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Oil Industry Promotes Career Opportunities on Internet
| Date: | 14 Jun 2001 | | Details: | Oilcareers.com, the specialist on-line recruitment service, has expanded its website to include a comprehensive guide to career opportunities offered by the UK's multi-billion pound offshore oil and gas industry.
The industry, which is the world's fourth largest producer of gas and 9th in world oil production, needs to attract a steady stream of new recruits to replace its ageing workforce and allow it to continue producing the nations' oil and gas in the decades to come. Yet, in common with many other engineering sectors, the industry is often by-passed when young people come to look at their career options.
"The offshore oil and gas industry is one of the UK's greatest industrial success stories. For over three decades, it has overcome huge technical and physical challenges to provide the country with over 80 percent of its primary fuel. Yet, few school leavers or young graduates are aware of the opportunities the industry has to offer, both on and offshore," says Oilcareer.com's managing director Graeme Munro.
"There are currently around 6,000 companies employing 270,000 people either directly involved in finding and producing oil and gas, or providing goods or services in support. These companies need engineers, technicians, drilling and well specialists, geologists and geophysicists as well as IT experts, telecommunications operators, medics, chefs, stewards, operations supervisors and managers, business, finance and legal people. There are many different functions in the oil and gas process, all integrated to form a highly sophisticated, technology-driven industry in a unique environment"
The website, which has government and industry backing, describes life offshore and the different jobs involved. It was developed in co-operation with OPITO, the industry's training organisation, and highlights the skills and qualifications that are required, provides details of apprenticeships and links to various industry and professional bodies.
Another function of the website is as a recruitment service to promote job openings in the industry. Hundreds of organisations have registered to use the system and there are thousands of registered candidates.
"The oil and gas industry offers exciting prospects for young people. The Oilcareers.com website is a useful information source for anyone wanting to know more about working offshore and how to take the first steps in planning a career in the sector", says John Ramsay, OPITO's chief executive, and a member of the workgroup set up under PILOT by the Government and the industry to address skills and training requirements. | | Contact: | Trisha O'Reilly, PILOT Communications
Tel: 020 7802 2422
Email: toreilly@ukooa.co.uk |
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