Career Development
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.
The symposium will offer technical short courses, keynote sessions, a career fair, and more, designed to equip students and YPs with the skills needed in the energy industry.
Petroleum engineering tops the pay scale among engineering majors, with new graduates projected to earn an average starting salary of $100,750, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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The program is designed specifically for STEM students without an engineering background and prepares students to work in energy- and sustainability-focused fields. -
Jim Clark, a reservoir engineer with more than 4 decades of experience, reflects on the evolution of subsurface engineering and CCS, emphasizing the growing importance of analytics, cross-disciplinary skills, and technical curiosity for the next generation of engineers.
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Marie-Hélène Pelletier presents a proactive framework for building resilience, managing uncertainty, and maintaining performance as AI reshapes work and life.
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Young professionals across Africa gathered to harness technology, talent, and collaboration at the SPE Africa Young Professionals Workshop.
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Learn how the SPE Lagos and Warri sections help graduating student members smoothly transition into professional membership through structured programs, mentorship, networking, and community-building initiatives.
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PE Ltd.'s software will allow students and faculty to work directly with modeling technologies and build real-world, job-ready skills.
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Cleopatra Folakemi St. Michael, SPE, shares how her internship experience gave her the confidence to connect theory with practice, to think critically, and to understand that innovation often begins with simple observations.
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The plan seeks to train the next generation of clean-energy workers, aiming to double employment in the sector to 860,000 by 2030.
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Hajara Abdulfatah shares her experience as one of six SPE-sponsored participants at the 2025 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference.
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Maldonado serves as controls and systems engineering lead at Aker BP.
