Tom Holley, professor and director of the University of Houston's petroleum engineering program, has won the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for ...

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Ashley Lantz had no idea what her major would be back when she was a freshman at Colorado School of Mines, but she liked the idea of living in exotic places. Lantz, 23, decided on ...

Petroleum engineers can make big money — but right now there aren't a lot of takers for the gig. New student enrollment in petroleum-engineering programs — the sector of engineering related to oil and ...

Enrollments at petroleum engineering schools are soaring, driven by forecasts for high energy prices and the promise of a big paycheck. A near record number of freshmen -- 90 -- entered the University ...

My opinions are from the viewpoint of a petroleum engineer who earned a BS degree in petroleum engineering in 1957 and who has been in continuous professional practice since that time. I also have the ...

At-a-Glance: The “top” petroleum engineering programs are those with recognized engineering accreditation, deep industry integration (internships, co-ops, field labs), and strong subsurface/drilling ...

At-a-Glance: The strongest petroleum engineering programs cluster in North America (notably the U.S. Gulf/Permian states), the U.K./Norway, the Middle East, China/India, and select Latin American and ...

Like many ambitious college kids, Chase Gay was very much looking forward to his summer internship in Houston. A senior at the prestigious petroleum engineering program at Texas A&M University, Gay ...

LARAMIE - Just two years after the University of Wyoming reinstated an undergraduate degree program in petroleum engineering, 12 students will receive Bachelor of Science degrees in the discipline.

DICKINSON, N.D. - The demand for oil industry talent has made petroleum engineering the most valuable degree in America. Women, however, still lag behind, according to new data. Those who majored in ...

College graduates with a specialty in engineering are in high demand. Those who study petroleum engineering are especially sought after and can expect to be well compensated. For students interested ...

Students want to cash in on that growing job market. Those high paying jobs are also attracting petroleum engineering professors. So there are... School Facilities Strained By Boom In Petroleum ...