News Releases
LSU PETE Senior Accepts Job Offer From BP
LSU Petroleum Engineering senior Jackson Dreffs is just a few months away from graduating and moving to Houston where he will start his new job as a wells engineer with BP (formerly British Petroleum). For the past four years at LSU, Dreffs has known what he wanted to do and will start off making a handsome salary in the oil and gas industry, which is also bringing him closer to his hometown of McKinney, Texas.
Dr. Sharma Women's History Month
Dr. Sharma is transforming STEM during Women's History Month
LSU PETE Professor Receives IEI Grant for Hydrogen Storage Sites Research
February 05, 2025 LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering Associate Professor Mehdi Zeidouni recently received an LSU Institute for Energy Innovation grant for his research on underground hydrogen storage sites in Louisiana with the help of Southern University PTEC Program Lead Vahid Atashbari.
Dr. Mehdi Zeidouni Webinar on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
oin us for an in-depth exploration of CO₂ storage projects with Dr. Mehdi Zeidouni. This webinar will cover analytical approaches to estimating CO₂ dissolution trapping, highlighting key comparisons with numerical simulations and potential inaccuracies caused by large model discretizations. Dr. Zeidouni will also discuss the often-overlooked role of subsurface temperature data in CO₂ injection monitoring. Topics include: • Tracking CO₂ flow and injection zonation using temperature observations • Using warmback data analysis to estimate the injection profile • Investigating surface heat mapping as a method for detecting CO₂ leakage in legacy wells This session is ideal for professionals and researchers in carbon storage, geoscience, and reservoir engineering. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into CO₂ trapping and storage monitoring techniques!
Why Nicolas Manica Chose LSU for Petroleum Engineering: A Brazilian Student’s Journey
When Nicolas Manica decided to leave his native Brazil to study petroleum engineering in the U.S., he was drawn to LSU's strong reputation in the energy field. At LSU, he found resources, research opportunities, and an international community he was seeking.
LSU Collaborating With Halliburton, ExxonMobil on New CO2 Research Well
September 30, 2024 BATON ROUGE, LA – In early 2025, the LSU College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at its PERTT—Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, and Testing—Lab on LSU’s campus.
SPE ATCE Alumni Reception
The Craft & Hawkins Dept of Petroleum Engineering will be hosting an alumni reception at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (SPE ATCE) in New Orleans at Mulate's from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., during the alumni receptions on Monday, September 23, 2024. This location is across from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Morial Convention Center. The address is 201 Julia St, New Orleans, Louisiana. We will be in the Adacia Room location.