Career Development
This SPE Live episode will unlock how early-career engineers can position themselves for long-term growth in hydrogen-related projects.
At a pivotal moment for SPE, the sunset of the eMentoring Program marks a moment of reflection. For many, eMentoring was more than a platform; it was a bridge across borders and generations. Its conclusion reminds us that while programs may evolve, the spirit of mentorship endures—carried forward by volunteers, local sections, and student chapters committed to investi…
Effective management requires deliberately protecting your time to prioritize leadership, delegation, development, and proactive problem-solving instead of constant firefighting.
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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 …
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With her pioneering work in ocean floor cartography, Marie Tharp helped prove the plate tectonics theory in earth sciences.
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Pervasive thinking blocks all of your triumphs and narrows your vision, so that all you can see is a core trigger. How do you turn the thought from becoming an unsolvable problem and approach it as a problem-solution statement?
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Michael Song, a final year petroleum engineering student at Curtin University, Perth, Australia, and 2016 president of the Curtin University SPE chapter won the Orica Mining, Oil, and Gas Award in the GradConnection’s Top 100 Future Leaders competition. GradConnection is a recruitment platform that links students and graduates to employment opportunities.
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There are numerous career paths available within the midstream sector due to the very diverse nature of the systems involved. There are avenues for virtually all engineering disciplines and the opportunity for cross-training and advancement is tremendous.
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Francis Oko is a petroleum engineer working at the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company as a production technologist. He is an integral part of the SPE Benin City Section and has become a prolific speaker by his participation in SPE activities. Through his engagement with SPE’s Ambassador Lecturer Program (ALP), he has organized more than 25 lectures at schools and …
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The author shares the lessons he learned during his transitioning from being an engineer to becoming an entrepreneur.
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TWA's Managing Editor Amber Sturrock shares her takeaways from the 2016 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference and encourages young professionals to attend this year's edition.
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SPE young professional members Christina Karapataki and Sam (Yinglin) Xu are recognized in Forbes’ 2017 list of 30 Under 30 in Energy.
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This month’s spotlight focuses on a member who has shown a huge amount of engagement in SPE activities and embodies its ethos to transfer knowledge to the younger generation and engage with the oil and gas community.