next mid month going to brunei & labuan again.
what i love at labuan is the alcohol & chocolates

before think about the pay, pls think about one's physical abilities. nowadays, lot of people talk is bigger than action & practical.

Roustabouts:
Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Depth Perception — The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 24 2011, 09:20 PM

an ex-colleague who was with SLB as FE, around 1 year plus later gave up FE due to sometimes helicopter schedule & weather & also family commitment.
that is why lot of people nowadays talk is bigger than when comes to practical & is that really one can take it?

some of the HSE alerts from rig mostly from these kinds of kerah tenaga jobs at least at rig the stringent requirements on HSE systems are always there.
but not in palm oil... have some seniors work & course conductor commented on palm oil 1 leg kick. accessible to various resources almost zero.

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Added on September 26, 2011, 5:14 pmagain, talk is easier than act & practical, not to discourage you but that is the reality out there.
anyhow, those companies have certain assessment tools to evaluate if one is suitable for particular postings & job scopes. in the end, still back to the reality when actually performing the jobs on-spot with evaluation.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 26 2011, 05:23 PM

since u had mentioned u would kill for it, so no need to be spoon-fed.
and you shall have all necessary infos & all preparations have been done more than anyone else for you to kill it.
anticipating you to share your infos.

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Added on September 26, 2011, 8:31 pmThis post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 26 2011, 08:31 PM

MWD LWD

LWD at Chikyu Expedition

1st: for fresh who are curious to easier visualizing. a picture/video is worth thousand words.
2nd: for people think (think, think) physically is not demanding & mind also not demanding with 24/7 at rig. talk is easier than act
1st video: "theory"
2nd video: "practical"

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 26 2011, 11:14 PM

fabricated some of the tools in oilfield for you guys to use

Oil Spill Control

drilling fluids/ drilling waste management. mud balance scale, viscometer, retort...cannot show u some non-public photos.
Drilling fluids/mud
mud equipments

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Added on September 27, 2011, 9:54 pmbelow is part of your scopes. but u did not post out all the job scopes so no idea. operators demand this posting. the link at here is "dry", lot of videos & pictorial out there. explore it yourself from here.
Artificial Lift

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Added on September 27, 2011, 9:56 pm

can show a long list of JD positions but E&P process A-Z zero also fruitless.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 27 2011, 10:09 PM

job description. exploration & production. explore urself. lazy to spoon feed you at this moment.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Sep 28 2011, 08:59 AM

back to year 2009, also heard about the idealistic (totally non-practical) KPI, which if whoever is from engineering/technical background strongly believe that is totally non-achievable.

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.

start to build your experience & CV, 5 years later make sure you have at least Level III (PT, MPI, UT, RT) at least these 4 with you according to ASNT-TC-1A certification. at present, NDT companies require lot of subsea equipments inspection. go for ISO 9001: 2008/ API Q1 too as lead auditor IRCA if possible. if you need more tech infos, explore yourself.

no RT sample photos as still wanna have children

sample PT:

sample MPI


decision is up to you. nobody can tell you what will happen the next minute, the future.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 7 2011, 03:35 PM

2008 World Energy Production, source IEA:

1 very reputable company who does not have o&g experience takes over a o&g company in year 2007. old timers with experience were laid off or some resigned. employ fresh grads or new hired without o&g experience. then the operations become haywire. the top management realized the mistakes and decided to re-hire or take experience people to guide the new people.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 10 2011, 07:03 PM

cash is King and very cocky, they are the paymaster, so just be tolerate.
one day, karma will come.

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Added on October 11, 2011, 8:31 amtry from these type companies' (technip) sub-cons & apply appropriate positions.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 11 2011, 08:31 AM

5 years bond is almost no turning back to o&g. chances are very very very slim after 5 years. jap factory just be more cautious, paying that certain scale with expecting lot lot lot hardworks. maybe got morning exercise before start work, punctuality is a mandatory with discipline penalty, etc...

suggested u take some part time jobs just to cover your daily expenses if really need to. or job that during probation with period notice 24 hours or 2 weeks or 4 weeks if by chances you happen to find one. full swing looking for o&g jobs.
btw, semi-con (electrical/electronics industry) is 1 of the hardest hit when every 10-year econ down-cycle coming with vss or down-sizing. o&g is mostly those contract type the 1st to go, depends on e&p decision from the top management/stakeholders of the operators.

my 1st job as mech engineer/site inspector consultant in construction 2 months notice period was a "killer" during pre-interview phone conversation/ during interview stage.
was 3 years as consultant in construction before jump ship to o&g. applying more than 1000 applications by e-mail/hardcopy/website since before getting my last trimester result from uni.
my target is o&g, construction, heavy industry. factory is not in my list, had my industrial training in semi-con factory in kedah, every day in the production floor with SPC charts, some lab measuring tasks with instruments, segregation of electronics components by category and occasionally assisting seniors tech in maintenance works of machines.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 11 2011, 01:03 PM

a services comp running with their operations haywire when they set up a new plant and was pioneered with experience people from factory manufacturing background or without tech engineering background . downtime was there and machines keep depreciating values though brand new & high-tech machines. But without o&g experience. bcos in this line, operations are mostly "plant-made" (custom-made) not like in semi-con/factory that run mass production always "same". it is totally different. the tech specs are also totally different. always start from zero or with accumulated experience from one stage to another.

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Added on October 13, 2011, 8:23 amproduct/oiltools design. but mostly is designed by US/Europe if it is a MNC ang moh comp. then just "plug & play" into local. reading the tech specs, one can realise certain resources (raw materials, equipments, etc) CAN'T be sourced locally & worst is not practically suit for joint connections at well during drilling.
no vetting of tech specs is done or vetted by inexperience guys.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 13 2011, 08:26 AM

are you referring to this CCC? gas turbine retrofitter.

wild-guessed:
need to understand static (heat exchanger)/rotating (pumps, turbine) equipments. also PLC, instrumentation knowledge.

the company i have no idea.

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Added on October 14, 2011, 1:54 pmfor operator, hope the following helps, normally require 5-15 years experience:

materials engineer:
experience in oil and gas industry in specialised fields such as Materials Engineering, Materials Performance and Degradation, Welding Technology, Materials Manufacturing and Processes, Materials Testing and Verification and Engineering Materials Selection and Application
Preferably posses API 579 certificate

corrosion engineer:
experience in oil and gas industry in specialised fields such as Corrosion Engineering, Corrosion Testing and Monitoring, Cathodic and Anodic Protection, Corrosion Inhibition and Chemical Treatments, Protective Coatings and Linings and Corrosion Management
Preferably posses NACE certificate

inspection engineer:
experience in oil and gas industry in specialised fields such as Fired and Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspection, Pipeline and Piping Inspection, Welding Technology, Atmospheric Tank Inspection, Hoisting & Lifting Equipment Inspection and Non Destructive Testing
Preferably posses API 510, API 570 and API 653 certificate

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 14 2011, 02:01 PM

when u mention about this anti-surge, suddenly remind me when was auditing Syabas water pump stations as consultant many years ago for water pumpsets...witnessed some on-site test of this anti-surge controller for water performed by their techs.
know 1 of the waterworks vendors manager is a PHD holder. they have software to simulate the surge analysis providing knowing water levels & total dynamic head of pumping fluid.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: Oct 14 2011, 09:49 PM