Curated OER
Products from Petroleum
Learners examine products that are petroleum based. In this petroleum product lesson, students examine a display of petroleum based products. They discuss the products that are made from crude oil and conduct an experiment that...
Career Cornerstone Center
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Career in Petroleum Engineering
A career in Petroleum Engineering is profiled.Included: Petroleum Engineer overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: How to Make Petrol or Gas From Crude Oil
Take a trip on an oil rig to view how oil is drilled. This documentary shows how gas and petrol is refined from crude oil. See a pumping jack in action as it harvests "Texas's gold". Follow the crude oil as it travels through pipes to an...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline
The inside story on gasoline as told by the Standard Oil Company. This documentary was made in 1946 and explores the molecules that make up crude oil. Learn how the crude oil molecules are separated to make up usable forms like gasoline,...
Other
Graduating Engineer: Questions With Petroleum Engineers
Contains interviews with two different petroleum engineers, covering topics such as job satisfaction and advice to new graduates.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Petroleum Engineering
An overview of the Petroleum Engineering career, covering nature of the work, employment statistics, job outlook, and earnings.