SLB takes in a lot of people in one year, but I have to say their turnover rate of people 'forced' to quit is quit high. Competition is high, if you f* up or just on par of performance, you might be kicked out just like that. Good company to learn and earn though.

Wow some strong opinion there young padawan.

So what I can understand from your rant is that, you despise Petronas for giving you the opportunity to study in UTP (I assume) and for allowing your parents to not worry about paying the tuition fees and your living allowances and in the end when you realised that the industry you're getting into is such a competitive industry where some companies are willing to pay such good salary for fresh grad, you felt entrapped by the bond that you signed. You despise Petronas for giving you the opportunity to be in the industry but not paying you what you "deserved".

So tell me, what makes you so "special" that Petronas (a company of 50 thousand staff) must bend over backwards for you? Did you discover the Kikeh field (a colleague of mine did when he was in Murphy) when you were in University? Did you come up with a process in your final year thesis that saved the industry billion of ringgits that you term yourself deserving of a higher salary to justify why you think the bond that you committed to when you passed your SPM with flying colors are nothing more than toilet paper?

So a Dato' told your family that don't worry, if Petronas gives you a scholarship/loan, that means you will get a job with them (and from what I read in your rant, that's exactly what happened), and that's Petronas fault for giving you a job in the end?

And finally because you're pissed with Petronas and pissed with me for pointing this out that a contract is a contract is a contract, you signed up with LYN and took a handle supposedly to spit me in the eye saying that hey, I left Petronas so I shouldn't be a hypocrite and tell others to stay ....

Open up a dictionary first and look up the definition of hypocrisy before taking that kind of handle. It's beyond pathetic. The issue or the principle I was talking about is that you signed a contract with Petronas whereby you will be bonded with the company for an X amount of years and in return, Petronas will pay for your tuition, your living allowance and book fees thus giving you the opportunity to study in one of the top university.

It is a simple contract, so if you are not willing to pay back the amount that Petronas has spent on you, then serve the bond. You are given a job with Petronas, where you are paid RM4,000 a month (ask myhug or preakzz how much they are getting after close to 18 months trying to get into this industry) and you say that this RM4000 (increasing to RM5,000, a 25% increment after the first year) is not what you deserved? Read back your rant and see why I cannot see the feeble justification you're giving me about why you're being treated like a forced labor/slave.

If you think you deserved (that is your word, not mine) to be paid higher for some other reason you're not telling us, then by all means break the bond BUT what I am saying is, pay up the amount that Petronas has spent on you. It is that simple. But of course you are not willing to pay the amount, because at the end of the day, you all this while, believed that you "deserved" that scholarship/loan and you deserved to be able to work with the highest bidder and you couldn't care less about the amount that Petronas has spent on you.

The definition of hypocrisy is telling others to do what you yourself didn't do. Serving the bond and leaving the company are 2 different  things. I was bonded for 10 years eventhough I finished my degree a semester early (so in simple math it should have been a 9 year bond), I was NOT given a position in Petronas within the first 5 months of my return and managed to secure a position with ExxonMobil which at the time was paying almost 40% higher than what Petronas was paying at the time. 2 weeks before I can request for a released from my Scholarship, Petronas got wind of my job offer with ExxonMobil and immediately offered me a position. A contract is a contract is a contract.

I spent the next 10 years working in Petronas and I SERVED MY BOND. I left after my 10 years is up. I left the company having SERVED MY BOND.

There is no contract saying that if Petronas trained me, sent me to attend courses, then they have a right to hold me to a bond. So don't play that game with me.

I never said that you or any of the scholars should stay in Petronas, my main argument is that you have a bond to served, either serve it or pay the amount Petronas has spent on you. Simple.

0/ Uniten here. 2 years considered old or young? hahaha. home base. KL. None of the 'common' colours.

Hai guys and girls,

I just wanna ask ur opinion. What are the chances to get a job in Malaysia (O&G) if let say ure currently not there? Because in my CV, i'll be using aussie's address and phone number. Planning to apply like halliburton or any servicing company.

At the moment, im at Aussie working with Weatherford as a FE. I want to come back to Malaysia for good (khawin) hehe

Ok guys ....

There are 3 ways to join drilling
1) client side - drilling engineer, etc
2) service company - all kind of position
3) drilling company - drilling crew eg. floorhand, derrickhand, driller, toolpusher, etc.

I know how to apply for 1 and 2 in Malaysia.  And it's normal for me to see advertisement for 1 and 2 positions in Malaysia

My question is - how can we apply for no 3 ? I saw at the first page list of drilling companies but most of them are from oversea. Do they recruit Malaysian to be part of drilling crew ? I believe the rigs go all over the world, that's why I ask.

i tried to google those companies... so basically these are manpower supply companies, supplying manpower for all kind of activities, including drilling.

this means they are not permanent crew. when the rigs finish the work, they will be out of job or will be sent for other work. am i right ?

Normally pumpman, derrickman, roughneck and roustabout are outsource from manpower supply. Some company, AD also outsourced..

Some of drilling company in malaysia:- transocean, ensco, seadrill, maersk drilling, rowan drilling, nabors drilling, diamond drilling, songa, kca duetag, umw standard drilling, kencana drilling...

Not to forget, perisai petroleum that is currently building 2 jack up rigs...

You can look for their training program and advance from there....

But if you want the hard way, join manpower and work way up to get direct hire with the company....

Has anyone taken the iwcf well intervention course? Is it hard to pass?

Now many opening on client side with min 10 years experience... Shell, Carigali Hess... 

Hey mhyug, i thought rigs are shut down due to PR lost the election..huhuhu...

Anyway, lets make a hole dude!

they are talking about phreak la kot... i saw someone mentioned about her.. this girl i respect la.. i saw one of her early post in early version oil & gas thread how she sent so many applications but so hard to get replies... then she got into local consultant, then now in big red already .. fuhhh what a girl 

how long is ur jobless period ? the darkest moment for all of us hehehe

Anyone heard about the incident on Gumusut-Kakap yesterday?

One Shell CSU techician died.