I heard about all the good stuffs about getting into subsea division of OG industry. What about the downstream side like petrochemical and refinery? Will there be opportunity for a project engineer working in a chemical plant to move to subsea division in the future? Which are the better OG MNCs that concentrates on downstream product esp in the chemical industry? Can anyone shed some light?

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Added on April 13, 2011, 5:23 amMaybe the company requires people urgently and since you will only be graduating in months time, they KIV you at the moment. Give your contact fellow a ring, rather than worrying and guessing unnecessarily. You ought to have an answer by now. I dont think your qualification plays a role after being called for an interview, its how you perform during that very day that determines whether you will get the job or not. All the best !!

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Added on April 13, 2011, 5:49 amP&ID stands for piping and instrumentation diagram giving out details about the process parameters including design/operating temp, pressure and flowrates, types of equipments, valves and instrumentation, piping size, etc. The symbols varies from one P&ID to the other, depending on which contractor is involved in the design work. Although they are more or less the same but you should never take for granted and should refer to the specific legend. The best way is to start by understanding the Process Flow Diagram which gives a bird eye view on the process system. You will need to know the function of each individual equipments on the drawing before you can successfully understand how the system works. Best way is to get yourself a set of P&IDs, study it and ask the person that handles the project questions

This post has been edited by mea05key: Apr 13 2011, 05:49 AM

I think in order to join the biggies, you have got to excel academically. Once that takes you into their interview process then soft skills come into play enormously. No amount of work experience can substitute that. You have got to play their game especially Shell that emphasize so much on CART. This is my opinion for graduate/freshie role.

Main players are involved from upstream right up to the downstream process. Pay wise, upstream is much better.

Now talking about the types of company, high on top are the operating companies, SHELL, Petronas, Exxonmobil, ARAMCO, BP who owns the license for the oil field, does the exploration and subsequently award contracts to service companies like Schlumeurger, Baker Hughes and EPC companies such as Technip, Aker Solutions, Foster Wheeler and so on. Then at the bottom of the food chain are the suppliers like Cooper Cameron for valves, Emerson for their instrumentations, logistic companies, skid package companies, and so on. Now pay wise, operating and service company pays the most.

What I would say is pretend u've got the job and have worked for 2, 5 and 10 years. What is next, ask yourself? You can check similar jobs on the market that requires those 2, 5 and 10 years of experience. It is something you will like to do as your career progress? What about average pay, are you satisfied? Opportunities wise, are they plentiful in the place where you wish to work, say Singapore?

May I know the company?

Go for it dude!

I dont see how you can create an opportunity by studying another year for a subject that is totally different from ur degree. You are right to say that project engineering is not a very technical role. I think its more useful to have mba if you plan to pursue this role. You seem to be in doubt, maybe you should make up ur mind on which engineering area you wish to stay in. One year education in a foreign country does not guarantee u a job in that country. I even doubt they you will have any leverage since so many graduates from all around the world who are taking the full degree course are planning to apply and work in aus. Unless, you are exceptionally good.

From I have garethered, in order to get a decent job in aus, you need to be a PR and have ocal working experience. Check out some of the useful threads in lowyat about this.


This post has been edited by mea05key: Apr 30 2011, 10:19 PM

"""p.s. the statement that O&G coy prefer Malays a bit demoralizing me @.@."".No such thing.

Are you from Exxon?

No, its the safety risk that is the factor here. The platform may caught in fire, the structure may collapse due earthquake, and many other reasons. As an engineer you wont be involved directly in handling the equipments although there is a need to be on site. I think its a good subject to study, in fact the high pay upon graduating , if you manage to get job related to that field in service or operating companies, can be a good motivation for your career. But of course, you will need to have genuine interest in that subject before other considerations are taken into account.

Good prospect, good learning curve, high average pay/benefit, exciting especially when dealing with the clients,

Dialog, Foster Wheeler, Technip, Ranhill Worlay, Aker Solutions,

1 vacancy for graduate mechanical engineer??? i suspect they will receive thousands of application. Tough competition.

For your first question, i would say its a yes. Engineering is practical science at least to my understanding. Project work requires more practical insight than theoretical knowledge.
Countless.
Yes. Usually O&G operating companies would love you in their R&D department.

working ong is a status already?