Hydrocarbon production or processing operations.

[viten]

I have just recently applied for a job with a oil company here in australia. On the job advertisement it said that a brief understanding of 'hydrocarbon production or processing operations' would be benificial. If you people could tell me a little it might help me to get the job.

Any information would be of a great help.

[El_Kabong]

If you are within reasonable proximity to a university library, that's your best bet.

As for Internet resources, you might start with the sit eof the Amercian Pwetroleum Institute:

http://www.api.org/

Then try some of the industry links found here:

http://www.1.slb.com/petr.dir/index.html

But really, if you don't know anything about the industry at all, it's going to take more than few hours spent cruising web sites to make sense of it.

Best of luck anyhow.

[El_Kabong]

That's "American Petroleum Institute", of course. Sorry, seem to have set a record for typos, there.

: : walks away, shaking head and muttering at his own stupidity : :

[Ringo]

viten, that's a B-I-G subject (hydrocarbon production or processing operations). Can you perhaps be a little more specific about the job for which you're applying?

I am in hydrocarbon exploration and I did work downstream, as a reactor operator in a chemical plant; perhaps I have something to offer you, but we need to circle in a bit.

[viten]

all it says in the add is 'An understanding of hydrocarbon production or processing operations would be an advantage' so i dunno. I spoke to a mate who said that it is the proccess the oil goes through once it is pumped out of the ground. so i have no idea in other words. So n e info would be great... it doesn't matter how much info cos i will read it all.
Thanks.