Description
It is clear that there are looming manpower issues for the upstream oil and gas industry as the current workforce is ageing and many in the workforce will be eligible for retirement in the next 10 years or so. It is also clear that the demand for oil and gas will increase substantially world wide during the next 20-30 years. The professionals in the business during the coming decades must be capable of innovation and developing the new technology needed to find and extract the oil and gas the world will demand. When these issues are combined, it is evident that there has never been a better time to enter the oil and gas industry as a geoscientist or petroleum engineer. In this talk, information will be presented on the state of petroleum engineering education, and the opportunities for young persons who choose careers in the upstream oil and gas business.