the O&G business is divided into 2 parts, Upstream side and Downstream side

I'm from Upstream so I may be more familiar with that side of the business.

Upstream side involves mainly the extraction of hydrocarbons from the subsurface and the supply of it from the platform to the Plant/Crude Carrier/LNG etc etc so anything that involves those items are called the Upstream side.

Refining, Petrochem, Sales and Service stations etc are the downstream side of the business.

Good morning guys.

My internship is going to end soon at end June. I am really looking forward to Oil and Gas field because of the bright prospect, not to mention the well paying salary as well. I am always not hesitate to learn and willing to start from the bottom in OnG line. I got a not bad result in Mech Degree but one thing that quite turns me off is my fluency of English speaking. If I am given a scale to rate myself from 1 to 5 I would rate myself as 3.0 the most in my English speaking. I can talk with the simple one but always stuck at some points due to lack of vocabs. So what do you guys think about this? Please share me one or two regarding this. I just made my mind that I am not going to apply big foreign MNC at the moment because most probably I could fail myself during interview Read a few posts back and I found that some sifus said a Good command of English is a must. By the way now I am practicing verbal speaking daily hope that improvement can be achieved.

yup...just try it...hopefully they'll respond la...thanx for the advice anyway...

Read a lot of books. Read, read, read. Go to Kino and buy some books. If you cannot afford Kino prices, go to those bookshops that sells used books.

Read read read ... you're never too old to read novels.

I m having problem trying to apply through petronas portal ... and i cant get any contact email to inquire them ..

Is it possible for a second lower class fresh grad to get a job in OnG?

Depends on the degree you're holding. Engineering maybe difficult but Geosciences maybe okay.

Whatever it is, I always say that you should just send in your application/resume ... what have you got to lose? At least you have tried. It's a lot worse if you don't even try.

What I worry is the technical question that the interviewer gonna ask. But I am willing to strive and work hard for my first few years, not sure if those company are willing to train fresh graduates like me or not.

Hi, any forumer know about Petrosys company in term of salary and benefit?

totally agreed...we both faces same situation...but keep trying...
i got one interview after tried for half year but still no result until now...even worse, the h.r personnel who called me for the interview already resigned...damn...so dont know who to follow up....

its ok...i will keep try...so many o&g projects in years time in malaysia....sure there will be an opening awaits...

This post has been edited by kudakencang: May 17 2011, 06:59 PM

Hi Mr. Azraeil (please correct me if I have mistaken your gender status),

I have read quite a number of posts saying that drilling engineers are from the upstream. It is one of the highly specialized jobs.
But, how can a civil engineer (for example, me) can get into the field of drilling? Do I need specialization in geotechnical instead of structural or some other sub-disciplines? Or, any engineers can go for drilling as long as he/she got an offer for the post?

Thank you!!!

some useful handbooks for reference.


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This post has been edited by ch_teo: Jun 29 2011, 01:12 PM

@ch_teo,

Wow~ whole load of manuals you're sharing here. Thanks!!!

Thanks a lot....
Im looking for this but only manage to find the petroleum engineering handbook

Usually, or at least in petronas and its subsidiaries.... For fresh grads they seldom ask technical stuff, bcos those stuff you will learn on the job, as most of the time the job is specialized, for example if you go do comissioning, you have to learn the standard method used in the organization, paperworks, reporting and such...

What they usually do in interview is to see your confidence level and conversation skills....

During my time in one of petronas subs, the scenario that i get is i am a factory onwer, and some kind of pollution happens at the factory, i need to answer to reporter and the authority, the nterviewers. They will try to provoke and turn the facts around to see if you will budge.
The 2nd one is about newspaper that i usually read if i'm not mistaken...

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Added on May 17, 2011, 9:52 pmEverthing is possible if you want to...
I am also a 2nd lower engineering degree holder....
I started with a stint in a shipyard doing engineering...

This post has been edited by karirzies: May 17 2011, 09:52 PM

for a start it does not matter, just keep trying. was in consultant construction 3 years plus before join o&g.

once you are into it, if u wanna climb the corp. ladder (manager/head of dept/etc), it is best with qualifications especially in mnc, unless that particular company unable to find the skills/experience it needs. so build ur qualifications & networking simultaneously side-by-side with your job.

This post has been edited by ch_teo: May 17 2011, 10:19 PM

Im wondering is OGA exhibition open to all visitors ?

Thanks bro for the feedback, I will try to look if there is any opportunity, at the same time I will look for other job as well, while in the job, will look for chances to hop into O&G

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This post has been edited by jamaluddin4: May 18 2011, 11:29 AM

Gender is correct.

Yes, Drilling Engineers are from the upstream. Most drilling engineers I know has a Petroleum Engineering background but some are from mechanical background as well.

Drilling engineers requires you to be at the site most of the time (but some do office work) and you need to know things about the casing system, cementing job, and reservoir pressure behaviors.

Most of the experience gained are on-the job type so maybe some other discipline may be able to join.