Oil & Gas Industry Jobs Overview
The oil and gas – or petroleum – industry is truly multinational. In every newspaper just about every day there are articles about some aspect of the petroleum industry. One can learn from reading these articles that the majority of the world's oil comes from places in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia, the United States, Russia, Canada, and Iraq. Despite the global nature
of the industry, the types of jobs are very similar regardless of where in the world you are.
With the rise of China and India demand for refined petroleum has never been higher. Gas prices are high and rising, as demand outstrips supply. Oil companies are forced to find ways to extract more oil from known reserves and to find new ways of getting oil. In Canada, for instance, they have found a way to remove oil from what are called 'oil sands' in Alberta. There is ongoing talk in the United States about opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to exploration and drilling. Additionally, more offshore rigs may be built and put into operation.
In short: the need for workers is fairly high now but it could be far higher in the coming years.