Oil and gas operations

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for oil and gas operations selection in the energy, utilities, nuclear, mining, and natural resources sector with 5 skill areas: mechanical comprehension, safety judgment, situational judgment, numerical reasoning and technical reasoning. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Mechanical comprehension — Forces, motion, gears, pulleys, levers, fluids, pressure, and basic machines.
• Safety judgment — Hazard recognition, safe sequencing, escalation, and risk controls.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Technical reasoning — Applied technical principles, diagrams, tools, systems, measurements, and troubleshooting.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Oil and gas operations roles primarily focus on:

   • A. Retail gasoline marketing only
   • B. Producing and handling hydrocarbons safely within facility and field limits
   • C. Designing city transit maps
   • D. Ignoring permit conditions

2. H2S monitor alarms while gauging a tank. What is best?

   • A. Disable the monitor
   • B. Keep gauging to finish the round
   • C. Stop exposure, move to fresh air upwind, and follow emergency response
   • D. Hold breath and continue

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.