internship?...well, i am not so sure about that...
but petronas have i think in their Instep program.


yeah, i find my job (tho it's not my dream job....but at least the pay will be able to buy my dream things & become a dream dj...hehehe)

Seismic is quite specialized isn't it? I know for a fact that you are a mechanical engineer when you first joined the O&G industry but how did you ask for your current position as a seismic engineer? Did you ask for it or did your company offer you the position?

Also, I would like to know how to pursue for a career in seismic exploration. Any courses that I can attend?

p/s : I'm an electronic engineering undergraduate majoring in telecommunications.

ICDeadPeople, i don't know you are working in which company but as far as I know, my friends/juniors who joined shell, murphy oil, pcsb, talisman, slb with degree only... but for sure master degree is an advantage

yetieater, you're right, this is up to the market, I've met a Slb's MWD engineer at offshore who have a diploma in computer science

hiiragizawa, Seismic is quite specialized job/work, but it's depends on what are you going to do,seismic works can be divided to seismic acquisition, seismic processing and seismic interpretation.
I think a seismic engineer's (or field engineer) workscopes is something like setting up the machines, acquisition/parameters setting,
troubleshooting/maintenace.... you can ask enkadir for further information...
this job (seismic engineer/techician) can be done by takes engineer from any discipline, and give them training, if they hire the persom.
Seismic processing is carry out by geophysicist, and seismic interpretation is done by geophysicists and geoscientist. I think the only courses which is related to seismic works is geophysics and geology only.



p/s: correct me if I'm wrong

This post has been edited by forrest: Jul 8 2007, 10:46 PM

damn, now i am stranded at a jacket cannot return to the mother platform due to rough seas...waa miss sleeping in my 5 star cabin room
luckily there was internet!

another challenge of working offshore.

High pay, high on holiday amount. High RISK OF GETTING CANCER as well. so think carefully what u want i ur life then make a wise move.

huh? I thought the current sea condition is quite ok?
Two weeks ago, my colleagues went to D35 platform (by supply vessel), they didn't complaint anything.
Mind to tell me which field and platform you are working?

This post has been edited by forrest: Jul 8 2007, 10:58 PM

E11 Hub Complex

Now stranded at F13W....

Last time when I was at M1, we still can brave the sea & manage to return from Jintan. Maybe they are not used to deep sea cond

I was actually offered a position as Seismic acquisition engineer by my company. I guess I was kinda 'lucky' that I ended up in seismic. But Forrest is right.. seismic is not just for geologist/geophysicst.. they mainly do the processing and interpretation of seismic data. Engineers are the ones who actually go out and collect the raw information. So yeah, my job is to set up the equipment, deploy them, monitor the equipment during the acquisition process, maintain and do repairs on the equipment and also troubleshooting the recording instrument. I also do initial QC on the recorded data. Usually they hire engineers with a mechanical or electrical background because the equipment is essentially a long microphone that picks up the reflected sound waves from the surface of the seabed.

wow... that is a huge gas field. F13W is the satelite platform, right?

When I flew to Angsi-C platform early this year, the weather was really bad 2-3 weeks before the same model of chopper crashed offshore bintulu

yeah....that's right.

My 1st visit to F13W today & then got stranded!
Congratulations to myself, a pioneer lady that sleeps on the jacket. Never got stranded at Jintan before this....waah so tired now but i cant sleep. I'll wait until early morning so that could sleep well at the quarters...but damn, all the CROs are returning to shore 2moro, then it's me alone in the control room. i hope that the night shift will help so that i could sleep 1st...hehe.

Chopper crash is very scary, but what to do....it's the main modes of transportation, beside using boats

You will always face uncertainties for working offshore... that is quite a normal phenomena~

How do you sleep on the jacket? Do you need to tight up yourself for not getting fall into the sea? (sorry for the stupid question )

Go get some help from others personnel in your rig then, should have ppl willing to help you.

p/s: you are from Central Luconia... good... ... i think less than 10 ppl in LYN knows where is the Luconia located~~

Uncertainties always made me think "how long should I live a life like this?"
Anyway, I would like to enjoy it as much as i can while i am still able. Planning to work offshore for another 10 years before settling down.

There are the weather shelter, control room & switch gear room for you to sleep. you can use any.
Right now most of them fall flat on the hard floor while I make a reply to you...hehe.
Adoi, my back aches so much now...dont know when i will be able to sleep. Hopefully the OIM will not bising later in the morning. The good thing is the work supervisor is now with us, so no worries!

P/S: I like the Luconia name since day 1 joining the company. Using it as my dj name when doing mixes...as well as promoting them for scuba diving heaven...bwahaha!
anyway i am at Central Luconia now. LOL!

This post has been edited by speedfamgirl: Jul 9 2007, 01:00 AM

"how long should I live a life like this?" .... you already have your own answer -----------> 10 years

Satelite platform don't have room for sleep? Then i can imagine your current place

Just leave the OIM alone... he should know the weather and the situation, if he make a lot of noise, you just report to company man

p/s: still have a lot of "funny/special" terminology if you study G&G... btw, another project team in my current office is working on the SW Luconia project, different geological setting compare to others, nice to meet you here~~

This post has been edited by forrest: Jul 9 2007, 01:26 AM

hehe, about the 10 years is approximate. subjected to alteration.

Nope, satellite platform dont have any room. I dont know why they dont put their sleeping bags here like the other jackets as well. Now we have to use our life jackets & raincoats as pillows & blanket. Luckily the temperature is not so cold.

P/S: cool to meet you as well, very fortunate to talk to one of the big guys that is behind of the big projects. I really feel honoured when you reply to my posts. I am just a mere orerator...wuhuhhuhhu

Sorry noob here. What is G&G and CRO?

Btw, question to enkadir:
How did you come across your current company? Were you head hunted by your company or did you apply for it?

Question to everybody:
What are the technical jobs available for Degree holders (fresh grad) in the oil and gas industry? I checked out oilcareers.com but there's alot of jobs mentioned here that are not in the list. So I'd really really appreciate it if you guys could enlighten me on this.

Quite lost when it comes to what kind of jobs I can look forward to in the O&G side with an Electronics Eng degree.

G&G i am not sure,
but CRO is Control Room Operator. His/her job is to control/monitor the plant process equipment while maintaining production & at the same time ensure that the plant is working safe.

This post has been edited by speedfamgirl: Jul 9 2007, 01:44 AM

the Angsi-C platform that I mentioned also don't have room, it is a satellite platform too... i was stayed at a drilling jackup called "shelf explorer" which is attached to the Angsi-C. One day I will ask the project engineer (surface engineering) regarding this question

Next time you should bring extra sleeping beg when you travel to such places, or actually you can make a demand during the morning meeting, tell company man, this is an essential, we are not working machine!

p/s: I'm just a small guy who are still in the learning staircase...
everyone have their own important role to run a project, don't think that you are small, without you, no production!

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Added on July 9, 2007, 2:01 amG&G stand for geology & geophysics, or geoscience

Your question is too general... you need to ask more specific
First, you need to know where you wanna in, O&G got upstream and downstream. Upstream can be divided into surface engineering, subsurface engineering and geoscience (G&G). If you are have a EE degree, you should be able to enter surface engineering.

This post has been edited by forrest: Jul 9 2007, 02:02 AM

yep, no production means no money! bwahahahaa

I was packing my bag earlier this morning, thinking of bringing it to the jacket...but then i feel so confident that the trip was not long. so i left them...

I should raise a request of "katil lipat" like what the soldiers use to put in here as well, like the ones that is used in Jintan platform. I dont know what will the OIM say to my petition. I was so used with working culture from M1. It's a smaller gas complex & of course everything is easy & relaxing compared to E11 Hub.

p/s: isn't Angsi-C is operated by Talisman?

To forrest:
Yeah, I'm interested in O&G jobs for Electronics eng degree. Sorry I forgot to mention the upstream part.

Could you explain what is surface engineering, subsurface engineering and geoscience all about?

My initial guess is:
Surface = all the stuff on the platform, including the instrumentations and etc.
Subsurface = regarding the petroleum/gas underground
Geoscience = ???

Also, what category does seismic data acquisition fall into?

so, you are very important

Just request it during the meeting, we don't have to bring everything!

p/s: angsi can be divided into angsi and south angsi.


some of the information is confidential, i think i can't elaborate more


i will try to answer the remain questions later.... need to sleep now...

This post has been edited by forrest: Jul 9 2007, 02:34 AM