SPE Petroleum Engineering Certification provides an opportunity to obtain an international credential recognizing your petroleum engineering knowledge. Certification is obtained by applying for and passing the SPE certification exam. Pre-requisites to taking the exam include an undergraduate engineering degree and four years engineering experience.

SPE will be offering the exam 9 May 2009 in Houston, Texas, USA.

For further details and to apply to take the exam contact Tom Whipple in the SPE Americas Office at twhipple@spe.org or +1.972.952.9452. And don’t forget to visit www.spe.org/certification to download the exam study guide.

*If you have previously passed a written exam qualifying you to practice in petroleum engineering as a registered, licensed or chartered engineer, you can apply for an exam waiver at www.spe.org/certification.

*SPE Certification is a credential of technical knowledge as demonstrated by exam. This does not constitute a license to practice petroleum engineering or to use of the title engineer in public or on legal documents.