Energy Industry: Industry Facts
- Oil & Gas were discovered in the North Sea during the late 1960s. Since then the UK Oil & Gas Industry has developed into one of the most exciting, challenging and technologically advanced working environments in the world.
- In a process that takes millions of years; oil and gas reservoirs are formed from the remains of marine and plant life that are exposed to high pressure and heat from the earth's core.
- Oil has many different uses apart from the obvious petrol and diesel. Products we use every day that come from oil include; shampoo, make- up, washing powder, paint, ink and plastic.
- The Oil & Gas Industry offers global travelling opportunities. You could work in America, Australia, Europe, Africa and Asia.
- The UK around 2 million barrels of oil & gas are produced every day.
- People employed in the UK Oil & Gas Industry are considered to be among the most inventive, resilient and forward-thinking workers in the world.
- Workers in the Oil & Gas Industry earn 23% more than the average Scottish weekly wage.
- A job in the Oil & Gas Industry can based onshore in an office or factory; or offshore on an oil rig or vessel.
- Employees can work normal 9am-5pm hours on shore. Or they can work a rotation offshore - for example 2weeks at home and 2 weeks on an offshore rig.
- Employees can be there own boss by being self-employed. Or they can work as a member of staff for a company.
- It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people in the UK are employed directly and indirectly in over 6,000 companies by the oil industry. About 30,000 of these are employed by oil companies in offshore jobs.
- The World's biggest producers of gas are: USA, Russian Federation, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Algeria, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Iran & Norway.
- Aberdeen is the Oil & Gas Capital of Europe and in the last 25 years, the UK Oil & Gas Industry has contributed more than £25 Billion to the UK Economy.
