Hydrocarbon Economics and Marketing

Department of Hydrocarbon Economics and Marketing — field: Science and Technology; track: Hydrocarbons. Block A, ground floor, office no. R7.

Overview

The department is one of the oldest and most specialised in the field of energy economics. It trains managers able to work at the interface between economics, management and energy engineering, particularly in the hydrocarbon sector.

Hydrocarbon economics is a discipline of high strategic value, concerned with:

• The analysis of oil and gas markets.
• The management of the energy value chain — exploration, production, transport, marketing.
• National and international energy policy.
• The economic, financial and geopolitical issues attached to energy.

The specialism stands out for its multidisciplinary character, combining economics, industrial management and technical knowledge of the energy sector. It answers directly to the needs of economies that depend heavily on energy resources, such as Algeria.

In Algeria this specialism is rare and highly specialised. It is developed mainly in institutions with a direct link to the energy sector, notably at the University M’Hamed Bougara of Boumerdès, because of its scientific and industrial environment tied to hydrocarbons.

Management

Programmes

The department offers two programmes within the LMD system.

Licence — Petroleum economics

Coordinator: Salima NAIT BELKCEM — s.naitbelkacem@univ-boumerdes.dz

The programme aims to give students the scientific, technical and managerial grounding needed to understand the hydrocarbon value chain.

Objectives

• Mastering the foundations of economics and management as applied to the energy sector.
• Understanding upstream and downstream activities in the oil industry.
• Acquiring skills in logistics, production and industrial management.

Skills developed

• Management of physical, financial and information flows.
• Economic analysis of the energy sector.
• Use of quantitative tools — statistics, operational research.
• Teamwork and professional communication.

Career paths — oil and gas companies, energy transport and distribution companies, economic and commercial departments, or further study at Master’s level.

Master’s — Hydrocarbon economics

Coordinator: Souhila HADDAD — s.haddad@univ-boumerdes.dz

The Master’s builds on what was learnt at Licence level and trains expert managers in the energy field.

Objectives

• Analysing national and international energy markets.
• Understanding economic, legal and geopolitical mechanisms.
• Training specialists able to lead energy projects.

Skills developed

• Analysis of oil and gas markets — supply, demand, prices.
• Economic and financial appraisal of energy projects.
• Command of econometric and modelling tools.
• Understanding of energy policy and its impact.

Profiles trained — energy analysts, petroleum economics experts, energy project managers, energy policy consultants.

Career paths — national and international oil companies, refining and petrochemicals, hydrocarbon transport and distribution, market research and energy consulting, industrial management and logistics.

Student numbers — 2025/2026

The departmental scientific committee

The scientific committee is made up of its chair, the head of department and the elected members representing senior academic staff and Assistant Professors Class A.

Teaching staff

Partnerships and the socio-economic environment

The department maintains close relations with the major players in the energy sector:

• SONATRACH
• SONELGAZ
• NAFTAL
• Algerian Petroleum Institute

These partnerships allow students to be taken on placement, bring professionals into the teaching, and improve graduates’ entry into employment.

Outlook

Faced with the changes reshaping the global energy sector, and in particular the shift towards more sustainable models, the department is committed to teaching and scientific innovation, so as to train people able to meet the challenges ahead.

Science club

The department hosts the Petroleum Managers Club. Its page.

Curriculum

Semesters 1 to 4 of the Licence follow the Science and Technology core, with economic specialisation beginning in semester 3.

Licence in Petroleum Economics

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Master’s in Hydrocarbon Economics

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