Engineers Make a World of Difference

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Engineers Make aWorld of Difference
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Energy Where Would We Be Without It?

• Heat and light
• Transportation
• Electrical products
• Petroleum products
• Lipstick
• Glasses
• Clothing

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Energy Where Would We Be Without It?

• Heat and light
• Transportation
• Electrical products
• Petroleum products
• Cosmetics
• Clothing
• Medicines
• Sports equipment
• Automotive parts

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OilA Timeless Energy Source

• 3000 B.C. / Mesopotamians used rock oil in
  architectural adhesives, ship caulks, medicines
  and roads
• 2000 B.C. / Chinese refined crude oil for use in
  lamps and to heat their homes
• Even though fossil fuels were used thousands of
  years ago, mass consumption of oil and gas began
  only recently.

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Did you know that the oil industry saved the
whales?

• Mid-1800s 735 US whaling ships whales hunted
  to near extinction
• 1849 method to distill kerosene from petroleum
  discovered
• 1859 first US patent for clean-burning
  kerosene lamp
• Kerosene took over lighting market
• 1876 only 39 US whaling ships

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OilA Timeless Energy Source

• 1882 / First coal-fired electric generating
  station began operating in New York City to
  supply electricity for household lights.
• 1950 present / Oil became most-used energy
  source because of automobiles.

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OilA Timeless Energy Source

• 1993 present / US imports more oil than it has
  produces - needed because of growing petroleum
  demand used for fuel, electricity and
  manufacturing plastic.
• 2006 / Of every 10 barrels of petroleum consumed
  in US - more than 4 barrels are consumed in the
  form of gasoline.

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Fossil Fuels Natures Batteries

• 86 of energy used in US is derived from fossil
  fuels
• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Coal

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Who Will Discover Our Supply of Oil and Gas in
the Future?
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Petroleum Engineers Find Our Oil and Gas

• Geoscientists (geologists, geophysicists) The
  Finders
• Study the Earth to search for clues to where oil
  and gas might be hidden
• Analyze minerals, soil, and rocks samples
• Evaluate underground geologic structures to find
  oil and gas fields
• Petroleum engineers The Movers
• Determine best drilling methods to find oil and
  gas deep in the Earth
• Manage production when oil and gas are drained
  from underground

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Petroleum Engineers...

• Team with geoscientists to understand rock
  formations
• Analyze oil and gas fields qualities
• Determine best drilling methods
• Monitor drilling and production
• Design equipment, processes so maximum amount of
  oil and gas is recovered

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Petroleum Engineers...

• Shoot 3D pictures to virtually walk around
  inside an image of Earth
• Guide drilling rigs from control rooms miles
  away
• Use
• Advanced directional drilling
• technology
• Sophisticated software
• Remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) under water
• 3D visualization

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Petroleum Engineers

• Work at a
• Company office
• Or travel to the field where well is located
  (worldwide Gulf of Mexico,
  Asia, South America)
• Work to
• Determine oil or gas field size
• Decide on best drilling method
• Manage drilling of oil and gas wells
• Ensure operation runs smoothly and safely

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Petroleum Engineers
Travel the world Meet cool people
Experience amazing adventures Work with the
latest technology Make great money
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Talents and Skills You Need To Be an Excellent
Petroleum Engineer

• Excel at math and science
• Enjoy problem solving
• Be analytical but also a good communicator
• Like working with people
• Adapt easily to change
• Thrive on challenges

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How You Can Prepare for a Petroleum Engineering
Career

• Enroll in math and physics courses
• Practice problem solving and communicating the
  results
• Study hard and earn top grades (college entry and
  petroleum engineering curriculum quite
  competitive)

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Petroleum Engineering Job Prospects Are Bright

• Petroleum engineers in demand and is among
  highest-paid professions
• Petroleum engineering career offers a chance to
  capitalize on what you do best production
  engineer, drilling engineer, reservoir engineer,
  completion engineer, environmental engineer and
  more
• Career offers the opportunity to remain on
  technical side or move into a managerial
  position
• Well-respected position in oil and gas industry,
  business world

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Help solve the worlds energy problemsand work
to save the environment...
Petroleum Engineers...
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Shhhh! Dont Disturb the Bears
When drilling in an area that was home to grizzly
bears, Petroleum Engineers ....

• Restricted human access by using remote
  technology to monitor drilling
• Controlled hours of road use
• Drilled wells only during winter
• Muffled equipment noise
• Let sleeping bears lie

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Offshore Drilling Platforms Become Pit Stops
for Monarch Butterflies

• 300 million monarchs fly from Canada, U.S.
  spending winters in warm central Mexico
• Offshore oil-industry equipment in Gulf of
  Mexico offers ideal rest stop
• Monarchs attracted to structures with bright
  yellow paint
• Sleep-over lets them take a breather

Source Gary Noel Ross, PhD, professor emeritus
of biology, Southern University, Louisiana
Environmentalist, September-October 1994.
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How Can YOU Save Energy... and the Environment?

• Turn down the thermostat
• Participate in a car pool
• Drive vehicles that get good gas mileage
• Turn out the lights when you leave a room
• Turn off appliances when you leave a room or
  wont be home

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The Energy Industry Needs You!

• All types of energy are depleting
• All energy sources have environmental impacts
• Fossil fuels (oil and gas) are expected to be
  the worlds primary energy sources for the next
  75 years

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Petroleum Engineering Offers Many Types of Jobs

• Petroleum Engineers
• production engineer
• drilling engineer
• reservoir engineer
• completion engineer
• environmental engineer
• and more!
• Allied careers
• petro-physics
• geology
• geo-sciences
• geo-physics
• chemistry
• hydraulics
• environmental sciences
• information technology
• safety

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Petroleum Engineering Careers

• Hot job market - severe worker shortage for the
  next 10 years and more
• Great pay - highest starting salary of any
  engineering degree
• Graduates in demand scholarships available for
  undergraduate and graduate students
• Choice of work environment - varied work
  situations, global locations, field or office
• Fast track career industry promotes from
  within to fill managerial positions

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Society of Petroleum Engineers Weve got the
scholarships and the career guidance.

• Plan your future at www.energy4me.org
• Listing of petroleum engineering schools and
  scholarships
• Contact
• energyed_at_energy4me.org
• for more career information

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