oo thx bro for the info.its one of the lines im eying for my career progressment.

For those with relevant working experience, the OnG market here in Aberdeen is currently booming again. Opportunities are aplenty if you fit the requirements. Pay wise, it is not too shabby as well. Visa is a pain but is doable if you have a sponsor.

Guys? A little help pls?

Anyone here getting job offer from Welltec?

Hi bro, thks for your input here all these while, its REALLY helpful. Btw, i have some questions to enquire you as i really need answers before choosing my course of study, for OnG sector, especially for a field engineer, would chem engineering or mech ngineering be more useful/applicable in my workplace later on? and if i were to say graduate from a uni lyk Monash, how shud i go bout it in quest for a job, dun mind if im not being able to start off my career at big MNC ie petronas, schlumberger,technip etc. Even firms lyk Sapura Kencana will do with me, but how do i strt? Jobstreet doesnt seem to be a very good place.

This post has been edited by acgerlok7: Nov 21 2012, 10:48 AM

Some of the new ex-Petronas hire is on 6-7 years experience so not too long. When I joined, yes the 10 year cut-off is required but now since most of us Malaysians here canc arry our weight, the company has really lowered the requirement.

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Added on November 21, 2012, 12:22 pmBoth fields are okay if you want to join but I would suppose that mechanical engineering will be a bit more relevant to the O&G industry especially the upstream side (where a lot of activities are going on). Chemical engineering is also good but then again, most people when they hear CHem E, then they immediately focused on placing you on the downstream side of the business like Penapisan/Refinery PetroChem etc. So if you are aiming for the Upstream side of the business, then ME is probably a better choice

BUT, if you do Chem E, there is a chance you can be a Reservoir Engineer because I have known a lot of Chem E grads who became Reservoirn Engineers because RE deals with a lot of Chemical Engineering work as well ..... some sort of overlap exists between the two.

As for starting from a fresh grad, well it's obviously tough so you need patience and also some bit of luck. Do not underestimate the importance of networking. If you know of a conference like PGC&E (Petroleum Geology Conference & Exhibition )etc etc, go as a student delegate and talk to the players manning the booth and probably drop a business card (make your own business card lah). If you hear of any SPE conference, drop by and do the same. Collect also their business cards and a semester before you graduate strat sending those CVs to the people you've collected their business cards from. Jangan malu malu because if you don't go for it, you'll never get it (same applies for trying to get woman of course .... but I'm digressing).

Good Luck.

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Added on November 21, 2012, 12:24 pmSo what if your result is not good? Why do you say that you cannot apply to big companies. Try and become a mudlogger first and after 1-2 years that experience is a s good as gettign a Masters.

This post has been edited by azraeil: Nov 21 2012, 12:24 PM

i said so bcause everytime i send them my cv and their reply was "we re looking for first class degree holder only" or they didnt bother to reply at all.

About mudloggers, just apply or what? They didnt need higher class degree? Sorry bout asking so many question. Newbie to this industry. :-) btw thanks for your reply

SLB or Halliburton should have positions for mudloggers or some of the service companies. yes, just send your resume to those company with a good cover letter with your intention of becoming a mudlogger.

Good Luck.

Thanks again :-) i will do as u advised me.

I'm not from HR Dept, so don't ask about salary..

This post has been edited by muserella: Nov 21 2012, 03:52 PM

wah , can mk the picture bigger ar? hw to see ? LOL

Bro Azraeli, Thank you so much for the helpful reply, if you dun mind me asking, did you studied locally here in msia unis or overc in USA/UK unis before starting off your wonderful adventure in OnG ?

I did my degree in th US.

oh wow...

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Added on November 21, 2012, 5:49 pmI find that it is quite hard to seek for opportunities here... most of the contractor/vendors/clients has cut down on recruiting on site from uni.
even i get to know from my friend, petronas has stopped participating in job fairs in monash uni, previously they do.

This post has been edited by acgerlok7: Nov 21 2012, 05:49 PM

if im not mistaken only last week there was one job fair at mmu cyberjaya.most big companies in ong was there.a friend of mine got selected for an interview with halliburton.

as i read from v1 to v3,you all guys are rarely discuss about corrosion. is it not lucrative field as subsea or drilling field?

Welding also

maybe coz m'sia have enough skill worker and professional engineer for welding job

Inspection Engineer Career Path, How to be an Inspection Engineer..?

Publ 941 Steels for Hydrogen Service at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures in Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants
Publ 942 Controlling Weld Hardness of Carbon Steel Refinery Equipment to Prevent Environmental Cracking
API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration
API 570 Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems
API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry
API RP 572 Inspection of Pressure Vessels
API RP 573 Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters
API RP 574 Inspection Practices for Piping System Components
API RP 575 Inspection of Atmospheric & Low Pressure Storage Tanks
API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
API Std 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service
API RP 580 Risk-Based Inspection
API RP 581 Risk-Based Inspection Technology
API RP 582 Recommended Practice Welding Guidelines for the Chemical, Oil, and Gas Industries
API Std 653 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

ROV Diver Observation of commercial diver underwater welding

Let me share some of experiences of getting job. I admit, it is hard to get into oil n gas industry but it is not impossible. If you try hard enough you will get it eventually. Have you heard of pareto law, law of 80-20. This law is quite applicable to most situation where out 100 applications you apply, only 20 applications respond back to you and so on for later stage (interview). So you have to keep applying and also keep track of what you have applied. Make a list and update it from time to time. When I was unemployed, I read the Star almost everyday to find employment.

Until one day, my efforts were paid off when I was offered to work as trainee mudlogger with Geoservices (not a tambi company). The pay was low but with offshore allowances it is not so bad comparing with land job. Do not compare with other offshore jobs like cementer, wireline, completion , mwd, mud engineer, geologist, directional driller and etc. It will demotivate you. Working in mudlogging is a good place to learn about operation especially drilling. You will learn to monitor every single drilling parameter and it is your responsibility to report any changes. So it is easy for people to blame you if you miss something. For example if the mud loss during drilling and you missed it. There is high changes to be run off from the rig.

After few months becoming a trainee mudlogger, I was promoted to mudlogger. During that period, I only did was collecting drilling samples. When not drilling, I used that time to learn how to monitor the operation. Depending on the sampling interval and rate of penetration, you will collect certain amount of samples in an hour. It is tiring when you have to take more than two samples per hour for 12 hours shift. I was lucky, I had to do this for 4 hitches before becoming mudlogger. When you are mudlogger, you don't have to do sampling anymore. Sampling is done by sample catcher or trainee mudlogger.

This job may not look lucrative as other job, but you learn a lot about operation. Many people work here as stepping stone for other job. There are many ex-mudloggers are now working somewhere else as completion, mwd engineer, wellsite geologist, drilling engineer and many more. So it opens to many other opportunities but you have to keep your eye open and build your own networking. Don't worry, on the rig, you will meet many kind of people. That's the change to network.

Set your target, how long you want to work as mudlogger and work for it. My 2 cent advice, don't stay there for too long (1-2 years is ok), or else you are stuck. Once you stuck, it is very hard to move. That is the case for most people in mudlogging. Everybody want to quit. Learn, get promoted and leave quickly. Now I am no longer with Geoservices, currently working with the custodian of petroleum resources in m'sia. Many of my friends in mudlogging are leaving for better opportunities.

Good luck!

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Added on November 21, 2012, 11:22 pmWisconsin-Madison?

This post has been edited by alhakam88: Nov 21 2012, 11:22 PM