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"It's Hard Work, but it Pays Really Well"
The oil and gas – or petroleum – industry is truly multinational. In every
newspaper just about every day there are articles about some
aspect of the petroleum industry. One can learn from reading these articles that
the majority of the world's oil comes from places in the Middle East like Saudi
Arabia, the United States, Russia, Canada, and Iraq. Despite the global nature
of the industry, the types of jobs are very similar regardless of where in the
world you are.
With the rise of China and India demand for refined petroleum has never been
higher. Gas prices are high and rising, as demand outstrips supply. Oil
companies are forced to find ways to extract more oil from known reserves and to
find new ways of getting oil. In Canada, for instance, they have found a way to
remove oil from what are called 'oil sands' in Alberta. There is ongoing talk in
the United States about opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska
to exploration and drilling. Additionally, more offshore rigs will be built and
put into operation.
Remember offshore work is not for everyone. It requires that you be away from
home, sometimes for weeks at a time. More often than not, the drilling vessel
you are on will not even be in sight of land. It involves long and hard hours,
working in all kinds of weather and conditions as well as in some dangerous
situations. Being 100 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico in the middle of a
hurricane is a frightening experience for sure!
On the plus side it is very rewarding and exciting. The food is good, the
quarters are clean and well kept, and the benefits and opportunities for
advancement are excellent. It is not uncommon for a person starting at the
bottom with no previous oil field experience to be making $60,000 to $80,000 a
year, and that is for working only six months out of the year
To get hired many of our readers suggest going through a company called
Rigworker
They will send your Resume direct to the E-mail inbox of over 1200 companies,
agencies, contractors, employers, recruiters and a whole lot more. This will
save you valuable time. Ten minutes from now your Resume will arrive at over
1200 industry recruitment addresses.
Due to constant staff turnover and regular new contracts there are always
vacancies.
What Our Reader's Said:
"Two weeks ago I came to the end of a project and started looking for work
again. I have a lot of industrial experience, but none on oil platforms. I don't
know anyone in the business. I can't drive all over the world knocking on doors.
I spent a little bit of money and about 1 to 2 hours visiting most of the
company links, most recruiters, the resume eventually took on life of it's own.
Actually I got a second inquiry today from SGFGlobal; I've told them I'm going
out with Danos and Curole. I'm now working on the Gulf of Mexico out of Houma,
LA. My investment in finding a six figure income turned out to be less than an
hour's pay. What a deal!
Rigworker has been invaluable Thanks,
David A. McCrae
Bertram, TX
Contruction worker
"I would like to thank you so much for all the help and information you provide
with your memberships. I signed up for the shortest membership a little
skeptical that it would really help at all, considering I had no direct oil
industry experience. I looked through all of your directories, job postings, and
had my resume posted with
Rigworker. Within two weeks I was being called for interviews. I just got
back from my first hitch offshore and my wife handed me messages from even more
oil companies calling for interviews! Thanks for delivering on every promise
made on your site and for helping me get started in a very promising, hot
career!"
Jason L. Martell
Bastrop, Texas
"Since joining Rigworker
I have actually been able to find entry-level jobs (Instead of wasting my time
going around in circles.) that I wasn't able to find before, giving me a real
chance at an offshore job with minimal experience. Also to know what information
oil field employers are wanting from my resume and how to send it out to the
right companies with confidents."Loretta Mabin
Maffra, Victoria, Austra
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