another super puma...if there is no HUET..there isn't such high percentage of survival for a chopper ditch...

HUET does help a lot, but the HUET that I attended at CONSIST still didn't have the full facilities. For example like the chopper simulator, they (CONSIST) don't have the Super Puma's window on their simulator, but seat belt only. I just learned how to open the window by watched the safety briefing video before the chopper departed! and the Super Puma's seat belt (4 point seat belt like in fighter jet) sometimes difficult to open too if compare to others (example like the seat belt in a 737)

I just came back from offshore on last week, go and back by Super Puma

This incident happen at an oil field called D35, which is my current project team, and 4 of my colleagues should go there on yesterday by the SAME chopper, but luckily they didn't go because of the safety passport problem, this morning they talked a lot regarding this issue and they are feeling afraid now

yeah...super puma is dropping nowadays....i get my HUET from SEQU..haha i heard CONSISTS is pretty tough than SEQU...
HUET trains you with 2 point....there is alot of diference to take off 2 point and 4 point terbalik under water..haha.

forrest i am sure u try the chopper ditching cage session.lol

TECHNIP is good?

be cool....probability to crash with a bike or car is extremely higher than chopper

ya... from what I knew, SEQU is quite easy mainly for MAS trainee
some of my female colleague attended their BOSET there, at least you don't have to jump into water from 10m height

yeah i heard that too..CONSISTS is more to mimic he real thing.
yup..we did that at mas academy.
u guys got 3 ditching exercise rite?
1 is normal ditch without topple,second is ditch topple then third is fast ditch and topple..

HUET at CONSIST:
1) straight ditch and escapes from the helicopter module
2) capsize and escape without doors and windows
3) capsize and escape with doors and windows fitted


I heard that the BOSET at SMTC, Miri is more difficult, they have the wave generator to make 1m artificial sea wave.

will be going to Ensco-104 tomorrow....bye everybody....

I assume that all the chopper flight has been cancelled already, one of my colleague just came back from rig-nagawan two days ago by vessel, sea swell 4m, 12 hours journey

Remember to take sea sickness pill before boarding, if you go by vessel/supply boat

I've one question, I'm currently a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate, can I know which subject I should focus on if I were going to work in Oil & Gas sector. I wanted to know which subject will have more relevant to the field. Thanks alot.

thanx for the tips...actually my MAS flight is this evening, the chopper maybe scheduled tomorrow or the day after tomorrow....owh..naga-1??It's in Miri/Bintulu I suppose I rigged up my unit there.

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This post has been edited by hyuan85: Feb 6 2007, 01:26 PM

typo... its naga-1 not hagawan it is a small field.
anyway, I think they only cancel the flight during bad weather.
When I travel to offshore few weeks ago, the condition is: wind=30-33 knots (55-60km/h), sea swell: 4-5m

hurmm..before this ..i'm working as UNIX technical support for Oil&Gas company

there's alots of software i need to know , so i can handle users problem , such as reservoir engineer , geologist, geoscientist, bla bla bla , to use it ...

like Petrel , Landmark, OpenWorks , 123DI , Seisworks, MatLab, XVision,Fismet, PROMISE,LOGIC, DYNAMO, and so forth.

so .. if i have opportunity to go further deep into Oil&Gas job scope, i will learn more on stuff like software above and grab more on UNIX and Linux ., not drilling the well or rig

p/s my experience in oil&gas company previously

I'm currently working in a petrochemical plant in Singapore at the moment owned by Shell as process technician or plant operator.

Regarding qualification, I got the job with my SPM with science subject, just as long as credit enough already. Found the job in The Star newspaper recruitment.

Higher qualification mean better position and pay of course. Managerial and executive positions, you really need all those Hons., masters and a very good CGPA like 3.3 and above for MNC companies. I know a lot of people with Engineering degree working as technicians under experienced Engineers. Because their paper qualification or grade is not superior enough. So they become "kuli" until they gain enough experience and recognition before they can come up.

As far as I know, engineering students have a lot of prospects in Oil and gas, Mechanical engineering and Electrical engineering is the most common qualification for an engineer job in Oil and gas. IT people also got a lot of prospects in MNC, might not earn as much but have good MNC benefits. But as far as I know, Operational staff upstream and midstream get the most pay, downstream less unless in sales department. Civil engineering also good prospects working for the enginnering companies contracted to oil and gas plus most companies always got some minor civil works going around their plant.

Chemical, and science students with very good grades, get the scientist jobs and executive level positions. So better study hard, a general degree won't get you far. Involved mostly in studies how to reduce costs and improve yield. Most of the managers and high flyers come from this background.

It's true about the 6 - 8 months bonus, a Shell cracker plant doing crude oil processing gets 8 months bonuses annually and the union in Singapore is damn strong. As long as your plant/rig don't burn down, it is always making money.

Pay range for engineers can be from SGD4k for fresh grad to whatever depending on your experience and qualifications. Operation staff like me start at about SGD2.2k, and with overtime, can reach SGD4k easily.

Work is mostly hands on for operation staff, engineers do a lot of planning and also field studies and work. Most of the labour is contracted out so you are mostly spared the dirty work and most dangerous situations if you are with the main company and not the engineering company.

Shift work is mandatory, and safety training for everyone is 1st priority. It's actually safer to work in a oil plant than in the offshore rig of course. But since I have no experience in offshore, I can't comment. I plan to come back to Malaysia one day and maybe go offshore though.

The risks is the real reason why we get paid so much. I know of 3 collegues from the Philipines who died of cancer already due long exposure to chemicals and gases. Their regulations there is more lax and the staff are expose more to dangerous stuff. So think about this well. I have seen high pressure fires, massive gas leakages, mild poisoning, bursting vesels, chemical burns, cold burns, deafness, blindness, crushed fingers, broken limbs, psychological trauma and skin discoloration due to chemical exposure. These risks are real and happens frequently, some companies hide it well, others play it down, but most are accepted as part of the industry.

There are a lot of companies involved in oil and gas industry, not only the oil companies. Engineering and construction companies, scaffolding companies, specialist companies, software enginnering, IT support, food and beverages and all that is needed to support the large workforce. As long as you are in the oil companies, you will get good pay. Support company employees don't earn as much and are expose to most risks.

During turnaround or major maintenance periods, risks of accidents and fire increases significantly as the workload and stress wear down the alertness of hundreds of people working in the same area. Companies always push for the best safety training and awareness, but people always make mistakes and some costs them thier lives. So if you still want to work in oil and gas, better prepare yourself for all these. It's not always rosy and the high pay has it's reason behind it.

Pros:
Very good pay
Get to travel
Constant training
Great overtime rates
Great bonus
Good working hours (long off days in shift)
Good work out

Cons:
Dangerous and always at risks
Away from family if offshore or travel other countries
Can be fired for major cock-ups
Always answer to someone, you can't be the boss
High pressure working environment
Hard work and dirty if ground crew
Cumulative effects 20 years down the road.(cancer, blindness, deafness)

Geoservices is a BULLSHIT company...I really regret working with this shit-eating dumbass company with a whole bunch of foolish/stupid managers...this occurs in this region only...dunno about other regions...anybody who wishes to join O n G, please seek for other companies....I'm not bullshitting...this is for real.

p/s: the pay is the worst of all kind.

huh? I though you are happy with your current salary?
Your current salary is condisered higher than engineer (not related to O&G), but cannot compare to Schlumberger/Halliburton guys lo... those mwd/lwd/directional driller/wireline...

I'm not happy at all from day 1....i never say that I'm happy.....my job is so tough i can consider i'm underpaid. compared to the casing/wellhead/cementing crews, they do much less job and get better pay...i mean better is a whole lot better....do you know what mudloggers do?

I know what exactly mudlogger do, I'm stuck around inside ILO unit and Anadrill unit in most of my time during my offshore trip on few weeks ago. You need to work on shift, most probably 12hrs work with a sample catcher, if your sample catcher is lazy, then sometime you need to collect the formation sample by yourself or you will lost the data. The sounds is keep beeping and company man always check you(your data)...
If you job hop to ILO, your pay is not much different. (depends on experience)
The workscope of casing/wellhead/cementing crews is different compare to you, they need to carry and transfer the heavy stuff, somemore work at dangerous rig floor.