Archive for August, 2010

Which Drilling Rig Is Hiring?

When you are looking for oil rig jobs, it is reasonable to wonder which drilling rigs are hiring. When times are good, it is enough to take the lazy way out: looking at oil drilling job ads in the newspapers and job boards as well as registering yourself with recruitment agencies. But when the going [...]

Jobs Offshore (No Experience Needed On An Oil Rig)

If you are looking for jobs offshore but have no experience, it can be difficult to know where to start. However, it is not as difficult as many people think. Finding and getting the oil rig job is not particularly complicated. It just takes time and effort. The real problem lies in keeping the job [...]

Oil Rig Vacancies – How To Find Out Which Drilling Rig Is Hiring

Are you looking for oil rig vacancies? This is a good time to look for jobs with oil drilling companies because oil is selling above $70 per barrel, hence driving oil companies to drill more oil wells. Obviously, more drilling means a need for more workers on the oil rigs. But how do we find [...]

Drilling Jobs On Alberta Oil Rigs

Like the US, there is a lot of oil and gas drilling in Canada. Unlike the US, there are some unique environmental constraints that affect drilling jobs in Canada. For one thing, if you work as an oil worker in Canada, you will be cold most of the time. Most of the oil drilling occurs [...]

Employment On Oil Rigs – US Gulf versus northern Canada (Alberta)

This is a good time to find employment on oil rigs. Despite some recent reversals (the 2009 recession and the early-2010 Deepwater Horizon sinking), the demand for workers on oil rigs is continuing to grow. Although governments and economists are warning of a fragile recovery, the price of oil is already hovering at $70 per [...]