Students/Education
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.
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.
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2015 PetroBowl Champions UNAM Mexico. Team members, from left: Alonso Magos Cruz, Ernesto Quetzalli Magaña Arellano, Eder Castañeda Correa, Mario Fernando Córdova, and César Luis Meza Orozco. -
SPE President Nathan Meehan provides guidance to young professionals and students on how to handle the downturn.
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Oil price volatility can be scary for those entering college and choosing to major in petroleum engineering. But the industry will need these graduates.
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Start a career or study further? Matt Balhoff of the University of Texas at Austin and Larry Fiddler of Halliburton Consulting debate the pros and cons.
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SPE provides a range of learning opportunities for industry, but it also provides opportunities for young professionals to strengthen their technical competencies and build upon professional qualities that will help their career advancement
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The young professionals committee of the SPE Bangalore Section recently organized an education day at Kendriya Vidyalaya DRDO in Bangalore, India. The event was aimed at guiding students interested in math and science toward a career in the oil and gas sector, one of the most exciting and challenging industries to work in. A team of seven members from the section pres…
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Petroleum engineering enrollment in the US, particularly at the undergraduate level, is increasing in a manner similar to the period between 1976 and 1982.
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Thoughts on skills and training from 2013 SPE President, Egbert Imomoh
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Overview of the SPE eMentoring program, which facilitates knowledge transfer and career guidance. Young professionals can both get a mentor and serve as a mentor to a student considering an oil and gas career.
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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 …
