Here's how you can sharpen your problem-solving skills through internships in Oil and Gas companies.

It is a fact that hands-on experience is miles ahead in imparting necessary skill faster than mere theoratical learnings. Theory builds the foundation but real hands-on working and that too getting the chance to work on real project is the jewel in the crown. As an intern when you get to work with real data and help to either data mining or solving a challenge from the field, that experience is much more valuable. That's the reason oil field service companies often track the interns for their aptitude, attitude and dedication to work and soon after internship, offer them the job.

The chance to work within multidisciplinary teams. This experience exposes interns to diverse perspectives, encouraging them to develop well-rounded solutions to industry-specific challenges. By collaborating with professionals from different backgrounds, such as engineering, geology, and finance, interns can cultivate their problem-solving skills and broaden their understanding of the interconnected nature of the Oil and Gas industry. Moreover, working within multidisciplinary teams allows interns to refine their communication skills. As they navigate complex industry issues and engage with colleagues from diverse fields, interns will learn how to articulate ideas clearly and appreciate the input of others.

Getting the chance to work in a multi-disciplinary team as an intern provides a great opportunity to experience multitude of problem-solving skills. As a Geologist, you're exposed to Reservoir and Production engineering as well as Petrophysics. As an Engineer you get the chance to interact with Geologists and Petrophysicists. These are invaluable experiences in terms of diversity in perspectives, as well as articulating ideas clearly and effectively. So, I would say, as an intern, if you get the chance to work with a multi-disciplinary team, grab it as a golden opportunity.

An intern in Oil & Gas company has the chance to get exposed to variety of disciplines- drilling, production, geoscience. A rotation to each of these disciplines can expose the intern to different facets of rare technical skills. These technical skills can help one to look from different perspectives and it can be helpful in future. The intern while working in such set-ups can also get exposed to new techniques and technologies. Oil and Gas is a fast growing arena where technological obsolence is one of the fastest in the industry. It can help the intern to understand limitations of one technology over the other and their capabilities under various scenarios.

Oil & Gas industry is one industry where technological maturity happens the fastest. However, it is also true, no single technology remains valid for long time. An intern gets the chance to work with veterans, who have seen many such technologies evolve and die. Their experience can force to think out-of-the box for more innovative and cost-effective solutions. The competition is so fierce, only the more creative ones can survive.