Career Development
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.
CCUS and underground gas storage researcher Youwei He shares his insights on energy innovation, academic leadership, SPE service, and the future of subsurface carbon storage.
2026 TWA Energy Influencer Muhammad Karimi shares how he transformed academic research into a globally deployed energy technology, offering insights on innovation, entrepreneurship, oilfield digitalization, and the energy transition.
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Seven young professionals were selected to represent SPE at the 2026 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference. -
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
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Brittany N. Cole offers career advice on how new graduates can avoid the “busy but ineffective” trap, prioritize high-impact work, and build strategic value in their first 90 days to accelerate long-term career growth in an AI-driven workforce.
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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.
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Ibnu Hafiz Satria, SPE, shares his first offshore experience while working as an engineer for Petronas in Malaysia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CEO and author Kelly Mooney shares practical career advice for young professionals on career fit, self‑advocacy, navigating workplace power dynamics, and building long‑term success without burnout.
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The 11-day, hybrid event will cover technical fundamentals and the basics of upstream operations.
