Offshore Industry Jobs: Job-seeking Advice

Extreme Oil - New Opportunities Offshore
In the mid-1980s the price of oil collapsed to as little as $10 a barrel, bringing to a close the last real frontier in oil and gas exploration. Stuart Shepherd explores how soaring oil prices are pushing oil and gas companies into a new and extreme era of exploration.

Playing the Field - Life as an Oil Field Engineer
Travelling the world discovering new seams of oil can be an exhilarating adventure but have you got what it takes? Paul French talks to Marshal Strobel, a 26-year-old field engineer with Halliburton about life as an oil field engineer.

The Offshore Generation Game
Oil workers are ageing fast and to plug the looming skills gap the industry must recruit more of the Playstation generation into its ranks. Paul French steps aboard Chevron’s Captain FPSO in the North Sea to look at both sides of the generation gap.

How to Get on the Offshore Industry Job Ladder
Information on how to start your search for a career in the offshore industry. This article provides information on graduate programmes in the oil industry including sponsorship / grants for undergraduates and on-the-job training with oil companies.

Interview: Jake Molloy, General Secretary
Case study on Jake Molloy, general secretary of the Offshore Industry Liaison Committee (OILC). Jake describes how he started his career in the offshore industry from his first job at Chevron oil company to his current position at the OILC.

Interview: Kirsty Sneddon, Well Engineer
Case study on Kirsty Sneddon, a well engineer for Canadian oil company Nexen Inc. Kirsty describes how she became a well engineer, and offers advice to mechanical and chemical engineering students interested in pursuing a career in the oil industry.