What Working in ‘Oil & Gas’ Actually Entails w/ Petroleum Geologist, Julia Astro from Work For Earth!

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

1 hour 16 minutes Posted Jul 20, 2025 at 1:30 pm.

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

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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=288f06ea05c046e

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