Human resources
Employment is not a direct function of oil prices, but of upstream and midstream investment and activity. Fluctuations in SPE membership generally lag the activity increase or decrease by 1–2 years. It is expected that the current upcycle of activity will contribute to a rebound in membership, especially among the young professionals.
How to use the new SPE Competency Matrices to prepare for the SPE Certification Exam and the SPE Competency Management Tool to address skills gaps to excel in the energy industry in the 21st century.
High oil prices will mean more spending on workovers to eke out more oil and gas from older wells. The amount will depend on finding those willing and able to do that tricky work.
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Where does employment in the oil and gas industry stand today? It remains far from the peak seen in 2014, but it is incrementally recovering. Will it grow, and how? -
There is a general feeling that we may finally be getting out of the pandemic situation, after 18 months of a complete transformation of the way we work, communicate, and move.
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The Great Crew Change is all but over, Gen Xers are now managing Baby Boomers, and the oil and gas industry is morphing into the energy industry. Is this the end of an era or a new start for petroleum engineering education?
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Two years ago, a longtime petroleum engineer and former SPE President dared to speak of a future in which his discipline had seen peak employment. He’s back again with a new paper that tries to explain where things may go from here.
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The continued collaboration of the oil and gas industry with other technological sectors is crucial for its success. SPE has itself been a catalyst for collaboration in the industry through the events it organizes and with other societies to bring together practitioners from different disciplines.
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A recent survey presented by the Dallas Fed offers hints to why production in Texas and neighboring states has not seen a boost from rising prices. One big problem? Workers.
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Wind energy is one career option for engineers who have the offshore experience needed for a business planning for a boom. It looks like an obvious renewable energy option now, but flexibility is required because this transition is likely to change direction.
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In 2020, SPE’s Business, Management, and Leadership Committee conducted a survey on diversity and inclusion in the oil and gas industry. In 2017, consulting firm Deloitte conducted a similar survey. Combined, these surveys provide a close look at diversity in the workplace and how to foster it.
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Delivering clear and consistent communication is a core component of crisis-response management. The complete paper describes an oilfield service company’s crisis-communication strategy implemented in response to a hurricane devastation of an area where more than 12,000 employees live and work.
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The authors describe and assess the World Economic Forum’s initiative to develop human capital for the oil and gas industry at Satbayev University in Kazakhstan.
