 The Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics (IPT) was established in 1973, shortly after the start of production (Ekofisk field) from the Norwegian continental shelf.The department came to include Petroleum Engineering as well as Geophysics, which is seen as a major strength of the petroleum education at NTNU.The department has elected chairman and vice chairman, and 4 informal groups of professors; geophysics, drilling, production and reservoir engineering.