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The investigation about the environmental impact in the oil industry is a fundamental
issue for those who are starting this career, because the “Universidad Industrial de
Santander” not only trains engineers, also people with a moral character. A Petroleum
Engineer at the time of selecting his field of work must have this very clear aspect, because
we are talking about that the Oil Industry is the most polluting in the world, not only is it
about oil as such, but also about its derivatives, here are involved several operations,
ranging from exploration, exploitation, and transportation, to reach every home in the
world, this is a deterioration that occurs gradually, where are directly affected the soil,
water, air , the fauna, the flora and the human being, therefore a petroleum engineer must
recognize the existing forms of contamination and how to mitigate them, throughout this