Hi there,, thank you all for this thread.. its been so informative and fun reading through some of the advice and comments posted here..

However, I've gone through almost every page on this thread but I have not come across anyone with a similar situation to mine..
I hope someone can give me some advice on what i should do next..

I'm originally from Iraq(middle east) but now I live and study In the UK permanently (My family emigrated here about 7 years ago just after the war)..
I'm 34 years old now and just about to finish a degree in Civil engineering from a top UK university.... I know 34 is a bit old to finish a degree but its just the way things worked out for me..

I'm now seriously considering applying to do a masters in Petroleum engineering either in Aberdeen or HariotWatt universities (both in Scotland), hoping a masters degree will help negate the fact of my age and help me secure an eventual job in the oil&gas industry...

My question;
is it too late for me at the age of 34 to even consider the OnG sector? Will it be difficult to convince recruiters to hire someone at my age and to put them on their training schemes?..

no worries brother...Schlumberger hire field engineer trainee even he's 40 years old..

Society of Petroleum Engineering (SPE) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia will organized an event called OIL & GAS SYMPOSIUM 2010.

Venue: Dewan Sultan Iskandar, UTM Skudai
Date: 19 - 20 October 2010

Chance to win RM2000 Cash!!!
1. Oil Rig Competition
2. Inspiring Discovery Visual Contest (Video Contest)

A lot of activities related to oil & gas industry:
1. Exhibition
2. Technical Talk
3. Interview for undergraduate students
4. Workshop
5. Public Speaking

Participating Company:
1. Talisman Energy Inc.
2. HESS Corporation
3. Baker Hughes Incorporated
4. Schlumberger
5. Asturi Metal Builder (M) Sdn. Bhd.
6. Beicip-Franlab
7. ConocoPhillips
8. Murphy Oil Corporation
9. Roxar

For more info, visit: OIL & GAS SYMPOSIUM 2010

thanks for sharing...

is there interview session?

yup there will an interview session during the event day.
you can submit your resume there...
All public are invited to this event.

for more info please contact these person: CLICK HERE

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Added on August 10, 2010, 1:24 amSharing is caring dude..
welcome

This post has been edited by kamal88: Aug 10 2010, 01:24 AM

Hey, new here. has been following up the forum for sometime. wondering anyone of you is familiar with 2h offshore and ranhill worley parson? i am interviewing for the graduate engineer positions for both (civil engineering background). so, does anyone here know bout the payment, benefits, working conditions and so forth? thank for the info yeah

hi, i wouldnt say that im familiar with 2h offshore, but i do have friends working there. how did u apply for these jobs if you mind me asking?

thanks..

for ranhill, payment should be 2k++, working condition should depend where ure stationed ie office/site, benefits not sure but maybe someone from ranhill can answer..

anyone from 2h??

to be honest i kinda forgot how did i apply for 2h. if im not mistaken it was tru some online application site. im just going for the interview. still uncertain of the offer. any chance that you know bout your fren condition there in 2h?

yeah, anyone for 2h can help over here???

Beware with 2H Offshore!!
1) Dun be blinded by the salary offered. They dun have bonus. Some of them only got the bonus by threatening the boss by resigning. If they tell u dat there's bonus, ask them to write in your contract.
2) The Indian boss is a bloody *******. My frens over there hates him. He is a typical India-Indian. Remember, Indian is deadlier than Snake.
3) They will try to station you in UK with minimal allowance (10 to 15 pounds per day) as cheap labour.
4) They hv no extra benefit except 2k medical/yr, the lowest insurance coverage, they will sure to stress that they hv 20 days leave per year and parking allowance
5) Most employees r in low moral due to the communist style leadership

The only reason you should consider there is if you could not find another.

sound like a fked up comp (to some extend)... anyone agree with kiyaykh? how much exactly are they offering for the fresh grads? in the case of temporary placement, is it okay?

Noiseemunkee,

If I am you, I'll attend both interviews.
After all, you got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Overall the master's i've seen here that are really bad are local trade licensed. Which makes me wonder WTF the marine dept is doing, churning out tickets to people like that.

As for the sea time 24 months WAS the required time for Foreign Going license for the Singapore Marine Dept. And it used to be the same for Malaysian marine Dept as well but during my final few months on board I heard that they shortened it to 20 month sea time, and I guess now i'ts even worse! only 12 months! >< nobody will learn much in 12 months seriously, I was on board Container vessels and tankers, and I had a chance to sail on one 30 yr old container vessel and a massive 5,400 TEU container vessel, Oh plus I was also on a VLCC! and managed to go alongside a ULCC and maan it was HUGE!!!! All this I did while sailing as a cadet. SO 12 months? really not enough time to experience all one can experience as during cadet time is our honey moon time! lolx

Noiseemunkee,

I used to work with 2H. I do agree wt kiyaykh. In addition, 2H hv this regional boss, Sporean shortie, Mr Frankie. This guy is equally a pain in the ass.
The starting pay is RM2600 (could be higher if they like you, it's small company, they dont have a fixed salary structure)

Nevertheless, as wat pandikar said, you have nothing to lose. Jz go for both interview and compare the salary (yearly salary in order to compare 'apple to apple' since Ranhill Worley has OT & contractual bonus while 2H is doesnt)
Nx you consider the work scope. Ranhill Worley scope of work is wider as they involved in consultancy for a wide range of O&G engineering while 2H only on riser. Not sure what they r offering to you. This you need to find out in your interview.
Then, this leaves you to job prospect - Ranhill Worley deals mostly with end client like Exxon Mobil, Shell...etc. while 2H only deals with contractors like FMC, GL..etc. So, working wt RW gives u a better opportunity to get into end client side in the future.
Last, of course the environment.

Good luck to u!

It will be good if u r hired to working in oil company, the salary is very high and the bonus too~~

thanks tking for the details. currently waiting for offer from petronas at the same time cos i am one of the scholars. its just that i am scouting for equivalent or better opportunities while waiting. what position did you work for in 2h? so where are you working now ?

Wish u all the best for Petronas.

Hi guys, I am recent graduate in mechanical engineering...So far, I haven't seen much O&G jobs posted online. What I have been applying was semicon industry because it has so many job ads. I took courses in material sciences hope this helps. Wonder if anybody can pull some strings.

hi tking,

Are you working abroad now?

It's true that 2h specializes only in riser engineering but i think the things they do are pretty specialize. Things like SCRs, tendon risers are the way forward as the industry moves into deeper waters...hence, i think a few years of experience in these areas might even land you a job abroad...

This post has been edited by fivesquared: Aug 11 2010, 09:56 PM

haha. yup3. some malaysian that i meet in my company are very good. but their ticket not from malaysia.

i believe that they reduced the seatime required because lack of senior officers. but this will also make the quality worse. in some country, they've to undergo class 2, sail for some time then take class 1. in malaysia it is combined class2 and class 1. that's why i believe make the current officer suck. they're still young and lack of experience and competency.

btw, what is ur position now in OnG?