Students/Education
For the first time in program history, Missouri University of Science and Technology claimed the top spot at the 2026 SPE North America Student Symposium PetroBowl Championship—a win that was years in the making.
Rita Okoroafor, SPE, reflects on her journey from petroleum engineering to academia, emphasizing how subsurface expertise, curiosity, and collaboration can drive innovation and support the transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems.
Leaders of the SPE University of Tulsa Student Chapter share recent chapter events and successes.
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The $18.7-million grant will fund the Oklahoma Carbon Hub aimed at researching potential CO2 storage sites. -
The degree includes curricula in energy drilling, geothermal and petroleum production, renewable systems, and carbon capture.
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KU will use its funding from the DOE's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to develop new catalysts and technologies to improve the efficiency and reliability of green hydrogen production.
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Brazil's Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro PetroTeam shares their experience as they secured victory, for the second time, at the 2024 PetroBowl Competition.
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A new report lists degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) as the top 10 most valuable college majors.
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Nigeria’s Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) announced students will have the opportunity to earn their BEng in petroleum and gas engineering from the university’s school of engineering and engineering technology.
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Plan a trip to the Drake Well Museum in Titusville, Pennsylvania, to visit the site of the first commercial oil well drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859.
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Funding from the grant will be used to develop innovative heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems, reduce hydrofluorocarbons emissions, and combat climate change by improving refrigerant technology.
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Students in UND's geological, civil, and petroleum engineering programs visited Jay Cooke State Park where they participated in projects to gain critical thinking and observation skills.
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The University of Indonesia and the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun came in second and third place, respectively.
