<p>I already have a bachelors and masters in biology and am looking to go back for petroleum engineering. However, I am concerned the petroleum bubble will pop. Does anybody have any opinions on this? Is there really a bubble or is that just me?</p>
<p>I don’t believe it, market demand for oil is very real all over the world. If there is a bubble anywhere (in the sense of commodities being overvalued and too many resources being put into its production) then windmills and solar power are bubbles. For those two, demand is not sufficient to cover the cost, hence subsidies. Iow it’s an industry that only exists because politicians throw money at it.</p>
<p>And with the rise of shale fracking, tar sands, etc., I don’t see oil going away any time soon.</p>
<p>Great question, I’m wondering the same about Computer science?</p>
<p>What would you do with this: I already have a bachelors and masters in biology…just wondering though…</p>
<p>—“What would you do with this: I already have a bachelors and masters in biology…just wondering though…”—</p>
<p>Well, pay in biology really sucks and I have always liked engineering. If I could double or triple my pay and still enjoy it, why not? I am also considering mechanical as well.</p>
<p>Answer: It doesn’t matter if it pops or not. If it “pops”, then find out the next “hot thing” and learn that.</p>
<p>Now that is a “software engineer” mindset but personally, I feel that it can apply to any engineering discipline. Go out and get the necessary training so that your resume has the “buzz words”…and cash in from there.</p>
<p>Justinduke: which school you are going to take the Petrol Engineering or Mechanical Eng?..how do you finance your school?..I know that when there is a will and there is always a way. So, it is not too late and go for it.</p>
<p>GLOBALTRAVELER: “Go out and get the necessary training so that your resume has the “buzz words”…and cash in from there.”</p>
<p>I just like to share some things: A friend of mine, his dad once in while likes to share about his stuff, projects at work, etc…and the lastest is about: the challenges of backing up Hyper-V virtualized servers, the differences between backing up Hyper-V and VMware servers, etc…very cool stuff eventhough I know nothing about network, computer maintenance etc.</p>
<p>He told me for my personal growth just take classes and get certification for A+ and N+ to wet my appetite into network.</p>
<p>Do you think those two certifications would be good or at least useful for me? please advise. Thanks.</p>
<p>—“Justinduke: which school you are going to take the Petrol Engineering or Mechanical Eng?..how do you finance your school?..I know that when there is a will and there is always a way. So, it is not too late and go for it.”—</p>
<p>I live in southern Louisiana so I’m looking at LSU.</p>
<p>Also guys, you probably would be better off starting a new thread about computer science stuff.</p>
<p>Justinduke: If you are serious in pursuing PETE then you should go to OU (oklahoma univ), OSU not ohio but oklahoma state univ or Univ. of Tulsa…those are the best PETE schools and they also give scholarship, financial aid, merit aid, etc.</p>
<p>—“If you are serious in pursuing PETE then you should go to OU (oklahoma univ), OSU not ohio but oklahoma state univ or Univ. of Tulsa…those are the best PETE schools and they also give scholarship, financial aid, merit aid, etc.”—</p>
<p>What makes OU, OSU or Tulsa that much better?</p>
<p>Jan2013…</p>
<p>Go for the “gusto” and do the Cisco certs.</p>
<p>Justinduke: I am from Oklahoma and lots of my HS friends are into PETE and wanna work in oil-and-gas industry. So, they all go to those schools.</p>
<p>Question: “What makes OU, OSU or Tulsa that much better?”</p>
<p>Answer: After college, you need to get a job and therefore find out which companies or who are in the Oil-and-Gas companies doing recruitment in those three schools. And you will be amazed…!!!</p>
<p>Second of all, find out about their programs…and you will be amazed too!!</p>
<p>lastly, go to UNSWR and find out about the major rankings (PETE rankings) not the college rankings…and you will be amazed too.</p>
<p>Bottom line, those three schools are way in the bottom for college rankings (according to UNSWR) but they are top 5 in PETE, major rankings…</p>
<p>check them out for yourself…and you will be amazed.</p>
<p>PS: Tulsa one of the big cities in OK (that is Oklahoma) was Oil Capital in the World back in the 1960, 1970 and 1980 even in the 40’s…but now some big companies moved to Houston. However, still we still have some big oil-and-gas companies like Williams and Co, ONEOK, etc…so, therefore, these billion dollar companies will do the recruitment from local schools aka OU, OSU and TU…</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the homer about the Oklahoma schools. They’re decent enough schools but so is LSU. My personal opinion is that some of the Texas schools (UT/A&M) offer better programs and recruitment, but really it’s a wash looking at rankings because there are so few to compare.</p>
<p>You should also note that you can get a job with oil companies with a mechanical engineering degree, especially with the oilfield services companies like Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, etc.</p>
<p>Source:
Worked as engineer in oilfields out of average state school ME program.</p>
<p>Y’all texans are always jelous of oklahomans and it runs deep since we too got oil-and-gas…LOL</p>
<p>Anyhow, after getting a degree from PETE in Oklahoma and if you are looking for work, I can give you direct line to these companies: Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Nordam, etc. They have the facilities, training office and production line in oklahoma.</p>
<p>oppsss…the texans are coming. do you hear their footsteps?..</p>
<p>UT, A&M, and Tech all have programs that are superior or equal to OU, OSU, or Tulsa’s in Petroleoum Eng.</p>
<p>One Texan said: “My personal opinion is that some of the Texas schools (UT/A&M) offer better programs than OU, OSU, TU…”</p>
<p>Another Texan said: 'UT, A&M, and Tech all have programs that are equal to OU, OSU, or Tulsa’s in Petroleoum Eng. "</p>
<p>My concerns and comments are: how about them Texans…they can not agree on themselves and in fact they contradict each others.</p>
<p>Would you go to any texas schools/colleges where all of them texans can not agree on something or one thing?..just wondering. I certainly would not…</p>
<p>Alright, I’m a senior in high school in Tulsa who’s looking into petroleum engineering, and for starters, OSU doesn’t offer a PE program. OU and TU do, but not OSU. As for whether Texas schools or Oklahoma schools are superior, they’re practically equal. Big PE schools are UT at Austin (that’s ranked number one), than OU/Texas AnM, than TU/Colorado School of Mines. Recruiters go to all of those schools and all of them have very good placement rates. Mines though is more of a research school than a field school though. As for the bubble popping, I’m also concerned. I know oil is not going anywhere for a very long time, what I’m worried about is if colleges are going to crank out more engineers than the job field can hold, even though the baby boomer age is going to retire soon. You can work for oil companies as a mechanical engineer, but you won’t be doing what petroleum engineers would do. Oil companies hire both for two different jobs. If you’re concerned about pay, PE trumps ME in oil companies, although MEs get paid better at oil companies than non-oil companies. But if you’re going to be a PE because of pay, than I wouldn’t invest a lot of time and money into an area you’re probably going to be miserable in. Do something you’ll enjoy. If you enjoy it, go for it.</p>
<p>VannAlexx: you said this: “for starters, OSU doesn’t offer a PE program”</p>
<p>My comments: Dude…please dont embarass us as we are both from Oklahoma…look at this and read carefully as follows:</p>
<p>The School of Chemical Engineering now offers a Petroleum Minor. The requirements for the minor are as follows:</p>
<p>21 hours. GEOL 3413, ENSC 2123, ENSC 2213, Physical and Chemical Behavior of Petroleum Fluids, Drilling and Well Completions; and six hours from: Production Technology and Design, Reservoir Engineering, Well Logging and Downhole Tools, Reservoir Economics and Valuation.</p>
<p>The following classes for the Petroleum Minor will be offered this fall:</p>
<p>ENSC 2123 – Elementary Dynamics (enroll via SIS)
ENSC 2213 – Thermodynamics (enroll via SIS)
GEOL 3413 - Petroleum Geology for Engineers (enroll via SIS)
ENGR 4010 - Behavior of Petroleum Fluids (enroll via SIS)
ENGR 4010 - Well Completion and Workover (on-line, enroll in 512 EN)</p>
<p>Or, if you still dont believe with your eyes what you are reading then click here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://cheng.okstate.edu/index.php/undergraduate-program/options/petroleum-engineering-minor[/url]”>https://cheng.okstate.edu/index.php/undergraduate-program/options/petroleum-engineering-minor</a></p>
<p>Chemical engineering with a emphasis on petroleum does not equate to petroleum engineering. I know OSU offered a petroleum minor, but not a major in petroleum engineering. If anything, a mechanical engineering degree with a petroleum minor would be better than a chemical engineering degree with petroleum minor. A petroleum minor will only make you appeal better to oil companies, which is why it’s there. They’re not the same.</p>