Career Development

Currently a production engineer for the Texas Oil and Gas Institute, Yogashri Pradhan has been decisive in developing new initiatives right from the start of her career. Growing up in Houston, she was active in speech and debate teams in school days, which exposed her to many current events and technical details of the oil and gas industry.

Professionals from the oil and gas industry share how their nontraditional degrees are benefiting their career.

This article lists six habits that undermine women's success in the workplace.

Have you ever wondered about the opportunities that exist in the precommissioning industry? A good amount of ingenuity is required to engineer a precommissioning cleaning solution.

A few strategies that can help to make your coworkers understand the urgency of your deadlines.

SPE Certification provides an endorsement of an engineer’s technical skills and capabilities by a global organization that extends to anywhere you may travel or work—a highly desirable benefit given the global nature of oil and gas operations.

How does culture and engagement correlate with business performance? Are companies making these measurements?

Janeen Judah is working to increase the visibility of women across SPE.

Aniket Kumar, SPE, was selected as the Young Engineer of the Year representing the SPE Gulf Coast Section by the Engineers Week Houston. Young professionals representing 15 technical societies were honored for this year’s award. Kumar works for Halliburton as a principal product engineer in the drilling and completions group based in Houston. He has more than 5 years …

With her pioneering work in ocean floor cartography, Marie Tharp helped prove the plate tectonics theory in earth sciences.