Artificial Hearts Fertilizers MP3 Players

Aspirin Food Preservatives Pantyhose

Balloons Footballs Patio Screens
Bandages Furniture Perfumes
Blenders Garbage Bags Photographic Film
Cameras Glasses Photographs
Candles Glue Piano Keys
CD Players Golf Balls Roller Blades
Clothing Hair Dryers Roofing
Compact Discs/DVDs Hang Gliders Shampoo
Computers House Paint Shaving Cream
Containers Ink Soft Contact Lenses
Crayons Insecticides Surfboards
Credit Cards Life Jackets Telephones
Dentures Lipstick Tents
Deodorant Luggage Toothpaste
Digital Clocks Medical Equipment Toys
Dyes Medicines Umbrellas
  85.5 percent = fossil fuels
 14.5 percent = nuclear and all other sources

By 2025
 87 percent = fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal)
Fossil Fuels  13 percent = nuclear and all other sources
 Oil
 Natural Gas
 Coal
Source: US Energy Information Administration
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.”
Mid-1800s
Whales hunted to near extinction

1849
Method to distill kerosene from petroleum
discovered

1853
Polish chemist Ignancy Lukasiewiz discovered
how to make kerosene from crude oil on an
industrial scale.

1859
Kerosene took over lighting market.
 1847
The world’s first oil well was drilled in Baku, Azerbaijan
1851
Scottish chemist James Young opens the world’s first oil refinery near
Edinburgh, Scotland
1859
James Young Colonel Edwin Drake drilled the first successful commercial oil well in
northwestern Pennsylvania.
1896
The first known offshore oil well is drilled at the end of a 300-foot wharf
in Summerland, California.
1901
On January 10, Spindletop, an oil field located just south of Beaumont,
Texas, produces a "gusher" that spills out 100,000 barrels of oil per day.
1917
Colonel Edwin Drake The Bolivar Coastal field, South America’s largest oil field, discovered in
Venezuela
1903
Entrepreneur Henry Ford incorporates the Ford Motor
Company.
1908
Ford's mass-produced Model T drives consumer demand for
gasoline.
125,000 cars on US roads.
Oil is found in Persia (modern Iran), leading to the formation of
Anglo-Persian Oil company, the forerunner of BP

1930
26.7 million cars in the US.
1938
Major oil reserves are discovered in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
1950 – present
Oil became most-used energy source because of automobiles.
1993 – present
US imports more oil than it produces - needed
because of growing petroleum demand used for
fuel, electricity and manufacturing plastic.

2007
World uses about 86 million barrels of oil per
day – 40,000 gallons every second
 World energy demand expands by 45% between now and 2030 –an average rate of
increase of 1.6% per year –with coal accounting for more than a third of the overall rise

Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2008

The Finders
Geoscientists (geologists, geophysicists)
• 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

The Movers
Petroleum engineers
• Determine best drilling methods to find oil and gas deep in the Earth
• Manage production when oil and gas are drained from underground
1. Do you love nature (oceans, jungles, and
deserts)?
2. Do you want to travel?
3. Do you play computer or video games?
4. Are you creative or imaginative?
5. Are you a good communicator?
6. Do you like working with technology?
7. Are math and science your favorite courses?
8. Do you want to experience financial freedom
and security?
9. Do you want flexibility in your work
environment?
10. Do you want to really make a difference in our
world?
 Use creative solutions to find oil and gas
 Understand rock formations
 Analyze oil and gas fields’ qualities
 Monitor drilling and production
 Design equipment, processes so maximum
amount of oil and gas is recovered
 Manage drilling of oil and gas wells
 Ensure operation runs smoothly and safely
  Shoot 3D “pictures” to virtually walk
around inside an image of Earth
 Guide drilling rigs from control
rooms miles away
 Work with cutting-edge technology
 Advanced directional drilling technology
 Sophisticated software
 Remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) under
water
 3D visualization

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 High seas  In laboratories
 Remote jungles  Offices
 Vast deserts  Outdoor sites
 Mountain ranges

across the world

Petroleum engineers…

 Are good communicators

 Enjoy creative problem solving
 Like working with people
 Excel at math and science
 Are analytical
 Adapt easily to change
 Thrive on challenges
Hot job market
Severe worker shortage for the next 10 years and more

Excellent pay
Highest starting salary of any engineering degree

Graduates in demand
Scholarships available

Choice of work environment

Varied work situations, global locations, field or office

Fast track career

Industry promotes from “within” to fill managerial
positions
 PetroleumEngineers
are environmentally concerned
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
  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 rest

Source: Gary Noel Ross, PhD, professor emeritus of biology, Southern University, Louisiana Environmentalist.
PetroleumEngineers Alliedcareers
 production engineer  petro-physics
 drilling engineer  geology
 reservoir engineer  geosciences
 completion engineer  geophysics
 environmental engineer  chemistry
 and more!  hydraulics
 environmental sciences
 information technology
 safety
 Take college preparatory courses,
including advanced math and
science courses

 Participate in engineering and

technology student organizations

 Take part in science fairs and math

competitions

 Read about petroleum engineers

on Energy4me.org
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 Listing of petroleum engineering university programs

 Scholarships
 Career guidance

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