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Originally Posted by Evski
i'm trying to get into this industry as well. i'm in the u.s., though. the big companies i hear a lot about are global santa (or sante) fe, pride drilling, bj services (really, not fooling around), and one that i can't remember the name of the company but i think their website is www.deepwater.com or some derivation of that. i started my search looking in the local phonebooks. if you have the equivalent in uk, just look up "oil drilling" or "directional drilling" or type in these words in a search engine. the major companies have multiple companies that are offshoots. i called five different companies inquiring about offshore jobs and each one said, "let me transfer you to our corporate office", each time transfering me to global sante fe. turns out, the major companies are the owners and operators of the rigs so they're the only ones that staff them. the smaller subsidiaries have nothing to do with staffing. good luck. i just faxed my resume today to pride drilling. i'm hoping to land a roustabout job and begin training on either the 20th of december or the 28th of january. if i do land this job, i see myself making my maiden voyage to thailand within the year.  ...hence the reason i really, really hope i get the job.
take care
Evski |
well.. i knew afew GSF mechanic... heard that they cut the benefits after the merger and many off them quit....
have you tried trans ocean... they are suppose to be the biggest in the business....
or maybe Ensco?? or even diamond??