Hi guys, got a couple of questions..

What do you guys think at the chances of a Electrical/Electronic fresh graduate degree holder to enter Oil and Gas industry?

Anyone here is holding a E&E degree and are now working in O&G industry?

Any answers would be much appreciated.

For top notch O&G companies, fresh grads with First Class Honours Degree will certainly grand you an interview. Lower than that you could forget about it.

not really grand an interview. but selection criteria will be based on that criteria most of the cases due to high number of fresh grad applicants.

First class is total out of reach for me.. Second lower here..

Yea some say they just want to get rid of the cream on top of a capucinno cup

If u might consider slb or shell as one of the top notch, no, 1st class is not a requirement. exxon,yes, 3.5 n above,last time I check. What's important is u get the interview and impress them that u hv the quality they're looking for. I'm a second class upper only. They're not interested at all on that during the interview. U just need to get shortlisted. Show ur passion.

I am E&E and managed to join O&G company but have to admit it is most likely due to luck and right timing. Just keep trying and dont give up.

Enlighten me. What do you really mean about luck and right timing?

Not sure if i should post this here..is rm7500 contract as inspection enginner with 4 yrs of experience good enough.

Kodek,, are you talking about topside or subsea inspection engineer?

preakzz, I'm curious to know but did you get a call from Optimal?

Also say hi to .. oh crap i forgot his name again! >>< the Iranian dude in Labuan. Will you be under wells campaign for next year? I believe the campaign will star next year in March for that. They'll probably have meetings with Shell in a month or two about it.

So u're actually under a trainee program and not paid a salary? hmm...

@noyze no I didn't get any call...

do anyone know is sbm still have job opening currently? try to email them but it seems their email inbox is always full..

I tried for long time to get into O&G industry but always fail. And during my last try, I managed to land an interview and they hired me on the spot. I had no experience before and there was no technical questions at all during the interview. So that was luck and right timing. haha

All I can say is to keep trying and maybe one day you will get your chance.

thats a huge chunk of luck there.boleh pinjam sikit kohkoh



This post has been edited by mhyug: Oct 4 2011, 06:43 PM

As far as i'm concern..E&E grads have a great chances of entering O&G industry..regarding your results...

yes..if ur top students you can aim for client companies..but if you dont, you still can join contractor or sub-contractor..

the starting salary might be not as high as if you join shell or exxon..but you'll gain valuable experience that you might not get at client's company..such as technical/hands-on skills...

and, after few years..you can join top companies in the industry..as you have the experience..and that time you're salary will be

This for working in petrochemical plant..

I notice that forummers here only aim for BIG names and well known major players in the oil and gas industry and doesn't
have a very good knowledge and awareness on lesser known O&G companies.
Little do you know that these lesser known companies are more prone and likely to hire fresh grads compared to the big kahunas like
Shell, Petronas & Exxon Mobil.

Also, fresh grads shouldn't aim for operators only and instead focus your energy more on service hand companies eg Geoservices, Baker
Atlas, Halliburton, FMC, Cameron, Gyro, Scientific Drilling, Weatherford, Scomi (Malay's favorite company), MI-Swaco etc.
These companies are good career launching pad and forget about slugging it with ten thousands of candidates in SLB and
Shell.

Good luck hunting!

This post has been edited by carloz28: Oct 4 2011, 08:10 PM

Want to add some more;
Kejuruteraan Samudera Timur(KST), solar alert, dimension bid, geowell, solidgro, antah mahir...

and also technip.. fresh grad always hired..

hi guys..i have a question..is it possible for somebody with no geology/geophysics background become a geophysicist? is there any seismic data processing/management courses to take?