<p>I think you could do any of the engineering disciplines and be well prepared to enter a petroleum engineering or energy related career. Take a look at any of the Materials, Mechanical, System or Industrial Engineering course requirements for example, then take a look at an undergraduate degree that is specifically for petroleum engineering at another institution I bet you will see a lot of overlap as an undergraduate engineering degree is going to give you a strong foundation. Depending what direction you take you could end up doing a masters anyway which could be done somewhere else. I am sure you will find a great degree/electives/concentration to get you there.</p>
<p>Also take look at the undergraduate and graduate career survey reports (<a href=“http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationSurveyReport/PostGrad.html[/url]”>http://www.career.vt.edu/PostGraduationSurveyReport/PostGrad.html</a>) to see which companies typically recruit from VT. You can filter by major or college.</p>