Hi O&G thread users,
I've been a program management engineer for 1.5 years in an MNC production factory (electronics industry) managing R&D products. I enjoy my work as I am always interested in managing products from design up till production stage. But I'm a degree holder in applied chemistry and find myself losing interest in electronic products as chemistry is still my passion.
So I'm wondering if there are any prospects of finding a program management career in the O&G industry (downstream), don't mind if it's office based or offshore. Another concern is my chances as a female candidate, as I think that the O&G is still a male-dominated field (feel free to object to that ! ).

So hope if you folks could drop some advice on (I would like to stick to this long term, don't like switching jobs or industry)

1. what O&G companies have a solid program management department and how I could start off and succeed in this career path?

2. any other additional set of skills i should be equipped (like a geoscience masters/statistics/PMP?) for higher chances of success, since I only have my chemistry degree, working experience and soft skills with me, haha!

Any other tips and comments are highly appreciated, thank you all in advance!

Cheers and Happy Sunday everyone!