First of all... Selamat Hari Raya to all lowyat.net forumer

I need some direction to kickstart my career in oil and gas field . Below is my details for your information

Race: Malay
Hometown : Somewhere at east coast of Malaysia peninsular
Highest Education level : Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
CGPA : 3.21
University : local university ( universiti malaysia pahang ) formerly known as university college of engineering and technology (KUKTEM)
Internship experience : Bumiputra Service company with core business in operating water injection plant, integrated mercury services (decontamination, mapping,survey), trading and rental of PPE.
Weakness: cannot swim and quite panic in water ( dont know if i can work upstream..)

i will graduate at the end of this year and seriously looking for direction in oil and gas career. My aims is to become competent/specialist/ professional engineer in designing and commissioning of chemical plant. I do enjoy calculating and design but i don't know if i stand a chance for that as a career. i was a team leader of plant design project during final semester .

Any suggestion which company i should apply to?

errr can you elaborate more on that? i think i should go for consultant but don't have any idea which one

Race: Malay
Qualification: Degree in Chemical Engineering ( local uni) cgpa: 3.21
English proficiency: moderate
Cannot Swim and afraid of sea (weird lol)

Can you list down comp that I should try in order to join oil and gas industry. ( as much as possible)



This post has been edited by Getz: Jan 8 2009, 05:14 PM

Do you know you that UMP (chemical engineering) have a factory size lab for pilot plants and clean room for chemical experiment. That lab also received certification from NIOSH for safety. Student required to wear safety boot, safety helmet and engineer jacket to enter. They train like engineer there. UMP superbly focused in engineering like UTP. 90 percent of the staff from UTM including dean of faculty.

Can someone list down company taking freshie in Chemical Engineering? As much as possible. Thanks

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 8 2009, 05:43 PM

Where are all the sifu in this sector? Busy working? Need advice here.

I did seeking for employment now. Even with this tough time, life must go on. I just want to collect a lot of info from this thread. I became a silent reader of this thread from beginning. But I need more advice.

I have a 6 month practical training experience with local company with a core business in upstream. But the don't have immediate vacancy for me to fill in. I don't mind working with upstream or downstream. As long i can learn and gain exp as much as possible. The problem is, it's really hard to have a kick start here. That's why i need to know list of possible company that i can apply. There are a lot of company out there that i might be missed. I don't have a complete info on the player in this industry. I did a research and this is part of it. Collecting info from forumer here. Any help will be appreciated.
By the way I'm chemical engineering graduate with second class upper grade.

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 9 2009, 09:09 PM

Wanna ask here. How many of your course mate with cgpa above 3.5?

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 9 2009, 11:30 PM

Critical thinking is crucial as engineer will face the uncommon problem in engineering. Identify problem, analyze, come out with several solution, choose appropriate solution, execute and post mortem of effectiveness of solution.
For fresh grad definitely important if you want to serve in big company. In easy word soft skill is much needed.

anyone with complete set of soft skill getting rich easier? + respect + happy life?. it's just a tool for success. The rest is up to the path that you choose.

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 10 2009, 03:42 PM

I saw two employee of Mott MacDonald check in a hotel in kemaman terengganu while wearing a coverall suit with orange color. I wonder what kind of service they are offering in malaysia. Anyone know?

Same problem here. I also want a list of oil and gas company in Malaysia. I have going through this thread from the beginning an I think there are lot more company that I didn't know. Wonder where I can get full set list.

In 10 years, when I have enough experience and knowledge in oil and gas, maybe I'll set up a website or blog as guideline for entry level like me right now.

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 11 2009, 12:44 PM

Be positive of what you're doing right now. Never mind which engineering school did you choose. The rest is up to you.

Do you have HR email and post address?

They only look for 1st class right?

This is sensitive issue. I'm conservative. In my opinion, reject the offer (if you got). I don't know if interviewer just want to test you.

Maybe I'm just pretending to be flexible with my religious. When going back home, think it over and over again. If I received the offer, I survey the condition on the rig for the first few days and asking a Muslim colleagues about the issue. And decide to continue or quit.

It's wonderful to work with petronas platform as food is halal and delicious.

If you found other promising offer and free of issue, just take it. Darurat can be take into consideration. Tawakkal je la

If just eat instant noodle and bread, you will lost appetite,energy and spirit. huhu

Mind to share which company do take chemical engineering graduate today, other than big player.

This post has been edited by Getz: Feb 17 2009, 01:19 PM