Students/Education
Students from around the globe are invited to participate in the 2026 Switch Global Case Competition to tackle the pressing issue of energy poverty and compete for $50,000 in prize money.
Cherish Chukwu, SPE, won the 2026 SPE Africa Regional Student Paper Contest and will represent the SPE Africa Region at the 2026 SPE International Student Paper Contest.
The 5-year multidisciplinary program will offer students the opportunity to earn a BS in engineering and an MS in business.
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Four SPE Delta Section young professional (YP) members and five Louisiana State University (LSU) students teamed up on 25 March to discuss the oil and gas industry, industry careers, and preparing for college with advanced-placement (AP) chemistry and physics students at Fontainbleu High School in Mandeville, Louisiana. The YPs and collegians showed material from the … -
This article focuses on the value proposition for writing an SPE paper, explaining how papers provide documentation of technology from its infancy to its widespread acceptance.
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The SPE Student Chapter at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana held an officers’ workshop and Ambassador Lecture last year. Both were firsts for the chapter, which was established about a year ago.
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Otto Alcantara Santos, Petrobras, discussed the extensive training program for development of the company's engineers and the positive results it has produced.
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One of the goals of the SPE Young-professional (YP) initiative is to find ways to give back to the community. SPE’s Energy4me (www.energy4me.org) is a public-outreach program to support the society’s goals of sharing knowledge and helping students and adults become more educated energy consumers. In this issue, we feature two section YP groups that have initiated ener…
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Members of the student chapters and the young professional (YP) group within the SPE Argentina Section had a unique opportunity to interact with the SPE Board of Directors. The board held its annual meeting in Buenos Aires this past March and invited the section’s student and YP groups to attend, giving them an opportunity to see firsthand how things operate at the bo…
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The young professional (YP) group of the SPE Bangalore Section held a student education day in conjunction with the Oil & Gas India Conference (OGIC) in Mumbai in January. More than 200 students from 12 area schools took part in the event, which was sponsored by Shell and ONGC. It was the second time the educational event has been held.
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Young professionals (YPs) in the SPE Delta Section have been active in the section’s initiative to advance the Energy4me program in Greater New Orleans, promoting energy awareness and industry career opportunities among area students. Berik Zhakiyanov of Chevron spoke about the petroleum industry not long ago to 8th graders at H.T. Harris School in Metairie, Louisiana…
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Turgay Ertekin talks about learning after college and opportunities in graduate study.
