Society of Professional Women in Petroleum

the society of professional women in petroleum was formed in early 1981 to support professional career women in the petroleum industry, through networking, education, and the distribution of technology and information. spwp is incorporated as a non-profit organization. all aspects of drilling and production operations are covered through topical monthly breakfast meetings and industry speakers, and we constantly seek to further expand the knowledge of our members. we also feature professional development speakers and hold roundtable discussions on a rotating basis. spwp’s membership consists of women who have active careers in the oil & gas industry in fields including engineering, geology, sales, research, finance, law, quality assurance, purchasing, advertising, and marketing. spwp is dedicated to furthering the careers of women in the oil & gas industry and as part of our mission, we have a merit-based scholarship program that provides financial assistance to female houston-area