Colleges Recruited At By Big Oil

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<p>Hello - </p>

<p>What are some non-Southern universities frequented by Big Oil companies for recruitment?</p>

<p>Any in California?</p>

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<p>Occidental petroleum is located in Westwood right next to UCLA. I don’t know about recruitment but I’m sure there would be opportunities available </p>

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<p>Texas (Houston in particular) is BY FAR the largest economy for the oil & gas industry. All of the main schools get recruited heavily (UT, Rice, A&M, SMU, etc…).</p>

<p>I’m not sure if you consider Texas part of the south…</p>

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<p>Think a ChemE at Berkeley could get to Exxon, BP or Shell?</p>

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<p>^duh</p>

<p>If you’re not looking for southern vibe, Austin is a very liberal place, and UT Engineering is perhaps one of the most recruited oil schools</p>

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<p>Looking at past years, it appears that Valero (which is heavy in refining, as opposed to drilling) is a relatively common destination, though ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, Shell, BP, and other oil and gas companies also appear in the destination lists.</p>

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<p>A chemE in Texas will never be unemployed…Shell, Bp, Exxon etc. All have refineries on the Texas coast (port Arthur, Texas city, etc. for upstream positions), and have offices in the major Houston cities. UT and A&M are heavily recruited; as stated above, UT would be great for a more liberal vibe</p>

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<p>My problem with Southern schools isn’t the Southern vibe but more than I’m from California and going to an OOS school will be hard in a number of ways.</p>

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<p>Also I’d like to work at least to some extent internationally - do ChemEs go international?</p>

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<p>Some of the scholarships at Texas A&M (including those for National Merit Finalists who list that school as their first choice, but also some of the smaller ones) do come with non-resident tuition waivers. University of Oklahoma also have huge scholarships for National Merit Finalists.</p>

<p>University of Alabama campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville all have large merit scholarships for GPA and ACT/SAT scores.</p>

<p>Note also that some southern public schools’ non-resident list price costs of attendance are lower than UCs’ resident list price costs of attendance (however, UT Austin and Texas A&M are not in this category).</p>

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<p>At the University of Michigan, the following companies actively recruit on campus:</p>

<p>British Petroleum
Chevron
Exxon Mobil
Halliburton
Schlumberger
Shell</p>

<p>Any large university with strong engineering programs, particularly in Chemical or Petroleum engineering, will have ties with “Big Oil”. That would include Cal, Delaware, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Minnesota, MIT, Northwestern, Penn State, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Texas-Austin, Texas A&M, UCLA, UIUC, USC, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin. Take your pick!</p>

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<p>Baylor University is a good choice. A Lot of the internships and future jobs are with the oil companies.</p>

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<p>The former CEO of Exxon and current CEO of Halliburton are both supportive UW alums and recruit at UW as do the other major firms.</p>

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<p>Berkeley ChemE alum currently working for a Big Oil company. </p>

<p>Berkeley is targeted by Chevron more due to Bay Area proximity vs. the other Big Oil firms.</p>

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<p>National Oilwell Varco’s NextGen program is amazing. I think everyone starts in Houston. The University of Oklahoma is another place recruited by big oil. Plus, if the Keystone pipeline is ever approved, Nebraska, SD, ND, Montana…</p>

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<p>Michigan has a long history working with the petroleum industry starting with the late Prof Donald Katz (1907-1989) who was called an “oil expert” and a “world leader” of reservoir engineering". There are Michigan ChE grads working at virtually all major oil and service/consulting firms around the world.</p>

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<p>Michigan is an awful idea because it is going to be very expensive.
A&M would be a good choice if you can get some merit money.
Alabama, as said before, is a good choice also.</p>

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<p>ALL the major (and the overwhelming majority of all energy companies in general) are based in Texas. UT, A&M and rice are your best options if u want to work at a big oil company.</p>

<p>The current CEO’s of both Exxon and ConocoPhillips are UT grads and Chevron employs more UT grads than any other school.</p>

<p>There is a reason UT Austin has had the #1 petroleum engineering program in the nation for decades now…</p>

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<p>TBH, just choose your favorite PetrolEng school along the Gulf Coast. Or else go to the most pretigeous school you can as a ChemE or MeE.</p>

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<p>If cost of attendance is an important factor, I think Minnesota-Twin Cities is a great option.</p>