cswip 3.0 can la even w/o experience.. 3.1 need 1yr exp if already have 3.0...
errr forgot la 1@2yrs...

3.4? wow.... what ur job position now?

Yeah, the shortage of skills are usually in the subsurface side of things as not many people are taking G&G/PE in the university nowadays. You've got people retiring and fresh grads not coming in .... Most of the skills are learned on the job so it's not easy to train staff with other degrees either.

Now Gomen want to give 15% flat tax rate for all who works oberseas to come back to Malaysia .... hmmmm very very very attractive. Can buy 2 cars tax free some more .... so a BMW 5 series should be in the 250K range ..... ishhh ..... gatal tangan la ini macam.

Yes, as of 1st April 2011, those returning are eligible for 15% flat tax rate for 5 years from the date they return. Google Talent Corp Malaysia and you will see the incentives offered. You can also buy 2 CKD cars tax free so Mercedes and BMW that are locally assembled will be sold to you tax free.

The 15 pct flat tax is basically just that. Your taxable income will be taxed at a 15% flat tax rate instead of the graduated scale which goes to a maximum of 26% tax bracket.

Well, since someone actually pmed me to ask me which side of the OnG biz he should join and I have spent a fair amount of time writing my response, I think its good to post my response to him/her here to see what other forumners think.

Like I said earlier, it totally depends on what you want in life. If you want to earn ridiculous money while you are still young, then aim for the field service/drilling/survey side of the OnG biz. Those in this line of the biz are like Schlumberger, Wheatherford, Haliburton, Baker Hughes, Transocean, ENSCO, WesternGeco, Fugro and etc. But be warned that it's a hard and stressful job and the working hours will be so disruptive that it's hard to have a meaningful social/family life. And at 35 - 40 when you are bored of doing the same shit after more than a decade, then what? Switching to the client/consultant/vendor side is almost impossible so you gotta carry on doing the same job untill you have had enough of it. If you can stomach it, then by all means go for it. You'll probably be a millionaire before you hit 35.

The next option would be to go to the client side like Shell, BP, Exxon, Petronas and frens. They pay extremely good money especially if you are posted overseas. If you are on their technical side, the learning curve is relatively mild (Except for the geology/petroleum/reservoir fields). You do not need to know in details the technical and design aspects of for e.g. a floating platform. The consultants are there to take care of it. You are just there to approve the design documents given to you by the consultants. Your job would be more towards the planning and scheduling of a project. I'd say the job is pretty easy and you can go home early everyday but there's not much in terms of job satisfaction as you'll learn very little on the technical aspects. If you are on their operation side i.e maintenance and operation of offshore facilities like platforms and FPSO, then you'll earn even more than the technical guys. The job routine should be pretty much the same like the drilling/field service guys i.e. disruptive working hours.

Now, almost at the bottom rung in terms of pay in the OnG biz are the consultants/EPCI contractors. They are companies like Technip, AkerSolutions, Subsea7, Saipem, Fluor, J.R McDermott and etc. Their pay is pretty standard and the increment is pretty standard as well. This is off course if you are just the average joe working there. But if you are the truly capable one and the company notices it, then you'll lead a good life there. Oh btw, I heard Technip is paying RM3k for graduate engineers. The consultants work hand in hand with the clients as most of the clients do not have the design/technical/construction capabilities to develop a field on their own. You'll learn an amazing amount of knowledge here. Trainings and overseas posting are a norm and you work with colleagues from different parts of the world especially if a project if very challenging. The client really appreciates those experienced workers from the big consultant/EPCI firms and would be happily absorbing them into their organization as they'll bring depth and technical knowledge to them. If you stick with the consultant side and managed to rise to become the lead engineer or head of department then your pay is enough for you to lead a truly comfortable life. You'll have lots of money, family, nice car, big house, >35 days annual leave, job satisfaction and you work in the relative comfort of your office.

I'll skip the vendor side.

Off course, please take whatever that I have said with a pinch of salt. I'm only describing the OnG biz in general and based only on my perception. I may have oversimplified some aspects and I could also be totally wrong in some aspects. I'm not God afterall.

thanks sungami it really helped me a lot.

i would like to ask does anybody here knows of any ROV companies who are looking for fresh-out-of-the-box ROV trainees?

I hold a Diploma in E&E (Mechatronics)

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is it necessary for me to have passed the OPITO Survival (BOSIET/FOET) prior to applying for a Pilot Tech 3 position? What about Seaman’s Book and International Vaccination Record?

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also, would it be better to start out locally or wherever I manage to get a job is fine?

Hi!

u in which service line? wireline? completion?
im thinking of applying for drilling. ehehehe.

subsea inspection? r u a diver? ehehehe~

What is Data Analyst role in pipeline inspection?

Guys, I was there this afternoon. There are quite a number of booths with boxes for job application.

There is also a very interesting exhitbitor that provides certificate training specifically for the oil & gas industtry. There will be a job attachment in major companies upon completion of the training, extremely useful for fresh grads who wants a career in this industry.

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Added on June 1, 2011, 6:25 pm

I think you should go to that booth at OGA2011 i mentioned above. They can provide training so that you can do more in piping. 2D is not sufficent nowadays. I believe with that you should have pay comparable to subsea.

cswip 3.4u

I was assigned to do more on lwd..but have to learn abt mwd too..
thanks....
i dont know, i didn't asked and I am not paid; I'm still in FEP, not hired.

I love the environment and I hope I'll make it..

Nice quote above by materazzi btw.

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

Geoservices, Baker Atlas, Halliburton, FMC, Cameron - all applied, either no feedback or got rejected.
Not aiming on big companies only but for Shell, I have to apply cos I'm a scholar. Now that i got released, I'm happy that i went up until the FEP for SLB. Not aiming only for these two, but these two give feedback. Done with the FEP, now I'm back with job hunting. Still waiting for feedback from Baker though. I applied there way earlier than SLB but....haiz. why la no feedback... I've had enough getting frustrated.

Can share to us what is the company that is doing materials and corrosion? Because i would love to join this field

I wanna ask, if i am interested in Inspection, corrosion engineering in OnG, is it a huge advantages to have those certificate as a fresh graduate? Or those cert can only be obtained once you start working?

normally how much for 1 cert? Dont really know which company do accept trainee engineer in materials corrosion, inspection field... cos normally they wan senior engineer in Malaysia, so far for the vacancies i searched la... But in US or other country, alot vacancies on graduate engineer in this field.. ><

Companies that I've failed in the interviews: shell,east101,slb,sgs,rnz.. and finally I'll be starting in mmcog next week. Thanks seniors n everyone for sharing your opinions n everything. Guess I won't have to take the offer from tokuyama.