Day of Oil, Gas and Fuel Industry Workers (Oilman's Day)

Warmth in our homes, comfort in the form of a gas pipeline, fuel for our cars, raw materials for the manufacture of many construction and other materials - all this is the merit of workers in the oil, gas and fuel industries This greatest work is hardly appreciated by humanity - today it is impossible to imagine the life of a civilized society without these attributes of life We cook food, heat apartments and houses, move around the planet - and often don’t think about who we need to be grateful for these benefits How many people sacrifice their health, and sometimes even their lives, to extract and refine oil How much we should be grateful for the blue light burning in our homes, making it possible to cook food or heat the room Since 1980, in the USSR it was customary to celebrate the first Sunday of September as the Day of Gas and Oil Industry Workers; the holiday was popularly called “Oilman’s Day” The USSR is long gone, but the holiday remains - ever since then, all countries of the former USSR and neighbors that have developed this industry celebrate the day of workers in these industries So, on the first weekend of September, concerts are held in cities whose city-forming enterprises are oil or gas institutions The oil and gas industry today occupy leading positions in the economic development of any state In those countries in which there are enterprises for the extraction and processing of oil and gas, they work to meet their own needs, and also extract raw materials for sale to other countries Thus, it is always one of the most productive economic sectors in the country The heads of state also express their gratitude to the workers of the oil, fuel and gas industries from television screens Today, Oil Worker's Day is regularly celebrated by residents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and other countries Festive events, banquets, meetings of colleagues, concerts with the participation of famous performers - these are the main points of celebrating this day Of course, on this day it is also customary to remember all those who laid down their lives and health; they remember and thank the famous heroes of the profession, because extracting resources from the bowels of the earth is always very dangerous