| Oil is a natural fuel that is formed from | | | | Personnel are employed in Alaska, the Arctic, |
| buried, decayed plants and animals, under | | | | Canada and Iraq and the Middle East. Once you |
| extreme heat and pressure over a time span of | | | | gain the required experience and skill, you |
| millions of years. Similarly, natural gas is | | | | can find a position with any large company |
| the result of these deposits and sometimes | | | | and enjoy traveling to different places. |
| even gets mixed with the oil. The primary | | | | |
| function of an oil and gas extraction company | | | | You need not limit your job hunt to oil and |
| is to locate, extract and refine these | | | | gas companies only. Multinational and big |
| natural resources. Big oil companies carry | | | | companies very often outsource work to oil |
| out large-scale extractions, while private | | | | service companies that lease and install |
| contractors support the mining sub-sector. | | | | facilities or equipment. Service companies |
| | | | send their employees to the operations bases |
| A job in the gas industry is very rewarding. | | | | of the companies, whenever and wherever |
| You simply need to identify the sphere of | | | | needed. |
| work that interests you the most. The gas | | | | |
| industry has a number of job opportunities. | | | | Entry-level positions in the oil and natural |
| Depending on the qualifications and | | | | gas industry are mostly in the production, |
| placements available, companies hire | | | | purifying and transportation divisions. Jobs |
| employees for diverse onshore and offshore | | | | such as oil engineering and exploration |
| operations. | | | | require hands-on experience and training. |
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| The jobs available in the oil and natural gas | | | | Some Of The Jobs Available: |
| industry is divided into three categories: | | | | |
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| - Upstream: Operations in oil production | | | | |
| come under this category. The requirement is | | | | Petroleum Geologist: Required to analyze and |
| for contractors who specialize in seismic | | | | interpret gathered information. This position |
| testing, engineering, service rig operations, | | | | usually heads the exploration operations. |
| drilling and identifying the manufacturers of | | | | Another job in this stream is that of a |
| the special equipment and supply. | | | | paleontologist, who studies fossil remains. |
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| - Midstream: This involves the refining | | | | |
| and transportation of oil after drilling and | | | | |
| extraction. Besides this, making and managing | | | | Rotary Drillers: They supervise the |
| of oil pipelines helps the pipeline operators | | | | operations of the machinery and control the |
| earn billions of dollars. | | | | drilling speed and pressure. |
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| - Downstream: This involves effective sale | | | | |
| and wholesale operations carried out by gas | | | | |
| distributors. | | | | Pump Operators: They maintain the pump motors |
| | | | and other similar surface equipment that is |
| The big companies are involved in all the | | | | used to extract oil from wells. The |
| three spheres. This means that they extract, | | | | production supervisors and engineering team |
| purify, transport and sell oil and natural | | | | supervises their work. |
| gas. Small-scale companies focus on any one | | | | |
| particular area - it could be either drilling | | | | In addition to the positions mentioned, there |
| or the laying of pipelines. | | | | are openings for electricians, welders, |
| | | | laborers and instrument repairers. In the |
| Upstream sector jobs are the most | | | | non-automated plants, maintenance personnel |
| sought-after, since jobs are often | | | | and operators are often needed. |
| international and involve extensive travel. | | | | |