Petroleum Engineering to Energy Private Equity

Hi all,

I'm looking for some advice, and I'm hoping someone on here can help me out! As a first time poster/user of WSO, please forgive my ignorances. I think I've posted this to the right place..?

I'm currently studying in the UK as a Chemical Engineering undergrad and I will soon be going to study a Petroleum Engineering MSc where I intend to work for an upstream O&G company as a Reservoir Engineer.

My overall intention is to end up working in O&G focussed Private Equity firm. I've been told that industry expertise and knowledge is highly valued in this sector of industry and I was thinking of working as a Reservoir Engineer, for 4-5 years, then going back and getting an MBA and then trying to transfer into O&G focussed Private Equity.

My main question is: can it be done and if it can, do you know of other people who have followed the same path? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading.

 

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