I'm a mechanical eng in final sem yet I dunno where I should start looking for jobs in the O&G industry, any suggestion from all the sifu here? I've try rigzone, but job in Malaysia only got 22 posting... sigh

Just got my confirmation to join Big Red as a MWD/LWD Engineer today, going to be based in kl/miri. 

Still considering it tho, since the basic salary is way lower than what I'd expected. For a fresh grad/new entrants, the basic pay is slightly lower than that of a fresh grad PETRONAS engineer.

I always assumed that service companies give more basic salary than that of operators, but guess I'm mistaken this time. Their HR assured me that the total monthly pay (basic + offshore allowance) will be much more than that, but I dunno. Can someone give me advice on this?

Decisions, decisions. Chances like this don't come often, I know. But somehow the basic pay issue doesn't sit well with me. 

UTP and UTM.
Check respective university website for more information.

until the reserve is empty, all OnG will be jobless.

if the reserves are empty, they'll just explore more.

but servicehands rely on the sales performance from their client.....it's like a chain reaction.

that simple huh.. i apologise for the silly question    and 1 more silly question. most of the O&G companies are allocated at KL?

can i know how much is the salary paid by shell for freshgrad?
i heard it is 3.8k for starting pay, regardless of what department you're in.
is that true?

are you saying with that pay post probably you'll have to work in miri???

Guys what do you think about this?
1) Subsea Engineer with one of the biggest Operators around. Based in Miri. Salary about 2x more than Option 2 below. Less travelling, more office based.
2) Completion Engineer with one of the Big 4 service companies. Based in KL. More travelling around the region due to hands-on nature of the work.

Which one would you choose? Cheers.

Mancy, Option 2 - it's with one of what I would consider the Big 4 in the services industry (Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford, Baker). 

One of my friend he work at oil plant but now they also start to cut the pay. Before that they every year get 4-7month bonus. But now.. . . .
Try to find your job at:
Malaysia new job site.
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Yeah SLB are well-known for their high pay and no nonsense ruthless approach to hiring/sacking people.

But in recession, when some people lose their jobs, there will be others who stand to gain. Currently Shell are still hiring due to their 'Malaysianisation' program as a counter to the falling oil prices and recession, ie. send the foreigners home and recruit cheaper locals to replace them.