Samjay009: @scantee. Am a grad of elect/elect engr waitin for nysc. I hav a flair for ICT but major in networking. I currently hav a CCNA and currently working towards my CCNP. Pls I wanna ask what it takes to get a Job in the ICT dept of the Oil coys preferrably as a network/systems engineer. What are d tinz I need to do and d certifications I need to acquire. Thanx

scantee: where are the places u have been? Let me see if i can link u up with smbdy there.

BlueDiva: The real perks of working in an oil company is enjoyed by those expatriates execs.

First class trips when going on vacation
Bullet proof vehicles and escort when leaving the island.
Nice houses on the island.
Free shipping of personal items from home country.
Free driver and fueling of vehicle to be used 24/7
Free importation of foods and essentials from outside the country to meet their needs.
Driver, cook and maid at beck and call.

These are the real prima donas.

yamakuza:

do you/we enjoy the same things when you/we go to their countries? or do they enjoy those perks only in Nigeria?

(role reversal vs peculiarity to Nigeria)

mko abiola:
But I learnt is alwys a policy for oil coys not accept HND lower credit.
I av argued over dis times without noba.
If u can gv details of ds,it wil b ok.

BlueDiva:

Wrong misconception.
You will find all disciplines in the O&G sector.

People tend to think only Engineers work in the oil company.
French, Yoruba, Geography, English, Mass Comm all have their places there.

There are people who work in HR, PRO, Accounts, Admin, Safety, Security etc.
Whether, HND, B.sc, Upper or lower you can work there, no big deal. Oil companies are too over hyped down here.

Rickywowoz:
sir i hv been to schlumberger,halliburton,Total,chevron and some other oil companies that are less popular...jst give me the link to any company even if na 4 ghana,i go enter there...thanks alot boss,i'm still loyal...

mba emeka: I see were Jarus is coming from. Its almost like the "voice of Jacob but the hand of Esau". I no be bad belle. I'm just calling it as I see it.

scantee: sorry i dnt knw anybody there. Maybe try registering with Shell student/career online, if ur succesfully registered. U can print out the comfirmation page and go with it to SPDC PH office. I believe they will allow u in with that.

Rickywowoz:
you can link me to any company you knw somebody..i no get choice,i will happily do my I T anywhere...thanks alot

scantee: where do you base presently?

ebixy: @ scantee and odas, do u knw much abt Mobil Producing Nigeria/NNPC Apprentice/
Trainee Program. i mean hw d training goes and is it automatic employment after completion of the training?

scantee: nt really my man.

ebixy: na wa o, so u tink a company after spending money to train u cn let u go for ntn let anoda company gain frm dier trainee

Rickywowoz: port-harcourt but i'm a student of unizik

scantee: Ya my man dats my field, bt the mst important is that u need to have comprehensive knwoldge both in networking, hardware maintenance and phone/fax line configurations, bcs u will be faced with alot of challanges along the line. Bt i wil advice u to go and get comprehensive training on fibre optic. Mst netwrking is nw running on submarine.

scantee: yap 1,2,4,6 is ok. With that, u have 85% chances of securing offshore job. But i will advice you, if you want to do HSE, Try to enroll in any centre accredited by those major oil company such as: NLNG,SPDC etc so that you can get familiar with there Job hazards Analysis (JHA codes) because it differs from the one of NISP, and their Policy/ Work statement aren't the same. If you can identify most of their codes, then you can identify most other companies own as well.

Samjay009:


Wen u said phone/fax line configurations, were u referring to VoIP phones?

Ikwere fist son: pls kan u list sm of ds institutes dat are afilitatd wit ds oil coys.tnx

oyintiloye: Any oil and gas or petroleum engineering student here who studies in English? I need help with English textbooks on petroleum engineering.

Jarus:

This English is just un-Shell!

Now, I'm convinced I'm right.

And FYI, I'm an O&G person too. I have enough friends in Shell across the world, from that Freeman to Shell New Orleans to Shell Norway.