Students/Education
The Wonderful World of Oleum is an inclusive storytelling initiative that evolved from a volunteer-written book into a global, multi-format project that humanizes the energy industry, fosters connection, and inspires diverse audiences, especially young people, to explore STEM careers.
The Robert Gordon University PetroBowl Team shares the story of their victory at the 2026 SPE Europe PetroBowl Championship, reflecting on the preparation, teamwork, and resilience that carried them to the top of one of the most competitive academic stages.
The University of Ibadan PetroBowl team recalls their recent success at the Annual Students’ Technical Symposium and Exhibition.
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Continuing threats of possible global warming, environmental disasters, and public misperception have cast a dark shadow over the oil industry for many years. Combined with recent scandals within the energy industry, continual mergers and corporate restructurings, and escalating prices at the fuel pump, it is no wonder our industry has been dealt a black eye. Even wit…
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Welcome to the Student Link Section of TWA. This month we will review several different perspectives on the current status of the relationship between students and Young E&P Professionals (YEPPs) and focus on opportunities to improve that relationship. YEPP initiatives are gaining momentum on both international and local levels. Those who reach out to students are rea…
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Andrew Lambert offers hints and tips on presenting technical papers.
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Participants in the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) Youth Forum, the first in WPC’s 71-year history, hailed it a success. It was held 17–20 October 2004 at the Beijing Intl. Convention Center, and more than 540 delegates, all under 35 years of age, participated in the program. In addition, 56 observers from 17 WPC member countries and 102 other participants took part a…
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For us, the SPE Student Chapter at the Mining U., Leoben, Austria, our main task is to organize events for the petroleum engineering and applied geophysics students. We are a group of 15 students active in organizing company presentations, other presentations regarding the petroleum industry, field trips, barbecues, and other events. It is important for us to offer a …
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In this issue, we would like to dig deeper into the role of young professionals and students in the future of our industry. SPE membership demographics (Fig. 1) should raise awareness of the projected future shortage of skilled professionals. This figure is indicative of the total population in the oil and gas industry. Similar trends in age distribution have been obs…
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The Student Link column raises awareness about actions that are being taken by young professionals and SPE student chapters around the world to extend the reach of the benefits of SPE membership to students. One of the main objectives of Student Link is to increase the number and quality of initiatives from young professionals toward students and vice versa. To achiev…
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Ron Dusterhoft, Halliburton, and Jim Giddens, Valley Forge Technical Information Services, offer a primer on writing solid technical papers.
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One of the most eagerly anticipated presentations of the Sixth SPE Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education (CPEE), held in Colorado in August 2004, was the talk given by Jill Evans, Marathon, and Kelda McFee, Shell, on the results of a survey that they conducted of young SPE members. The colloquium was attended by representatives of both industry and academia. T…
