My name is LEMATIA Cosmas, I have been influenced by the recently discovered 6.5 billion barrels of Oil (STOOIP) and the continuous exploration within the Albertine Graben of Uganda to pursue Masters in Petroleum and gas engineering as the country will enter the production of Oil and Gas for the first time in the near future. This will help me to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively and efficiently produce the countries Oil and Gas. My interest to study in China University of Petroleum is due to its quality of teaching and research which will help me improve my career prospects and gain internationally recognized qualification. Masters in Petroleum and Natural Gas engineering is expected to cover formation evaluation, reservoir engineering and reservoir simulation. I am most interested in formation evaluation to safely produce hydrocarbons. I have gained knowledge on safety margin, drilling fluids and well design through course units such as introduction to petroleum Engineering, Drilling Fluids, Production methods and production engineering during my study of Bsc. Petroleum Geoscience and Production at Makerere University. During my study period I served as the publicity secretary for Makerere University Arua Students Union which helped me gain confidence and understand humans through interactions at both personal and public levels. I was also a member Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Makerere chapter and American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Makerere chapter.