Tom Holley, professor and director of the University of Houston's petroleum engineering program, has won the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Regional Distinguished Achievement Award for ...

College graduates with a specialty in engineering are in high demand. Those who study petroleum engineering are especially sought after and can expect to be well compensated. For students interested ...

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Ashley Lantz had no idea what her major would be back when she was a freshman at Colorado School of Mines, but she liked the idea of living in exotic places. Lantz, 23, decided on ...

At-a-Glance: The strongest petroleum engineering programs cluster in North America (notably the U.S. Gulf/Permian states), the U.K./Norway, the Middle East, China/India, and select Latin American and ...

Texas' roots in the American oil and gas industry are as deep as its wells (i.e., earth-shatteringly deep). Scott Lindberg, who recently graduated from UT's petroleum engineering program, told ...

My opinions are from the viewpoint of a petroleum engineer who earned a BS degree in petroleum engineering in 1957 and who has been in continuous professional practice since that time. I also have the ...

Petroleum engineers can make big money — but right now there aren't a lot of takers for the gig. New student enrollment in petroleum-engineering programs — the sector of engineering related to oil and ...

UT Austin names its 210,000-sq.-ft. Engineering Discovery Building for Autry C. Stephens after a family gift, housing ...

The Stephens Greth Foundation, led by Stephens' daughter, Lyndal Stephens Grath, donated a naming gift to the school to honor ...

If you're a college administrator, it's hard enough to keep up with the changing demands of the economy to make sure your students have at least a realistic shot at landing gainful employment when ...

Shane Farren graduated in May with a petroleum engineering degree from Texas A&M University. Jobs have been few and far between for graduates in that field. Farren, 24, was fortunate to find part-time ...

At-a-Glance: The strongest petroleum engineering programs cluster in North America, Europe/North Sea, and the Middle East, with notable centers in Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Prioritize ...