Bryson Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have recently been made redundant and have since been interested in a career in the oil rigs. I am wondering if any members on here are in that industry and have any advice for me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 monsween has experience and im sure a few others do aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Save your soul, don't do it:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Have a mate that used to work on one. According to him its good money but after a while it just becames a grind - esp if you have a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just a quick rundown of the 2 main types of offshore worker. 1st is a Service Company Representative, which is an individual that works for a company that supply personnel to a Rig (being rented by a Vendor) for certain job types. An easy example of that is me, i'm a Cementer for Halliburton (its more technical than it sounds.....but not much haha), Monsween i believe works in Completions. The second is Rig personnel, which are people that work for the companies that actually own the rig. Its not that hard to get into the latter providing your willing to fork out the money to get your Offshore Survival and Medical done out of your own pocket, which can be pretty expensive. There's three main ways of getting offshore, first one (and best) is knowing someone who's in the industry. Alot of service companies do a fair percentage of their hiring through word of mouth and referrals. Secondly is to spam service companies ie Halliburton, Schlumberger etc with your CV and keep getting in contact with them to check if there are any openings. I know a few guys who have gotten started offshore by doing this. Thirdly, and the most expensive route is to get your offshore survival and medical done privately. Once you have those, you can approach firms that will take you on and "rent" you out to offshore installations as a Roustabout which is basically the first rung on any Rig as Rig Crew. After a few hitches on the same rig, you will be offered to transfer over and work for the company that own the Rig ie Ensco, NJR, Maersk etc etc, providing your doing a good job that is !! The hardest part is actually getting started, its a bit of a niche market, but once your in, its alot easier to move round and change jobs throughout the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 If you have a trade, that certainly helps.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Cheers supradan24, im going to look into the training stuff 2moro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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