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Exploration and Production (E&P)

The exploration and production (E&P) sector of the industry identifies underground rock formations that may contain hydrocarbons, then negotiates with the owners of the local surface and mineral rights to get access to the land for drilling. E&P companies then contract drilling and service companies to drill wells and bring discovered oil and gas to the surface, economically, safely and in line with environmental regulations. E&P companies have interests both onshore and offshore.

E&P companies need a wide variety of employees, from land negotiators to geologists, technologists to administration assistants, accountants to engineers, safety managers to environmental specialists. Most of these positions are office-based.

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