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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Best YP Section Award—SPE Aberdeen SectionThe Aberdeen Section young professionals (YPs) group proved its reputation again by winning Outstanding YP Section Award for the 2nd year in a row. An ambitious YP event calendar, some active coordination between committee members and volunteers, and enthusiastic participation combined to earn the award for the section. YP eve… -
2011 SPE President Alain Labastie discusses the importance of our industry and the challenges that lie ahead.
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Each of us is accountable for our own professional development. SPE is expanding its training course program to help you expand your capabilities.
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A conversation with Egbert Imomoh, Chairman of Afren Energy Resources, about his career and his company.
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An overview of the oil industry in Nigeria, along with what it is like to live and work in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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The Young Professionals Technical Paper AwardsRecently established by the Young Professionals Coordinating Committee (YPCC), the awards recognize the achievements of young professionals whose technical development is showcased in papers they present at ATCE. Awards were given for the best young professional-authored papers in each SPE technical discipline.
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Three women in advanced graduate studies talk about their work and how to attract more young women into science.
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This guide is for those planning a relocation, business trip, attendance at an industry event, pleasure travel, or who are just curious about Perth and Western Australia, its history, and its role in today’s oil and gas industry.
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Christine A. Ehlig-Economides discusses what a career in pressure-transient testing is like.
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Three women working in R&D offer perspectives on their work, why they joined that branch of the industry, what projects they work on, and what keeps them challenged.
