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Volume 9 • Issue 5 • September 2009 |
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| Our Perspective | |
Congress is back in session, and important meetings are
taking place. With energy and environmental issues high on the priority
list, our industry association, the IPAA, has put together a convincing
testimony that will be presented by IPAA Chairman Buddy Kleemeier.
The purpose is to make sure that members of Congress understand the
consequences of their decisions. The
cornerstone of the presentation
will be the successes our industry has had over the past few years
in:
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Finding
natural resources to support our country's energy independence
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Increasing
the efficiency with which resources are produced
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Identifying
new areas of promise for further resources such as the shale regions
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Creating
substantial employment and career opportunities and
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Doing all
in an environmentally and socially responsible fashion.
We are hopeful that our elected officials will listen to facts, reason and science. But since it is certain that energy resources other than hydrocarbons will enter our lives and the lives of our children, we feel it is important to look at the employment and career opportunities in alternative energy. We collected some interesting facts and links that you may find of interest.
P.S. We are now a certified Women Owned Business!
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| Employer Tips |
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Fresh
Signs of Life in the Industry?
The oil and gas industry is beginning to show signs of
renewed life, albeit slowly. After eight consecutive weeks of
increased activity, Baker Hughes reported a 10-rig decline for the week of
September 11th. This places the current industry count at
999 rigs, still well below last year's count of 2,013.
Despite this week's reversal, there are positive signs that
this recovery will not be as lengthy as the 2001 post-9/11 recession the
reversal of which was not evident until the 2nd quarter of
2003. Currently, oil prices appear to be stabilizing in the $65-$75
per barrel range, quite a contrast to the 2008 rollercoaster high of $147
per barrel to below $35 barrel by year's end.
This begs the question: is this indicative of a rebound
from the global recession, reflective of a depreciated dollar, or are we
simply recovering from a short-lived boom-bust cycle inflated by
speculation?
Certainly the oft mentioned
influences noted by Baker Hughes may be contributory to the increased
activity of weeks prior, including new technology, seasonal weather
effects such as the absence hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico thus
far in 2009, 3rd and 4th quarter fiscal spending
patterns, and proposed and pending government legislation at all levels.
Promising news from the
Eleventh District Federal Reserve reported a subdued flattening in
the Texas economy as demonstrated by a slight increase in drilling
activity, downward trend in unemployment claims, and a revised employment
forecast still reflecting a "decline of 2.8 percent, but a
significant improvement from the previous forecast of -3.5 percent."
Employment opportunities are beginning to show an upward trend with
increased exploration activity. RigZone reports that its job
postings from May to August have increased by more than 55 percent.
Staffing
requests for Operations Engineers and Geoscientists have seen an upswing
in job postings and when the "drillers start turning to the
right," the upstream and downstream industry segments typically
follow that lead. The
following biographies are just a small sampling of the kind of talent
available in our talent pool of over 17,000 experts. Please call our
placement
managers if you are interested in learning more about
these professionals, or check out our website for more candidates.
Talent Pool
Business
Development Executive with
a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and 28 years of experience
working for a multi-national energy service company. Experienced in
engineering, operations, product management, business development, and
technical consulting. Additionally experienced in fracturing and acidizing
and coiled tubing in a marine environment. Geographic areas worked
include the Gulf Coast region of the United States, Europe, Asia, and
Africa. Ask for SM346.
Subsea Project Manager with
a master's degree in civil engineering and 31 years of experience working
for major oil and gas companies. Expert leader of deepwater mega-projects
including front-end engineering, development concept selection, risk
management, and economic valuations. Experienced in managing large
multi-disciplined project teams, stakeholder management, particularly with
government agencies and partners, and the training and implementation of
safety management and decision quality processes. Geographic areas worked
include Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sweden, California, Texas, Louisiana
and Alaska. Registered professional engineer in California, Texas,
Louisiana and Alaska. Ask for CS357.
Project
Manager with
a master's degree in mechanical engineering and 24 years of experience in
major deepwater oil and gas projects. Expert in FPSO proposal review,
shuttle options including tankers and ATBs, riser configuration, riser
fluid transfer system and development, and hull form selection.
Experienced in metocean review, regulatory matters, and production
facilities. Also experienced in dynamic positioning stations, mooring
development, and subsea development. Skilled in project management,
execution planning, decision analysis, and risk assessment. Registered
professional engineer in the state of Texas. Ask for F1573.
Project
Engineer with
a master's degree in mechanical engineering and 11 years of experience
working for major and large independent oil and gas companies and
engineering and construction firms. Experienced in coordinating
engineering design activities, setting up construction support functions,
and defining the scope, quality, cost, and schedule controls for FPSO
facilities, gas gathering and compression facilities, and offshore
production platforms. Additionally experienced in tankage and fluid
transport systems and refinery, petrochemical, and chemical process
facilities. Geographic areas worked include California, Texas, Louisiana,
Kansas, Nebraska, and Nigeria. Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
Ask for F1512.
Geoscience Technician with
30 years of experience working for two major oil and gas companies.
Experienced in geological and geophysical data management, project
management, data research, and loading 3-D seismic data, tops, digital
curves, and directional surveys. Additionally experienced in supervising
and mentoring employees. Software proficiency in Petra, Landmark Openworks,
ArcGIS, Z-Map, PI/Dwights, Neuramap, and Neuralog and proficiency in UNIX
and Linux operating systems. Geographic experience
includes the Gulf of Mexico shelf and the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast.
Ask
for TG212.
Reservoir Geologist with
a bachelor's degree in geology and 23 years of experience working for two
E&P companies and a service company. Experienced in building reservoir
models for lower tertiary fields and production fields, building reservoir
characterization models for offshore international, deepwater Gulf of
Mexico, and onshore Texas areas, and managing the G&G information
technologies assets. Strongly skilled in providing comprehensive data
integration of structural, stratigraphic, and petrophysical properties for
3-D visualization and reservoir characterization to determine new
resource, economics, and commercial risks. Software proficiency includes
Petrel, PETRA, LandMark, GeoQuest, Kingdom, Stratimagic, GeoGraphix,
Intellex, GoCAD, Hampson-Russell, Voxel-Geo, Seisbase III, GDCMod, ArcView,
Intergraph's MGE and MapInfo, Oracle, SQL Server, Informix, Sybase,
Ingres, Access, and FoxPro databases. Ask for G1908.
Production Geologist with a master's degree in geology and 27 years of
experience working with large and medium producing companies. Experienced
in identifying prospects for lease acquisitions, calculating reserves,
performing risk analysis, wellsite operations, and field development.
Geographic areas worked include the Gulf of Mexico shelf and deepwater.
Software proficiency in KINGDOM, GeoX, GeoQuest and Landmark. Ask
for G1897.
Geoscientist with
32 years of experience in geology and geophysics research and exploration
at a major international oil company. Holds a PhD in marine geology from
Columbia University. Experienced extensively in research in the
application of seismic and sequence stratigraphy, seismic attributes, AVO
and DHI analysis, data and interpretation visualization, and basin
modeling. Recognized for excellence in teaching within the company and for
the AAPG. Geographic experience includes the US Gulf Coast, West Africa,
the North Sea, Australia, Indonesia, the US and Canadian Arctic, the
Midland Basin, and China. Computer skills include VoxelGeo, IESX, and SATK.
This candidate is excited to share skills and experiences with younger
staff. Ask for GG450.
Engineering Technician
with 24 years of experience working for large independents and major oil
and gas companies. Experienced in budget reporting, technical
writing, economic analysis, production reporting, database management, and
presentation development. Software proficiency in ARIES, Peep, OFM,
and VOLTS. Ask for TE391.
Reservoir Engineer with
a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and 23 years of
experience working for major oil and gas companies. Experienced in
reserve estimation, field development, production surveillance, economic
analysis, reserve exploitation, reserve reporting, field-life depletion
planning, and production forecasting. Geographic areas worked
include Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Arkansas. Software proficiency in Peep, Production
Analyst, OFM, PAN System, PROSPER, MBAL, GAP, and PI/Dwights. Ask
for R116.
Production Engineer with
a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and 27 years of oil and gas
experience working for large independents and a service company.
Experienced in artificial lift design, risk analysis, tender preparation,
personnel supervision, completions, workovers, waterfloods, and casing
evaluation. Geographic areas worked Columbia, Peru, and the country
of Georgia. Software proficiency in GAP, MBAL, PROSPER, and Subpump.
Fluent in Spanish. Ask for P394.
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New
Energy Career Markets
Our
industry's representatives are currently fighting the good fight in
Washington trying to prevent potentially disastrous regulations from being
implemented. Hopefully
Congress and President Obama's administration will see the error of their
ways and leave our industry intact to provide the energy this country
needs to keep the engines running. Experts
agree that alternative energy sources will not be able to completely
replace hydrocarbons in the foreseeable future, but there is fast growing
interest in green energy and the role it will play in securing our energy
independence.
If you are wondering how the public debate concerning our
country's energy needs might play out for you, then you may be interested
in knowing where your current skills translate into an alternative energy
role. And if you know
of a young or not-so young person interested in a career in these
industries (Not you! We need you!), it is time to understand the skills
the various
industry segments seek.
A recent report funded and commissioned by the UN
Environment Program (UNEP) in cooperation with other international
economic organizations found unprecedented global growth in all
"green industries." This
is a very broad gathering of industries around the world, and all details
have to be carefully understood, but here are some of the impressive
highlights:
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2.3 million people world-wide have in recent years found new jobs in the
renewable energy sector.
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The
study forecasts a rise of employment to 2.1 million in wind and 6.3
million in solar power by 2030.
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Projected
investments in renewable energy of $630 billion by 2030 could translate
into 20 million additional jobs.
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The
global market for environmental products and services is projected to
double from $1,370 billion to $2,740 billion by 2020.
These are impressive numbers even if you downplay them for
their exuberance and excitement in the subject. If you are interested, McMorrow offers a summary
report on its website. And
do not ignore the nuclear industry with its potential to add jobs to the
economy. Technologies, safety
standards, and ease of installation have all improved over the past 30
years. The industry is poised
to become a player in the energy debate.
A recent article
in the Wall Street Journal provided a good take on the state of the
industry.
Time to pay attention to career disciplines and job markets
of the future!
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