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<p>Competition as a major source, in the near future? I don’t think it will.</p>
<p>Maybe you misunderstand. I said a major source, not the major source. Even if oil accounts for more and more energy produced in the next 50 years, it should still represent less and less of the overall percentage of our energy production as time goes on. As our energy demands increase along with population, petroleum will still be an important source of that energy, but you will likely start seeing a greater percentage of it come from other sources.</p>
<p>I don’t think that many people do the math when they make predictions for the future of energy. The total demand for energy is expected to grow by 60% between now and 2030. Therefore, in order for the demand of crude oil to go down, any new source of energy will have to account for this increase in energy demand BEFORE it can actually cause the demand for crude oil to go down. Then consider the fact that most of the increase in energy demand will likely be in transportation and power generation (a la oil and natural gas, both of which petE’s are responsible for), I don’t see how people can actually say that demand for petroleum engineers will go anywhere but up in the upcoming decades. Furthermore, I doubt that after 2030 petroleum demand is going to hit a wall and suddenly drop from the expected 118 mbpd in 2030 (according to Hubbert’s peak oil theory (its a paper back book so I cant link)) to negligible levels during the decades after that (I’m talking up to around 2050 or 2060 here). At the end of the day, all you see on the news is green energy, but the numbers just don’t add up. The energy density of oil is very high (40Mj/L) and the return on energy invested is very high, even with unconventional plays. Sometime in the decades to come oil will not be THE LARGEST source of energy due to declining supplies, but by that time oil will likely be so expensive that companies will be going to unimaginable lengths to extract more, which means more demand and higher pay for the engineers to extract it and get the job done. However, if you think that people are going to abandon their bloodlust for oil and find another way to account for the 60% increase in energy demand between now and 2030 or the double in energy demand between 2030 and 2050 then don’t major in petroleum engineering. Honestly, the fewer engineers there are in the field the more demand and $$$ people like me will receive 
So by all means, don’t get into the major if you disagree with my math and predictions. Any questions or comments lemme know.</p>
<p>What do ya’ll think of the Univ. of Louisiana Lafayette when it comes to PETE grads. It was the number one Student Chapter of SPE this year and i just enrolled in it as a freshman studying pete.</p>
<p>^ Idk if student chapters matter that much. ULL isn’t bad, and it’s located near the petroleum, which is good. I can only say it’s decent. How are their internships and job placement rates? </p>
<p>Nevertheless, LSU > ULL.</p>
<p>Hey TTUoilman ,i would be entering ttu FAll2012 in petroleum engg and was wondering whether intenational students(like me) get internships there.</p>
<p>Are you entering as an undergrad or grad?</p>
<p>Do you currently have authorization to work in the US?</p>
<p>How is your spoken english?</p>
<p>yes i am entering as an undergrad but i don’t have authorization to work off-campus for the 1st year of college but i can after the 1st year and yes my spoken English is good too.</p>
<p>And do you have authorization after you graduate?</p>
<p>If yes, as long as your grades are good, you should be competitive. I went into my sophomore year career day with zero experience and got 18 interviews. Treat getting an internship like a class, you need to prepare for it and do your homework on the companies you will be contacting.</p>
<p>If no, I’m not entirely sure. I know most(if not all) companies can’t sponsor you to work for them with just an undergrad degree.</p>
<p>Hi
I am Amit a Mechanical Engineering under-graduate from India.I am interested in doing a graduate course in “Petroleum Engg.” from USA as it has the best institutions in this field. But i have some queries about it,these are-
1- Whether a Mech. Engg. do a masters in Petro. Engg.?
2- I have 76.9% marks in Mech. Engg. woould i meet the percentage criteria?
3- Which are the best Universities in terms of education and placements for Graduate/Masters studies?
4- What will be the course fee associated for international program?
5- Are International students allowed to work in USA after the study?
6- what are the deadlines of the application?</p>
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<li>No, oil companies do not sponsor international students. You would return to your country after you graduate and get an oil job in your country.</li>
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<p>The only exceptions are if you have a very high GPA or if you pursue a PhD with lots of publications and research.</p>
<p>hi everyone,
I’ve got a question that i posted in another thread coz didn’t find anything about it, anyways ill paste it here and hopefullly you can give me some tips!</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am in my final engineering course and I want to work offshore because of the work shifts(i think 2 weeks offshore 2 weeks off or so) and good salaries. I have been conducting extensive research on the subject but haven’t found much. I was hoping that someone with experience on that or with good knowledge can advise me on what companies (oil, oilfield service, drilling contractors…) I should apply, what careeer path within these companies (i’ve seen well engineering for instance can involve some offshore work but not reservoir engineering) and if it is possible for a fresh graduate to go straight from college to an oil platform in the middle of nowhere( i’ve also seen that most big oil companise like BP or Shell tend to have very long graduate programs(2-5 years) before you can actually specialise).</p>
<p>many thanks in advance!</p>
<p>hii everyone…iam a petro eng undergraduate from india…iam looking to do my masters in petro .eng in usa…i hav 9.3 cgpa…my question is </p>
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<li>can i find a job in petro firms in usa ? … pl note that iam an international student…</li>
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