No option to be a petroleum engineer? Really? Come out to West Texas, where Motel 6 rooms are about $200 per night, if you can get one. Or go to North Dakota or South Texas, where it's just as crazy.
Which administration granted the permits for the drilling that (re)starts next spring in the Chukchi Sea?
But becoming an environmental engineer is a pretty solid choice - this petroleum business has always been like a roller coaster. And that roller coaster isn't driven by who is in the White House - since 1973 it's been driven primarily by the House of Saud.