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Want a career with political, environmental, and economic implications that makes a difference to whether people eat, keep warm and are able to be mobile? A career with no boundaries internationally, that could take you to work on a North Sea rig, Azerbaijan or the South hina Sea, especially in areas such as !" #alaysia and $akarta %ndonesia& A market that is changing shape all the time? An end product that is affected by war zones such as "ibya? A job that will have you working alongside talented people from different countries of the world? A product for which there will always be a demand, until it runs out? "ook no further than oil and gas& 'nergy give a country independence and power on the world(s political and economic stage& Working in the gas and oil industry is an e)citing choice and a career with longevity& 'nergy is an emotive topic because of nuclear power, oil spills and their effect on the environment and the price of petrol at the pumps& *here are obviously environmental complaints& *here is a shortage of skilled workers, so in a world of high unemployment, the world is your oyster& +owever, watch out for scams& *his career guide has been created e)clusively for *he *elegraph and shares market trends, job trends and tips for a successful career in oil and gas& Market trends ,razil, Australia, anada and %ra- are seeing record levels of investment and demand for -ualified staff& Shale gas is a growing segment of the energy industry& Want to work on the oil sands of anada in Alberta, the oil reserves of "ibya, or on the gas shale of .atar? 'nergy demand is growing in the emerging economies of Asia e&g& hina, $akarta %ndonesia and %ndia, countries hungry for e)pansion and needing energy to do so& Working in gas and oil could take you to work in interesting places& Job trends *he /012 survey 3il and gas board shows that 40,000 to 50,000 new jobs will be created in /012 due to the increase in oil and gas investment and shale gas e)ploration also boosting jobs& *he average salary of 674,000 per year is twice that of the national average in the 8!& *here is potential to earn even higher wages by working aboard& *here is a serious skills shortage and demand for -ualified staff, especially in the North Sea, is reaching an all9time high& *he skills shortage is being magnified by a shortage of staff abroad attracting -ualified e)pats from abroad tempted by higher wages& *here had been no complaints& :rowing jobs in the 8! include engineers and drill crew, e)perienced geoscientists and e)ploration engineers, e)ploration and appraisal specialists, senior planners and contract managers with e)perience in managing major contacts& %n Australia, there is a demand for +S' advisors, contract specialists, subsea engineers, subsea fitters and flow assurance engineers, operators, technicians and engineers with local li-uefied natural gas ;"N:< e)perience&

%f Singapore appeals, there is demand for geophysicists, geoscientists, reservoir engineers, senior drilling engineers, especially #alaysian and %ndonesian nationals& %n #alaysia and %ndonesia, there is demand for senior commercial roles such as head of business development managers, country managers and sales managers& hina = growth for those with e)perience of environmental impact assessment, government relations, project management and niche e)pertise of drilling and geosciences for unconventional e)ploration and production& *he gas and oil industry is growing in %ndia, so if working in this burgeoning country appeals, there is a wave of new hiring forecast& %n >enmark, Norway and the Netherlands, there is high demand for piping and subsea engineers& %n ?oland, designers in the petrochemical industry, and ?olish process engineers, and piping designers are sought after& %n anada, the !eystone pipeline is creating demand for professionals with e)perience of steam assisted gravity drainage ;SA:><, project controls managers and engineers, planners, estimators, project managers, construction managers, construction managers and project engineers& %n #e)ico, there is demand for professionals working on brown field projects with backgrounds in production, design, maintenance, seismic surveys, environmental restoration@studies, and infrastructure works& %f working in olumbia appeals, there is growth in technical positions of e)ploration such as :eosciences, ?etroleum engineering and .+S'& %n the 8SA, there is demand for professionals with offshore and e)ploration backgrounds, fuelled by new discoveries for the gulf& 10 Tips for a su essful areer in oil and gas >o your homeworkA as well as *he *elegraph(s annual gas and oil feature, management consultancies such as >eloitte and +ays publish free annual reports about the industryA "ook out for the annual survey from B3il and :as people( for the latest trendsA ,e prepared to travel internationally and be mobile to realize your full career potentialA "earn a language to improve your marketability and ability to have choice of jobsA Ac-uire a higher -ualification to add another string to your bow = research shows that in future, people will need a higher level of -ualification than they do nowA >o some diversity awareness training to build your understanding of working alongside different culturesA %nvest in a good -uality suitcase and passport coverA %f you have children interested in this area as a career, ensure they study science subjects at schoolA hoose a life partner who is fle)ible and happy to travel and live abroadA and watch out for scams& !eep up to date with sector trends and contacts wherever you work in the world on "inked%n and re-uest recommendations and skills endorsements& Westhill onsulting areer C 'mployment Australia hopes the above information is useful&

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