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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Learn about Mexico's oil and gas industry and its' capital city, Mexico City. -
The oil and gas industry's performance in executing megaprojects is dismal in terms of cost overruns and schedule slippage. An operating company has introduced a support group dedicated to project management and developed a program based on online resources, social networking, mentoring and coaching
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The Young Member Outstanding Service Award recognizes contributions to and leadership in the public and community areas, as well as SPE, the profession, and the industry, by a member under age 36. Four awards were presented at the 2012 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Annual Reception and Banquet, held 9 October in San Antonio, Texas.
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SPE relies heavily on volunteers to operate committees, program meetings, review papers, run local sections, and much more. Learn how and why you should volunteer.
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Young professionals can use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to improve their leadership and communication skills.
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A discussion about the oil and gas industry in Brazil, along with what it is like to live and work in RIo de Janeirol.
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Apache’s George E. King talks about the importance and complexities of well completions engineering.
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What is work-life balance, why is it important, how things get out of balance, and how to come back to an equilibrium state.
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Chevron’s Susan Howes and Elizabeth Schwarze discuss how to actively manage your career whether you are just out of college or have been around for a decade or more.
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The author discusses reservoir management and simulation and what reservoir engineers contribute.
