Rising juniors and seniors from Humble High School’s T-STEM program were recently exposed to careers in subsea oil and gas production during a tour of TechnipFMC’s John T. Gremp Campus.
TechnipFMC is an oil and natural gas company in Harris County, and the John T. Gremp campus is the company’s main hub for North American subsea operations.
The jobs represented during the tour included career paths in and outside of STEM, including welding, manufacturing, engineering, facilities management, research, human resources, legal and sales.
“There was so much diversity, inclusiveness and professionalism,” incoming Humble High School junior Graciela Rogers said.”It was insightful and refreshing to see so many different opportunities and how limitless the company is. I enjoyed observing their amazing work environment and seeing the flexibility in each of their job titles.”
While at TechnipFMC, students applied what they have learned in Humble High School Engineering Instructor Jared Bentley’s class一from thermodynamics and forces to 3D modeling.
“I learned new concepts while discovering a new career that I would love to be in,” said incoming senior Johnathan Martinez. “It was amazing to see how the 3D modeling certification I earned this year could lead to a career in technology like what I witnessed during the trip.”
The tour began with students learning about the complete scope of subsea operations, including site exploration by geophysicists and petroleum engineers, the installation of a wellhead and tree, the drilling of a well, the production of oil and gas and the capping and abandonment of a well.
“The best part of it was how interactive it was. “Students were at their peak engagement because they could freely ask questions to the professionals during the tour,” Mr. Bentley said.
After the introduction, students toured the facility’s engineering offices, the manifold that connects all the wells in a subsea site and observed mockups of a remote operated vehicle.
Students looked down on the welding and assembly area from the office windows as a variety of the careers were explained to them.
The trip concluded with a luncheon in which professionals from all areas of TechnipFMC met with students and answered questions about their field and how their job contributes to the company.
“Many students wanted more time because they were so engrossed in their conversations with the employees,” Bentley said. “I heard several students say that they never had considered a career in oil and gas before this experience because they did not realize that it was much more than being in an office or on a rig.”
Next month, six recent Humble High School graduates一Ayden Alvarez, Serenity Bradley, Angel Gomez, Ny’Lah Lovelace, Dany Santos and Tayla Scott, who were part of the school’s STEM program, will start a summer internship with TechnipFMC.