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Petroleum or Energy Transition

Hi everyone,

I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of the oil & gas industry and the direction energy is heading globally. I’m curious to hear from people who have experience in petroleum engineering or related energy fields.

• How has the industry changed over the years?
• Is it still a field you would recommend today?
• Do you think petroleum engineering still has strong long-term opportunities internationally?
• If you could start over, would you stay in oil & gas or move toward energy transition/renewables instead?
• For someone interested in offshore/rig work but also broader energy topics, what path would you suggest?

Would really appreciate hearing different perspectives and experiences. Thanks!

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u/ConditionRegular6470 — 1 day ago
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Peninsula Petroleum Graduate Program

hey guys, so I have an interview at Peninsula petroleum in a month for their Graduate program and I was wondering if anyone of you have ever done the process which seems quite new. I am looking for advices to prepare..
Thks

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u/Odd-Association2105 — 4 days ago
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Built a gas well simulator that runs in the browser — looking for people to break it

I’ve been building a gas well dynamics simulator that runs entirely in the browser — no install, no account, no Excel.
What it simulates:
• 20-cell radial reservoir grid with an implicit tridiagonal solver (handles compressible transient flow)
• 20-cell wellbore column using drift-flux multiphase flow (Gray 1974 correlation)
• Compressible hydrostatic shut-in pressure solver
• SI and Imperial units
The engine runs in Imperial internally (MMscfd, psi, ft, bbl) and converts on the fly. It’s vanilla JS — no backend, everything computed client-side.
What it’s useful for:
Screening-level well performance analysis, liquid loading assessment, BHFP estimation, shut-in pressure buildup — the kind of quick checks you’d otherwise do in a spreadsheet or wait for a full reservoir simulator to run.
Current version is v3.4.7. There are known limitations documented — the physics works well within its validated envelope but it’s not a substitute for full compositional simulation.
Link: wellmodel.app
I’m actively developing it — foam batch treatment module just went into testing. Genuinely looking for feedback from people who work with gas wells, especially anyone willing to throw a real field case at it and tell me where it breaks.

u/Lazy-Detective4597 — 10 days ago
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Start working on Oil Rig in Europe

I would like to start working on Oil Rigs in Europe, I am from Croatia.

Predominantly because of WORK LIFE balance,I know it sounds crazy but hear me out.

I am used to isolation, i used to drive truck through EU, just me and road, for 3 years.

For last 2 years i did Plumbing/HVAC in Germany, but through Croatian company, so 55 hours a week(12 hours daily with drive to construction site) and after that gym and meal prep every day, I LOVE PHYSICAL LABOUR VERY MUCH. Work, gym,shower,eat, 7hours of sleep is what I already do, but with worse conditions in my opinion.

But with this system of work I am never home, sleeping in a hotel and earning 2.5-3k euros, for a whole month in Germany, if I go home for 1 week it's unpaid.

Comparing that with oil rig 2-2 weeks and bigger salary,gym,food inclusive,travel covered, it sounds like a dream.

I can afford BOSIET/HUET/OEUK in Vulcan,Sczeczin Poland.

What I am MOST CONCERNED about is will anyone even accept me even if I try hard with sending applications.

I dont expect job immediately, I will continue to work job that I currently do, but is there any hope that someone in future would take me in?

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u/878roby — 11 days ago