Ask your wife to try get PR and you get a dependent-visa, which is easier to find work in eurozone. O&G can find work ... north sea, norwegian sea, etc. Just few hours flight away.

The steps may take months. First, ask your wife uni/lecturer to endorse her for PR for her whatever professional/work/etc. Easier for approval than submit own. This itself may take weeks/months.
Once she gets, if I recall correctly, you can straight apply (or automatic entitle) for the dependent-visa. Remember bring all your marriage certs, etc. docs, translation into English? that you may need there. With dependent-visa, very much easier to find work.


FYI, a lot of companies are moving/starting up in Dublin recently, due to cheaper cost than other eurozone countries. So you may venture there locally and look for opportunities also, but maybe not O&G.
It was in doldrum for the past few years though, PIGS country if you follow economics.

Good luck, cheers