Oil and Gas production is an important area for energy requirements of a country. There are several professionals working on this industry and examples of them are engineers. They are responsible for evaluating sites that contain gas and oil and calculating amounts that can be extracted. These professionals also supervise well operations until this is exhausted.

People working on Oil and Gas production usually perform many of the following tasks:
• Teaming up with other professionals to monitor production schemes.
• Creating plans for oil and gas extraction.
• Deciding the most suitable locations for wells.
• Formulating requirements for drilling mud.
• Providing on-site support.

• Having high attention to details.
• Being able to clearly explain complex processes.
• Being self motivated and proactive.
• Having teamwork skills.
• Having IT skills.
• Being able to solve complex problems.
• Having good business skills.
• Being able to work with a team.
• Being creative and flexible.
• Having technical capabilities.

People who want to work in Oil and Gas production area require upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject as a minimum. Suitable degrees for this industry are geophysics, physics, math, electrical engineering, petroleum engineering, geochemistry, structural engineering, computer science, among other courses. These courses generally require three A levels/five H grades and five GCSE´s/S grades (A-C/1-3) including English, Math, and a science subject.

Engineers can obtain a chartered engineer status by achieving a successful professional review with an interview, completing a period of initial professional development, having an accredited MEng degree, and gaining a corporate membership of a professional body such as the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.