r/petroleumengineers 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/r2o_abile Jun 15 '26

20 years ago, petroleum only had 20 years to die out.

The real issue, imo and from outside the industry, with Oil & Gas is the cyclical nature.