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lee_

Just clicked on this advert today about working on an oilrig

http://www.oil-jobs-offshore.com/

Theres nothing going on here at the moment, Id be well up for it. Anyone know of people that have gone off and done this sort of work.

Where to get training to be more employable etc,

thanks for the input

MarcusFenix

hey
I don't know, does it sound a bit too good? and paying 30euro to apply?
Call me cynical but if something sounds too good to be true....

pieface_ie

Not sure of the exact ins and outs.But to work on off shore rigs,you need to do a safety course on helicopter ditching into the water,also saftey course on survival at sea,I'm certain there's more but that's the little I know of it.Courses can be done up in Inverness,scotland I think but they are very expensive.
Paying 30 like that is a racket,I'd steer clear,you need to be contacting the oil companys or even better try find out who is contracting on the rig and take it from there,companys usually pay for you to complete the courses,but I'd say now is a diffrent story. Can't say it's the kind of work to be affected by a recession as there's so much money involved.

lee_

Thanks for the input PieFace, Marcus. Yes the website looks a bit amatureish alright

dave2pvd

Scam!

Not a new scam either. Pay-in-advance recruitment sites have been around for years. Especially ones that advertise oil rig work. This is a variation of a 419 Fraud.

Never pay up front for 'employment', whether its an application fee, guide book, employer list, etc.

owenmul

tried to google chrispa international ltd, guess what couldn't find anything!! i wonder why tried sticking the address into google maps and guess what, couldnt find anything!!:rolleyes:

Krieg

Thread here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055470722

TLDR;

You need a lot of qualifications to get into the industry.
These courses/qualifications are centred around the UK and cost up to 5 grand. Industry is very quiet atm with many experienced workers unable to get work back. So even if you did the courses you would still have great difficulty getting a job on a rig

minnow

One possible way into the O&G sector is thru Kentz, a Clonmel based engineering firm who build O&G plants all over the world. More construction than downhole stuff, but may be a possibility....

Otherwise it's easier to get into oilfield contractors, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford etc than into the oil companies themselves.

Norwayviking

lee_ wrote: »

Just clicked on this advert today about working on an oilrig

http://www.oil-jobs-offshore.com/

Theres nothing going on here at the moment, Id be well up for it. Anyone know of people that have gone off and done this sort of work.

Where to get training to be more employable etc,

thanks for the input

Hi i have been working on offshorevessels in the north sea the last 15 years.Lived in Ireland since 1998.
At the moment working as a captain on a ahts anchorhandler tug supplyvessel.
We are short of people at the moment,and they expect a need for 10000 more people on all types of vessels in the next 10 years.
But for all working here you need a maritime background.
Many of the deckcrew here are former fishermen,so that could be one way of going.
Good money ,but safety and awarness to safety is key factors,and offcourse sea legs.
And we do 4 weeks on/off rotation.

Heres a video from one of our trips back in march last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfRs6upuj20