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7,093 H-1B & PERM records for "petro", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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7093

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$117410

Average Salary

$7313

Minimum

$822000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS CORPORATION ENGINEER ADVISOR SENIOR RESERVOIR HOUSTON, TX $220800 H-1B Apr 27, 2017
DCOR, LLC Petroleum Drilling Engineer/Manager Ventura, CA $220002 Green Card Feb 10, 2016
ASCENT RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L… MANAGER - RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $220000 E-3 Oct 25, 2018
NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Engineer DALLAS, TX $220000 Green Card Jul 14, 2014
HUNT OIL COMPANY Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer DALLAS, TX $220000 - $225000 Green Card Sep 30, 2015
KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC SENIOR DRILLING ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $220000 E-3 Sep 8, 2015
NES GLOBAL, LLC OFFSHORE OPERATIONS ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $220000 E-3 Jan 18, 2013
NETHERLAND SEWELL & ASSOCIATES INC PETROLEUM ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $220000 H-1B Sep 10, 2013
NETHERLAND SEWELL & ASSOCIATES LLC PETROLEUM ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $220000 H-1B Sep 10, 2013
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SENIOR PETROLEUM ENGINEER DENVER, CO $220000 H-1B May 23, 2012
BP AMERICA INC. SUBSURFACE STORAGE MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Oct 26, 2011
OILFIELDTOLS NET INC INTERNATIONAL DRILLING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Aug 31, 2011
OILFIELDTOOLS.NET, INC. INTERNATIONAL DRILLING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Aug 15, 2011
QUANTUM RESERVOIR IMPACT Petroleum Engineer HOUSTON, TX $220000 Green Card 2011
OILFIELDTOLS NET INC INTERNATIONAL DRILLING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Sep 12, 2011
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. PETROLEUM ECONOMICS MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Oct 11, 2010
Woodside Energy USA Services, Inc. Principal Discipline Production Engineer Houston, TX $219596 H-1B May 11, 2026
ACOCK ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATES LP PETROLEUM ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $219575 H-1B May 14, 2012
ACOCK ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATES LP PETROLEUM ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST SAN ANTONIO, TX $219575 H-1B Mar 22, 2012
HUNT OIL COMPANY SENIOR STAFF PRODUCTION ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $219458 H-1B Nov 25, 2015
BP AMERICA INC. PETROPHYSICIST Houston, TX $219400 H-1B Dec 13, 2018
HUNT OIL COMPANY Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer DALLAS, TX $219400 - $225000 Green Card Jun 5, 2015
APACHE CORPORATION Risk and Uncertainty Lead Houston, TX $218525 Green Card Nov 22, 2022
METROWORTH CONSULTING LLC LEAD HVAC ENGINEER KATY, TX $218400 - $160 H-1B Jan 16, 2013
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ADVISOR HOUSTON, TX $217909 E-3 May 16, 2016
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY RESERVOIR ENGINEER/ANAGER, STRATEGIC ANALYSIS HOUSTON, TX $217350 H-1B Jun 3, 2010
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Reservoir Engineer- Tool Development and Applicat… Houston, TX $216882 - $280080 Green Card Oct 14, 2019
SM Energy Company SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $216882 - $220000 Green Card Sep 9, 2019
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. DECISION ANALYST Houston, TX $216882 - $246000 E-3 Dec 21, 2018
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. PRINCIPAL PROJECT ENGINEER II HOUSTON, TX $216882 H-1B Mar 19, 2019
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY STAFF RESERVOIR ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $216882 - $280080 Green Card May 15, 2019
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY ENGINEERING APPLICATION LEAD Houston, TX $216882 - $280080 H-1B Mar 11, 2019
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. HEAD OF SUBSURFACE Houston, TX $216882 E-3 Dec 21, 2018
ConocoPhillips Company Staff Development Engineer Houston, TX $216400 - $324600 H-1B May 20, 2026
LM Energy Holdings LLC Engineering Director Dallas, TX $216050 Green Card Nov 2, 2020
HUNT OIL COMPANY Sr. Staff Production Completions Engineer Dallas, TX $216050 - $228000 H-1B Jan 24, 2020
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS CORPORATION PETROPHYSICAL ADVISOR SR. HOUSTON, TX $216000 H-1B Apr 5, 2016
CHEVRON CORPORATION PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ADVISOR Houston, TX $215900 H-1B Sep 26, 2019
NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. PETROLEUM ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $215800 H-1B Jul 7, 2016
HUNT OIL COMPANY Senior Reservoir Engineer DALLAS, TX $215800 - $225800 Green Card Aug 21, 2015
NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. PETROLEUM ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $215800 H-1B May 26, 2016
NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Engineer DALLAS, TX $215800 Green Card Dec 5, 2014
HUNT OIL COMPANY ENGINEER (PETROPHYSICIST ADVISOR) DALLAS, TX $215800 - $250648 H-1B Feb 24, 2015
NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Engineer DALLAS, TX $215800 Green Card Dec 16, 2014
Marathon Oil Company Advanced Senior Reservoir Engineer Houston, TX $215740 H-1B Mar 3, 2020
Echometer Company Senior Petroleum Engineer Wichita Falls, TX $215530 Green Card Jun 2, 2022
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. Advisor - Global Technical Services Chief Houston, TX $215467 Green Card Mar 23, 2020
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Engineering Applications Lead Houston, TX $215467 - $280080 Green Card Dec 14, 2020
Broken Hill Proprietary (USA), Inc. Head of Production Engineering Houston, TX $215467 E-3 Jan 9, 2020
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. Advisor - Global Technical Services, Chief Houston, TX $215467 H-1B Dec 17, 2019
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