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This is an important point; rather than just serving as a supplier of the raw resource, local industry has developed lots of equipment which is used within the oil&gas sector worldwide, ensuring we have something to fall back on when we're done pumping hydrocarbons out of the ground.

The industry is currently seeing the writing on the wall, though, and is trying to reinvent itself in a greener hue - for instance, my employer, who's been developing handling systems for ROVs and various seismic exploration equipment are now going all in on motion compensated walkways intended to bring crew and equipment out to offshore wind turbines.

Anyway, once petrodollars dwindle, we are reasonably well positioned to handle the transition. These are exciting times for engineers!