Are there offshore oil rig jobs in Texas? Yes, of course there are. After all, Texas is one of the Gulf states and there is still plenty of offshore oil drilling going on. Unfortunately, this does not do you much good if you are not living in Houston or somewhere else nearby. That’s because most [...]
In the oil and gas sector, the job of mud loggers is one of the most misunderstood. Firstly, it is often mixed up with the job of the mud engineer and the MWD technician. Second, the hiring requirements often vary widely by company. Third, while the core job scope is pretty clear, a mud logger [...]
The oil industry pays well. This is why many people want to work there. This is true even for those without a college education. So if you have a strong back but dislike the thought of going to college, working on an oil rig is the job for you. There is no other place where [...]
Oil rig jobs pay well, especially those located offshore in deep water. They often pay double or more for equivalent jobs on land. However, those with no experience usually have little chance of getting a piece of the action unless they have the connections (e.g. a father or brother who is already a veteran oil [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Oil rig jobs pay well. Of all the jobs where you do honest work for money, working on an offshore oil rig arguably pays the best. In many cases, you can get paid double the rates for doing the same thing, e.g. an oil rig welder makes around $62,000 but a factory welder makes only [...]