Ooo is it??? They love Malaysians???
Actually i have an interest to experiencing working in the middle east, has anyone been thru there b4? Mind to share your experience pls?

I agree on this. Oil and Gas is an all time best paid career, especially in Malaysia. Telco is definitely not as competitive as you think it is.

Most of people want to enter this field but lack of knowledge about this field. Not all people suitable this field, you need scarify your personal life, it is no life in offshore.

In oil n gas.. 6k salary is nothing.. In my company.. if we work offshore for 2 week.. you can get more than 10k. even though you just working for 1 year.. the offshore allowance is high.. but normally my clicks didn't want to stay offshore for too long because of no life...

Now im in OnG, as a distribution exec, i dont mind if no life for 2-3 weeks every month as long as have money and can go home safe. Still cant work off shore yet, if have the chance i will sure grab it!!! I've no engineering background, any idea how can i join off shore? help help

This post has been edited by yehlai: Nov 26 2010, 09:21 AM

In a month you're living as a no-lifer for 2 weeks which accounts for half a month, that means if your whole OnG career is gonna be spent on the ocean, half of your career you don't have life

just a joke no offense though

Still I'm having a huge huge interest in this industry though, because the environment is challenging and not to forget, the money is good.

But I suppose the risk is high coz you're working close to heavy machinery and most of all, you're way out in the ocean, right?
Hence all the trainings & safety stuff by those OnG companies.

This post has been edited by jianh: Nov 26 2010, 11:14 AM

Why not? oil and gas industry also need IT man.

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Added on November 26, 2010, 5:11 pmAgreed. But most of my colleague said they work offshore for a short time period only.

Collect more money in less working days..

This post has been edited by azliayob: Nov 26 2010, 05:11 PM

any openings for internship in Oil and Gas industry?i'll be having my internship from 4th april to 25th june 2011,currently third year degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Universiti Tenaga National.Preferable field related to Electrical or Control Engineering
CV will be provided upon request,thx

This post has been edited by xemse89: Nov 26 2010, 07:32 PM

help help..

What background are you?

There is non-engineer position for offshore. Just that you are more to support the offshore crew eg. medic, radiooperator, catering crew and etc. If you are doing IT/Telecommunication, most likely you are able to go offshore but it will be not that frequent, more to support the offshore crew to troubleshoot problems.

Im Business Management background. Thinking of getting HSSE cert so can do something like safety officer ? Or can have other options?

This post has been edited by yehlai: Nov 28 2010, 11:42 AM

But I hear when you work offshore it's like staying in a hotel in the middle of the sea.

Unlimited food supplies, drinks, satellite TVs, internet, gymnasium, playstation 2, can also go fishing in the evening. Good money good life. Just you will be seing the same guys (most likely guys) everyday.

Yea, that is so true...the living facilities at offshore is awesome...astro tv, gaming, gym, internet are provided...food is great...the roomboy will do room cleaning for you...exactly is like an hotel...but after awhile you will get bored...maybe the 1st few trips is awesome...lol

wow,sounds interesting.

PS2... gawd... they are like so yesterday....we are talking PS3 and Xbox 360 now

o.O it's the middle of the ocean what more can you ask for?

Hello guys.... i just wanna ask a very simple question.
Is the O&G industry a trade-off of social life for money (for an engineer) ? I'm interested in joining but I still want a LIFE.

This post has been edited by AREA51: Nov 29 2010, 09:01 PM

not necessary...there are various positions in the industry..ranging from onshore to offshore..

if you're office based, then there's no difference from other occupation..but of course you don't earn the same amount of money that offshore can give you...unless you work for 7-8 years in the office for example.

dude, there's no "free meal" in this world..be realistic

hi all. I'm a master student, currently doing full time research in petrophysics and rock physics field. i would like to know my chances in oil and gas industry after my graduation. i've heard before that if O&G companies want to hire people with master qualification, they will put us (master holder) in research only. Meaning that, we will mostly spend our time in lab. Not sure whether this is true or not.. Since this is O&G forum full with O&G experienced people, so i'm asking this question. Can i apply for positions other than lab-based like exploration or field engineering, etc2...?

Since youre taking petrophysics, than its very likely you will work in office (although you can always try a diff position). Petrophysicist is quite in demand in Malaysia, since its quite hard to find locally breed petrophisicist (mostly regional or expat). In oil companies or consultants, you'll work in the office (not lab). Your job will be assessing well log data to determine reservoir quality, fluid, pressure, etc. You will be busiest during drilling season. Other than that, its just a normal office hour.