Land Intern

Who We Are:Chevron is one of the world’s leading energy companies—but what really sets us apart is how we’re rethinking energy for the future. From producing oil and gas to developing lower carbon technologies, Chevron engineers work across the full energy system to power everyday life more safely, efficiently, and responsibly. Learn more about What We Do and The Chevron Way.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Chevron operates around the globe and across the entire energy value chain. Learn more on our website

• Houston, TX
• Covington, LA
• Midland, TX
• Greeley, CO

As a Land Intern
, you will gain valuable hands-on experience working within an asset team in one of Chevron’s dynamic business segments. You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, real-world projects with direct business impact.

In this role, you will:

• Develop a strong understanding of the upstream and downstream oil and gas business through a summer-long Land project, along with smaller assignments to provide exposure to multiple Land teams.
• Gain insight into Chevron’s operations, people, and culture including exposure to both traditional oil and gas and New Energies.
• Support negotiations with external partners and landowners and assist in drafting agreements related to oil and gas exploration and production activities.
• Perform title research and analysis for exploration, development, workover, and plug and abandonment wells.
• Provide Land support to multidisciplinary teams to help stakeholders make informed, strategic business decisions on agreements and land ownership matters.
• Interact with federal and state agencies on oil and gas regulatory issues.
• Work closely with a dedicated mentor and buddy who will provide guidance, support, and professional development throughout the summer.
• Present your project and key learnings to senior leadership at the conclusion of the internship

Top performing interns may be invited back—or offered a fulltime role after graduation. New grads who join Chevron fulltime enter the Horizons Program, a structured early career experience that includes:

• Formal training + onthejob learning
• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• Multiple job assignments and possible location rotations

You can build a career as a technical expert, people leader, or both.

The following qualifications are required:

• Effective communication skills:
  Express thoughts effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Desire to learn and provide/accept feedback:
  Asks questions and seeks out knowledge from varying Land professionals to truly learn the Land business. Also willing to provide feedback and input to team members, as well as receive feedback.
• Negotiation ability:
  Use appropriate interpersonal skills and communication methods to establish effective relationships with third parties, such as various government agencies, landowners, and partner companies’ land professionals to obtain leases and other agreements from these third parties.
• Planning and organizing:
  Establish courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Teamwork:
  Operate in a team environment and participate in cross-functional teams to solve business problems.
• Contract interpretation/drafting/problem solving:
  Review contracts submitted by third parties and identify what is acceptable or unacceptable to Chevron.
• Draft contracts to effectively accomplish business objectives that are acceptable to third parties. Review complicated title opinions and chain of title documents and determine required actions.
• Ability to demonstrate The Chevron Way.

Preferred Degrees: B.A., B.S., BBA, MS, MBA, and JD

• You work on real projects, not side tasks
• You use modern…