Besides networking, has nobody tried rigzone's career center website page which list a number of positions available within malaysia and overseas?

I used it to snag my previous position but as they say, networking and building a good work relations with everybody is very important in moving around the OnG industry.

Most of you guys freshies?

Not very sure about the OnG job market in malaysia since my experiences are overseas and in singapore. I skipped malaysia and focused more on the overseas market since their daily contract rates are better, exposure to a non-malaysian work environment and less affirmative action policies.

I am no longer working in singapore anymore. I am now stationed in osaka japan.

Singapore's work culture in generally is being hardworking and putting long hours to have the appearance of being hardworking when you can actually have nothing much to do but what to give a good impression to your superiors. That scenario usually applys for "chinaman" companies.

MNC's or clients on the other hand prefer people who can work independently, have good time management skills and are hungry for self-improvement.

Compared to malaysia, especially the government sector or GLC companies. Singapore is a world apart, they are rather prompt when it comes to customer service and they are efficient.

Malaysia on ther other hand fails miserable in this regard. I recently had an enquirer to one of the goverment departments and their telephone lines where always busy, they had no e-mail to correspond and they dont take their job seriously. I was very frustrated, and all because i just wanted to make an enquirer.

I recently came back from australia and i may in the future move there since i've been around and malaysia is disappointing to say the least and i see little chance of improvement in the near future.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Oct 24 2012, 10:30 PM

Never heard of M-BOSET before. Which organization is accrediting this course?

Unless its equivalent to OPITO standards or higher, it may not be valid overseas. Just like NIOSH OGSP is only valid in malaysia, it would be wise to take up BOSIET rather then go with a course whose standards you may not be familiar with.



This post has been edited by crapp0: Oct 27 2012, 06:04 PM

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ho&g seniors
i have a question here
if i further my studies doing master in petroleum engineering field
will that give me any advantage in getting a job in o&g industry?
how about the pay? any difference with degree holder?

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Rare would you find a person in the field who has a masters. More common for people with double degrees.

Are you more concerned about acquiring more knowledge or the monetary benefits of having a masters?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Oct 29 2012, 04:36 PM

[quote=adambomb,Oct 29 2012, 09:49 PM]
Rare would you find a person in the field who has a masters. More common for people with double degrees.

Are you more concerned about acquiring more knowledge or the monetary benefits of having a masters?

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hi thanks for your reply
yes i am more concerned on the perks of having masters degree
i plan to do so since my job now is "too" flexible that i have lots of free time hence i am considering part time master program
but yea, still considering

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But as the forumers have mentioned, a masters is only as useful to the company that values it and its usually applies for freshies. And if you look at alot of the OnG job applications, on the job experience and professional certs from organizations directly involve in the OnG industry like API, ASME etc would be better.

But it also depends if your aiming for upstream or downstream line, i started out in upstream and i still prefer it but if your into downstream operations, then a masters with your own office would be more suitable.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Oct 30 2012, 10:29 AM

Thats a no brainer, plus dont be HIV positive.

For those who plan to work to onboard rigs, some food for thought



As as safety officer, i love watching these episodes since it helps me be better at my job in doing accident investigations and to try to implement safety measure to rectify potential problems in an existing work system.

Btw, this type of accident are very rare and even if your rig or company has an exemplary safety track record, it doesnt mean shit cant hit the fan and you always need to be vigilant.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Nov 4 2012, 02:45 PM

This after BP fine of 4.5 billion.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbys...Gulf-spill.html

Maybe should move to video game industry

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412214,00.asp

I used to work in jurong shipyard as a sub contractor for the transocean whenever they brought their rigs for refits or scheduled maintenance.

Nowadays experienced welders who are qualified upto 6g are in high demand for offshore or plant work. You pay them flat salary or per day wage?

Yeah, and the inspector usually uses a highlight pen to indicate the areas which he did the test. Last time i had to inspect the steam turbine module for one FPSO ship, the project engineer wanted to impress the owner of the vessel so he requested the QA/QC department to change the percentage from the usual 20% to 100%. God damn singaporean.

Budget isnt really much of an issue, delivery time and "showing" a good show is for those who want to impress and likely to try and maybe get employment with the client.

In a singapore shipyard, they can be "very" flexible with how they do things. As long as it meets minimum requirements, they dont really mind doing more. Guess they never heard of the law of diminishing returns. Plus its not the project engineer who does the actual inspection and all he has to do is sign off on the work order or call the QA/QC department and walk over their heads.

Plus the QA/QC department arent too concern about it since nearly all of the work are sub-contracted to third party inspection companies. QA/QC is there for documentation control aka pencil pushers and to do the periodic inspection whenever the client request an onsite last minute inspection detail.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 9 2012, 11:12 PM

Tender result aren't for the drilling rigs and crew since the client would have contracted a company to do geological surveys and feasibility studies on the area of interest?

Offshore surveys or any work done out at sea are Usually at the mercy of the weather. Maybe that's the reason. But more often then not you got side lined.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 17 2012, 05:35 PM

If thats the case, then i wonder how does one better themselves when they could care less about their work and the company?

I noticed in malaysia, mainly the customers service sector that alot of ppl arent customer friendly or like you have mentioned, they dont give a rats ass about the company or the work that their doing and it shows in the quality of the work they do and their demeanor during their work.

And dont get me started on GLC companies or the government sector. Those are gone cases.

I notice more often then not those 2 qualities are not mutually exclusive.

Does he mean a steel fabricator?

Usually the term fabricator is given to people who do work onshore since offshore work nowadays are basically "assemblers" since a large majority of components that are to be used offshore are like lego pieces with "some assembly required" when it is transported to the offshore platform or barge for final assembly and fitting.

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Added on December 20, 2012, 2:06 pmSo he's a steel/welding inspector? or most likely he is a foreman or supervisor for a team of steel fabricators onshore.

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 20 2012, 02:06 PM

This has nothing to do with breach of contract, since it was offered to the guy as a one year renewable contract. Its not like he can disregard the contract and keep working in the company after his contract period, i would very much like to see what happens next.

The work permit which they would have to apply to work in singapore is usually valid for 2 years so it would be a waste for the company to hire him for only a period of one year and cut him loose unless they have serious financial issues.

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Added on December 21, 2012, 11:40 amThe bukom refinery?

This post has been edited by crapp0: Dec 21 2012, 11:40 AM

Mostly like he will be employed for 2 years unless he seriously under performs or ticked off one of his superiors who would recommend management to terminate his contract after the initial year due to singapore work permit system which is valid for 2 years.