Article prepared by Nur Ain Binti Arbain, External Secretary, University of Malaya AAPG Student Chapter, Kuala Lumpur
Oil & Fas Forum: Reality in the Oil and Gas Industry and the Future That Lies Ahead
On 30 November 2016, an oil and gas forum was organized by the standing committees of the University of Malaya American Association of Petroleum Geologists Student Chapter at the Department of Geology, University of Malaya. The forum entitled “Reality in the Oil and Gas Industry and The Future That Lies Ahead” was attended by approximately 60 students & lecturers from various backgrounds. The panels invited to share their knowledge and views regarding the theme were as follows:
- Mr. Robert C. Shoup (Clastic Reservoir Systems Pte. Ltd.)
- Mr. Fariq Shazanee (NEXC PETRONAS)
- Mr. Daniel Lynd Rogers (NEXC PETRONAS)
The forum session started at around 2 pm and wrapped up at around 4.30 pm. Throughout the forum session, the issues discussed include the sentiments and reasons behind the oil price downturn, concerns regarding the unstable job opportunities and prospects, as well as technical-related subjects like the sustainability of oil reserves for future demands and impacts of renewable energy on the oil and gas industry. The panels also shared their opinion on how students and fresh graduates can improve their competency in adapting to the current downturn of the industry and what are expected of the fresh graduates once they enter the work field. Afterwards, a rather fruitful questions and answers session concluded the forum session, followed by a refreshment session for the panels and participants.
The participants gave positive feedback, saying that they gained a lot of knowledge and insights from the forum session. We hope that this kind of event will be held more often, offering different topics that are related to students as we can get fresh opinions from different perspectives.