Career Development
SPE Africa's first Beyond the Borders program, held during the 2025 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Lagos, brought together young professionals from seven African countries to foster collaboration, leadership, and professional growth.
The free, 1-day symposium will bring together graduate students, faculty, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing research, career growth, and energy innovation.
Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh, SPE, shares how unexpected academic challenges changed her career path and how, throughout it all, SPE served as her anchor through uncertainty.
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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. -
A conversation with Peter Voser, chief executive officer of Royal Dutch Shell, about his career and his company.
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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.
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What it is like to live and work in Dubai.
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Interviews with three women who are working to develop solutions to climate change.
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Tackling climate change is the key issue for the oil and gas industry in the years ahead. How will you respond?
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A conversation with Melody Meyer, president of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production about her career.
