Career Development
SPE Africa's first Beyond the Borders program, held during the 2025 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Lagos, brought together young professionals from seven African countries to foster collaboration, leadership, and professional growth.
The free, 1-day symposium will bring together graduate students, faculty, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing research, career growth, and energy innovation.
Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh, SPE, shares how unexpected academic challenges changed her career path and how, throughout it all, SPE served as her anchor through uncertainty.
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The Kenyan university has has joined the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service to widen student access to its specialized oil and gas programs. -
Integrating financial and HR expertise boosts profitability, reduces operational risks, and enhances long-term planning—empowering HR to tackle sector-specific challenges like budget constraints and talent shortages more effectively.
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Marie-Hélène Pelletier, award-winning workplace mental health expert, psychologist, executive coach, speaker, and author, shares her advice on how to build a resilience strategy specifically for young professionals.
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TWA Energy Influencers Nihal Darraj, Sayanima Kisku, Ismaila Ibrahim, Olawale Ajayi, and Gabrijel Grubac reflect on the significance of the TWA Energy Influencer award and how it has helped their professional journey. The deadline for 2025 nominations is 1 July 2025.
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Yogashri Pradhan, SPE, recounts her experiences in the oil and gas industry, volunteer work with SPE, and more in this Q&A.
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The 3-day event includes a keynote session, panel discussions, breakout sessions, an energy challenge, and a career fair.
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This article presents professional experiences and insights from industry leaders to explore how young professionals can navigate the oil industry’s cyclical booms and busts.
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In part three of the Decoding Sustainability series, Mercedes Maroto-Valer, director of the UK Industrial Decarbonization Research and Innovation Center, shares her insights on diversity and inclusion, drawing from her personal experiences and position as a leader in the field.
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The company is investing $1 billion to establish the Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru, India.
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By age 27, Christy Nandlal made history as the youngest chief field geophysicist at WesternGeco.
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