I’ve been at Chevron for a little over a decade. After oil surged above $100, I changed my mind from transitioning to renewable energy jobs and decided to stay here for a while longer. Is there anyone else who's decided to wait a little longer with transitioning their job to renewables after oil went up?
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Uhh, No. The last poster did not think that one through.
If you're strictly an O&G professional, the handwriting's on the wall. At best, you're got maybe 20 years in a flat or declining industry. Geo-types will be the first to go, we're not exploring anymore and AI and ML are taking over subsurface description and simulations. Engineers and drillers will be around longer, they have to keep the existing fields going for a while.
What's stopping you, no one has you locked up do they? You should have control of your own career if you are a professional. Most people who are in O&G are quite aware of the risks and are willing to take them. Hydrocarbons and it's derivatives are required for most products today, not just as a fuel source as you may or may not know. It is here for the foreseeable future, although may not be consumed at current rates. The transition to electric without a suitable energy source for the batteries such as nuclear or a way to make & recycle panels environmentally sound is a yet to be solved issue. In addition, Solar and electric transportation today are not truly "green" nor renewable. They are technologies that are in need of technical workers and may be an option. Those who are skilled ME's, CE's, EE's and their tech help can obtain employment in many of these fields. I worked in the mining industry for quite some time in addition to O&G. you know, those mines that destroy the Earth that we need to obtain the metals for the EV batteries? Yea, them.
Best advice? Wait for the next package, which should come around 2025. Use the severance and the educational benefit to transition into something else.
Getting out of O&G was the best decision I’ve ever made.
They were saying - oil will be gone in the next 40 years back in 70s…with a 4 years of experience in O&G I’m confused.
O&G is in a slow decline. The layoffs will continue in the future especially when you have someone who is a cost cutter in charge.
OMG I feel the same way gurl. I want to open my own tattoo salon with massage in the back. Can we connect?
lol if you think O&G will be gone in next 20 years
The sooner you start a proper career and escape this dead end the better.
Just because your having a good day today doesn’t mean it will not be skid row tomorrow. Keep on the lookout and move when you can’t not when you want too. My runway is not more then 10 years but if it was 15 or 20 I would be looking hard
I like my salad with OIL and vinegar!
That’s it….get out while you can!
Getting out of O&G, if not now then certainly in the next 5 years, is a very prudent decision if you have more than ten years left in your career. Great opportunities for engineers. For geo-types, transitioning into renewables may be a career limiting move, just as those who transitioned into environmental plateaued very quickly. Enjoy the remaining salad days of O&G while you can.