Career Development
Seven young professionals were selected to represent SPE at the 2026 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference.
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
Brittany N. Cole offers career advice on how new graduates can avoid the “busy but ineffective” trap, prioritize high-impact work, and build strategic value in their first 90 days to accelerate long-term career growth in an AI-driven workforce.
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An overview of the oil and gas industry in Indonesia is provided, along with what it is like to live in and visit Jakarta. -
Results of a survey that examines job satisfaction in the oil and gas industry and whether there is a difference for those who work for independents, majors, and national oil companies.
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The common perception is that leaders in an organization are in the management team or have “lead” or “leader” in their title or job description. In the oil and gas industry, leaders are often senior executives, engineering managers, and project managers. By nature, technical professionals prefer to be focused on technical work and resist significant management or lea…
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A Calgary Young Professionals (YP) workshop was held as part of the Canadian Unconventional Resources Conference in Calgary, Alberta, in the fall of 2011. The workshop, titled Speed Mentoring/Design Your Career, offered participants an opportunity to engage with and obtain the advice of experienced professionals at three sessions over the course of the afternoon. The …
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A discussion of the North Sea industry and what it is like to live and work in Stavanger, Norway.
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Alberto Di Lullo, Eni E&P, discusses flow assurance engineering and the challenges that those working in flow assurance address.
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A discussion with Mike Maneffa and George Alameda from Chevron about unconventional resources and whether it presents an opportunity for young professionals.
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Valerie Jochen, Schlumberger, discusses the benefits of an "unconventional" career path.
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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.
