Shari says: "I am trying to get a good search string for oil and gas engineers. Could someone help me out? I would prefer to search the US first. " (By the way it's better to post questions in the discussion section since you are more likely to get answers).

Shari,

I would like to hear more specifics about your search. I ran a sample search on Google X-raying linkedin. I added the word Texas, to find people who are in Texas (maybe others too), as an example. Here is the search string

texas oil gas +engineer -recruiter -CEO -manager -director site:linkedin.com -intitle:directory -intitle:answers -intitle:company

and here's a partial list of results collected via Diver:

Name Title Company Source URL
Adam Adil Engineer SBM Atlantia http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/adam/adil
Aker Kvaerner Commercial and Estimating Engineer Chevron http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/9b3/a9b
Alex Beszterda Production Engineer ConocoPhillips http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/990/76b
Alison Ibendahl Mechanical Engineer National Oilwell Varco http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/728/605
Amanda Politte Operations Engineer Noble Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/8b2/b04
Amber Abel Engineer ExxonMobil http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/a3a/1b8
Andrew Hegewald Senior Risk Engineer Mutual & Hedge Fund Managers http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/802/646
Andrew N Hunter Drilling Engineer Devon Energy Corporation http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewnhunter
Andria Elkins Quality Engineer Schlumberger http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/13/79
Baozhi Zhu Lead Engineer GE Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/9b1/586
Barry Broussard Programs, Tech Support, Job Applications, On Site Engineer Broussard Consultants L.L.C. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/barry/broussard
Bhavesh Shimpi Electrical Engineer Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemical http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/728/980
Billy Whitworth Sales Engineer Smith International http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/billy/whitworth
Brad Huggard Drilling Engineer EnCana Oil & Gas http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/a82/393
Bryan Schilder Field Engineer Texas Tech University http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/121/114
Butch Exley Principal Engineer Williams Gas Pipeline http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/265/a46
Christian Di Norscia s Summary Combustion Research Engineer Center for Energy Research http://www.linkedin.com/in/cdinorscia
Clint Trimble Lead Engineer GE Oil & Gas http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/227/938
Clinton Abbate Engineer Royalty Clearinghouse, Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/392/711
Colin McCulley Production Engineer BP http://www.linkedin.com/in/colinmcculley
Damilola Ajose-Ogunlana Independent Reservoir Engineering Consultant Divinergy Consulting LLC http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/29a/37b
Dan Mcquarry Network Engineer EDS Corp http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/dan/mcquarry
Daniele Pilara Application Engineering Leader North America GE O&G http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/57b/811
Danny O Roark Principal Engineer Spectra Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/239/7b4
David Tumino Senior Staff Reservoir Engineer Anadarko Petroleum Corporation http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/210/504
Dow Haltermann RandD - Reactor Engineering and Design Specialist Haltermann Custom Processing http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/446/612
Dustin Cast Process Engineer CB&I http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/4b9/62a
Ekaterina Brovko Engineer Schlumberger http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/ekaterina/brovko
Elliot Yendell Design Engineer Vetco Gray http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/235/819
Esteban Matic Engineer OXY http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/95/752
Eva Maria Gomez Planning Engineer Senior Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/850/266
Fahim Shirazee Sales Engineer CFM San Diego, Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/fahim/shirazee
Gilbert Yevi Petroleum Engineer Shell http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/abb/b62
Greg Hellem Software Engineer One Network Enterprises, Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/85b/981
Gregory Thibeaux Engineer BP http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/340/683
Gus Posada Operations Engineer Cheniere Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/b77/24b
Hakim Benhammou Production Engineer Citation Oil & Gas Corp http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/hakim/benhammou
Hein Benninga Senior Installation Engineer HELIX Energy Solutions http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/hein/benninga
Izhak Grinbaum Engineer Brunel Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/ba/727
J Ray McDermott Engineering LLC http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/swetha/thimmaiah
Jack Keeling Senior Production Engineer Cimarex Energy Co http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/848/8b3
James Clingman Lead Engineer G.E. Oil & Gas http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/a6/958
Jeff Dillon Drilling Engineer Southwestern Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/b83/604
Jeff Walsh Integration Engineer Stratos Global http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/266/636
Jennifer Weizer Project Engineer ILC Dover http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/870/72a
Jesus Bronchalo Civil Engineer ExxonMobil http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/294/977
Joe LaFleur Service Engineer Stirling International Realty Commer http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/5ba/601
Joel Glassett Senior Process Design Engineer BP Products North America Inc http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/7a7/a40
Joshua Loomes Facilities Engineer Fluor http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/232/395
Judith Oppenheim Senior Process Engineer GE Energy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/1a5/646
Justin Nall Production Engineer Nexen Petroleum http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/a07/138
Karl Vornsand Petroleum Engineer BlackBrush Oil and Gas http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/b2/339
Kass Copelin Petroleum Engineer Anadarko Petroleum http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/52b/a97
Kathy Zywina Software Engineer II Pearson http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyzywina
Keith Angel Petroleum Engineer BP America, Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/484/569
Knut Arild Nilsen Petroleum Engineer KA Nilsen Consulting AS/Ross Offshore ASA http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/8aa/a5b
Larry Borski Engineer Williams http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/larry/borski
Lily Cheung Project/Reservoir Engineer ExxonMobil Production Company http://www.linkedin.com/in/lilycheung
Logan Ratner Software Engineer Association of Rice Alumni http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/aa1/b5
Lucas Nasution Surveillance Engineer Murphy http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/2aa/8b
Malcolm Pirnie Process Engineer Howard University http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/833/51a
Marjorie Nogueira Reservoir Engineer BHP Billiton http://www.linkedin.com/in/marjorienogueira
Mark E Pecnik Manufacturing Engineer Pathfinder Energy Services, Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/753/521
Mark Fortner Senior Software Engineer Takeda Pharmaceuticals http://www.linkedin.com/in/markfortner
Mark Pickett Software Engineer XO Communications http://www.linkedin.com/in/markpickett
Mary Gerschefski Principal Engineer AMG Engineering http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/mary/gerschefski
Matt Jurgens Engineer Shell Oil http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/785/48a
Mikko Jaaskelainen Senior RandD Engineer Shell http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/946/3a1
Mischa Farrell Safety Engineer Williams http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/ab8/698
Mohamed Salah Mechanical Engineer Gulf Interstate Engineering http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/1a2/376
Nick Cune Product Design Engineer III Cameron http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/nick/cune
Nita Gunawan Material Engineer ExxonMobil http://www.linkedin.com/in/nitagunawan
Payam Mehdizadeh Structural Engineer Tech Transfer Inc http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/931/37
Phaneendra Kondapi Tennessee Academy of Sciences Engineering MSi http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/b9a/a10
Ram Allada Chemical Engineer Staff NASA http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/238/b30
Raoul Organo Electrical Engineer Bechtel Oil http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/991/b80
Reddy Bhimireddy Process Engineer LINDE http://www.linkedin.com/in/rambhupal
Renita Oko Process Engineer Shell http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/544/12a
Rick Riseden Engineer Riseden Interests http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/708/7b1
Ronald Letard Staff Engineer ConocoPhillips http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/2a0/7
Ryan Gwaltney Applications Engineer ExxonMobil http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/5a/515
Safian Atan Engineer Marathon Oil Company http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/307/347
Samuel Ighalo Design/Operations Engineer Halliburton http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/976/602
Shunhua Liu Reservoir Engineer Occidental Oil and Gas http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/shunhua/liu
Sikander Memon Electrical Project Engineer QAFCO http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/sikander/memon
Siva Ariyapadi Chemical Engineer KBR http://www.linkedin.com/pub/6/634/153
Sruthi Maganti Process Engineer CB & I http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/a92/a75
Sue Darte Global Account Sales Engineer CISSP http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/74/b54
Suranjan Sarkar Research Engineer Shell Global Solutions http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/suranjan/sarkar
Swetha Thimmaiah Instrumentation Engineer J. Ray Mcdermott Engineering Services http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/swetha/thimmaiah
Tariq Ali Engineer Texas Petrochemicals http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/446/612
Ted Fritsche Software Engineer / Testing EnerSys http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/151/917
Timothy Golding Drilling Engineer Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation http://www.linkedin.com/pub/1/992/81b
Vivek Krishnan Project Engineer Deepsea Engineering & Management Inc. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/272/268
W S Atkins Safety Engineering KBR http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/mary/gerschefski
Wes Sutherland Facilities Planning Engineer Williams Gas Pipeline http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/wes/sutherland
Wes Whatley Project/Process Engineer TransTex Gas Services http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/72/57b