A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, inspired us to look at the topic known in the industry as 'Crude by Rail'. This game-changing trend in oil transportation has transformed the midstream …
SPE New Hire Orientation
Update: You can listen to a recording of Marty Stetzer's presentation on 'Opportunities for New Hires in Oil and Gas' here. One or two times a year, depending on demand (and usually the price of …
Who is This Daniel Yergin Guy?
Daniel Yergin Daniel Yergin is one of the foremost experts on energy, international politics, and economics. He regularly appears on the news and contributes articles to major publications …
Infographic: Why Stem Matters
Thanks to the good folks over at TopEducationDegrees.org for sending this "Why STEM Matters" infographic over. They had noticed our series of articles (see related posts below) on STEM and thought …
STEM Education Programs in the Oil & Gas Industry
The STEM movement is alive in this country as many organizations are making moves to improve the STEM capabilities of our current and future workforce. STEM stands for Science, Technology, …
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Our Students and Graduates Can’t Write
That our students both at the high school and university level are graduating with serious deficiency in writing skills is not news, nor is it exclusive to the United States (here is a related article …
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Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Movement is Important for Our Country
STEM Solutions 2013 I recently attended the U.S. News & World Report STEM Solutions National Conference in Austin, Texas held in June. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math …
Has The Skills Gap Hit Its Tipping Point?
I read a couple of articles in recent weeks (including the one that had this great image) that reminded me of the continuing challenge of matching workers with jobs in our recovering …
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How do we attract the young talent and accelerate their development?
This question was posted to a LinkedIn discussion board by Ganesh Thakur, the 2012 President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). The SPE is a leading global industry organization with over …
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