Yeah...i was caught between a rock and a hard place when given the opportunity to work overseas. I have my family,gf of 4yrs here, friends. but i decided to accept the offer....wanna travel, work in a different field and earn a good living. But hey....at least we get plane tickets back home every year. And the off days are long....few weeks to months. Can come back then too.


Yup, offshore is where the big bucks are. If no connections they wouldn't even look at u or your resume. It's especially difficult to get into companies overseas.

This post has been edited by WildChai: Mar 3 2006, 12:08 PM

mind to tell where did u apply to? I'm interested too... hahaha...

You could try visiting Petronas or Shell website. Should have something in the career section.
Also try ExxonMobil...THE number 1 company in the world.
Also websites of other overseas company like Weatherford, Halliburton, Schlumberger....

any sales/marketing related person in gas $ oil company here?

Anyway, i would like to ask among the servicing companies (Halliburton, Weatherford, and Schlumbeger) which company provide the best training and salaries. And do the accept fresh graduates ? if yes, what the basic requirement need .. like a First Class or 2nd Class degree .. ? or other relevant skills ...
alrite , then bout their websites that i have visit... its is possible jus to email them our resume ? ?

the basic salary i think its little, but the allowance is damm high.
but u need to think twice b4 accept it.if u dont go to offshores no allowance, so u only have basic.

but wad are the chances u not going offshore?

It all depends actually. By reputation and standards itself, the most sought after is Halliburton from what i hear.
As for the big blue...they got a reputation for hire, train and fire their employees at a blink of an eye.
The big red has quite a good rep too.

My apologies....the big blue a.k.a Schlumberger. the big red a.k.a. Weatherford.

Your degree level gives u an edge on your salary. it does make a difference...
It's best if there's an opening stated in their website. or search for oil/gas careers website.

If u manage to work for the big companies and overseas. Your salary in RM is very very high. For beginners or trainees, u get paid like USD 2-4K basic. After training, they'll revise your basic salary again.

Offshore allowances are very good...depend on how long and level u r in. Like my previous posts. In 5 yrs working offshore, your pay can exceed RM20-30K a month.


If employees are dumb arses which can't learn squat and complaining alot. They will definitely NOT have a chance to go offshore often.

This post has been edited by WildChai: Mar 17 2006, 06:44 PM

my relatives work in petrol industries. they say good pay...

the chances is high when u are too lazy. but i donno yet, anyway wild ugpm

wild chai u nver really did mention wad position are u holding in the oil and gas company u're at rite now

i'm really curious to know

This post has been edited by tunasandwich: Mar 17 2006, 08:10 PM

family... that's the sacrifice... I only see my father for 1 week every 3 months...

pay depends on job .. like my dad he's just a regular technician.. usually work in oversea office.

IT also got chance to be in the OnG field as they need them to design production program, write calculation software.... or server operator.. it's an industry that offers vast jobs.

well I do think Mechanical engineers involved too....
as some of my seniors working with Petronas, Schlumberger(spelling correct?) at off shore....

I guess mechanical engineers that able to take petroleum as their major stand a bigger chance though.

sounds really good...tempted!!!

no doubt... oil n gas industry reli pay u good... my dad works as a safety exec in petronas doin simple little workload, preparing training materials etc got over 10k salary... now im trying to convince him to fit me in lolz but im a 'no paper' litle kid... he wants to push me offshore tho

hahah mayb ur dad can help us get some offshore jobs too

my dads in oil gas, for the last 20+ years, and fell in and out of it. den his back in oil and gas, well i can certainly say he is enjoying oil and gas again.

but its not a good job if you want to be your own boss. you'll deff be under some one unless he starts his own company.

its a good paying job i can say, my dads a chemical engineer by the way.

Fire their employee with a blink of an eye? Where did u hear that?

If you don't know, please say u don't know.

Working offshore is hard, I heard must work 48 hours non stop.