engineering education

Students now have the opportunity to join one of nine partner community colleges while completing dual engineering courses through Texas A&M University.

The chapter was formally established in February with over 450 student members.

Students in New Mexico and Texas participated in engineering projects taught by XTO Energy employees as part of the 20th “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.”

Using funding from the US Department of Energy, researchers will begin a 3-year project to measure methane and other volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants emitted from liquid storage tanks across the Marcellus shale.

Chevron’s $150,000 donation allowed the university to purchase a petroleum engineering simulator for students to practice drilling scenarios.

Geological, petroleum, and civil engineering students will have the opportunity to learn using state-of-the-art software donated by Petroleum Experts.

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in CCUS have the opportunity to choose from several universities’ expanded program offerings.

The trend in falling petroleum engineering graduation rates is good for job seekers.

Spending plans announced by oil and gas companies indicate that about 80% of their budgets are directed toward traditional E&P, efforts to reduce emissions and carbon footprints, and sustainable investment in new energy. It is reasonable to expect that with these budget increases, there will be an uptick in the employment of petroleum professionals.

Students will have the opportunity to learn hands-on training beginning this upcoming spring semester after the university spent 2 years completing the development of the rig. The red-and white-painted mast of the Raider rig can be seen in photos and a time lapse video shared by Texas Tech.