Does university matter for engineering as long as it's accredited?

Why are Chemical Engineers paid so well? Oil industry?

Yes.

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Don't all us of Engineers have equal chances of entering Oil though? Or do they have some sort of advantage? Surely our starting salaries should be similar.

You have to think about it a bit more. Chem Engineers tend to skew higher because more of them than average go into O&G. If you applied for an electrical engineering, structural engineering or a 'what have you' engineering job in an oil and gas company you'd receive similar compensation as a chemical engineer going into say, process engineering.

Salaries fluctuate depending on which company, role, location and industry one chooses to go into.

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Thanks, so as a Mech Eng I will be paid just as well in oil. I still wonder how more of them end up in that industry the lucky guys.

Because, more of them apply and are interested in O&G. As a mech eng you have the automotive industry, the manufacturing industry, consumer products etc to choose from - although not paying as much, can be a bit more fulfilling.

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Surely, they have consumer products,manufacturing,pharma,food/drink,water,nuclear and energy?

Yes.

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Very very very rarely.

They want to employ good people, not "good" universities.

ARM take 75% of their graduate intake from So'ton along because they know that the quality of the graduates they produce is above the rest.

Interesting. But it may also be because they have invested in a significant joint venture with the university. Perfectly justifiable for them to try to get a reasonable return on that investment.

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You have to think about it a bit more. Chem Engineers tend to skew higher because more of them than average go into O&G. If you applied for an electrical engineering, structural engineering or a 'what have you' engineering job in an oil and gas company you'd receive similar compensation as a chemical engineer going into say, process engineering.

Salaries fluctuate depending on which company, role, location and industry one chooses to go into.

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Be careful with what you say since most of it is incorrect and gibberish

Would be nice if you pointed out where I'm speaking gibberish rather than respond with what I classify as 'gibberish'.

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The whole rationale behind your O&G knowledge

What tips do you have on getting a first class degree and securing an internship during your studies?

Getting and internship - Network. Use LinkedIn, go to lectures organised by professional societies, talk to people at those lectures, get involvee with the local graduates and students committee of your course's accrediting body (BCS, ICE, IMechE, IET, whatever).

If you are studying at a top 20 university, applying for internships online might work, but if not, making yourself known gives you much higher chances. This comes from personal experience.

Getting and internship - Network. Use LinkedIn, go to lectures organised by professional societies, talk to people at those lectures, get involvee with the local graduates and students committee of your course's accrediting body (BCS, ICE, IMechE, IET, whatever).

If you are studying at a top 20 university, applying for internships online might work, but if not, making yourself known gives you much higher chances. This comes from personal experience.


Getting a first class degree - More studying, and more time dedicated to relaxing, less time drinking and partying. If you are a very smart person who physiologically can have energy on not so much sleep, can handle lots of alcohol or are able to memorise a lot of stuff in a short period of time before exams and take advantage of group work with hard working people, then by all means, do whatever you want. (I will probably get some hate for this)

Having a first doesn't mean you are smart though. It means you know how and when to study. Ask me questions from the modules that I didn't enjoy during my bachelor's and I don't know how to answer them, even if I finished with a first. Again, this comes from personal experience.

What you mean my process engineer dad that worked in it for all of his career, my friends' parents that are still currently in the industry and my friends that are following the same path as their O&G parents? Seems legit.

Still waiting for you to be constructive, but I guess this wait will be a while.

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Norway - one of the biggest oil nations around - are also laying off hundreds and hundreds of people within O&G every year now. In my opinion, you would be extremely short-sighted to purposely want to enter the O&G industry now.