Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
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I am thinking of enrolling in Texas Tech for Petroleum engineering. Is this a bad decision if petroleum production will end in the next 2 decades ? Or would it be wiser to go into chemical engineering ? If i do go into chemE, can i work as a drilling or reservoir engineer ?





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David
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"The problem isn't working out the equation,
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RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
Propose a nice wedding....
Rid your mind of silly thoughts such as a career in petroleum engineering.
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ALL THE BEST.
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That's what happens with 28/28.
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RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
The oil & gas industry will see me to retirement in 30 years and it will see BabyDriller to retirement too (and he's only 4).... unless there's some incredible new free source of energy about to be patented somewhere.
You might find your career changes from drilling for oil to drilling for gas to driling for gas shale to drilling for Coal Bed Methane; or, the career becomes exclusively international in a National Oil Co, but there's still a lot of oil & gas to be found and produced, and it's going to be needed for some time.
The best advice thought, as the Oil Industry is notoriously boom & bust is 1) make sure you have a permanaent house soemwhere, even if you haven't leved there for years and 2) make sure you always have 3 months salary saved up in the bank... 6 months if you think you might need longer to get the next job.
RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
Schlumberger says 20 years.
I figured they'd know for sure.
Lot'a folks at www.theoildrum.com say less.
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START DIGGING YOUR BACKYARD FOR SURE YOU WILL FIND OIL
LM
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RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
My backyard is plenty of oil from olive trees which is good for the health. My advice to the thread starter is go ahead study and try to be good. Nobody knows what is going to happen tomorrow, within 20 or 30 years the world turns several times.
lm
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RE: Future of Petroleum Engineering for the next 50 years
Best your you is start to open your on business during College (what ever major you choose)
Best of luck
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