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Petroleum Engineer Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Petroleum Engineer interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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How would you handle working in an area where the locals are unfriendly and resentful of your being there?

Talking one-on-one with local community representatives allows you to read facial cues and tone of voice, and it gives you a huge edge over electronic communications like text or email when it comes to convincing someone to be open-minded. Listen. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. In other words, listen to the locals' concerns before you start talking. There's a chance they could provide a perspective you've never considered or information you were unaware of.

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30 Petroleum Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Petroleum Engineer interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Behavioral

    1. How would you handle working in an area where the locals are unfriendly and resentful of your being there?

  • Behavioral

    2. What will be the biggest challenge for you in this position?

  • Behavioral

    3. Define the processes and methodologies you use in your current job.

  • Behavioral

    4. What motivates you to work as Petroleum Engineer?

  • Behavioral

    5. How do you practice safety on the job?

  • Behavioral

    6. How do you handle stressful situations?

  • Behavioral

    7. How would you handle an unexpected issue while working in the field?

  • Behavioral

    8. As a petroleum engineer, what is the most rewarding project you have worked on?

  • Behavioral

    9. Give an example of how you have worked with a team.

  • Behavioral

    10. If approached by someone from the media and asked about the company's stance on a current event related to oil, how would you handle the situation?

  • Behavioral

    11. Tell me about a time you had to present complex information. How did you ensure that the other person understood?

  • Behavioral

    12. Tell me about a time you had to deal with a stressful situation on the job.

  • Behavioral

    13. If given this position, what do you hope to achieve in your first year on the job?

  • Behavioral

    14. How do you handle disagreements with your co-workers?

  • Behavioral

    15. Would you be willing to travel for work? For how long?

  • Behavioral

    16. Tell me about a time you gave your supervisor a negative project update.

  • Career Goals

    17. What was the last seminar you attended? How did you apply this new-found knowledge towards your work?

  • Common

    18. Why did you study Petroleum Engineering?

  • Common

    19. What can you tell me about this job position and why are you interested in this opportunity?

  • Common

    20. What experience can you bring to our company?

  • Common

    21. What is the current price of oil?

  • Common

    22. Why do you want to work for our company?

  • Common

    23. What do you know about our company?

  • Competency

    24. What are you doing to stay current with the latest technology?

  • Situational

    25. Describe a time you worked with a team to achieve a goal.

  • Technical

    26. Describe artificial lift.

  • Technical

    27. What can you tell me about the BP oil spill?

  • Technical

    28. What is the difference between True Vertical Depth (TVD) and Measured Depth (MD)?

  • Technical

    29. What is hydraulic fracturing, and why is it important in petroleum engineering?

  • Technical

    30. What can you tell me about tertiary recovery and reservoir simulation modeling?