<p>I have been a follower of the boards for a while now, but this is my first post. I was wondering what you guys thought about the job prospects of a MechE or CivE major getting a job in the petroleum industry, specifically upstream, not in a refinery. Could they do a job similar to that of someone with a petroleum engineering degree? Thanks</p>
<p>yea, Pet E is ME</p>
<p>Haliburton told me they prefer ME"s so they can mold them but they I’m sure that was their way of saying their both fine.</p>
<p>I noticed you were went to a midwestern school, do many oil companies recruit around the midwest? I am a freshman ME at a school not very well known for engineering, i’m just scared I wont get an opportunity to get a job right out of school, I want to do my required co-ops in the petroleum industry.</p>
<p>Pet E is not ME.</p>
<p>i thought petE was closer to chem E?</p>
<p>From what I’ve gathered ChemE is like closer to the downstream sector whereas ME is closer to the upstream work. My school sends a couple of ChemEs to work for Exxon and marathon every year but they work in the refineries not out drilling. I just thought that ME or CivE was closer by looking at some of the real PetE curriculums.</p>
<p>Che E is very different than Petro. Eng.</p>
<p>Petro Engs are the best. They outearn all other tpyes of engineers. They hire Chem Engs to wash their bathrooms and Mech Engs to clean their cars.</p>