancing student-centered learning outcomes and boosting research and innovation skills through advanced lab training and field visits to oil facilities and gas complexes in Basra Governorate, ensuring that graduates' skills align with international engineering standards and meet the needs of both local and international companies.
Latest Scholarly & Scientific Publications
We proudly highlight our faculty members' active contributions to global energy research in world-renowned journals.
Solar stills with thermoelectric cooling: a systematic review of design modifications and performance enhancements
📖 Journal of Thermal Analysis and CalorimetryOpen source preview
The present review focuses on the issue of freshwater shortage and growing global request for freshwater, which requires a serious need for original technologies, predominantly solar stills combined to thermoelectric cooling (TEC) to improve desalination competence. The originality of this paper lies in directing a methodical review to analytically inspect design optimizations and performance enhancements in solar stills engaging TEC. Therefore, it goes beyond the prior efforts by resolving the insistent encounters of low productivity and energy inefficiency of conservative systems and discovering the developments made by the combined solar stills and TEC. Similarly, this review emphasizes appraising the helpfulness of different layouts and materials used in these systems through energy and exergy analyses. Important results elucidate that integrated TEC can meaningfully increase freshwater productivity, with reported gains of more than 570%. Effectiveness enhancements are ranged between 11.2 and 76.4%. Furthermore, the incorporation of nanofluids, mainly copper oxide nanoparticles at a 0.08% concentration, has improved freshwater productivity by 81% and exergy efficacy by 112.5%. Further benefits are stated by presenting hybrid designs that incorporate photovoltaic panels, phase change materials (PCMs), and heat pipes. Specifically, the hybrid designs afford the possibility of continuous 24-h operation at reduced freshwater production cost of less than $0.031 per liter. Referring to energy and exergy analyses, it can be assured that TEC can play an essential role in minimizing exergy destruction and maximizing thermal gradients within the system. Thus, it can be determined that TEC-integrated solar stills can offer a wonderful solution for sustainable freshwater production to tackle the progressive water scarcity issue. However, some other barriers are still existed that related to high energy consumption and economic viability that must be resolved. Future investigation should therefore put efforts toward developing optimal designs of TEC-integrated solar stills to ensure a balance between performance, cost, and scalability to enable broader implementation. © The Author(s) 2026.
Smart buildings envelope utilise triple PCM for offset and reduce peak load using deep clustering of multi-agent control
📖 Energy
As energy consumption continues to increase, reducing peak loads and overall demand may become increasingly important in the design of smart buildings. This study explores the potential integration of triple-phase change materials (TPCMs) with machine learning techniques as a way to improve energy efficiency in smart building systems. By embedding TPCMs within building envelopes, it is believed that energy demand management could be optimized, operational costs potentially reduced, grid stress alleviated, and the coefficient of performance (COP) of chillers enhanced. A promising approach may involve the use of deep clustering for multi-agent reinforcement learning (DCMARL), which could facilitate strategic shifting of HVAC cooling loads. This method might help eliminate idle compressor runtimes and partial load inefficiencies, using off-peak cooling hours to boost system performance. DCMARL could also enable the optimal sequencing control of duct dampers, supporting more adaptive and responsive HVAC operations. To address the complexities of this control challenge, the study suggests dividing cooperative multi-agent policies into five piecewise segments using clustered Lagrangian trajectory curves. This segmentation method could help manage nonlinear regression challenges, potentially resulting in more efficient system behavior. Initial results indicate that TPCMs made from tetradecane and hexadecane may show phase change characteristics compatible with recommended indoor comfort ranges. If confirmed, their integration could greatly decrease the size of thermal energy storage systems—possibly to just 18.2 % of the volume needed for conventional PCM envelope strategies. Such a reduction could reveal a transformative potential in collaborative machine learning and PCM integration for energy demand management, cost reduction, and thermal storage efficiency. Depending on operational conditions across three test scenarios, the DCMARL algorithm may achieve energy savings from 4.5 % to 100 %, indicating a wide range of potential benefits. These insights could lead to more sustainable and resilient energy systems in future smart building applications. © 2026 Elsevier Ltd
Salt effect and comparative analysis of micro and nano-bentonite in blue dye removal: Surface morphology and adsorption efficiency
📖 Powder Technology
Addressing contaminated water from various industrial practices has become a pressing concern. Methylene Blue (MB) dye is a prevalent industrial pollutant used in printing, dyeing, textiles, paper, plastics, and leather production. This study employed an efficient, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and abundant adsorbent to remove Methylene Blue. Bentonite has been utilized as an adsorbent under varying dosages, acidity (pH), agitation, and salinity of contaminated wastewater. The adsorption capacity is enhanced by increasing the surface area and pore volume of the bentonite particles when they are transformed into nanoparticles. The adsorption capability increased with higher doses (10–50 mg) and longer shaking times (10–40 min), as well as with the concentration of the contaminated dye (5–25 ppm), but it decreased with rising pH values (2−12). The impact of temperature on the adsorption process was examined within the range of 25–55 °C. The results indicated that the adsorption capability is largely unaffected by wastewater salinity up to 10,000 ppm. The maximum adsorption capacities achieved under optimal conditions were 24.25 mg/g for micro-bentonite (μB) and 40.75 mg/g for nano-bentonite (nB), respectively. FTIR was employed to examine the adsorption of methylene blue dye by bentonite. BET, BJH, T-plots, and AFM analyses were conducted to determine the surface area, pore volume, pore diameter, and mean particle diameters for micro and nano bentonite. The results correlated more accurately using the Freundlich isotherm compared to the Langmuir and Tempkin models, due to its superior regression value (R2). The most suitable kinetic model for this investigation was the pseudo-second-order, in contrast to the pseudo-first-order, Elovich, and intra-particle diffusion models. © 2025 Elsevier B.V.
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