I'm facing the same problem as most of the fresh graduates here.

Here's a little about myself. I graduated from the Russian Federation with a degree in Aeronautical and Rocket Engineering in 2011 and I've been working in the aircraft maintenance industry since then. I've been trying to secure a position in the oil and gas industry, preferably drilling and mechanical. But I've never gotten positive feedback from any of the companies I've applied to. The closest I've ever gotten is a phone call from Nabors but they never got back to me. I even tried Petronas Cari Gali for their operations in Turkmenistan because I speak Russian fluently but they were looking for experienced employees. I'm Sabahan but currently working in Terengganu. I've been away from home for the better part of the decade so location is not a factor for me.

So should I just give up on Oil & Gas? 

stick to aviation especially Turbomachinery - part of oil & gas/power plant/aviation, it is trending now, follow the business news, does not need to join o&g.

real life application courses which are documented and sharing with Engineers are coming from SPE, ain't cheap. without real life experience or basic fundamentals in petroleum, one may waste the $ to attend the course.

apologise to those whatever academy, some just start to boom and wanna take a piece of the pies in the market by fishing those fresh and wanna into o&g, just a way of making $. they will not last in the market.

rule of thumb, does not necessary join o&g, understand yourself: strength, background qualifications and nurture from there to become niche.
i have no idea why all must join o&g just because the trending or ?

Adding to the comments electrical engineers are needed at almost all field development stages.

Whats worrisome about questions like this is the misconception what an oil and gas industry is.

Its an industry!

People who can work in oil and gas include:
Cleaners
Cooks
Lawyers
General workers
Analyst
Accountants
Engineers
Programmers
Doctors
Sales
Seamen
Security personal ( the guards that guards your offices technically work in oil and gas)
Etc...

In order to join the industry you need to know what functional interest you want to join in the industry.

The industry is broken into further upstream and downstream segments and this defination is used differently depending on the field of work within the industry. Say in general E&P is upstream and refining is downstream. In construction onshore in downstream and offshore is upstream.

If anything is wrong do correct me but i hope that people here seeking to join the industry please get an idea of what you're getting into before asking for advice. I would say if you ask the right questions you will get the right answer.

safety department sucks alot of money also worrr