New Petroleum Engineering Thread!

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>Hi there, i have done a few weeks of research on petroleum engineering, after i figured i want to persue this career. I am a sr in high school and plan to go to a junior college in Nevada then transfer to Unversity of West Virginia (who state their grads are in high demand) as a Junior. I am about to be a father so family is a must already, young i know but life goes on. My girlfriend wants to move back to the east coast, thus WVU is perfect. yet i still have some questions. </p>

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<li><p>Is WVU a good school for P.E.? i have found it is ranked #13 but how is their internship offers and job offers after grad?</p></li>
<li><p>Will i even be able to have internships after transferring from a J.C. to WVU as being a junior and a new student?</p></li>
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<p>3.From my research i have found production engineers do the least traveling of the three, and work the typical 5-9 office jobs. Is this true? would i have to travel at all?</p>

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<li>And would i be able to switch from a productionist to a drill or resevoir engineer after a certain amount of years, say after my kids are grown up a bit (10-15 year) which would mean i could then travel and go on offshore rigs, etc.?</li>
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<p>Just want to give you a heads-up that you might be better off going into Environmental Engineering if you’re thinking long-term. Funding will start getting divested out of the fossil fuel energy industry.</p>

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<p>what does enviornmental engineering deal with?</p>

<p>Sent from my SGH-T959 using CC</p>

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<p>Read about it here: </p>

<p>[Best</a> Jobs in America 2010 - Top 100: Environmental Engineer - Money Magazine on CNNMoney.com](<a href=“http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2010/snapshots/5.html]Best”>Best Jobs in America 2010 - Top 100: Environmental Engineer - Money Magazine on CNNMoney.com)</p>

<p>[Environmental</a> engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_engineering]Environmental”>Environmental engineering - Wikipedia)</p>

<p>[Environmental</a> Engineers : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/environmental-engineers.htm]Environmental”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/environmental-engineers.htm)</p>

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<p>Hey guys I got accepted to Texas A&M Kingsville for Natural Gas Engineering BS … Should I go ahead and pursue that or go to UT and try to internally transfer into their Petroleum Program which I know isn’t easy. Any advice? Thanks</p>

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<p>are you a transfer? and is that the same as petroleum engineering? </p>