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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Valerie Jochen, Schlumberger, discusses the benefits of an "unconventional" career path. -
A conversation with R.V. Marathe, executive director and head of the Institute of Reservoir Studies at ONGC, about his career and advice for young professionals.
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Home to more than 5,000 energy-related companies, Houston, Texas, inevitably becomes a second home to many in the industry. What is it like to live and work there?
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Videos featuring industry leaders across all SPE disciplines are being collected. They will capture career advice for young professionals.
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A conversation with Peter Voser, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell, about his career and his company.
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Amir Soltani, Statoil, discusses the diverse workforce represented in the Arctic and what it is like to live and work there.
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Swift Energy uses a training-cum-mentorship model to get new engineers up to speed, reduce nonproductive time and increase technical knowledge.
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Interview with Jorrit van der Togt, vice president of learning and organization effectiveness at Shell, about training, mentoring, and leadership.
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David Reid of National Oilwell Varco discusses the role of failure and learning from it in learning and career growth.
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The sixth annual Emerging Engineers Conference (EEC) held last year in Houston by the SPE Gulf Coast Section drew a record 150 participants. The one-day event gave YPs the opportunity to hear from industry leaders on a variety of topics related to global energy outlook, technological innovations, the business side of the energy sector, career management, and more.
