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| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| How We Use Petroleum Products Every Day | p. 1 |
| Petroleum: A chemical "black gold" | |
| Petroleum first used to light fires | |
| Natural gas | |
| Colonel Edwin L. Drake and his "folly" | |
| Spindletop boom | |
| Discovering new uses for petroleum | |
| Seven sisters: now there are four | |
| Petroleum industry of the twenty-first century | |
| Petroleum Exploration | p. 15 |
| Geoscientists | |
| Related occupations | |
| Leasing lands | |
| Working as a landman or leasing agent | |
| Drilling Wells | p. 35 |
| Drilling a well on land | |
| Drilling a well offshore | |
| Types of rigs | |
| Components of a drilling rig | |
| Safety while working on a drilling rig | |
| Opportunities in drilling | |
| Petroleum engineers | |
| Additional jobs in the drilling sector | |
| Producing and Recovering Petroleum from the Ground | p. 59 |
| Completing a well | |
| Recovering petroleum from the well | |
| Service and maintenance | |
| Employment opportunities | |
| Getting Petroleum to Market | p. 67 |
| Underground pipelines | |
| Tankers and barges | |
| Tank trucks and rail cars | |
| Employment opportunities | |
| Refining and Marketing | p. 77 |
| Refining petroleum | |
| Manufacturing petrochemicals | |
| Employment opportunities in refining | |
| Marketing petroleum | |
| Related Petroleum Occupations | p. 95 |
| Environmental concerns | |
| Environmental scientists | |
| Chemists | |
| Chemical manufacturers | |
| Science technicians | |
| Miscellaneous employment | |
| Canada's Energy Industry | p. 123 |
| Employment opportunities | |
| Labor and skill shortages | |
| Earnings | |
| For more information | |
| Employment Outlook for the Future | p. 131 |
| Global policies impact industry | |
| A cyclical industry | |
| Working conditions | |
| Job outlook | |
| Earnings | |
| Preparing for a future in the petroleum industry | |
| Looking for a job | |
| A final word | |
| Key Job-Search Websites, Organizations, and Associations | p. 145 |
| Schools Specializing in Petroleum and Related Curriculums | p. 159 |
| Glossary | p. 169 |
| Bibliography | p. 199 |
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