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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Andrew Lambert offers hints and tips on presenting technical papers. -
Editor Thomas Bruni ponders how corporations and their workers handle ethical issues.
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Weldon Mire shares his view of the industry and what companies such as Halliburton are doing to maintain healthy and competent workforces around the world. He also gives his recipe for success and sheds light on the many dimensions the industry has to offer young professionals.
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Van der Veer shares his experiences and gives advice to young professionals.
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Young professionals comment on their careers in the energy business and perceptions of corporate culture regarding career management.
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John Donachie comments on the important aspects of mentoring.
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Editor Thomas Bruni discusses how young professionals can increase their value to their companies more quickly.
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This interview provides insight into Oman's oil and gas industry and the career of the country's oil and gas minister.
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Success requires not only technical professionalism but also project management, commercial, and relationship management skills. The future requires a more rounded E&P professional but one who still stands on a solid platform of deep professional technical skill.
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Understanding the rationale behind the decision-making process can help you identify the importance of the issue, issues behind the “real” issue, and what really needs to happen to get things done.
