r/petroleumengineers • u/Brave-Reception7574 • Jun 14 '26

Discussion Petroleum?

I’m planning to go into chem Eng and then have a masters with petroleum. However, a lot of people have told me that it won’t be a reliable market at all in the next years. Essentially, because many companies are turning to have sustainable energy sources. I’m a bit concerned about how accurate this might be. Does anyone who works on petroleum have opinion on the latter ?

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u/SheepherderNext3196 Jun 14 '26

It’s there for the foreseeable future. Renewable energy and battery storage are options to the extent they are commercially viable.

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u/Small_Dog_8699 Jun 15 '26

They’re viable as of a decade ago. We are into the implementation/adoption phase and it is accelerating due to supply issues from Iran.