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22nd September 2009
The offshore oil industry is one of the most interesting and exciting places to work on the planet.
Your career could take you around the globe and to its every corner
The oil industry is a massive worldwide employer. Wages are often very high.
The... Read >
Author: ArticleMedia22nd September 2009
Oil rig jobs in the offshore oil industry is one of the most interesting job and exciting places to work on the planet.
Your career could take you around the globe and to its every corner from exotic Asia to Latin America and midle-east.
Go To the li... Read >
Author: ArticleMedia02nd August 2009
By offshore jobs we usually mean employment opportunities at offshore oil rigs. Offshore jobs are characterized by distinctive working conditions, high work load, but at the same time considerably higher offshore salary than in any other sector of economy... Read >
Author: Rupert10th July 2009
A Senate committee in Washington has approved opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, including an area that is rich in natural gas only 10 miles off the Florida coastline. However, a 45-mile ‘buffer zone' would be established around... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer10th July 2009
Despite a turbulent period for world economies, investment experts believe that there are green shoots of optimism starting to poke through, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Thanks to a surge in prices for crude oil, the industry is starting to fee... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer10th July 2009
The Norwegian Government has approved the plans for the development of the Oselvar Field, which could result in a sharp rise in the number of drilling jobs, oil rig jobs and oil careers connected to the huge project. The Oselvar Field and further developm... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer10th July 2009
Nigeria's oil and gas industry provides 90% of its foreign exchange earnings every year - a huge proportion of the country's GDP. However, the country is concerned that the benefits of this massive industry are not being shared out fairly amongst the Nige... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer17th June 2009
The interview is very scary for a lot of people seeking oil rigs employment. This feeling is only natural - it's the final obstacle between them and getting their offshore oil rig jobs. Especially for new job seekers who cannot find many vacancies for off... Read >
Author: Calvin05th June 2009
In the middle of an economic recession, any good news is welcome, particularly if it comes from traditionally blighted industries such as heavy engineering or the oil and gas fields. So it is particularly good news for Tyneside-based oil and gas engineeri... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th June 2009
In the middle of one of the worst economic crises in decades, the state of Nebraska in the USA is about to get a half-billion dollar boost from the oil industry. Work will begin shortly on the Nebraska section of the Keystone Pipeline - a 2,148 mile long ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th June 2009
Partners in ExxonMobil XOM.AX's liquefied natural gas project, based in Papua New Guinea, are eagerly anticipating the finalization of a financial package that will get the project into production. The good news comes after the consortium reached a key su... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th June 2009
The US Court of Appeals decision to halt oil and gas drilling plans in Alaska have resulted in battle lines being drawn up between two diverse camps involved in the issue.
On the one side are the environmentalists and the Inupiaq Eskimo people, who hav... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th June 2009
According to a report by Houston based consulting company Ziff Energy Group Ltd, unconventional natural gas production will account for more than half of North America's gas supply by 2030. One of the main methods will be through Barnett Shale production,... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th June 2009
An appeals panel has ruled that the Interior Department failed to adequately analyze a Bush administration plan to auction off leases to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic seas has effectively put Alaskan drilling on hold, it has been reported.
Oil an... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer04th June 2009
Aberdeenshire-based Subocean Group has announced that they are to create 50 new jobs as the result of a round of contract wins for the company. Subocean, based in Westhill, have already taken on an additional 75 staff in the past twelve months, bucking th... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer01st June 2009
Looking for oil rigs employment is always stressful regardless of your experience. You always wonder if there are jobs available (yes, there are jobs available - Exxon alone is spending $150 billion over the next five years on exploration and drilling), i... Read >
Author: Calvin22nd April 2009
Until the world no longer needs oil, there will always be oil rig employment. Billions of dollars have been spent on research, but there is still no replacement. With the International Energy Agency projecting that oil companies worldwide will spend $20 t... Read >
Author: Calvin15th April 2009
The battle to tap into Alaska’s oil reserves has taken a new turn with the announcement that the state has given Exxon Mobil Corp. conditional permission to begin drilling in a North Slope oil field known as Point Thompson. The site is one of the larges... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer15th April 2009
There are many oil careers available and they can open the door to new experiences and cultures. Oil and gas are truly global industries that link countries; a resource may be found in one country, before being piped and found in others. As a result, any ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer15th April 2009
Choosing a career in oil exploration can introduce you to a rewarding and challenging occupation that offers a wealth of opportunities for career development and progression. Working on an oil rig can be physically and mentally demanding, but the rewards ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer09th February 2009
Rig welding jobs pay about $62,000 per year. This is more than double the average salary of welders in the manufacturing industry - good news as more and more production jobs move overseas. Even if this will be your first oil rig job, you still have a cha... Read >
Author: Calvin09th January 2009
Are you looking for oil rigs employment? Job hunting in any field can feel like a major challenge. But it can be particularly daunting in the offshore oil and gas industry, especially when you are new and cannot find an entry-level position in free job bo... Read >
Author: Calvin31st December 2008
Many people are drawn to work in the oil industry as the wages are high and there is a level of excitement and adventure when it comes to offshore oil rig jobs. There are a range of jobs available from entry level, to trades through to supervisors and man... Read >
Author: Claire Calkin03rd December 2008
Cut the arteries of business and they bleed oil. Anything that interrupts the flow of this precious black liquid is likely to send the world economies into freefall. So as nervous investors watched the price of oil climb to dizzying heights earlier this y... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer21st October 2008
There are two major components to the oil and gas industry: �upstream� and �downstream�. �Upstream� in used to describe the processes involved in obtaining crude oil and gas from natural resources. This is likely to involve the exploration of ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer06th October 2008
Did you hear that there are plenty of jobs in the oil fields, but can't seem to get rig employment yourself? Maybe you are making one of these 5 mistakes:
1. Rig employment in some locations is seasonal. For example, oil drilling jobs in northern Canad... Read >
Author: Calvin12th September 2008
Oil employment is hot! Despite rhetoric from USA, Saudi Arabia as well Iran, the price of oil remains above $100. Is it any wonder that oil companies are still hiring? In the USA, unlike many countries, smaller independent companies are hiring for oil rig... Read >
Author: Calvin03rd September 2008
In some ways, a job in an oil rig is a bit like a jail sentence, or a job in the army. You are confined to a rather cramped location for a long period of time, then the people in charge let you out. Then you go back in. And out again. And repeat this proc... Read >
Author: Calvin01st September 2008
Oil field jobs form their own niche in the oil and gas industry. For example, their job responsibilities, workload and scope are very different from jobs in an oil trading company. Their closest relative would be offshore oil rig jobs. Nevertheless, a rou... Read >
Author: Calvin16th August 2008
The oil industry is booming right now, with many offshore oil rig jobs needed to crew the new drilling rigs. Top economists project the oil boom to last the next 14 to 20 years, which will likely lead to oil jobs outstripping financial and IT jobs. While ... Read >
Author: Calvin15th August 2008
Offshore oil rig jobs are hot right now, due in part to oil prices shooting up from $80 per barrel to $100 to $130 and above. Every Tom, Dick and Harry is applying for offshore oil rig jobs and competing with you for a job on an oil rig. To beat them out,... Read >
Author: Calvin15th August 2008
Offshore oil rig jobs are the hot new jobs for this coming decade, bumping IT and finance from their perch. These are some of the jobs in the upstream oil industry, where you look for oil and drill for it. Then there is the midstream, where you refine and... Read >
Author: Calvin01st May 2008
The Australian offshore oil rig jobs industry is an exciting industry to be employed in. A large percentage of Australian oil exploration and production occurs offshore. The Australian oil industry provides a number of employment opportunities for a larg... Read >
Author: Claire Calkin21st November 2006
As you probably know by now, the offshore oil rig jobs imply physical work. Almost all the rig companies on the market try to offer their employees an enjoyable time onboard. Especially as there are accommodation wings that meet 4 or 5 star hotel standard... Read >
Author: Dalvin Rumsey08th October 2005
While many of the offshore oil rig jobs are physical in nature, many of the rig companies go out of their way to make sure your time spent onboard is an enjoyable one. For instance employees may find themselves living in accommodation wings that meet 4 or... Read >
Author: Claire Calkin
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