Wahhhhhh...so syoik ah...i mean the salary. Me having bach. degree not earning much. so cham...
Anyway, i'm have degree in computer science, any offshore job i can do ah?
Eureka today

Ya la.. salary shiok.. but the working hours also 'shiok' ma.. yesterday I was outside for 12 hours working and it was raining for 3 hours during my shift. Owh and it was <5 degrees Celsius outside.

And it's supposed to be summer down here in NZ!!!

yeah..very keng salary.MOST OF US earn more than US 6K a month in less than 5 years.also, bonus very keng...4 times a year at usd 2000 per bonus.our motto ""änother day,another dollar"
12 hours a day.that is normal working hour for us. i work for 28 days and off for 28 good days.
if u are willing to leave your loved ones 6 months/year.....than you may try to join oil and gas industry.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Nov 30 2007, 03:52 AM

gatevalve, isn't that only apply to Field Engineer?

not all people who working in oil n gas get to offshore, enjoying 28 working days then follow with 28 days off.

high bonus as well..
..can see someone from petronas is sharing his bonus info in the bonus sharing thread...

High bonus, yes.. but since it is based on your basic salary (which isn't that high, really).. it doesn't amount to much in the end.

must be freezing ur ass off there

nope, basically rig workers like OIM,Toolpusher,Driller, Marine Engineers etc. i have friend (age about 29) and his getting more than usd 6k/month(working as assistant driller).field engineer...maybe with good company like schlumberger,halliburton or baker.again i have friend who works as mud engineer in malaysia offshore,age about 26) and getting rm 15k/month.
i enjoy doing 4 weeks swing because i really have good time off with my family....with fully paid salary.

For those who working in O&G industrial. Can i ask why the company pay you guys in USD? Is there something need to look at (like location of work) to determine the currency? Because i know some O&G company in Malaysia doing offshore work still paying in RM. I very confuse with this matter. Can anyone of you guys enlighten me? Thanks in advance

that is simple answer my friend."cut cost."another thing is no union or government interference in in this matter.my kolik from brazil told me when they worke in brazil they have a standard pay.malaysia forget bout it.also location of your rig.outside malaysia you will get usd otherwise do not take the job.some company will pay u according the area you live.normally american and french will get the highest pay.lowest...i would say african.
imagine oiler/motorman is getting usd450 only (applicable to indian national) and malaysian oiler is getting ALMOST three times bigger than that.
remember you need " luck and timing" to get the big bucks.
hope this helps.

hell yes... oil & gas pays very well... only prob very hard to get into the industry... unless u have a large or "strong" networks

Thanks brother. But if the company that i am talking about is doing services for O&G industrial like cleaning and inspection stuffs, which mean the company is not the main oil driller or manufacturer. Are the standard pay still be the same as you stated above?

Because the workers will also go to onshore to do project in other asia countries for extended period of time and get their pay in RM. Is that an appropriate standard?

~Thanks~

This post has been edited by iDk: Dec 2 2007, 04:57 PM

if you were willing to sacrifice, you gain....

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Added on December 2, 2007, 5:58 pmfor computer science, most probable you can apply for C&I, Operations and Condition Monitoring

This post has been edited by stupidbump: Dec 2 2007, 05:58 PM

I uploaded my resume there a few weeks ago but until now i still dont get any respond leh... issshh.... How long you guys need to wait until they give u some reply? have i fail to impress them with my resume?

My education back ground is degree in electronic (Computer) but CGPA lower than 3.0 with no working experience.

yes, i do agrees that to make big bucks means sacrifices. I'm willing to leave my love ones for big bucks and seriously looking to join oil n gas like offshore works. But sadly, applications got refused and i don't have the "jalan" for this occupation

normally it takes up to months to wait for a reply IF you were short listed.
but then you can take the initiative to call up and enquire bout your status.

Most companies will not notify you if there isn't any good news

If you cannot get into oil and gas, perhaps you can give a a shot at shipping? Work onboard ships instead of at oil platforms? The pay in both fields is not very much different.

But shipping quite tough le...but also syok...the place i now working got a few technicians who used to sail the world in barge and cargo ships. Just listening to their adventures are already mouth watering

I used to work on merchant ships for about 6 years before man.mouth watering stories....be careful because i was working with foreign company i met some malaysian from misc. it was paranagua, brasil.i asked them to go out to have some "fun" in town but they prefer to stay in the ship because "no money".when it comes to salay oil and gas will offer better salary and you will have better off day.for shipping you may have to work for 4,6 or 9 months and will be off for 2 or 3 months only.eanyone can tell you the story even it was other experience.
again working with malaysian company...expect very low salary.i worked with 2 malaysian shipping company and foreign companies before.
some of the ex-seaman will tell you all the good/intresting story........true or not. i don't know.he he.

i would be nice to be a seaman if you are bachelor without any commitment.are willing to leave your wife and kids for 6 months? for me the answer is no no. do the shipping company pay you during your off days?in case of emergency and you need to go back.....is it possibble when you are in the middle of ocean and will arrive the nearest port in one week time?

for deck officers or marine engineers from merchant ship you will be able to work on drill ship and most of drilling company are getting new drill ship because the future is deepwater.eletricak engineeer also will find no problem to work on the drilling rig.for those with other qualification you may try to work with service company like schlumberger, halliburton, baker atlas etc.i don't know much about production platorm because work in drilling rig.
agin please go to www.rigzone.com and try to check all the company available overthere.

Heads up to anyone who's interested in getting into seismic (a segment within Oil & Gas), my company (Western Geco) will be expanding our fleet with an additional 6 new seismic vessels. They're looking to hire ~800 new employees to man these new ships over the next three years. So start sending in those resumes guys!

This post has been edited by enkadirmainbola: Dec 4 2007, 08:27 AM