2026 TWA Energy Influencers: Nominations Open
Recognize an outstanding oil and gas professional under age 35 who demonstrates excellence, integrity, and impact through innovation, sustainability, safety, or social responsibility—submit your nomination by 1 July 2026. Nominate someone today.
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Standing out in today’s AI-saturated job market isn’t about doing more, but about developing and communicating distinctive, thoughtful insights that make you memorable rather than just polished and competent.
For the first time in program history, Missouri University of Science and Technology claimed the top spot at the 2026 SPE North America Student Symposium PetroBowl Championship—a win that was years in the making.
Rita Okoroafor, SPE, reflects on her journey from petroleum engineering to academia, emphasizing how subsurface expertise, curiosity, and collaboration can drive innovation and support the transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems.
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Breakthroughs in energy, similar to those seen in AI, require coordinated progress across multiple fields and the resolution of structural bottlenecks. As a result, a successful energy transition depends on integrated advances in infrastructure, policy, technology, and investment rather than isolated efforts. -
A smart safety helmet with physiological monitoring, gas detection, and real-time location tracking for emergencies was the winning concept at this year's SPE Students Technical Symposium and Exhibition.
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Part two of this three-part series explores the history of 10 years, 2005 to 2014, of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.
Tips on how to create a targeted, results-driven CV and optimized LinkedIn profile that pass automated screening systems and effectively showcase your value to recruiters.
This commentary by the chair of the SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Technical Section examines how AI is reshaping petroleum engineering careers, highlighting growing risks to entry‑level training, judgment development, and the future pipeline of subject-matter experts in high‑consequence industries.
Higher education institutions are invited to apply for funding to improve an existing training program or develop a program to train the next generation of energy workforce.
The 11-day, hybrid event will cover technical fundamentals and the basics of upstream operations.
TWA Energy Influencers Natan Battisti, Cassandra Dewan, and Pushpesh Sharma reflect on the significance of the TWA Energy Influencers award and how it has helped their professional journey. The deadline for 2026 nominations is 1 July.
The 'Future of Energy' podcast provides a platform for students to interview industry experts on how technologies function, how they are funded, and how they are implemented in practice.
SPE's NextGen Early-Career Lecture Program is a global, virtual program designed to equip students and young professionals with technical expertise, career insights, and meaningful engagement.
Nicole Johnston shares practical advice on how women can navigate workplace challenges, avoid non-promotable work, advocate for themselves, and build the skills and relationships needed to advance into leadership roles.
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This article examines how domain experts can use no-code ML platforms to explore decision-relevant problems, validate hypotheses, quickly build prototypes, and engage more effectively with data science teams when solutions transition toward production. -
Over the past decade, oilfield service companies have transformed logging-while-drilling (LWD) development into a faster, collaborative, system-level process that delivers improved reliability from the first run and makes development philosophy as important as the technology itself.
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Digital drilling technologies are enabling a shift toward more predictive, efficient, and sustainable operations.
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The Genesis Mission is a US Department of Energy initiative that integrates AI, national labs, and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate scientific discovery, strengthen energy innovation, and enhance national security.
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Agentic AI could help upstream oil and gas operations reduce emissions by enabling real-time methane detection, optimizing flaring and energy use, and improving carbon capture efficiency.
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Nicole Johnston shares practical advice on how women can navigate workplace challenges, avoid non-promotable work, advocate for themselves, and build the skills and relationships needed to advance into leadership roles.
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The event will take place on 22 July and is available both virtually and in person, offering students a firsthand look at what an engineering career entails.
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This episode uncovers how the oil and gas industry can move beyond legal compliance to build inclusive cultures that authentically support employees with disabilities at every level.
