career development

Thomas Shattuck, SPE, reflects on leadership, global collaboration, energy transition trends, and the lessons that shaped his career from field engineering to energy law.

Nominate an outstanding early-career professional for the 2027 OTC Emerging Leaders Program, which recognizes offshore energy innovators and leaders with fewer than 10 years of industry experience.

Former TWA editor of chief, Andreas Michael, SPE, shares insights on petroleum engineering, the importance of quality over quantity, technical expertise, and how young professionals can build successful careers in a changing energy industry.

Discover how engineer Tim Ong, SPE, built a successful career in energy by leveraging transferable skills, embracing mentorship, and navigating a nonlinear path from medical instrumentation to innovation, digital transformation, and leadership.

Marketing executive, entrepreneur, and author Kristine Sickels shares practical strategies to help early-career women engineers build confidence, speak up in meetings, and advocate for their achievements.

Discover how AI leader Fatai Anifowose transformed skepticism into innovation, sharing insights on artificial intelligence in energy, leadership, continuous learning, and the skills shaping the future of the industry.

From Saudi Aramco boardrooms to leadership classrooms, and from a personal fitness journey to mentoring the next generation of professionals, Rehman Akhtar's career has been defined by continuous growth and reinvention.

SPE Gulf Coast Section’s Career Advancement Network successfully expanded its reach into the geosciences community at IMAGE 2026, connecting 217 job seekers with employers and demonstrating growing demand for in-person energy industry hiring events.

Academic research can help bridge the gap between innovation and industry. In this interview, 2026 TWA Energy Influencer Sherif Fakher, SPE, reflects on his experiences in academia, SPE, and the importance of collaboration, innovation, and rethinking waste as a resource in the transition to a more sustainable energy future.

In this interview, Sushma Bhan, energy data, AI leader, and technical director of the SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Technical Section, shares lessons from 3 decades at Shell, discussing digital transformation, the future of AI in upstream operations, leadership development, and career advice for the next generation of energy professionals.