Off Shore Work On Gas And Oil Rigs.

[jetro 5,349]

Hi all.

My 19 year old son has a interest in going working on the oil or gas rigs.

I know that some members on here does that for a living and was wondering would any one be able to tell me what type of courses, tickets or education he would need. And where would be the best place to go and do these things.

Any help would be well appreciated.

Atb j.

[MOLE265 792]

The minimum He'll need is Survival certificate used to be called an RGIT

Robert Gordon institute of technology it's in Aberdeen but there's other places round the country do the course google it you should get some info.

[pesky1972 4,927]

Hi all.

My 19 year old son has a interest in going working on the oil or gas rigs.

I know that some members on here does that for a living and was wondering would any one be able to tell me what type of courses, tickets or education he would need. And where would be the best place to go and do these things.

Any help would be well appreciated.

Atb j.

The best thing he could do just now would be to find an alternative career. The oil industry is in huge decline at the moment, with thousands of jobs gone and thousands more at risk.

I don't work offshore but do work within the sector.

There are a few on here that do work offshore, and I doubt they'd tell you any different.

[forest of dean redneck 11,189]

 

Hi all.

My 19 year old son has a interest in going working on the oil or gas rigs.

I know that some members on here does that for a living and was wondering would any one be able to tell me what type of courses, tickets or education he would need. And where would be the best place to go and do these things.

Any help would be well appreciated.

Atb j.

The best thing he could do just now would be to find an alternative career. The oil industry is in huge decline at the moment, with thousands of jobs gone and thousands more at risk.

I don't work offshore but do work within the sector.

There are a few on here that do work offshore, and I doubt they'd tell you any different.

Heard it on news last week/week before? Over thousand jobs wasn't it?

[mushroom 12,387]

Believe me when I say that are investing in New build platforms. Just where they are Going to be is what's changing. North sea is in a constant expand contract situation. But there is work and it will be there for a long time to come

 

Fleetwood nauticle college is a good start for advice.

[GaZMaN888 68]

Yeah there are a few platforms being commissioned at the minute.

 

You can do specific offshore apprenticeships or you could do what I did and get a relevant trade/apprenticeship and experience onshore, then worry about trying to get offshore once the price of a barrel of oil rises back above the cost of a KFC family bucket.

 

I'd look at national grid, power stations and petrochemical apprenticeships if I were you.

 

GaZ

[jeppi26 1,855]

 

 

Hi all.

My 19 year old son has a interest in going working on the oil or gas rigs.

I know that some members on here does that for a living and was wondering would any one be able to tell me what type of courses, tickets or education he would need. And where would be the best place to go and do these things.

Any help would be well appreciated.

Atb j.

The best thing he could do just now would be to find an alternative career. The oil industry is in huge decline at the moment, with thousands of jobs gone and thousands more at risk.

I don't work offshore but do work within the sector.

There are a few on here that do work offshore, and I doubt they'd tell you any different.

Heard it on news last week/week before? Over thousand jobs wasn't it?

5 scaffolding mate have just been laid off of the rigs this week

[Kay 3,709]

According to the bbc news this morning , North sea rigs arnt drilling for oil due to the low 30 dollars a barrel for oil... bad news for the lads who work them

[mushroom 12,387]

There's the work it's just not as close to home anymore

[Born Hunter 17,637]

There's the work it's just not as close to home anymore

 

Norway?

[air gun ant 1,666]

BOSIET and MIST is the minimum you need now and then he needs to decide what sort of job does he wants to do?

[kanny 19,382]

My brother had to lay 40 odd bloke's of "by order of the management" he runs a exploration rig in the Irish Sea... I think things will improve but at this moment its not a great time to be going into the industry. Make sure your lad has a plan B.

[forest of dean redneck 11,189]

 

 

 

Hi all.

My 19 year old son has a interest in going working on the oil or gas rigs.

I know that some members on here does that for a living and was wondering would any one be able to tell me what type of courses, tickets or education he would need. And where would be the best place to go and do these things.

Any help would be well appreciated.

Atb j.

The best thing he could do just now would be to find an alternative career. The oil industry is in huge decline at the moment, with thousands of jobs gone and thousands more at risk.

I don't work offshore but do work within the sector.

There are a few on here that do work offshore, and I doubt they'd tell you any different.

Heard it on news last week/week before? Over thousand jobs wasn't it?

5 scaffolding mate have just been laid off of the rigs this week

Scaffolding ? Not just me that struggles with Predictive text then ,lol was it 5 thou?

[jetro 5,349]

Thanks to every one for the info and advice.

By the sounds of it he might be better off doing a trade.

I will let him know.

Thanks again.

Atb j

[haymin 2,465]

It costs 57 pound ish to drill a barrel of oil out the ground seamingly and its down to 27 a barrel North Sea is fecked Africa and such likes has plenty of work just now ??