The document discusses the author's career plans to become a petroleum engineer. It outlines the steps they will take which include graduating from high school, receiving an associate's degree from community college, transferring to university to obtain a bachelor's in petroleum engineering, then working while obtaining a master's degree and eventually opening their own engineering firm. It provides details on the role of petroleum engineers in finding and drilling for new oil reserves and their average salary. The author's uncle who is a petroleum engineer notes that keeping up with technology is a key challenge. The author is attracted to the career for its high pay and job prospects in the oil industry.
24. Some graduate work might also have to be done in chemistry because of the complexity of the elements that make up oils.
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26. Petroleum engineers are responsible for determining where and how we should and should not drill for oil.
27. They use sophisticated technology and math, and also learn how to determine cost efficiency of any drilling project.
28. Jobs will be awaiting Petroleum engineers for graduates because the demand for them is more than the supply. From an economic perspective, this is a very good thing for the times to come.