Vision for the North Sea
Smart graduate! Emily Ferguson, a geologist at Maersk Oil, spells out her vision for the North Sea at the Oil & Gas UK Next Generation Conference at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
Published: 05/05/2008
Middle East MIST with more than touch of MIT
The Abu Dhabi government’s future energy initiative, Masdar, has set up the board of trustees for Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), and Master’s programmes are scheduled to get under way in 2009.
Published: 05/05/2008
Dundee launches Leadership Programme
MANAGERS in the oil & gas industry now have the opportunity to equip themselves with the skills and knowledge for a senior management role via a new Master’s Leadership Programme launched by Dundee University’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy.
Published: 05/05/2008
Lancaster pitching at low-carbon energy
LANCASTER University’s marketing blurb says: “It is difficult to open a newspaper without coming across articles on global warming and energy security or an advertisement claiming ‘greenness’ as a reason to buy particular products or services.
Published: 05/05/2008
Facilitator launching postgrad talent hunt
The North Sea’s Industry Technology Facilitator is launching a two-year talent hunt. The plan is to work with the North Sea and academia to build a pipeline of top-notch fresh faces into the energy sector by establishing industry-generated projects for use in postgraduate research .
Published: 05/04/2008
It happened by chance, sort of
This month’s Oil & Gas UK Next Generation conference in Aberdeen is expected to attract hundreds of young energy professionals from the full gamut of disciplines.
Published: 05/04/2008
Don’t forget the Next Generation Conference
THIS is your chance as a young professional – and almost certainly a university/college graduate – to influence the future course of the North Sea oil & gas industry.
Published: 05/04/2008
Two new Masters at Aberdeen
RENOWNED petroleum industry economist Professor Alex Kemp is to lead the first of two new advanced Masters degree programmes at Aberdeen University.
Published: 05/04/2008
First Technip scholars appointed
Subsea engineering and construction contractor Technip has appointed its first undergraduate scholars – the result of establishing a scholarship scheme originally launched early-2007
Published: 23/03/2008
Leeds University offers new petroleum engineering degree
FROM Q3 2008, the University of Leeds is offering a new three-year BEng (Honours) undergraduate degree course in petroleum engineering. The diet comprises:
Published: 23/03/2008
Petroleum graduates attracting top dollar
With energy prices soaring and oil-company ranks thinning through retirement, petroleum-engineering graduates have become a hot commodity in the US.
Published: 07/04/2008
