Videos
Below, you'll find a wide variety of videos to help you understand technologies and the way industry explores for and produces oil and natural gas, to find a career that works for you, and to hear from actual Young Porfessionals who are in the industry.
Technology Videos
This section offers a list of short video clips from the series titled Technology Transforming an Industry. Technology has changed the way the oil and gas industry does business.Computers, robotics, 3D imaging, and satellite communications have transformed the way the industry explores for and produces oil and natural gas.These videos explore many of the amazing technologies that allow the industry to meet the world's oil and gas needs.
These videos are provided courtesy of the American Petroleum Institute.
Learn how 3D seismic surveys are conducted and how the data helps to pinpoint underground oil and gas deposits.
Directional drilling technology allows the industry to access deposits that would otherwise be inaccessible.
Oil and gas in deeper water offshore can be accessed using sophisticated deepwater drillships.
Innovations in offshore platforms and rig designs also make more resources accessible.
Offshore oil and gas fields can be developed with all equipment below the surface and maintained via robotics.
Specialized technology enables development in Arctic environments.
Operations in environmentally sensitive areas can be conducted without harm to the environment.
Petroleum Careers Video
Want to be challenged?
Want to work with the latest technology?
Want to be involved with an industry that is critical to the world economy?
Learn about petroleum careers in "The Quest"
If so, consider a career in the energy industry. Industry professionals work with (and develop) cutting-edge technologies to respond to the challenges of producing the world’s energy. New sources of energy require research, development and sophisticated technology to be recovered.
Finding and recovering energy and getting it to the customer is a multi-stage process that requires individuals trained in a wide range of occupations. Engineers often work in interdisciplinary teams with other professionals—geologists, geophysicists, well-log analysts, environmental and regulatory specialists, safety engineers, and others. The combined expertise of these many individuals is applied to increasing energy recovery, which means you have many options available to suit your skills and interest.
Oil and Gas Industry Career Interviews
“If you want a career that is going to challenge you on a daily basis, this is the industry.” – Tim
Tim Crumrine
Senior Engineer
ConocoPhillips
Gillian King
Product Line Champion
Sand Control Systems
Weatherford
Tony Thomas
Senior Reservoir Engineer
Schlumberger
Want to learn more?
The Journal of Petroleum Technology produced a series of articles in 1999 that describe various technology advances and how they make it possible for the industry to produce more oil and gas.
