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.
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Canadian Centre for Energy Information: Energy Machines [Pdf]
In this teaching unit for Grades 4 to 6, stuidents learn all about the drilling rigs and pump jacks that are used in the petroleum industry.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Oil
The United States has a huge dependency on oil as an energy source. Efforts are being made to reduce this for many reasons, the main ones being the security of this source and the impact on the environment. Transportation is one area...
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...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Oil and Gas Extraction
Complete overview of the Petroleum Industry, including nature of the industry, working conditions, employment prospects, wages, and outlook. Brief descriptions of several careers in the industry are included, with links to those expanded...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage
Canada's Petroleum Heritage website is a learning resource that presents the oil and gas industry from past to present. Its rich history, the challenges it faces today and its future potential are explored. The site showcases the people,...
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The Oil Industry: Spindletop
Links to several excellent sites on the Discovery of Oil at Spindletop. See many photos, primary documents, biographies, and a multimedia timeline.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and the Environment
Students will discover the changes in the petroleum industry practices during the past 50 years. Students will learn of the controls and techno-logical innovations that have been implemented to take better care of the natural...