western hemisphere. n (often capitals). 1. (Physical Geography) that half of the globe containing the Americas, lying to the west of the Greenwich or another meridian. 2. (Physical Geography) the lands contained in this, esp the Americas.
Most generous salaries are offered by BHP Billiton, where the average salary for petroleum engineers is $163K per year, followed by Anadarko Petroleum Corp with salaries around 158K, and Schlumberger with paychecks of $138K.
Petroleum Geologists. The highest salaries for geologists are in the petroleum and mineral resource industries. According to the 2012-2013 Edition of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, geologists employed in the oil and gas extraction industry have an average annual salary of $125,350.