Working Woman

Mick96853
By Mick96853

Hi

Can anyone tell me what opportunities exist for woman in the oil & gas industry? do the big players QP, Dolphin Energy, Rasgas e.c.t employ them in procees, safety or quality roles?

By torc• 19 May 2008 08:26
torc

women can get jobs here that are at a senior level. We may all have to step over a few stumbling blocks now and then depending on whom is doing the hiring, but it is possible.

britexpat.... what a dumb thing to say!

By oabazeed• 18 May 2008 13:44
oabazeed

offcourse you do brandylady.

xxx

:D

By brandylady• 18 May 2008 13:42
brandylady

giz ajob I can do that :) xx

By Picasso• 18 May 2008 13:38
Picasso

i know many female friends of minew who works in one of the biggest EPC contractor in the world, in ras laffan.

they work either in cost control, sub contract department, HSE= safety, or even planning.

It all depends on your qualifications but when it comes to BP, EXXON, TOTAL, TECHNIP, SHELL, i don't think they really care if you're a woman or not. Your skills and experience will be the added value.

:)

IF THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY ;)

"If you don't take risks, you don't drink champ-agne..."

By oabazeed• 18 May 2008 12:52
oabazeed

brandylady,

it's not a masculine world of oil rigs any more.

With the high tech that we use these days, females and males have the same opprtunities in the oilfield, and to let you know, more than 30% of my company population are females, who are working in the operation side, and going to the rigs and platforms like any man, and they are as compitent as men, and sometimes better.

And to tell you the truth, When it comes to choosing my crew before any operation, I like to get the females, for me I consider them a better performer, since they have the challenge to prove themselves where I think they shouldn't have to.

And offcouse the chances in the safety section is more for females, than operation.

Good luck anyway.

By brandylady• 18 May 2008 12:43
brandylady

oabazeed knew someone would help better than I could, it is nice to know women get a chance in what used to be a masculine world of oil rigs etc.

By britexpat• 18 May 2008 12:43
britexpat

If the woman is reasonably good looking, them I'm sure she'll get a position. (NOT PC, but true I think)

By anonymous• 18 May 2008 12:42
anonymous

All these positions are filled by Men.

Women are employed in Finance or as general Secretaries or Tecvhnicval Assistant Positions

By oabazeed• 18 May 2008 12:41
oabazeed

In the middle east, it's very difficult to find a woman working in the oilfield (operation side) even though you can find some in some companies, but very minor number, and I know 1 or two in RasGas, but QP will never do it, they don't even allow girls from my company to go to their platforms or rigs.

Back in The US and Canada, where I worked before, you find females working everywhere in the process and operation side, but here the only females I see are working with the same company I work for.

i.e. I had two females in my crew, and they left just two days ago.

So, there is some companies here can offer such positions to a females.

And by the way, the working environment for females is very relaxing, and there is no kind of any harrassments might anyone think of, the oilfield rules about such issue are very strict, so I don't see anyproblem with that.

Good Luck.

By brandylady• 18 May 2008 12:40
brandylady

am almost certain that most if not all of these roles are filled by men, someone will correct me if I am wrong am sure xx

By rezoxtreme• 18 May 2008 12:37
rezoxtreme

hmm

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