Jobs on Offshore Oil Rigs

Chemical engineering or equivalent degree; 7-10 years experience in the oil or gas industry and expertise in different chemical treatments for pipes, tanks, vessels, etc, such as reinforced thermosetting resin applications.

Provides technicians and engineers with technical advice on chemical treatments, coatings and non metallic materials; develops procedures and specifications for external and internal coatings, sealants and waterproofing and fireproofing materials; audits all industrial coating and painting related activities and works; and supervises laboratory work.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Degree in mechanical, chemical and other related engineering disciplines; expertise in drilling procedures and techniques; and minimum 10-year experience in the position.

Supervises drilling operations and personnel; advises on drilling systems procedures; responsible for planning and cost estimation; coordinates with exploration and producing departments concerning newer and more advanced drilling techniques and estimates their application to current objectives and problems; identifies potential problems and recommends adequate solutions; participates in sophisticated research and development projects; conducts seminars and train engineers in this specific field; and audits aspects of operations to recommend actions and changes when necessary.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Degree in geophysical engineering and minimum 5 years experience in the field.

Responsible for carrying out study and geological assessment of the place, so as to give technical advice on specific projects that require such previous investigation to assure the safe construction of any sort of installation, avoiding possible accidents and damage from natural disasters, such as earthquakes or landslides.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Petroleum, chemical, mechanical or applied math engineer, 15 years experience in hydraulic fracturing practice, fracturing pressure analysis, fracturing software, fracturing fluids and geomechanics.

Advises on hydraulic fracturing subjects, coordinates with exploration and producing departments concerning newer and more advanced hydraulic fracturing systems and techniques, and estimates their application to current objectives and problems; identifies potential problems and recommends adequate solutions; participates in sophisticated hydraulic fracturing research and development projects; conducts seminars and trains engineers in this specific field; and audits aspects of operations for recommends actions and changes when necessary.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Chemical engineering degree or related and knowledge of drilling systems, equipment and procedures; minimum 5 years experience in this job.

Mud engineer prepares controls and takes samples and analyze the drilling fluids, which is a mixture of different chemical used to remove cuttings and shale and maintain the adequate pressure when the drilling operations are in progress.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Professional engineer; minimum 15 years experience in oil or gas installations, preferably with a management position for 2 to 5 years; preferred experience in LNG installations, and pre-commissioning and commissioning of production facilities.

• Provides theoretical and technical knowledge into the design and the engineering phases to ensure that the project facilities will meet their design requirements in a safe and successful manner; prepares the O&M manuals and training plans; and develops the pre-commissioning and commissioning strategy.
• Plus, in order to meet the requirements, O&M Manager might be supplemented by an engineer team with the required skills and experts in specific fields, such as logistics and supply, manuals and technical terminology, and procedures, to solve any possible difficulty or obstacle.
• O&M Manager is responsible for assuring that the designed installation will meet the projected purposes of reaching the most cost effective commercial production by optimizing costs in the engineering phase and the later production stage. This extremely important commission is initiated in the company offices onshore, but, once the detailed engineering phase of the project is well advanced, he might be required to relocate to the installation so as to supervise its implementation.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Degree in drilling and petroleum engineering; knowledge of well control equipment and procedures; previous experience in design and implementation of vertical, horizontal and multilateral gas and oil wells; background in numerical reservoir simulator; knowledge of scientific computer programming languages; and 10-15 years experience in the same or similar position.

Responsible for developing reservoir simulation codes requiring large scale computations within a team of scientists and another engineers; performing well test analysis; applying principles of chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics to the retrieval and separation of hydrocarbons. Advises on this area of expertise, coordinates with exploration and producing departments concerning newer and more advanced hydraulic fracturing systems and techniques, and estimates their application to current objectives and problems; identifies potential problems to recommend adequate solutions; participates in advanced research and development projects; conducts seminars and trains engineers in this specific field; and audits aspects of operations for recommending actions and changes when necessary.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Degree in engineering and minimum 10 years experience in the field.

Assists the field operations and maintenance manager in project studies and designs, and organizing and optimizing offshore preparatory work up to its implementation and startup operations.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and background in hydraulics and pneumatics, extensive experience in subsea control systems.

Subsea engineer is responsible for the BOP (Blowout Prevention) and the motion compensation units, and should be competent to locate and repair any problem on any part of them. He is also in charge of deep and ultra deep-water projects and works, such as performing pipeline design calculations and determining wall thickness, bottom stability analysis, pressure testing, tie-in operations, etc.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Petroleum or chemical engineering degree, and at least 10 years experience in the petroleum or gas industry.

Provides input to the development and use of compositional simulation models, elaborates thermodynamic models for typical complex hydrocarbon systems, and collaborates in simulating flow of reservoir fluids through tubing and machinery.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Civil or structural engineering degree; extensive knowledge of tools, civil and structural procedures and systems associated with oil and gas projects; interpersonal and leadership skills; and minimum 12 years experience in similar positions.

Coordinates different client´s projects; advises on civil and structural engineering technical subjects and procedures; identifies new technologies and systems to implement the different projects and reduce cost; coordinates with another engineering departments concerning newer and more advanced systems, tools and techniques, knowledge and learning and estimates their application to current objectives and problems, so as to meet deadlines; audits aspects of operations to recommend necessary actions and changes; and assists in managing the training of newly recruited civil engineers.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Professional civil engineering, and at least 10 years experience in construction and project management.

Responsible for the supervision of specific civil works aboard an offshore installation.

Negotiable depending on the contract.

Civil or structural engineering degree; extensive knowledge of tools, practices, civil and structural systems and analysis software associated with oil and gas projects; ability to design steel and concrete structures; minimum 15 years experience in similar positions.

Advises on civil and structural engineering technical subjects and procedures; designs various elements, such as steel frames, foundations, anchor blocks, piles, pipe supports, etc., and writes technical specifications for them; carries out detailed structural analysis for the existing structures to evaluate problems and requirements, and improvises the best technical and economical solution; identifies new technologies and coordinates with another departments to implement the different civil projects and reduce cost; and audits aspects of operations for recommending actions and changes when necessary.

Negotiable depending on the contract.