Seened: @ Xfire, Timmy, Syenite, RentedReality and all

Please I need your wisdom; I am currently in my final year studying for a B Tech in Project Management Technology. I would love to know what "extra things" to do or acquire to boost my chances of securing a job in the oil and gas industry. The buzz in my department right now is about acquiring a professional qualification like PMI's CAPM or PMP. Your insights will be very appreciated. Thank you.
By the way I am currently on a 2:1 standing.

babystathopoulos:
Extra things to do:
1. Be that patient student, this not the time to bother yourself about where you wish to work. finish your first degree and make sure you actually graduate with a 2.1
2. Be that patient reader, go back to page 0 and read every comments, there are so many useful contributions that has directly and indirectly addressed your question

@all asking questions on what to study,read if possible eat to work in an oil and gas company are just bunch of lazy people. The op took his time to research and came up with this list of demanding jobs in IOC. Google is your friend you can find out anything you need to know about how your course relate to jobs in IOC

N.B. To get a job in an IOC fairly, you must be highly intelligent to pass through the stages of the recruitment

Seened: @ Xfire, Timmy, Syenite, RentedReality and all

Please I need your wisdom; I am currently in my final year studying for a B Tech in Project Management Technology. I would love to know what "extra things" to do or acquire to boost my chances of securing a job in the oil and gas industry. The buzz in my department right now is about acquiring a professional qualification like PMI's CAPM or PMP. Your insights will be very appreciated. Thank you.
By the way I am currently on a 2:1 standing.

xfire:
The 3 fields you mentioned are all good. We all have our preferences. As a petroleum engineer, you can specialize
in any of the fields. Demand depends on your location.

Tiimmy: You are absolutely correct!

First off, I never knew it was even possible to have a first degree in Project Management. That been said, I guess you should be looking at three major key areas that are also "BIG" in the oil and gas industry (although they didnt make Xfire's list ).

1. Project Department
2. Planning Department
3. Cost Controls Dept.

Lemme break it down alittle.. Most Oil and Gas companies, prefer to have Engineering graduates occupy their project departments, and the hierarchy in this department doesnt really favor graduates with non-engineering background. Most project Managers start off as "Project Engineers" or discipline engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, IC&A, subsea engineers etc) before making the climb-up to the "Manager" status.

In order words, your P.M.I, CAPM or P.M.P with zero experience and zero engineering acumen just wont cut it (for most oil and gas companies).

Cost controls department on the other hand is absolutely rare, as a matter of fact i've only heard of this position in SPDC and SNEPCO (dont know how true though), but ive seen for my self, these dept in some companies servicing SPDC. Its a very delicate department and (based on my little research) only people with extremely vast experience in Project management and Planning occupy these positions.

That leaves us with "Planning" department. In my opinion this is probably your best bet, to breaking into the oil & Gas industry (with respect to your 1st degree that is). Although (as expected most planners have engineering background), I know some "Planning Engineers" with zero engineering experience, making big bucks in the oil and gas industry.

I would advice you go learn the "PRIMAVERA" software (and may be MS-PROJECT) to boost your chances, as this is the number one software mostly used in these departments.

Except you want to venture into other areas like H.S.E, Safety etc, I believe to a very large extent that these areas i've highlighted, are probably the ones you should look to break into.

All the best sire....

Tiimmy:

First off, I never knew it was even possible to have a first degree in Project Management. That been said, I guess you should be looking at three major key areas that are also "BIG" in the oil and gas industry (although they didnt make Xfire's list ).

1. Project Department
2. Planning Department
3. Cost Controls Dept.

Lemme break it down alittle.. Most Oil and Gas companies, prefer to have Engineering graduates occupy their project departments, and the hierarchy in this department doesnt really favor graduates with non-engineering background. Most project Managers start off as "Project Engineers" or discipline engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, IC&A, subsea engineers etc) before making the climb-up to the "Manager" status.

In order words, your P.M.I, CAPM or P.M.P with zero experience and zero engineering acumen just wont cut it (for most oil and gas companies).

Cost controls department on the other hand is absolutely rare, as a matter of fact i've only heard of this position in SPDC and SNEPCO (dont know how true though), but ive seen for my self, these dept in some companies servicing SPDC. Its a very delicate department and (based on my little research) only people with extremely vast experience in Project management and Planning occupy these positions.

That leaves us with "Planning" department. In my opinion this is probably your best bet, to breaking into the oil & Gas industry (with respect to your 1st degree that is). Although (as expected most planners have engineering background), I know some "Planning Engineers" with zero engineering experience, making big bucks in the oil and gas industry.

I would advice you go learn the "PRIMAVERA" software (and may be MS-PROJECT) to boost your chances, as this is the number one software mostly used in these departments.

Except you want to venture into other areas like H.S.E, Safety etc, I believe to a very large extent that these areas i've highlighted, are probably the ones you should look to break into.

All the best sire....

sawyer89: .

gcey2k:

SAWYER

sawyer89:
Take a relax breath. This is an Ebola-free Sawyer! *winks*

xfire:
Oil and gas industry is big. Cuts across so many disciplines. Just that some disciplines are much higher in demand than others.
A postgraduate degree in a more relevant course will give you a better chance of 'fitting in' there.
Good luck

By the way, mathematics is a great course

petengine: hello xfire et al. how are u, work and
family? hope good. pls permit me to ask these few
questions; 1. Does E&P coy employed fresh
graduates at entry level as drilling engineers? 2.
what's the typical work activity of a Trainee
engineer, salary and duration of being a trainee
engineer? thanks

sawyer89: Hello xfire. Thank you for the good work you are doing here. Please, I will be most grateful if you could give us update on the Chevron Escravos GTL expansion project and the job opportunities there in for recent Engineering graduates. Thanks in anticipation.

xfire:
1. Yes, they do.

2. I presume you are still referring to a trainee engineer in an E & P coy. Typical work activity and/or duration depends on the company, department, job role and the trainee's boss. Not every coy even refers to fresh engineers as 'trainee' in the sense of that word.

goodieuzo: please how one become an SPE member?is by going to meeting request for membership and a specified fee?

taiwolusol:
I didn't acquired the said skills in 6months. 6 months is too short a time.
I said I'll pass for a Welding Engineer because i partook in Hyundai Heavy Industries 3 Months Welding training where i was certified to 2F, 3F and 3G welding Standard, a Safety Engineer because i took some Safety courses with ISPON, and finally a Design Engineer because i am very good with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor[ i am almost through learning PDMS]. And by the Grace of God capped all the above with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.

IdomaLikita: Errrm!! For a Doctor(MBBS) who wants to join the O&G industry! What additional Courses are Required (DRAGER,IOSH,or HSE?) and what are our Prospects?
Make una carry us along biko!!!

Joy83:
Doctor!!! Haha, abeg naaaaa.
We geologists are still jostling to enter O&G coy, yet is crowded. Try to be contented with what you have already ooo. After all your pay is still manageable... Lol

xfire:
This got me really cracking
Abeg leave the doctor alone oh oh

Joy83:
Doctor!!! Haha, abeg naaaaa.
We geologists are still jostling to enter O&G coy, yet is crowded. Try to be contented with what you have already ooo. After all your pay is still manageable... Lol