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PETROLEUM ENGINEER [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Engineering
  • Oil Drilling
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

... an engineer who is involved in most stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development, and production, whose job is to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and reduce costs and environmental impact.

CONT

Petroleum engineers develop and implement effective techniques for recovering, processing, and producing oil and natural gas. They apply engineering, environmental, and economic principles to ensure that exploration and development of oil and gas fields are efficient, cost effective, and environmentally safe. These engineers can specialize in drilling, reservoir management, completions, production, operations, secondary and tertiary recovery methods, and pipelines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ingénierie
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Gisements pétrolifères
CONT

Les ingénieurs pétroliers développent des techniques efficaces de récupération, de traitement et de production de pétrole et de gaz naturel. Ils appliquent des principes d'économie, d'environnement et d'ingénierie pour garantir l'exploitation et le développement efficaces, rentables et écologiques des champs de gaz et de pétrole. Ces ingénieurs se spécialisent dans le forage, la gestion des réservoirs, la réalisation, la production, l'exploitation, les méthodes de recouvrement secondaires ou tertiaires ou les pipelines.

Spanish

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