These methodological guidelines are developed in accordance with the training curricula for Master's degree in specialty G16 "Mining and Oil and Gas Technologies" within the educational and professional program "Main Pipeline Transport" The guidelines include the requirements of regulatory documents regarding the organization of the educational process at the second (Master's) level of higher education, rules for Master's thesis preparation by higher education applicants, the structure of the Master's thesis, rules for formatting structural elements of the thesis, requirements for the content and structure of the presentation, as well as clarifications regarding the Master's thesis defense procedure. A list of professional recommended literature for Master's thesis preparation is provided. Intended for the methodological support of independent work for higher education applicants of the second (Master’s) level of the specified educational programs for all forms of study.