NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES Non-renewable resource is also known as a finite resource, it is a natural resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human timeframes (Wikipedia 2013).
Pay by Industry. As of 2011, about half of all petroleum engineers worked in the oil and gas extraction industry and also earned the highest pay for their occupation, an average of $150,890 per year, according to the BLS.y state, the top earners among petroleum engineers were employed in Massachusetts, where they earned a very high average salary of $221,500 a year, as of 2011. North Dakota ranked second at $176,910 a year, followed by Alaska at $149,450, Texas at $147,070 and Oklahoma at $146,770.
SEEK reported that annual salaries for oil and gas exploration jobs increased by 13% in 2013 to $158,671.The Hays Oil and Gas Salary Survey for 2013 found average Australian oil and gas salaries for permanent staff of US$163,700 pa, the second highest in the survey after Norway.evel 30 91 King William St Adelaide SA 5000. Telephone (08) 8431 7903 Mobile 0419 828 617 Email gbethune@energyquest.com.au ABN 18 503 484 404 ACN 139 665 295 www.energyquest.com.au 4 ï· The best oil and gas fields are developed first and development then moves to higher cost fields if commercially viable.