9ijaMan:

I'll take you on just the above point alone and simply ignore the rest of your epistle. It's a fallacy to state that "majority of Shell staff come in through the SITP programme at entry level". Your postulate smacks of someone who can barely see beyond his nose. Shell is a world wide company which does not employ from Nigeria alone. I have tens of friends who went to SITP and were left in the lurch for graduates who got their MSc from schools abroad. Let me explain better so that I wont get misquoted again: While a few friends went to SITP and others went to schools abroad, Shell still preferred to employ those who schooled abroad to the SITP guys (the same guys Shell trained). This still happens to date. By the way this was not a one off occurrence, so please save yourself the trouble of trying to explain.

I've had the opportunity to work in different continents/countries and my experience working in the industry across the world remains the same. It's your choice if you decide to continue to live in self denial.

No where in my entire posts have I said a graduate from any school in Nigeria does not stand a chance to work in the O&G industry, how you came to such a funny conclusion tells me a lot more about you. I'm fully aware that lots of school cert leavers work in the industry, as such it'll be foolhardy for any one to state that only specific Unis' grads work in the industry.

This will certainly the last I'll respond to your post. Peace!

jp philips:

im glad im bringing you closer to reality with the last paragraph of your post.

about shell and SITP, shell has a quota annually or biannual on how many people to take from SITP so don't expect shell to take everyone that participated in the programme, haven't said that
you remember that shell in fulfillment of their local capacity human development use Sitp to achieve that an agreement shell has with the FG and their host communities.

the people that are not employed are assumed to have benefitted from the programme
you may have travelled all the continents in the world, that doesn't change the fact that you speak from an employee's point of view, so you can spare me the braggadoccio.

I speak from a stake holders point of view and that is why I refer to laws and guidelines governing the industry.

hopelink1: when it reacts it is chemical! when it moves it is mechanical! etc buh what of petroleum? when it does what? my guy na chemical I dey, u r welcome to the greatest department!

Capableben: IS IT TRU THAT THIS POST MADE FRONTPAGE?

9ijaMan:

The first criteria at getting a shot into an O&G firm is to finish first with a 2:1. At least a lot of interview doors will easily open for you. UniLag and UniBen have for long ranked among the top schools in Nigeria. UniPort obviously enjoys the advantage of location. I know some here feel schools don't matter, they are very much entitled to their opinion. My almost 15 years in the industry, shows clearly that Schools do really matter. Arguing that they don't matter amounts to self denial. In the UK and the US it's the same. In fact, it does happen too in the middle east.

Back to your questions, those three schools have an almost equal ranking within the industry in Nigeria, once again UniPort enjoys location advantage, hence it just about ranks equal with the other two heavy weights.

Since there will be no significant "school factor" advantage, it then boils down to individual performance, members of the interviewing panel and finally luck.

My response above is based on real life experience and not some "equal opportunity employer" hogwash.

9ijaMan:

The first criteria at getting a shot into an O&G firm is to finish first with a 2:1. At least a lot of interview doors will easily open for you. UniLag and UniBen have for long ranked among the top schools in Nigeria. UniPort obviously enjoys the advantage of location. I know some here feel schools don't matter, they are very much entitled to their opinion. My almost 15 years in the industry, shows clearly that Schools do really matter. Arguing that they don't matter amounts to self denial. In the UK and the US it's the same. In fact, it does happen too in the middle east.

Back to your questions, those three schools have an almost equal ranking within the industry in Nigeria, once again UniPort enjoys location advantage, hence it just about ranks equal with the other two heavy weights.

Since there will be no significant "school factor" advantage, it then boils down to individual performance, members of the interviewing panel and finally luck.

My response above is based on real life experience and not some "equal opportunity employer" hogwash.

kika41: @Godakpan,but sometimes,school matters

Lilimax:
Correct.

@ OP, I will advice you to go for Chemical Engineering which is wider and with prospects.

Quite a number of them are being employed yearly in my orgnisation .

akilahafaf:
seriously am enjoying all those comment u are making but I want to ask a question will it be possible for someone who took petroleum engineering as a choice of course to later change his or course to chemical engineering cause change of course has been closes now. plus do female have the chance of getting petroleum engineering jobs?

Obaino2013:
Sorry for resurrecting this thread
I just stumbled upon it.

I am a chemical engineer, I graduated with 2.2.
Plz what certification(s) can I get to have a chance with Oil Servicing coys since the main oil coys go for 2.1?

Someone said I should go for nebosh
But am looking at instrumentation or welding

Pls someone should help me out, don't know much about certifications.

Cc: 9ijaMan, jpphilips ...

jpphilips:


Why don't you apply to smaller companies that will give you some experience and get you trained as well?

Nate7even:
Can you tell me about the work activities of a civil engineer in the field...so in love with civil engineering

Obaino2013:


Thank you very much. I really appreciate.

Yeah, process is my thing, but am looking at changing to drilling, perhaps, an Msc in petroleum Engr.

Do u know any coy(s) I can apply to?

primusmaximus:
When it comes to getting jobs, I'll advice you anyday to go for chemical engineering... I agree that petroleum departments in oil companies pay the highest but at d end of d day at least half of the staff workin in these petroleum departments studied Mech, chemical or geology.. Petroleum engineering is highly restricted, the only place you can fully use your degree is in 'some areas' of the oil industry, whereas chem, Mech and Elect can work almost anywhere ... I'm a Petroleum Engineering graduate so I know what I'm saying. If I could go back in time I'll have studied Mechanical

DIVFAVOR:
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Good one bro. @OP, my candid advise, don't study any of them, though Chemical is better when compared to Petroleum, please run and grab mechanical or electrical is you can. talking from experience, I am a chemical engr but if I can turn the hand of time I will gladly grab electrical or mechanical. Even Met Mat is better than bot chemical and petroleum in the larger industries. ( My Opinion sha). But if you want to easily make first class without stress especially when you are smart, then go and do Petroleum with that you can push your way up. In all my bro, God is the answer, When He works with you even without a degree you will always smile and have this peace that people lack. God bless your hands.

Oxytocin:
Are you trying to say mechanical engineering and electrical engineering are both better than pet and Chem engineering?? And what do you mean by one should go for Pet eng, if you wanna get first class without stress?? What of Chem engineering?? Need answers

DIVFAVOR:


Bro Like I said industry wise, Mechanical and Electrical is far way lucrative than chemical, Mention a place for me where these two disciplines cant work?

YES!!! its easier to make first class in petroleum one major reason: from your third onwards if you are smart you will never have issues, because almost what you will be seeing are no longer new to you.