Question to all OFW Tsikoteers especially to those working in the oilfield

[BoEinG_747]

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boeing,
as in any work, trainee ang pasok mo. like me start ako as trainee. naligo sa grasa, langis, putik...kakalimutan mo na engineer ka pag nasa training ka pa lang at puti lang ng mata mo ang hindi madumi.

ok lang sana sa akin ganon work ,kaya lang hirap pumasok lagi nag hahanap kung may experience nasa oilfield ,sabi ko nga paano mag kakaexperience kung di nila bibigyan ng chance ,basta try lng ng try .thanks.. bro Yebo

[yebo]

speaking of mabantot! meron ako kasama dito sa room ko ngayon australiano na trainee subsea. panay ang utot! 2 nights ago ba naman e aga nya natulog tapos umuutot, labas ako ng room. pag balik ko baho pa din, labas ulit ako. di ko ginising at di naman nya siguro kasalanan kung umutot siya habang tulog di ba? pero pangatlong balik ko may dala na ko air freshener at electric fan. open ko door ng room, on ang fan. nagising ang ogags ask nya bakit daw. sabi ko panay utot nya, pasalamat siya di ko siya tinadyakan. nagreklamo pa si loko at di daw siya makatulog! palipatin ko nga ng room ang ogag! 10 pm pinaalis ko sa room hakot siya ng gamit nya hahahaha!

[jeanpierre]

Sipag, tyaga at pasensya lang talaga pag nasa training ka pa lang. Tama si yebo, kalimutan mo na engineer ka. If you make it naman, sulit sa sweldo na makukuha mo. Saka isipin mo na rin ang schedule mo, pamilyado ka di masyadong mahirap. Wala na yata gagandang trabaho pa dito.

[Princy]

Try SOS in Makati.

[BoEinG_747]

speaking of mabantot! meron ako kasama dito sa room ko ngayon australiano na trainee subsea. panay ang utot! 2 nights ago ba naman e aga nya natulog tapos umuutot, labas ako ng room. pag balik ko baho pa din, labas ulit ako. di ko ginising at di naman nya siguro kasalanan kung umutot siya habang tulog di ba? pero pangatlong balik ko may dala na ko air freshener at electric fan. open ko door ng room, on ang fan. nagising ang ogags ask nya bakit daw. sabi ko panay utot nya, pasalamat siya di ko siya tinadyakan. nagreklamo pa si loko at di daw siya makatulog! palipatin ko nga ng room ang ogag! 10 pm pinaalis ko sa room hakot siya ng gamit nya hahahaha!

hahaha
naalala ko din experience ko sa mga french engr.panay din ang pasabog ng masamang hangin (mahilig kasi sa coffee w/milk)ok lang sana kung hindi sinasadya ,tapos nag tatawanan pa sila .ginawa ko the next day ay di ako nag report sa kanila ,hinanap ako at sinumbong ako sa boss ko bakit daw di ako tumutulong sa kanila and part daw ng training iyon trabaho doon ,sinabi ko sa boss ko mga kalokohan nila .the next day ligpit sila ng mga tools or mga things nila ,inireport din ng boss ko sa base company nila ,bawal kasi sa kanila iyon .kaya .nag padala na lang uli ng ibang engr.

[Gumusut_Amige]

Hello mga peeps...

Ngayon lang ako pumasok d2 at OK pala ang tema. Want to share also my views/opinions.

Nasa O/G field din ang trabaho ko pero more on Hook-Up and Commissioning but sometimes involved in Geohazard and Geotechnical Soil investigation offshore (hindi ko linya ito but my Company just send me to "look-see-look-see").
Started my career thru AG&P sa Heavy Construction (considered as launching pad ng mga O/G personnel sa atin) doing onshore fabrication of various Offshore Platforms, sure you’ve heard that one before and was previously own by the Villanueva family before DMCI now.

Dito lang sa ASEAN region ang ruta ko sa ngayon as offshore based worker. Irregular pa rin ang work cycle ko pero pwedeng 14/14, 21/21 or 28/28, kaya pag nakita ako sa amin sabi ko - galing trabaho sa Batangas lang...

Ang Malampaya platform ay sakop ng Shell Asia Pacific region, ang headquarter niya ay based in Malaysia. Dito sa Malaysia ay madami rin pinoy na employed sa ibat-ibang Oil & Gas companies (ExxonMobil, Murphy Oil, Nippon Oil, Petronas, Shell, etc..) at sa mga contractors serving these key players. Marami rin sa amin ang mga napadpad dito na fresh graduate pero talagang nagsimula sa medyo di kataasan na sahod.

Pag sinabing onshore construction, dito binubuo ang mga structures in modular form at isasalpak sa offshore sa isang Jacket to be called as platform.
Kaya dito lahat ng engineering discipline ay involve sa pag-buo to make it run, and produce gas & oil.

rigzone.com (as mentioned above by other posters), worldwideworker.com, oilcareer.com ay ilan sa mga website to find the O&G job opening. If interested, try browsing www.mmhe.com.my & www.simenet.com ito yung 2 largest construction company in Malaysia dealing with the Oil and Gas industry.

[BoEinG_747]

Kidnapped Filipino oilworkers in good health--employer



Last updated 01:25am (Mla time) 06/24/2006


OSLO -- Two Filipino oilworkers taken hostage this week in the Niger delta are in good health, their employer, Norwegian oil services company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), said on Friday.

The two Filipinos working near Port Harcourt were abducted on Tuesday at Aker, near a navy base in the city, by six armed men in a speedboat, but no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

"PGS is pleased to report that it has received further information concerning the state of the two hostages and confirms that they are both in good health," company spokesman Ola Boesterud told Agence France-Presse.

"The company hopes that contact can soon be established with the hostage takers and is coordinating efforts to bring this situation to a quick and successful conclusion," he said.

Boesterud declined to say whether any demand for ransom had been received, or what his sources of information were.

Earlier Friday, Nigerian officials said security services appeared to have established contact with the kidnappers.

Port Harcourt is at the heart of the Niger Delta region where several oil firms have their operational bases.

Since January, the region has seen a wave of attacks against foreign oil companies and their employees, launched by armed separatists and local communities demanding a larger share in oil revenues and compensation for the destruction of their ecosystem by oil exploration.

Apart from the two Filipinos, 29 expatriates working for oil firms have been kidnapped since the beginning of the year. All have been released unharmed.

[qman]

saklap nyan yan ang risk pagka na assign ka sa hostile countries

[B2Bomber]

The salary scheme of paying an employee based on the standard of living of his country of origin is also been adopted by your current company?

yes, it is being adopted. unfortunately, IMHO, it's a load of cr*p. what if someone did come from country A and is living in country B, where the cost of living is much, much cheaper than their country of origin? I've got lots of colleagues from countries with high costs of living but are staying in countries with much cheaper cost of living. So how come they don't get paid the same as thos e people who are from and are living in the country with a less expensive cost of living?

[B2Bomber]

I don't know pero meron akong napansin sa mga pinoy na napaka-unethical pagdating sa sahod. Nagtatanungan...

well... di naman isolated 'to sa mga 'Pinoy. Meron nga kaming kasamang tsekwa na galing sa Malaysia, ang unang tanong nya sa 'yo kung bagong kilala ka n'ya e "magkano bigay nila sa 'yo". Kaya yun din sinasabi namin (all nationalities) sa mga bago na nagtatanong kong sino si (itago na lang natin sya sa pangalang) "Leon" e makikilala nila sya kahit di magpakilala pag ang unang lumabas sa bibig nya e yung trademark nyang tanong. hehehe...

bored? sa oilfield? malabo!

tama si yebo. malabo. ako nga (survey nav) pag gumagana lahat ng gamit ko at beterano mga surveyors and party chief. naglalaro na lang ako sa laptop ko OR kung may internet connection sa barge/rig... well, nangungulit dito sa tsikot. hehehe... kung wala palipad ng palipad ng email sa email pc namin. hehehe. pag nagsabay-sabay naman nagluko gamit (lalo't pa isa-isa lang talaga ang survey tech na pinapadala sa amin, except sa Sakhalin kasi mahirap magpasok/labas ng gamit/tao) at freelance o mga bago mga surveyor/PC mo at alam nilang may alam ka sa linya nila (e.g. survey operation ng software, etc.) di mo na talaga makukuhang mabato.

mukhang masaya maligo ng langis e. may mga opening ba para sa mga ece na walang experience? hehehe

recently naghahanap ang Fugro ng mga surveyors (GE/CE) at techs (ECE). Yung batch namin ang 1st na kumuha sila ng fresh grads (i.e. 0 experience). sidenote lang sa mga ECE. once you go offshore, there's no turning back (IMO). Meaning malabo ka ng makabalik sa common na industryang available para sa ECE sa 'Pinas, e.g. semicon, comms,it etc. so pag nagsawa ka sa coy mo, at ayaw mong magturo, magtayo ng electronics shop atbp., hanap ka na lang ng ibang offshore coy ulit, e.g. from survey to ROV, wireline (the best IMHO), comms (Schlumberger meron ding dept. na ganito), (maybe try) IWD/LWD, etc. at I guess, it can't be stressed enough na "go direct" (unless gusto mo magfreelance) kasi daming style ng mga agencies (not necessarily limited to PI based ones only).
piracy/kidnapping risks: 'di isolated sa mga ME/African countries, last year nga nahigh-jack yung tug boat na nagtotow sa isang barge sa Malacca Straits among others...
re: training/certifications -- not unless magfreefreelance ka, you're better off na hintayin mo na lang na ipadala ka ng coy kasi baka a mapaggastusan mo pang training/certification sa atin e di recognized.
paalala lang sa mga interested mag"transfer" sa O'nG, lalo na sa mga technical/maintenance (read: non-supervisory) department: 1. walang pakialam ang mga tao (abroad, lalo na mga banyaga) kung ano'ng tinapos nyo sa 'Pinas, i.e. kung nasanay kayong tinatawag na engr. at tinitingala kayo nung mga chicks sa assembly, dito unless na 'visor ka o PC ka, "trabahador" ka pa rin lalo kung sub-con kayo ng facility. 2. wawa ka kung kikyeme-kyeme ka (lalo na sa "paliligo sa langis", etc.) lalo na kung trainee ka pa lang. 3. patubo ka muna ng sanga-sanga at matutulis na sungay bago ka manuwag (responsable at nasa tamang lugar na panunuwag lang) pero wag ding kalilimutan ang virtue ng humility at wag maging "cocky". 4. at magbaon kayo ng sandamakmak na lakas ng loob (para sa lahat ng bagay). but I guess, di ko na kinailangang idagdag 'to 'no? wala lang...gumagana lahat ng gamit ko't na-train na mga surveyor = bored.hehehe.

[aromatics]

i also work in offshore mga sir last march 2006 lang...

pero dati i work sa terminal at refinery sa pinas (2 yrs), dubai (7 yrs) and papua (2 yrs)...i have work sa laboratory (lab tech up to manager) and also in blending and refinery planning (production)...Chemical Engr ako kaso lagi lab ang punta...

nakuha din ako sa sohar (oman - as lab spvr pero di kmi nagkasundo kase gusto ko planning) at dolphin(qatar) pero ito pinili ko kase may australian visa ako at saka mas mataas ang offer dito australia...

well dubai is a very nice place kaya lang wala kang maiipon doon and ang daming chicks jeje...and papua is like the loneliest place on earth at dangerous din though it was my stepping stone papunta australia...

dito ako sa australia now, 4/4 sked ko and i work as a "chemist lang" pero the salary is still really high even with tax and CONTRACTOR lang company namin (about A$20K higher sa salary offer sa akin na mag manager sa isang new australian laboratory onshore na di ko tinaggap kase yearly ang uwi)...

dito i get to go home every month, wala pressure sa work, less responsibility, yun nga lang travel by chopper a lot pero oks naman safe...its a nice place din with a lot of nice people...

PERO target ko ay DIRECT HIRE hehe coz i have seen the salary of a direct hire Operator (which could be lower than the Chemist or comparable) to be A$135,000 per year...

Imagine that, so guys if you know any vacancy sa Australia or Asia (i do not like Africa, very dangerous and Middle East dami hassle na coworker) cool ako hehe...

regards to all ;-)

[BoEinG_747]

500 OFWs caught in middle of riot in Kazakhstan oil plant



INQ7.net, GMA7
Last updated 06:29pm (Mla time) 10/23/2006


At least 500 overseas Filipino workers were caught in the middle of a violent confrontation between Kazakh and Turkish workers in an oil refinery in Kazakhstan, GMA Network’s “Flash Report Special Edition” said Sunday.

The riot has left at least 40 dead and many more injured, the report said.

Though they have not been involved in the riots, the OFWs said they are far from any Philippine consulate or embassy. They told GMA-7 that the nearest place where they could seek refuge is the Pakistan embassy.

Judito Bocasas, an OFW speaking for his fellow workers in Kazakhstan, told GMA-7 they were safe and no Filipino was hurt in the rioting because someone helped them evacuate from their barracks.

The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs has sent orders to ensure the safety of the OFWs there, the report said.

[antonbenz@gmail]

Mga tsong, May hiring ang schlumberger sa 2nd week ng Nov sa Manila.Punta kau sa EDI Staff Buillders office sa Makati. They will be hiring engineers. . Just got the info from Personell Dept.....Almost 2 years na rin ako sa Company.

[yage]

mga sir, motorman or wiper pede ba dyan?? kahit taga map lang at taga linis ng sintina.. basta 28/28 with pay ok lang kung mababa ang sueldo, mahirap kasi long contract eh...
motorman ako sa isang survey vessel...

[BoEinG_747]

bumalik na pala ang ibang pinoy na galing sa kazakhstan pero may mga naiwan pa pala doon cguro ayaw umuwi dahil baka wala maging trabaho

madami na din pala may idad doon na nagtratrabaho sa oli refinery

[jeanpierre]

Musta na kaya ang working condition sa Nigeria? Meron kasing offer na salary di base sa standard of living kung saan country ka galing which is $7,600 at sched is 28/28. Dami kasing nagsasabi na dangerous daw kasi itong bansa ng Nigeria.

[carwhacko]

Sige sir salamat sa mga infos!


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[chrismarte]

Chief yebo, t bosiet / opito training pag galing ng qatar pwedeng acknowledge or tatanggapin din sa ibang country?

tama si yebo malaki diperensya nang offshore sa onshore oil rig..... more or less 40-50% ang pinagkaiba.

Bout sa age mas maluwag sila sa Africa and middle east(onshore). Problema lang jan yung mga agency sa atin, pera pera lang ang laban.

boss yebo, accommodation nyo nasa rig or nasa barko?

[yebo]

double post, see below hehe...

[yebo]

^^ yung bosiet w/ huet sa qatar tanggap naman sa south east asia. pero expect mo na i-send ka nila for new training after your first hitch. galing din ako ng qatar, nung 2009-2010 at ok lang naman yung certificates ko na galing dun. pero as i said after a few hitches kahit di pa expired renew na agad, ang bosiet/huet ko sa Subic, sa IDESS. napunta ako ng qatar kasi tumiklop yung premium drilling so no choice ako tinanggap ko offer ng gulf drilling. pero 1st chance ko bumalik dito sa south east asia talon agad ako. mas mataas kasi ng 50% ang sweldo dito kesa sa middle east. bayad naman nila ang training e, may training pay ka pa so no worries pag dating sa training.

sa rig ang accomodation sir, dito lahat nangyayari. sleep, shower, eat, work, eat, work, eat, shower, sleep..... hangang matapos ang 28 days at makabalik ka sa civilization. iniisip mo siguro yung tender, hiwalay ang accomodation sa rig. may ilan klaseng rigs kasi - tender, barge, jack up, semi, drill ship, submersible, and of course land rigs... ang nasampahan ko na ay land rig, semi, barge, then balik sa semi, then ngayon nasa jack up ako.


don't deal with agencies. may internet na, hello! apply direct, get hired direct, get paid with no deductions!