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Doc John 
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| Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 4:25 pm)
I am a graduating senior with a marketing major hoping to get involved in the oil and gas field. At one time I hoped to go to law school and work as a legal consultant for a big firm. Is anyone is the oil and gas business with any career advice?
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GeauxFester
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 4:28 pm to Doc John)
Yep - and we don't really hire Marketing Majors.
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MNCscripper
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 4:50 pm to Doc John)
I have a marketing degree and work in the oil & gas industry in sales. Ive been doing since I graduated. Your only opportunities will be on the downstream side.
If you don't know the difference b/w upstream & downstream look into another industry.
Good luck
This post was edited on 4/2 at 5:03 pm
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offshoreangler
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 8:54 pm to MNCscripper)
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If you don't know the difference b/w upstream & downstream look into another industry.
Downstream for lyfe homes!!!
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yellowfin 
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 9:02 pm to Doc John)
They aren't exactly lining up to hire marketing majors, try to find something offshore and move up.
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Athanatos 
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Downstream is boring as frick. Upstream or die.
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kfizzle85
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 9:36 pm to Athanatos)
Don't hate on that midstream brah.
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TheHiddenFlask 
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 9:36 pm to Athanatos)
Land man is the only thing I can think of that a marketing degree is good for.
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TheIndulger
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Downstream
Upstream or..no stream baby
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Athanatos
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 10:15 pm to TheIndulger)
My man
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b-rab2
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 10:46 pm to TheIndulger)
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Upstream or..no stream baby
 
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theOG 
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 10:47 pm to b-rab2)
i'm waiting for one of you landmen to offer me a job.
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bamaphan13
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 11:10 pm to theOG)
I was a landman and now work in sales (upstream) with a degree in Communications.
Look at procurement jobs.
Best bet to start you search is rigzone.
This post was edited on 4/2 at 11:11 pm
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CP3LSU25
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 11:10 pm to theOG)
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i'm waiting for one of you landmen to offer me a job.
great money
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bamaphan13
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 11:13 pm to CP3LSU25)
Contract landman is great work starting out but you want to move in house. Working as a 1099 contract field landman is not something I would want to do long term.
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theOG
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/2/12 at 11:16 pm to bamaphan13)
yeah, i'm an attorney. looking for some sort of opportunity to break into the industry.
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LSUGUMBO 
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/3/12 at 6:48 am to bamaphan13)
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Posted by bamaphan13 Contract landman is great work starting out but you want to move in house. Working as a 1099 contract field landman is not something I would want to do long term.
I love it and I've been doing it since 2006. I've also been lucky enough to never have to do any major traveling involving long term hotel stays. If you get in with the right company, it's a great, flexible line of work.
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theOG
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/3/12 at 7:51 am to LSUGUMBO)
any such jobs around new orleans?
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baytiger
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/3/12 at 8:55 am to theOG)
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yeah, i'm an attorney. looking for some sort of opportunity to break into the industry.
I wouldn't mind moving into energy as a meteorologist.. willing to move (actually, I'd really like to move).. but haven't had any luck. I've got my eye on a job with BP but if anyone knows of an opening coming up, I'd love a good word.
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TJG210
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| re: Oil Business (Posted on 4/3/12 at 9:10 am to bamaphan13)
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Look at procurement jobs.
I have a marketing degree from LSU and this is what I do in the O&G Industry. I absolutely love it.
This post was edited on 4/3 at 9:11 am
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