Xi Youshi University's petroleum engineering major is one of the school's characteristic majors, which belongs to the Petroleum Engineering College. Compared with other colleges, petroleum colleges have higher employment rate and good salary. Mainly engaged in oil and gas drilling and completion engineering, oil production engineering, reservoir engineering, reservoir evaluation and other aspects of engineering design, engineering construction and management, application research and scientific and technological development.

Xi 'an Youshi University, referred to as "West Petroleum" for short, is located in Xi, the ancient capital of the world famous historical city. The school was founded in 195 1 Northwest Institute of Petroleum Technology. In order to meet the demand for talents for the great development of petroleum industry, 1958 Xi 'an Petroleum Institute was established with the approval of the State Council. 1969, the college changed its factory because of the Cultural Revolution. 1980, Xi 'an Petroleum Institute resumed and rebuilt. In 2000, the school was transferred from China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Company to an ordinary institution of higher learning funded by the central and local governments and headed by Shaanxi Province. In 2003, the school was renamed Xi Youshi University. In 2009, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and China's three major oil companies (China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group, China Petrochemical Group and China Offshore Oil Corporation) jointly established xi 'an Anyou University. 20 1 1 The school was listed as a high-level university construction institution in Shaanxi Province during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period. In 20 12, all undergraduate majors in the school entered a batch of undergraduate enrollment in Shaanxi province.