Oil and Gas Jobs – A Career Most People only Dream About

The greatest blue collar industry in most countries is the Oil Industry. Nowhere else can a man or woman start as a Roustabout and rise up to be the CEO of an Exploration and Production company. Nowhere else can you work 6 months a year, have 6 months off, and pull down a salary that most people only dream of. If you are looking for a challenging career with the opportunity to travel the world and receive an excellent salary, an oil rig job or job in the oil industry could be for you. The demand for power and oil is ever-increasing on a global basis and so is the need for oil rig workers, as the oil and gas industry continues to expand. As most oil rigs need to be maintained 7 days a week, oil rig workers usually work on two weeks on, two weeks off basis, allowing plenty of time to travel and explore the local region or return home. This working schedule can be very attractive allowing longer periods of quality “free” time when compared to a regular 9 to 5 job with two day weekends.

Other benefits of an oil rig job include long lasting friendships with workmates, excellent living and sleeping conditions, and plenty of opportunities to climb the career ladder for hardworking and focused workers, not to mention the potential financial rewards for which oil rig jobs are renowned. Whether you are looking for an oil rig job on offshore oil rigs or onshore oil rigs, there are a wide range of vacancies all over the world including Scotland, Canada, Europe, Nigeria, Asia, U.S, and the Middle East.

There are many career opportunities within the oil sector, from entry-level positions and skilled engineering roles, right the way up to management and senior management roles. So if you are looking for a new career pathway or wishing to change oil jobs within the industry, then there are always opportunities for advancement. Currently many of the people that work in oil jobs are over the age of 40, so the sector is actively trying to recruit and encourage younger workforce members. Because of this there are also some great training opportunities for those that are new to the business. Jobs in the oil rig industry include entry level positions for candidates without prior offshore oil rig experience such as Welders, Scaffolders, Roustabout, Medics, Radio Operators, Mud Engineers, Painters, and Electricians. Other more specialised oil rig jobs include Derrick Crew, Maintenance Forman, Crane Operators, Maintenance Roustabout, Drillers, Roughnecks, Pump man, Catering Crew and Steward/ess, Control Room Operators, Barge Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors, Tool pushers, On-board Representatives, Offshore Installations Managers, Mechanics, Motormen, Subsea Engineers, and Painters.

Although there are similarities to the types of oil jobs and gas jobs available, there are also distinct differences between the two industries. To maximise your chances of finding the perfect gas or oil job opportunity, you need to know which particular field your skills are best suited to, and what type of oil and gas jobs are available.

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Mechanical Engineering – Understanding the Mechanics of Oil and Gas

Mechanical engineering is one of the largest, broadest, and oldest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers use the principles of energy, materials, and mechanics to design and manufacture machines and devices of all types. They create the processes and systems that drive technology and industry.  It touches just about every industry, including oil and gas. Mechanical Engineers work in exploration, extraction, production and transportation of petroleum products. They explore new technologies to improve equipment, tools and processes essential to the industry. Additionally they apply modern and applied physics to the design, manufacturing, maintenance and troubleshooting of mechanical systems. They design and analyse the machinery and tools required to start and complete processes. The key characteristics of the profession are its breadth, flexibility, and individuality. The career paths of mechanical engineers are largely determined by individual choices, a decided advantage in a changing world. They also trouble-shoot and improve the performance of equipment and machinery. These are the key roles:

·         Facility Equipment and Operating Unit Maintenance: Mechanical Engineers design, install, maintain and repair equipment such as piping, furnaces, turbines, pumps, tanks, boilers, compressors, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. In oils and mining operations, they engineer draglines, bucket-wheels, conveyer belts and crushers.

·         Capital Projects/Large Projects: They oversee the design, implementation and shut down phases of capital projects. They design specific mechanical equipment and processes for these projects.

·         Product Manufacturing: The engineers provide technical advice to custom equipment design for manufactured products used in the oil and gas industry. They provide research, development and technical support for new tools and equipment that improve operations.

Mechanical engineers play important roles in the petroleum industry, working in oil and gas drilling and production, offshore and arctic operations, hydrocarbon processing, syn-fuels and coal technology, materials, equipment design and manufacture, fuel transport, new fuel technologies, and pollution control. Much of the oil being consumed all over the world already comes from offshore sources. They design and build ocean structures, systems, and equipment’s such as,  hyperbaric chambers, life support equipment, marine vehicles, submersibles and ROV's, propulsion systems, remote sensing systems, moorings and buoys, ship structures, and ocean mining equipment. Any given project may call for expertise in acoustics, construction and salvage technologies, corrosion, and high-tech materials. Offshore Mechanics differs from Ocean Engineering in that it focuses more on the science of mechanics. An Mechanical Engineering specialist in this field deals with hydrodynamics, structural mechanics, computational methods, offshore materials science, materials fatigue and fracture, hydrodynamic forces and motion, fluid-solid-soil interactions, deep-water platforms, cable and pipeline dynamics, sensors and measurements, robots and remote control, and the mechanics of offshore drilling operations. The arctic engineer deals with a unique set of problems, such as ice mechanics, pipeline operations, and the behaviour of materials in cold climates.

Mechanics, energy and heat, mathematics, engineering sciences, design and manufacturing form the foundation of mechanical engineering. Mechanics includes fluids, ranging from still water to hypersonic gases flowing around a space vehicle; it involves the motion of anything from a particle to a machine or complex structure. To work as a mechanical engineer, you will need a four year Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university. Your coursework will include fundamentals such as mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, kinematics (motion), and energy. You will also need a license to practice as an Engineer. Provincial engineering associations are responsible for administering and issuing licenses.

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