Most of the cases, drilling contractors own the rigs and provide the drilling services (exploration/development) and some of the rigs are capable doing the well intervention works. Not only that, with the current market, some of the rigs also willing to contract the rig ONLY for ACCOMMODATION/HOTEL.

Oilfield service companies, on the other hand provide the specialists, tools and technology to achieve the campaign's objective.

For example (in normal case);

Client:- Shell/PCSB/EXXON etc ; contracted
Drilling contractor : Transocean/Seadrill/Maersk Drilling (i.e Jack up Rig / Semisubmersible Rig/Drillship) - The rig packages are often offered as it is and sometimes require to do upgrades depending on the client's requirement on the drilling campaigns.

Client also contracted;
Service companies to provide;

Slb / halliburton /Baker etc: MWD/LWD; DD services (crew & tools/equipment)
Slb / halliburton /Baker etc: Wireline services (crew & tool/equipment)
MI Swaco/Scomi etc : Drilling Fluids services (crew & materials)
Geoservices/DHI/etc: Mud Logging Services (crew & monitoring equipment/sensors)
SLB/Baker/etc: Hole opening, Fishing services, etc (crew & tools/equipment)
WTFD/Franks/KST : Tubular running services (crew & tools/equipment)
WTFD/HAL/BH etc: Completion Services (crew & tools/equipment)
FMC/etc: Wellhead Services (crew & tools/equipment)
Oceaneering /etc: ROV services (for floating rigs)

when crude oil is dropping...it's a very bad news for upstream but it's a damn good news for downstream and vice versa .... while upstream is scaling down...downstream is gearing up...  alot of upgrading works going on to improve operation and productivity....

Thank you very much for very informative reply, meonkutu11. 

So, drilling contractors only provide drilling rigs (which includes drill string and bit, fluid circulation system and blowout prevention system). The drilling rigs need to be complemented with tool and technology supplied by oilfield service companies, for exploration/development to occur. Ok, I understand it.

For oilfield service companies, entry-level field engineers can venture into many types of oilfield services, such as drilling, completion, fracturing, coil tubing and so on.

Are types of entry-level field engineers in drilling contractors as diverse, as in oilfield service companies?

wait till crude oil price drop to USD20-30, you will see the effect.

wait till crude oil price drop to USD20-30, you will see the effect.

when crude oil is dropping...it's a very bad news for upstream but it's a damn good news for downstream and vice versa .... while upstream is scaling down...downstream is gearing up...  alot of upgrading works going on to improve operation and productivity....

Arab Saudi won't let the crude oil price to drop below USD30 since their oil equivalent production cost is about there. I feel that crude oil price had gone to its lowest level and its trending up pending OPEC' meeting.

But let's comeback to talk about career in oil and gas.

Wondering what do you guys think about taking up a Contract offer versus current permanent staff position in the current climate?
I feel like my current position has 0 growth at all, but I understand permanent staff has a little more security than contract.

Also, I'm guessing this is kinda obvious but I gotta ask anyway, Contract staff don't usually get performance bonus do they? During contract renewal, do they give out salary increments/renegotiate salary package?

Does anybody heard company names transfame?
There is few vacancy available.

http://www.transfame.com.my/career/offshore-crew/

Does anybody heard company names transfame?
There is few vacancy available.

http://www.transfame.com.my/career/offshore-crew/

Hi all,

Im interested in joining Oil n Gas Field (Mechanical Engineer)

May i know what is the job scope of being a Mechanical Consultant Engineer in OnG?
as far as i know for construction covered fire,ACMV,sanitary and so on, im from construction base

Hope you mind give some advice =)

relatively young company , but not Ali Baba company as mentioned by supersound

Hi all,

Im interested in joining Oil n Gas Field (Mechanical Engineer)

May i know what is the job scope of being a Mechanical Consultant Engineer in OnG?
as far as i know for construction covered fire,ACMV,sanitary and so on, im from construction base

Hope you mind give some advice =)

Wondering what do you guys think about taking up a Contract offer versus current permanent staff position in the current climate?
I feel like my current position has 0 growth at all, but I understand permanent staff has a little more security than contract.

Also, I'm guessing this is kinda obvious but I gotta ask anyway, Contract staff don't usually get performance bonus do they? During contract renewal, do they give out salary increments/renegotiate salary package?

go dig out the old posts. 

For consultant sides, mechanical engineers are usually split into two sub-disciplines - mechanical and piping. The job scope varies quite a bit for each discipline.

If you're attached to the piping division, well, the name itself is pretty self-explanatory. Your scope will cover piping equipment, for example valves and pressure vessels. You'll be working closely with piping designers to define piping routes, along with the stress analysis team on FIV, AIV studies along with, well, stress analysis. Piping & piping equipment MTOs and datasheets will come from you too.

If you're offered a mechanical engineering position, your job scope will cover rotating equipment and mechanical skids (CI skids, fuel gas skids, cranes, HVAC etc). Material handling will also form part of your responsibilities.

For both sub-trees, as part of vendor data incorporation, you'll prepare technical requisition packages and will be required to review vendor documents and drawings to ensure that they are in line with your design.

Oh and by the way,
Fire - Technical safety (F&G detectors are under the jurisdiction of C&A)
ACMV - The term HVAC is the norm in this industry. Essentially the same thing though.
Sanitary - Piping

Upgrade also need to see how much land a refinery has and usually upgrading from current capacity are not easy, usually they will upgrade secondary production unit, like Shell recently build their hydrotreater to cater Euro2M fuel spec.
Downstream currently are making money as the oil price low but product price remain steady(high)

Thank you for your informative reply bro, appreciate that

The pay in construction consultancy firm is quite low, so possible to get higher in OnG Consultancy?

as well as Future career extension path better?