Although I am primarily, and fundamentally, a sedimentary geologist, I do have some experience applying geologic principles for oil companies. I am, by no means, however, an experienced prospector or ...

The petroleum industry is focused on the exploration and production of oil and gas. The petroleum industry employs the largest number of geoscientists, with nearly 40% of geoscientists working in the ...

Petroleum geology refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). Petroleum geology is principally concerned with the evaluation ...

What is Basic Petroleum Geology? For all practical purposes it closely resembles the freshman level course that a non-science major at a university would take to satisfy the science requirement.

A Midwestern State University graduate was named the 2023 recipient of a national award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in recognition of his success in petroleum exploration, ...

He is a retired petroleum geologist and professor emeritus from Princeton University who says viable alternatives to oil, like natural gas for powering cars and wind and nuclear energy for generating ...

Planes, boats and maps help take petroleum geologists all over the planet Earth. Their best work, of course, lies beneath it. John W. Shelton has probed countless nooks and crannies in the ...

Offshore Petroleum Geologist pay is primarily day-rate based, with typical mid-market figures around $930–$1,350 per day depending on experience and basin. On a 14/14 rotation (~182 days paid), that ...