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The near future offshore employment: Because of rising oil prices the majority of new oil exploration and production will happen in very deep water. Therefore floating drilling, production, and storage units will increase in numbers. These do not need many long pipe lines at the sea bottom, which would be expensive and difficult to maintain. So employment on FPSO tankers and SPAR-rigs will increase, which means more ballast operators. A SPAR-rig is like a big floating drum with some ballast to keep it up-right and then the machinery on top.

During 2008-2012 the majority of deep water development is expected to take place in offshore West Africa and Brazil, later in the period followed by Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. Deepwater is defined as over 1.000 feet, while ultra-deepwater is over 5.000 feet.

Fixed drilling rigs will continue to exist for some time ( with their pipelines ) but getting older and needing more underwater maintenance. Therefore the need for ROV and UUV operators and technicians is increasing.

The North Sea is a mature oil field and there isn't much new construction going on any more. Roustabout ( trainee ) jobs are therefore hard to come by. There are more applicants than vacancies. If you are British it's better to look farther away from home, for instance Norwegian and Canadian Atlantic areas have some new installations coming up, including employment on construction barges.

The total number of roustabouts on any one oil field is not great. The number varies depending on the current amount of exploration and production work.

Get on a virtual tour of the Captain Platform in the North Sea north of Aberdeen. You need Flash to see it.

The number of seismic research vessels and ROV support vessels are strongly rising. Between years 2007 and 2010 the offshore oil-gas industry will need worldwide (estimated) new personnel:

• 2.000 new watch keeping deck and engine officers and crew on construction and diving support barges / vessels, floating drilling rigs. In addition to ballast operators.
  
• 800 additional personnel in connection with saturation diving.
  
• 1.000 new survey and inspection personnel.
  
• 1.200 additional ROV personnel.

Oil rig and oil-gas field Oil and Gas Geologist's salaries ( wages ) are still rising (2007). End of December 2007 experienced Senior Geologist was offered UK £ 80.000 / year ( about 180.000 USD per year )[ tax free ].

Get offshore Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, and other oil-gas field maps and posters, free downloads.

Please note 1: Jobs Available are changing all the time. I recommend you come back every one to two weeks and check job listings. Go to the job listings on each website below and check for new opportunities. Positions listed indicate the kind of jobs one usually finds on each website. It's very easy if you add this page to your "Favourites" (IE) or "Bookmarks" (Firefox).

Please note 2: When the recruiting agent have an on-line application form, you must use it - if you don't, your application goes straight into the waste basket.

Please note 3: None of the listed recruiting agents on this page asks for any placement fee - neither in advance nor later.

Please note 4: Offshore salaries ( wages ) are calculated and based on a 84 hrs work week, i.e. 12 hrs per day 7 days per week. When the job listings give a day rate you won't get paid when you relax at home. If the day rate is USD 300 and rotation two weeks on / two weeks off, you get about 15 x 300 = USD 4.500 per month.

Many employees offshore are being turned into sub-contractors. This means mostly short time contracts with a day rate pay. Each sub-contractor is then individually and personally responsible for his own taxes, social security, pension fund, insurance etc.

Please note 5: Every link on this page opens in a new window. If your "Pop-up killer" is too efficient it can also stop new windows. When this happens, please press "Ctrl" and click on the link you want.

Please note 6: Basic Seafarer course is not valid offshore. For offshore employment everybody must have special Offshore Survival ("BOSIET"), Fire-fighting and Medical Certificates. Usually agent or employer can advice further where to get these in a specific country.

• BOSIET: "Basic Offshore Safety Instruction and Emergency Training". Includes Safety, Fire Prevention and Firefighting, First Aid and Hypothermia, Helicopter Safety and Escape, and Survival at Sea. Also called "Offshore Survival Certificate" or "Offshore Survival Course". Valid for 4 years.
  
• FOET: "Further Offshore Emergency Training"
  
• HUET: "Helicopter Underwater Escape Training"

Information about and links to Safety Training Centres in different World Regions is on Offshore Training and Certificates page.

With the increase of floating drilling and production units there is now an increasing grey area where it's not always clear whether to apply STCW-95 or offshore certification rules. As a "rule of thumb" one can say, if a floating unit is classified as a ship ( for instance drilling ship ) STCW AND OFFSHORE certificates are required. If it's not classified as a ship ( for instance "MODU" ) only offshore certificates are mandatory and work contracts are individual, not ITF based.

Specific training and certification requirements can vary by geographical location according to local requirements and regulations. It's therefore necessary to apply only to suitable vacancies and to clearly specify what certificates you have.

• Get free booklet with advice on how to get an offshore oil rig job. If your e-mail is on Hotmail it can take one week or more before it's delivered to your inbox. Americans should get the free Offshore Guide instead, while Canadians have get their own offshore work information. Or get hands on advice on how to get started offshore, this comes straight from "the horse's mouth", from somebody who's been there.
  
  The offshore oil and gas drilling jobs are different in almost all aspects compared with traditional cargo ship jobs. After you have read the above booklets, go to tips on getting job offshore. Once you have read those you are ready for offshore man Forum, look for the thread about "How to find an offshore job".
  
  
• Get offshore career and job descriptions (pdf - 2.7 MB).

A roustabout ( "rousty" or "rausty" ) is a manual unskilled-inexperienced worker ( trainee or helper ), the position serves also as a common entry level occupation for the oil rig's marine section. To work as a roustabout you must be physically strong and accustomed to heavy manual work - even in bad weather.
On Australian oil rigs a roustabout's salary ranges between Australian $ 55-70.000 per year.
A roughneck ( Floorhand ) is the entry level position at an oil rig's drilling section, a drill deck worker with some experience, may be as roustabout.
To find and get a job on oil rig as roustabout or rough neck it's easiest - if it's possible for you - to appear personally at the agent's / employer's office and apply directly. Entry level jobs are seldom advertised on the Internet - there are so many applicants.

To get started offshore it helps if you are below 30 years of age with previous on-shore work experience from a mechanical / electrical / welding background.

A rigger [ US legal definition ] is: "anyone who attaches or detaches lifting equipment to loads or lifting devices" on fixed offshore platforms.

• The oil rig site driller's Club gives an introduction to drilling jobs at all stages. On-line training in drilling calculations.
  
  
• Get list of salaries paid offshore. Note that the actual salary paid a certain person depends very much on number of years offshore and his/her actual work experience.

• For offshore work you must get an "offshore medical" certificate. Use search function to find an authorized doctor (UK listings only) in any town in UK. More information on the offshore medical in different countries.
  Americans should check the Medical Guidelines for Offshore Workers.
  
  For the North Sea there are three kinds of offshore medical certificates:
  - UK, covers UK only,
  - Norwegian, covers Norwegian and UK sectors,
  - Dutch, covers Dutch, Norwegian, and UK sectors
  All three different certificates are valid for two years for persons below 50 years of age. For more information about necessary certificates and training centres go to Offshore Training and Certificates.
  
  
• Get advice about UK work permit. British and Swiss nationals as well as members of EEA ( European Economic Area ) countries do not need work permit in Britain.
  

  Employment Opportunities

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• British-Swedish ship management company with over 90 vessels and offshore units (2007) employing crew ( including deck officers and engineers ) for VLCC, FPSO, Semi-Submersibles, Drilling Rigs, and the world's largest fleet of DSV's, and Pipe Laying Vessels.
  
  
• Maritime Employment com, Houston ( Texas ) based internet recruiting agent for offshore supply and anchor handling vessels ( AHT ): Captains, Deck Officers and deck crews, Engineers and engine crews, including electricians - Gulf of Mexico and International. Occasionally employment on seismic survey and research vessels. English-Español.
  
  
• International crew management company with offices in Australia, Europe, and Singapore; handles FPSO and Research Vessels.
  
  
• Offshore jobs, mainly for engineers in Middle East, occasionally also on Australian oil rigs. Mostly with Australian employers.
  
  
• Singaporean recruiter specialized in petrochemical engineering / technical employment ( occasionally also marine crews, including Deck Officers ) in South East Asia and P.R. China with offices in Philippines, P.R. China, Singapore, and Thailand - alliance partner in Australia.
  
  Employment mainly in Vietnam, Singapore, P.R. China, and Thailand for Rig Managers; Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Subsea Engineers; Drillers and Toolpushers. Click on position title in job listings for details and how to apply.
  
  
• UK based recruiter ( Aberdeen ) with subsea and other technical employment: Offshore ( North Sea ), International, and QHSE Officers. Some listings include salaries paid, either UK £ (£) per year or per day.
  
  
• International seismic services company with a fleet of seismic survey vessels, offices in Dubai ( Middle East ), Kuala Lumpur ( Malaysia ), and Oslo ( Norway )
  Marine employment for Captains, Chief Engineers, and Electrical-Electronic Engineers.
  Seismic employment for experienced Party Chiefs, Observers, Navigators, and Source Technicians, both junior and senior positions. Offshore survival and medical certificates are required. Use email addresses on vacancies page.

• Aberdeen based employment agency recruiting world wide for offshore positions mostly in UK ( North Sea ), Gulf of Mexico, and Africa. Technical Engineering employment for professionals such as Electronics and Service / Maintenance Technicians, Project Engineers, Supervisors, QHSE managers ( Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment ), Hazardous Operations, and Process Safety Specialists. Some job listings include salaries offered. You can also use job search for specific positions and locations.
  
  
• Worldwide employment offshore and on shore ( vacancies in Africa, Asia, Middle-East, and UK - North Sea ) for experienced marine, electrical, and mechanical engineers: welding inspectors ( CSWIP ), drilling, mechanical superintendents, electrical supervisors, instrument control, and quality managers. First you register your C.V. (= application) attached to the on-line application form. You can use either your own or Don Pedro's application-C.V. form.
  
  
• World wide employment with UK based company for offshore sub sea construction, positioning, ROV and pipe laying services; Project and Construction Managers, Installation Engineers, Marine Technical Professionals, ROV pilots, Rigging Supervisors and Technicians. Vacancies listed separately for ( West ) Africa, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Norway, and UK.
  
  
• Senior ROV Pilot / Technician ( minimum 3 years experience ), Trainee ROV Pilot / Technician, and QHSE Assistant jobs offshore. All candidates should be EU residents. Use online application form.
  
  
• British underwater diving and ROV fleet owning / operating employer based in Aberdeen ( saturation and air diving ) is during February - March, 2008 hiring new ROV pilots / Technicians, including trainee ROV Pilots, for expanding operations - especially in deepwater oil fields. Send enquiries by email: information"at"integratedsubsea.co.uk (instead of "at", type: @).
  
  
• Sub sea employment recruiting agent in UK, offshore employment, UK and International for: Geotechnical Engineers, Sub-sea Pipeline and Project Engineers, Directional Drillers, ROV Technicians, Naval Architects, Petrophysicists, Supervisors, Construction Managers, etc. Some vacancies require EU work permit. Use job search, many listed jobs include salary ranges (UK [£] pounds per year).
  
  
• ROV personnel careers in North Sea, Europe, and occasionally International, with subsea, offshore diving, and ROV operations. Employment such as: ROV Pilot Technicians, Junior Technicians ( trainees ), and ROV Supervisors. Salaries offered are given in list of vacancies, mostly UK £ (£) per day. You have to register before you get full employer's contact details.
  
  
• UK based subsea employment recruiter, jobs for ROV Pilot Technicians, and Environmental Safety & Health ( HSE ) and Safety Advisors. Click on job position for details and how to apply.
  
  
• UK recruiter looking for oil rig and platform personnel with minimum 3 years experience for South America: Marine, Engineering, Drilling, Subsea, Electronic Technicians, and Electricians. Rotation 28 days on / 28 days off. Must have valid offshore medical certificate. Applying instructions on webpage.
  
  
• Canadian Petroleum Personnel Management agency based in New Foundland - both temporary and permanent oil rig employment; Drillers ( including Trainee Drillers ), Electrical Engineers, and Marine or Offshore Electricians.
  
  
• Offshore jobs world-wide, mostly in Asia and Brazil for: oil and gas engineers such as Instrumentation, HSE, Petroleum, and Field Engineers, Rig Managers, Technicians, Petroleum ( reservoir ) Geologists and Geophysicists, Drilling Superintendents and Supervisors, Mud Loggers, FPSO and Barge Engineers, etc. You must register first before getting details on jobs listed.
  
  
• Indian recruiting agent with employment opportunities for Geophysicists; Petroleum, Reservoir, and Surface Engineers; HSE Managers / Engineers / Technicians; etc. Follow instructions for enquiries or applications at bottom of page.
  
  
• Occasional drilling vacancies, mostly UK ( North Sea ) and Middle East: Drilling Engineers and Co-Ordinators, Production Engineers, etc. You find application instructions on the same webpage.
  
  
• UK based internet recruiter with employment opportunities in connection with offshore oil-gas exploration mainly in UK but also in the European Union, Azerbaijan, P.R. China, Russia, Middle East and Africa for Exploration Geologists and Reservoir Geophysicists, Petroleum Engineers, Onboard Seismic Data Processors, Well Engineers, Offshore Production Engineers, Marine Instrument Supervisors, etc.
  
  
• Marine Seismic Observers, Navigators, Processors, and Technicians with minimum 2 years experience. Preferably candidates resident in North America or Europe or with international working visas. Apply by e-mail, address on webpage.
  
  
• Worldwide marine survey related employment vacancies for experienced hydrographic surveyors with Netherlands based employer offering oceanographic and meteorological services for offshore and coastal engineering. Offshore geophysical drilling, pipe and cable laying, platform positioning, and construction of sub sea structures. The company has 275 Offices (2007) in about 50 countries around the world, for instance in: UK, USA, P.R. China, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, Australia, Germany, etc. Must use on-line application form.
  
  The company have a Norwegian division consisting of several Norwegian survey companies and have separate vacancy list on seismic employment. Head office for Middle East is in Abu Dhabi also with separate list of vacancies.
  
  
• British surveying personnel agency with vacancies for survey personnel: Seismic ( Marine / Land ); Survey ( Hydrographic Surveyors, Survey Engineers, Geophysicists, Data Processors, Acoustic Engineers ); ROV ( Supervisors, Pilots & Technicians, Processors ). Job listings include salaries offered, UK £ (£) per day. Use contact form for enquiries. To your CV you attach scanned copies of your certificates, passport, and passport photo - e-mail address is on "Vacancies" page.
  
  
• UK based recruiter with world wide vacancies for CSWIP certified inspection personnel, Data Processors, Survey Personnel, and Geophysicists. Use online application form.

• Offshore drilling employment opportunities mainly in Middle East, Asia, and Africa ( Libya and Nigeria ) for Production, Drilling, Project, and Reservoir Engineers as well as Drilling Superintendents and Supervisors. Click on "Job Ref" (blue & underlined) for more details on each job listed.
  
  
• US owned, Cayman Islands registered offshore drilling contractor managing 90 mobile offshore drilling units (2007) in world wide operations [ 55 semi-submersibles, 28 deepwater drilling units ]. Apply to specific recruiting centres depending on where you want to work: Asia, India, Australasia; Africa, Mediterranean, Caspian, Middle East; Gulf of Mexico, Canada; UK, Norway; South America ( English and/or Português ).
  
  Get this employer's requirements of your CV ( resume ). Send your application either by fax, regular mail, or e-mail.
  
  
• Chevron Oil ( use Chevron's job search ) is starting a 19 oil drilling rig development offshore Brazil in about 1.100 metres water depth in 2008.
  
  
• World wide employment in the oil and gas business sector. Choose your area of expertise from the list, such as: Exploration-Production, Drilling, FPSO, Safety & Environment, etc. November 2007 searching for experienced FPSO Electric Instrumentation Supervisor offshore Brazil. Use on-line form and attach your C.V.
  
  
• UK marine consultants and recruiting agents with career opportunities Internationally and in the Middle East mostly on Semi Submersibles for Chief Engineers, Maintenance Supervisors and Engineers, ABs, Ballast Control Operators; also Barge Masters / Engineers, Supervisors, and Foremen, Drillers; ROV Pilots, ROV Supervisors, and Crew, Electronic and Mechanical ROV Technicians, Rig Electricians, Mechanics and Fitters, and Electrical Technicians, Senior and Trainee Surveyors.
  Marine Offshore personnel: Masters and Deck Officers on Oil, Shuttle Tankers LPG, VLCC, Seismic Survey vessels, and AHTS. In April 2008 this recruiting company offered a dayrate of UK £ 300 [ about US $ 600 ] - rotation 14 days on / 14 days off - for an experienced DPO, North Sea.
  
  Click first on job reference number and then on "apply now" below main job details. You can use job search to find a specific vacancy.
  
  
• Job as Barge Master - FPSO in EU / UK for experienced Master of tankers offshore with DP certificate. Citizens of any country can apply. Use link on job page to enquire further or to apply.
  
  
• Singaporean Offshore-Marine Engineers employment database - Use job search to find jobs on Offshore Installations and FPSO: Managing and Sub-sea Engineers, Micro Plasma Welders, Deck and Engine crew, etc. You can also check Singapore salaries.
  
  
• Malaysian FSO and FPSO operator, head office in Kuala Lumpur, vacancy list is in pdf format and includes instructions on how to apply: Marine and Engine Supervisors, Marine, Mechanical, and Maintenance Technicians, Control Room Operators, Medics, etc.
  
  
• International engineering recruiting company for the international oil and gas sectors based in Malaysia. Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur with offices in: Australia, P.R. China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.
  
  Job listings include vacant job positions in Seismic & Sub-sea, Drilling, Project Engineering & Construction, Operation & Maintenance at South East Asian oilfields.
  
  
• Dutch ( Holland ) offshore marine contractor, mainly marine engineering jobs, but also employment on tugs, semi-submersible crane vessels (SSCV) and deepwater construction vessels (DCV) [ safety officers, rigger foremen, etc. ], and semi-submersible heavy transport carriers. Some positions require knowledge of Dutch ( Nederlands ) language.
  
  
• Aberdeen based recruitment agency with UK and Overseas vacancies for Offshore Administrators, Survey Engineers, Rig Safety Officers, Pipeline Engineers, Mechanical Fitters / Technicians and Supervisors, Control Room Operators; Marine and Offshore vacancies for Diesel Mechanics, Rig Managers, Barge Masters, etc. Click on position title in job listings to get details like salary offered in UK £ (pound) per year or per hour. Apply by e-mail, to get email address, click on "Apply Now" in connection with each vacancy listed.

• Offshore job vacancies with Danish offshore support vessel owner, globally operating more than 50 vessels ( including cable-laying ). Officers and crew are recruited from Australia, Britain, Brazil, Canada, or Denmark. Go to contact list for address to nearest office.
  
  
• UK recruiting agent with vacancies mainly in the North Sea, occasionally also Gulf of Mexico and Singapore: Deck Officers and Engineers ( occasionally Master's position available ) on Platform Supply, Stand-by Vessels, and AHT - crew for stand-by vessels needed continuously; occasionally engineers for LNG tankers and offshore oil rig Crane Operator vacancies. Many vacant positions include starting salary offered. Click on "Enquire" for more details and to apply for a certain vacancy.
  
  
• Worldwide ( Mexico, West Africa, and Southeast Asia ) employment with and on offshore construction barges; Masters and deck officers, marine chief engineers, drilling and offshore project managers. Email contact address on the webpage, you can use your own C.V.-application form.
  
  
• UK based drilling platform managing and operating company recruits world wide, although mostly North Sea and European Union, occasionally also for Asian projects ( Dubai, Iran, Malaysia ). Employment opportunities for Instrument Technicians, Barge Operators ( occasionally also assistant operators ), Helicopter Landing Officers, Communications Operators, Project and Electrical Engineers, etc. Click on "more details >>" in connection with each job listed for details and how to apply.
  
  
• Offshore service vessels ( 305 vessels ) operator (English - Français) employs experienced seafarers and seamen onboard and ashore (Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment departments). Except for the usual offshore supply vessel personnel also helicopter landing officers, offshore oil rig crane operators and riggers. All bridge officers are required to possess Dynamic Positioning certificates.
  
  In 2007/2008 over 4.000 onboard employees out of which about 10% French. Knowledge of French language is an asset. Mainly operating in the North Sea, Africa, and Asia. Currently recruiting on average 3 new employees every day. To apply you can use either on-line or printable form. Follow instructions on company webpage.
  
  
• Offshore Hover craft operator employs hover craft Pilots, Cabin Crew, and shore based Engineers to be based in Brazil and West Africa. Send brief C.V. by e-mail to: info"at"hoverline.se (instead of "at" you type @)
  
  
• The worlds largest offshore helicopter transport service provider, with 233 aircraft, mainly in the North sea (2006). In 2007 expanding to Brazil, India, and West Africa. Use job search to find a suitable position, employment opportunities for helicopter Pilots and Maintenance Technicians. Use contact form to apply and to get more information.
  
  
• Brasilian offshore supply service company with more than 25 supply vessels and crew boats (2008) - Português. Use contact page for enquiries.
  
  
• Jobs in the oil-gas sector - Geology and Geophysics - for: engineers, technicians, lecturers, seismic experts, geophysicists, etc.
  
  
• Geophysical seismic survey company, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in 22 countries, and expected to expand their operations in 2007/2008 - especially in Brazil. Will need at least two seismic crews based onboard seismic survey vessel.
  Current online vacancies include openings for Seismic Supervisors, Marine Seismic Observers and Navigators, and computer literate Seismic Mechanics, Geophysicists, and HSE Advisors. A working knowledge of Português is an advantage. You can register your CV / resume and get vacancy notifications by e-mail.
  
  
• Australian oil & gas upstream consulting and recruiting firm with projects in Armenia, Australia, Europe, Malaysia, Middle East, and South East Asia has oil rig employment opportunities for Drilling Engineers and Superintendents, Geologists, Geophysicists, Petrophysicists, Production Engineers and Technicians, Reservoir Engineers, etc. You can use your own application form.

• British offshore job recruiting agent. Vacancies for: welders, crane operators, scaffolders, riggers, pipefitters etc. Have own office in the Philippines; and representative recruiting offices in: Croatia ( Hrvatska ), Poland, P.R. China, and Sri Lanka. Use your own or Don Pedro's application form.
  
  
• The crane industry forum job board with employment for crane operators and riggers in UK, Ireland, and Australia.
  
  
• Employment opportunities for experienced personnel with installation of wind farm power cables and turbines: Riggers, Bosuns, Winch Operators, Barge Masters, ROV Pilots / Technicians; and
  for pipeline ploughing work in the North Sea: Mechanical Technicians, Shift Supervisors, Deck Foremen, Riggers / Welders, and
  for offshore construction vessels required offshore crane operators. Apply with CV by e-mail.
  
  
• Offshore marine and technical vacancies world-wide ( mainly British Commonwealth ):
  Marine - Engineers on DSV ( Diving Support Vessels ) with previous DSV experience, Barge Masters ( North Sea ), and Tow Masters.
  Technical - Roustabouts / Roughnecks ( unskilled ), Subsea Engineers, Drillers; North Sea: Assistant Crane Operators, Trainee Oil Rig Electricians and Electronic Technicians.
  To apply click on "Apply Here" to the right on the webpage. Offices in: Aberdeen ( Scotland ), Australia ( Perth ), Malta, New Zealand, and Singapore.
  
  
• The largest US based worldwide offshore vessel operator with marine employment opportunities in North and South America ( including Brazil ), Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Managing a total of 456 vessels (2007/2008). Both US and non-US citizens can apply. Follow application instructions on the website.
  
  
• Singapore based offshore support vessel owner / operator including AHTS, Platform Supply, Hydrographic & Seismic Survey, Maintenance, Dive, and ROV Support vessels. Offices in Australia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Qatar, Scotland, and UAE. Use on-line application form.
  
  
• UK subsea contractor - head office in Aberdeen, branch offices in Abu Dhabi ( UAE ), Brazil, Canada, Houston ( Texas ), and Qatar ( Middle East ). Jobs for Sub Sea and Electrical Engineers, Hydraulic Technicians, and Crane Operators. Occasionally opportunities for Supply Vessel Masters. Double click on position you are interested in for more detailed information on requirements and how to apply.
  
  
• Dutch offshore vessel owner / operator ( including diving support and stand-by vessels ), working mostly in the North Sea. Current vacancy list not available. Use e-mail address for enquiries.
  
  
• Dutch ( Holland ) recruiting agent with jobs offshore for Deck Officers, Engineers, and deck crew ( AB ). Recruiting from: Britain, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Holland, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine [Nederlands ].
  
  
• The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the oil and gas industry runs a list of offshore vacancies in the Dutch sector - North Sea - employment such as: Instrument and Electrical Engineers, Crane Operators, QHSE Officers, Safety Engineers, Surveyors ( experienced and trainee Surveyors }, etc.

• UK based recruiter with worldwide employment for Drillers, Night ( Tool ) Pushers, Electricians, Rig Mechanics, and Subsea Engineers. Mostly in Middle East, Brazil, Europe, Sakhalin. Click on "View details" for more information and how to apply.
  
  
• Offshore employment opportunities for Engineers ( Process, Instrumentation, Control, Electrical, etc. ) and occasionally Mooring Masters - North Sea Dutch sector and International. Click on position name for job details and how to apply.
  
  
• Singaporean Drilling Contractor with projects in India and South East Asia employs Rig Superintendents, Tool Pushers, Drillers ( including assistants ), Subsea Engineers ( including trainees ), Crane Operators, etc.
  For Marine Department: Captains, Mates, and DP Operators. Apply by e-mail.
  
  
• Singapore based recruiting agent with employment opportunities on offshore oilfields in Asia. Vacancy list is in English / Chinese : Crane Operators, Cooks, Electricians, Oilers, Machinists, and Mechanics. You must use their own application form, which is a Word document. This you return, when filled in, by e-mail to: personnel"at"pae.com.sg (instead of "at" you type: @ ).
  
  
• Dutch offshore group with vacancies for Drilling Superintendents and Drillers; Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, and Quality Control Engineers; Toolpushers, etc. English - Nederlands.
  
  
• Japanese offshore drilling contractor employs also non-Japanese drilling professionals. Experience required with PC controlled drilling interface ( CyberBase ) - experience on dynamically positioned vessels / floating units is preferred. Apply by e-mail to address given on company webpage.
  
  
• Marine geophysical services provider and seismic vessel owner based in Bergen, Norway, with offshore projects in North West Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East, West Africa, South America, and Far East employs: Seismic Observers, Navigators, and Source Mechanics ( including Trainees ), QHSE Advisors, Onboard Geophysicists. Instructions how to apply at the end of vacancies list (scroll all the way down).
  
  
• Norwegian seismic vessel owner / operator recruits Electronics / Computer Technicians / Engineers ( data acquisition troubleshooting ), Seismic Mechanics, and Onboard Geophysicists, with a rotation of 5 weeks on / 5 weeks off. Marine / seismic experience is not necessary but appreciated. Use contact page for enquiries.

Guidelines for the safe management of offshore supply and anchor handling operations ( North Sea ) [pdf-format, 8.4 MB] for Masters of vessels and for offshore Contractors.

Deck and engine crew should look also on Cruise Liner Job Links and Cargo Ship Job Links.

Land based jobs are on Marine-Maritime Job Links page, including marine engineering jobs. On the same page you find also employment links to the major oil companies: Aramco, Chevron, BP, Shell, etc.

For marine personnel there are occasional opportunities on emergency response and rescue vessels.

Are you still searching for your "dream job" ? If you try my job search engine, type as specific job description as possible. Example: trainee offshore directional driller job west africa. Include the word "job" or "employment", otherwise the search engine doesn't "know" you are looking for a job. When you click on "Search" the search engine will check the current vacancies at all companies listed here.

If you don't find what you look for today, come back next week or the week after. There is a new vacancy every day somewhere in the world.

If you hesitate on how to write your CV ( résumé ) go to "How to Write a Maritime Job Application". Everything is not as such directly applicable to offshore work applications, but you can still get some usable advice and tips.

The worst and longest running employment scam in the offshore oil sector has been active since year 2000. They have been known to offer offshore oil rig jobs to available workers also in Asia. There are also other money scams, targeting not only seamen but also offshore professionals. These have been running with increased activity since 2007. May be because there are so many hopeful candidates who do not know enough about offshore employment requirements and recruiting procedures. See Don Pedro's Nigerian and Other Employment-Money Scam Examples.

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