What Working in ‘Oil & Gas’ Actually Entails w/ Petroleum Geologist, Julia Astro

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Work For Earth!

Rachel Phillips

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In this series, Dr. Rachel Phillips (@GEOGIRL on YouTube) interviews geoscientists working in all industries, fields, & facets of Earth Science to highlight all the diverse & amazing Careers in Geoscience! Guests include those working as Mining and Economic Geologists, National Park Rangers, Environmental Consultants, Petroleum Geologists, US Forest Service Geologists, Earthquake Geologists, Geotechnical Engineers, Oceanographers, and even Planetary Geologists!

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What Working in ‘Oil & Gas’ Actually Entails w/ Petroleum Geologist, Julia Astro

Work For Earth!

1 hour 16 minutes 26 seconds

1 month ago

What Working in ‘Oil & Gas’ Actually Entails w/ Petroleum Geologist, Julia Astro

Helpful Resources: Houston Geological Society Student Expo, great for oil internships and to meet recruiters! https://www.studentexpo.org/American Association of Petroleum Geologists Southwest Section - AAPG SWS: https://www.swsaapg.org/Imperial Barrel Award through AAPG, like oil boot camp for students. Learn the software, learn the skills, get ready for an internship: https://iba.aapg.org/Fort Worth Geological Society, free lunch for any students who attend our luncheons! - https://www.fwgs.org/Dallas Geological Society: https://www.dgs.org/Check out Julia's channel: @RockhammerOutdoors for travel vlogs with a geology & engineering perspective!Link to rest of Geoscience Careers Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69bBhmsrgfsP8Pc6F1bRSPS-WsNFAiLyListen to the 'Work For Earth!' Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2npc8AYQ3r2l9YEzNYKoW4?si=288f06ea05c046e80:00 What's it like working in Oil & Gas? 1:00 Meet Julia!2:13 What resources are you exploring/producing?2:56 Addressing viewer questions3:54 Why oil & gas is still necessary6:34 Is all oil & gas 'BAD"?9:03 What about renewable energy?11:11 Are oil & gas companies evolving w/this transition?13:25 Carbon capture16:18 Day in the life of a petroleum geologist?20:39 Types of geologists (geophysicists, geochemists, etc)21:51 PTO perks!23:32 What inspired you to pursue geology?25:38 Not the same thing everyday26:44 Coolest place your job has taken you?28:34 Craziest experience on the job? 32:27 Moment you felt really proud to be a geologist?35:53 What surprised you the most about this job?38:05 Myths about oil & gas industry39:47 Remaining Viewer Questions!39:56 How do we find oil & gas underground?45:50 What tools do you use for your job?47:51 Is gas going away? 51:19 Do oil & gas geologists & researchers disagree on climate?56:10 Is oil & gas a dying field or career? 57:27 Salaries for oil & gas geologists? 1:00:49 Bachelors, Masters, or PhD required?1:02:36 AAPG student mentorship program 1:04:22 HGS Student Expo (talk to recruiters!)1:06:14 Top oil & gas companies recruiting now1:08:20 Recommended internships/opportunities1:13 Favorite vs least favorite parts of the job