What to Read
+The Troubled Energy Transition: Daniel Yergin – Foreign Affairs
+US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s shadow oil fleet – Reuters
+BP to Prepare Lubricants Sale, Ditch Plan to Cut Oil Output in Strategy Review – Bloomberg
What to Pod
In The Markets
Oil prices (WTI) ended the week lower by 5% as tensions continue to ease in Ukraine.
Jobs & Trends
On LinkedIn, Angel Mendez Correia, a Houston-based energy recruiter at X4 Engineering posted the following (quoted):
As we move through 2025, the Texas oil and gas industry is evolving rapidly, and so are the job trends in the engineering sector. With increasing production, technological advancements, and regulatory changes, engineers are playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of this dynamic industry.
🔹 Key Trends:
Tech-driven Roles: Demand for engineers with expertise in AI, data analytics, and automation is on the rise.
Environmental and Sustainability Focus: A growing need for engineers specializing in carbon capture, renewable energy integration, and environmental compliance.
Regulatory Challenges: Engineers skilled in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape will be crucial as the industry adapts to new environmental policies.
Expansion of LNG Projects: With significant LNG projects underway, engineers specializing in gas processing and infrastructure are in high demand.
Career Opportunity
Searching Linkedin Jobs page for “oil and gas jobs” and sorting for Internship showed 672 opportunities. Sorting for “Entry Level” showed over 8,000.
Here’s a couple of interesting ones that jumped out at me:
Assessed Intern Program 2024 (US) – Shell
Junior Oil Trader – Trafigura
Interview Prep
Obviously, we’re of the opinion that one important step you can take to prepare for an interview is learn as much about the industry as possible. We get it that there are more tools than ever available to you. But there’s a reason why companies rely on courses built by industry experts.
After all, you don’t know what you don’t know.
Favorite EKT Interactive videos on YouTube:
- Upstream vs Downtream
- What is Upstream
- What is Midstream
- What is Downstream
