<p>I am not sure about UFA. I have not met anyone in my 2 years from that school. The only thing I can tell you with absolute certainty is that the majority of new hires in PetE I have met have come from schools in Texas, Louisiana, and I’ve met some from Oklahoma and a school called Colorado School of Mines as well. You have to think… almost every major oil company is based in Houston, and most of the rest are somewhere down south, close to Houston. It is in my limited experience (only 2 years) that I would suggest to anyone wanting to be a petroleum engineer, to attend one of the schools in this area, and to be sure to graduate with a good GPA. It seems to me like all of the oil companies down here are well connected to the area, and do a lot of hiring from schools close to Houston. I have doubts that any of the major Houston based companies would ever send recruiters up to Alaska when there are a handful of accredited PetE programs ranked in the top 10 within a short distance from Houston.</p>
<p>Also… oil companies don’t just hire PetE. They hire civil, chemical, mechanical, etc. However… I can tell you with certainty, we are looking for more petroleum engineers. </p>
<p>My suggestion is… Go to a school somewhere close to Texas that is accredited. And graduate with a good GPA. You will find many resources in finding work in Houston and Louisiana at those programs. I have NEVER met someone who graduated with a 3.5 or higher that said to me “Wow thank God I finally found a job it took me so long.”</p>
<p>Exxon Mobil is based in the Dallas area. So there are options outside of Houston. Texas seems to be the hub of oil companies and Houston is probably the center of that hub.</p>
<p>I know a small oil company that has their engineers based in the Dallas area too. I’m sure plenty of those smaller companies exist in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.</p>
<p>How about pe’s from UL-Lafayette? The majority of information you find online is just an LSU vs ULL debate. I’ve recently switched from mech to pe at ULL and the faculty, facilities and the general attitude around the program is great. I know the school itself has a bad rep, but the program (from the inside) seems to be moving up.</p>
I don’t think you will find many engineering positions at HQ in Irving; there probably are some in Fort Worth courtesy of the XTO acquisition. From what I was told by EM reps a few weeks ago, they are consolidating quite a bit to the new Houston-area campus.</p>
<p>What exactly does “difficult, traveling assignments” entail in your opinion? If you don’t mind me asking.</p>
<p>Also, do you think that some one that graduated from high school with a not so attractive GPA would be better of starting at HCC in their petrE technologies program and then transfer to one of the universities in Texas the last two years?!</p>
<p>Is it true that ones a PetrE starts their international rotations they get a bigger annual Salary? Double perhaps?? Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>Actually this has been changing fast. I know many people at school of mines who are not getting into any kind of internship, summer jobs ect. They are very frustrated because they have worked so hard and spent so much money and there is no one looking to hire them.</p>
<p>Don’t go into PE. Companies are no longer looking for new graduates. There just aren’t any more positions for PE’s anymore. Over saturated now because so many people went into it. Strongly advise against it no matter what a school tells you. They are apt to say u would be fine finding a job because they want the students. However the reality is the jobs aren’t there anymore. Can’t even find internships anymore.</p>
<p>No Petroleum Engineering is no longer a good field to get into. There are no more positions and don’t listens to what the colleges say. I am in the PE world and we are over flooded. New grads are not getting jobs anywhere or internships. Too many people went into PE in the last 5 yrs.</p>
<p>Its interesting to read all this conflicting information. I’m curious as to where everyone else is getting their info from. With how the job market is now, PetEngineering is a better option than most other majors. You just need to be the top of your class and get internships to ensure a job out of college.</p>
<p>Thats just it though. Generally in most majors you do have to be at the top of the class to get the most desirable jobs. The beauty of petroleum engineering, however, used to be that anyone with a 3.1+ GPA would be gold, and would come out of undergrad making at least 85-88K+.
For example, I go to a school with a top Petroleum program and in 2009, we sent over 20 grads to Big oil Integrated companies:
6 to BP
8 to Chevron
3 to Conoco
6 to Exxon
and a significant number to companies like Oxy, Devon, Statoil etc.</p>
<p>All the jobs above pay high 80s into the six figures. </p>
<p>In 2013, we sent:
2 to BP
5 to Chevron
4 to Conoco
2 to Exxon</p>
<p>And a handful to Shell, Statoil, Anadarko etc.
So a slight decrease in top tier jobs.
Freshman who entered in 2012+ are having trouble finding internships as reservoir, production and drilling engineers, and are having to look more to field engineer positions which are in high stress environments and pay circa 60K per year. </p>
<p>This “Liberty” poster is clearly a P.E. student making an attempt to decrease competition for himself in the job market.
I am in the energy industry, and live in Houston, TX where I can tell you that anyone with a BS in P.E. and some drive can find a job.</p>
<p>Get an engineering degree and you’ll be fine. Plenty of money to be made in oil - I was making well into the 80s as a roughneck, and know more than a few directional drillers who make well over 200 a year. Granted, these guys aren’t engineers, but it gives you a good idea what a little patience and experience can get you.</p>
<p>Can you guys tell me anything about chances to get into international companies if I get my degree in Europe ? </p>
<p>I am currently on a civ eng master programme but thinking about a change.
I really don’t care to where I get assigned. I don’t mind about exotic locations. I did my 6 months internship in Nigeria and i don’t mind driving around in bullet proof vehicles and some security issues :P. It was during that time that I saw oil companies in action and got fascinated. I don’t mind a kinda nomadic lifestyle and starting a family is a very low priority or not even a goal for me.</p>
<p>I have to take an anticoagulant daily cause I got some sort of mutation ( I think Warfarin is the most common in the USA ). Is that a very big problem ? So far I couldn’t find much on this matter.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading and sorry for my English</p>
<p>I’m currently a petroleum engineering student and I have to say that the school you go to is very important in getting you placed in a high paying job. With that said, there aren’t too many top tiered universities that offer petroleum engineering so you’ll have to choose carefully and get into a program that currently have ongoing relationships with oil companies. [2014</a> Best Petroleum Engineering Schools and Colleges in the USA](<a href=“http://www.toppetroleumengineeringschools.com%5D2014”>http://www.toppetroleumengineeringschools.com) has a list of petroleum engineering schools in the US that are known to have great job placements. It’s not an official source, but I think it’s a great start for those who are not familiar with the major and field. </p>
<p>With that said, I would still recommend petroleum engineering as a major. Even if the salary has dropped off a bit, it is still considerably higher than most other engineering majors. Good luck!</p>
<p>The list is a good start, but there is no University of Tulsa and LSU on it. Infact, LSU and Tulsa should be there in the top 8. USC’s program is not highly recognized either.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have more questions. I get my information from former and current recruiters at one of the largest oil companies.Here is their list from where Major oil companies recruit the most from this current year. </p>
<ol>
<li>UT Austin - best school for reservoir engineering</li>
<li>Texas A and M - the best school for loyal alumni network</li>
<li>LSU - the best school for drilling engineering </li>
<li>University of Oklahoma - Great program and it has advanced facilities</li>
<li>Texas Tech - This is the underrated school for years</li>
<li>Penn State - expansion in Marcellus Shale causes high recruitment </li>
<li>Colorado School of Mines - Great school academically but slowly falling behind </li>
<li>University of Tulsa - Small but nice school </li>
<li>University of Louisiana at Lafayette: You don’t hear about this but this is like the secret backdoor to getting hired by a major oil company because of its key location. </li>
<li>West Virginia University - same thing as Penn State
And others.</li>
</ol>
<p>I am a freshmen attending a Texas High School and was told by my counselor that if I graduate top 10 in my class I get a free year of tuition at any Texas university. I heard UT Austin had a great petroleum engineering program. Is that true?</p>
<p>Yes, UT Austin and Texas A and M are the top ranked programs out there in the whole World for Petroleum Engineering. UT Austin specializes in Reservoir engineering for their PETE students while A and M is does not seem to specialize. You can’t go wrong at all with either of them. If a recession occurs in the oil business, you won’t struggle much at all if you went to UT Austin or Texas A and M because oil companies might stop recruiting from the schools ranked lower. </p>
<p>Also, getting a job comes from interviews and the experience you had in college such as internships. UT Austin prepares their students really well academically in this aspects as well.</p>
<p>I want to ask, if you don’t mind. I’m graduating in high school this year and I want to pursue my college in the field of petroleum engineering. We only have 2 universities here in south east Asia which are in Malaysia and here in the Philippines. If I’m going to study in either of the two universities, can I still have the opportunity to get a job when I graduate even I’m not from the top schools in Texas?</p>