Hello, usually during the medical check up, which parts will be checked? whole body?

aker solution and technip which is better to join?

I have to disappoint you on this. Oil and Gas industry is HUGE. It is really up to you. For instance, if I tell you to go for design or engineering, people from construction will disagree with me and list down all their reasons. All have their pros and cons…do the reading and research, also the important is to know your strength and weakness. Do not choose for the sake of popular or money…I believe all areas in OnG pay you good money if you have a right skills, attitude and networking.

And yes, it is true. Normally drilling rig crews and some of other offshore jobs working 4-weeks on and 4-weeks off. Some with fix schedule and some are not...

meh... only 4k ah? contractors make a lot more than them la itu macam. lol.
most of those fresh engineers I've met knows nothing la.
They can,t even interpret the isometric drawings properly. and yet, they wanna lanci to the contractors. lol

Now become "Sapura Newfield Kencana"... So later they only need to Sub the FPSO/Floater and Subsea to Vendor, lain2 can buat sendiri..

from UNITEN...idk maybe 50 applications i made..apply from jobstreet...at careers.petronas.com.my , emadis.tnb.com.my , http://www.petron.com.my and etc i also applied...but still dint get a chance

I graduated recently with a degree in petroleum engineering, but with below average grades (the basis of rejection from big companies, and therefore an underlying assumption for the rest of the post). I have no hesitation starting with smaller, lesser-known companies, and even agree with your opinion that one may learn more (though this depends highly on the individual's motivation).

But see my dilemma here: for MechE, EE, ChemE etc. there are many small-scale companies offering work relevant to their degree. But for petroleum engineers, as far as I know there isn't a single small, local company hiring petroleum engineers to work as a reservoir/drilling/production engineer, at least not one that will overlook my grades (grades aren't exactly failing, a 2.8/4.0). Even Petronas's G.E.E.S program requires a 3.0. Hence I don't know where my "work from bottom" lies at. Unless it means foregoing a reservoir engineering career forever and working with service companies. This is a leading question to...if I work for a service company for 2-3 years, coming out of it will I be able to land an entry-level reservoir/production engineer job with operator companies? Working as a driller for a service company is fun, I agree, but if I had to choose between drilling and reservoir/production I would go with the latter due to the cyclical nature of the O&G industry. During times of less exploration, reservoir/production engineers stay employed, not so for drilling engineers

And would you advise against working non-engineering jobs (e.g. drilling technical assistant, field technician) for 1-2 yrs experience v.s waiting longer for more engineering opportunities? Again, would this affect my hiring chances as an entry-level drilling/production/reservoir engineer? I truly appreciate any advice you guys could provide.

Ah I totally forgot about the alternate route of grad school. The earliest I could finish at UTP (they don't seem to specify a minimum CGPA requirement) would be 1.5 years, but who knows how industry employment will be like then? People keep talking about an economy bubble burst. Our national oil reserves are falling faster than it's being replenished. Other MNCs may follow Newfield in exiting Malaysia to concentrate on their shale assets elsewhere. All this combined with the generally agreed on fact that Masters' holders have less job opportunities than degree holders  (the "overqualified applicant" argument), I think I'll take my chances gaining valuable O&G experience during the 1.5 years, even if it's non-engineering related.

Talking about Master and Bachelor degree, I sometime feel that most company think Master is overqualified. I spoke to some recruitment firm during careers fair and they think the same way. I am myself a MEng holder in Mechanical Engineering and have been unemployed for about 4 months. I try not to be choosy by apply a lot of small/big companies but i guess my effort is not hard enough to secure a job in oil and gas.

owh okay. thanks. i will be based at offshore after my training. mine tell me how much does it cost?

this cgpa, gpa talk is demoralising mon.

lets focus on the hard work, sweat and mud. nothing is easy, even you need to "suap nasi ke dlm mulut" to feed yourself. it wont just simply hover and feed you.

not saying those with low cgpa cant secure a job neither does the higher ones. a lot of advices were given here by the old timers in diversifying your chance and tactics to secure a job; focus on that and less on the cgpa/gpa stuff.

in other news Pan M'sia contract results are just around the corner i wonder who got what. been hearing allsorts of news on it.

Hi all,

I just graduated in July 2013 (in Mechanical Engineering) and currently working but not in O&G industry. So I still searching for O&G jobs because that is what I am looking for.
Recently, I went to an interview for Design Engineer position at MMHE, and last Monday I got a call from them stating that the interview was a success, and they would like to offer me the position, but on a contract basis.

So now I am in dilemma, because in my current job, my position is permanent, BUT that's not O&G field.

On the other hand, MMHE offers me a Design Engineer position in O&G field, BUT it is 1 year contract.

So all sifus, can you guys enlighten me and also share your opinion on this?Should I go? Should I stay?

Thanks in advance! 

Hi seniors,
currently im still pursue my last semester bachelor's degree at local university. In my last semester, i need to complete my 6 months industrial training in order to graduate on July 2014.

so, the question is, am i eligible to apply for Graduate Engineering Program at any company? i have already completed all my subjects and exam papers.

thanks!

Currently working at GLC at southern malaysia. recently got offer from major oil and gas company. but in dilemma either to accept it or not. let me summarize the pro and cons, and point out ur advice in here.

current company

1. working environment: aircond
2. salary rm2700
3. working hours 8-5, mon to fri.
4. no ot
5. no career development. abit swing from my study at uni.

offer company

1. working environment: hot, dusty
2. salary rm3000
3. working hours 8 - 5, mon to fri, Saturday half day.
4. ot 15/hours
5. good career development.
6. related to my study.

advice pls.

petronas 4k if u can enter

no fixed salary, all depends on the company that wants u

Received this from my friend. I believe this is the first fatal incident for 2014.

Work safe guys.

Can acca fresh graduate work in oil and gas company? Or only engineer can work in OnG company?? Thanks

Any suitable position for someone from geotechnical background. Quite keen to join the O&G fraternity but my experience is mainly in MRT projects though ..
Hopefully some here can give some comment

hi all seniors, im going to graduate by sept 2014 in bachelor in naval architecture n shipbuilding. anyone can recommend me any sub contractor company looking for fresh graduate? found only big companies in this thread.. can anyone recommend me small company or sub contractor company i can applied for fresh graduates? tq all

MMC and Principia (www.principia.fr) are looking for fresh naval architects. You should know how to apply if interested.

You dont want to ask your seniors about the job opening but you posting here in this forum asking about the same thing. Dont you think your seniors are more better to be asked as they might be already in the same industry (marine or naval architecture)??