Enviro & Petroleum Engineer

Enviro & Petroleum Engineer

Oil Comp Engr

38 Years Experience

Houston, TX

Female, 60

I recently retired from a major integrated oil company after 38 years. I have degrees in Civil and Petroleum Engineering. I worked with safety, health and environmental management systems and operations in the upstream (finding and producing oil and gas) and downstream (refining, chemicals and distributions) areas. I travelled all over world, enduring good & bad business cycles and good and bad managers.

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Last Answer on December 12, 2020

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I do not like the traditional Monday to Friday schedule. I am interested in 7 days of work with 7 days off or 4 and 3 or 14 and 14. Would I have to work offshore for this or is this possible on-shore or in an office setting as well?

Asked by M.E. about 12 years ago

I am not aware of any office jobs that allow this type of work except for folks I know who work in some hard to staff locations in the Mid East and Africa.  Those folks work 28 days on and 28 days off.

Good day... I am harmony from Nigeria and would be graduating as an industrial chemist by November 2014 (bsc 2.2). I have on my list either to advance with a pgdip in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering or environmental engineering to M.Eng. It is my utmost wish to work in an oil and gas company but they all require for a minimum of 3-5yrs experience and even majority of them require a bsc of 2.1 which I don't fall in that's why I opted for a pgdip to advance my degree. My question is, what are my chances of getting a job at an oil and gas firm with my proposed qualification even at entry level?. My email "harrisonjnrehimwenma@gmail.com". Your reply is highly anticipated. Thanks.

Asked by harmony about 12 years ago

I'm sorry, but I am not familiar with the educational system in Nigeria.  I don't know what a "bsc 2.2" is.  Ithink you need to seek out some folks at oil companies in Nigeria and talk to them directly.

I live in Northern La and I was wondering if I worked as a Protroleum Engineer in Houstan, how long do I have to be away from my home? Away from my wife and kids. And how does it affect my yearly pay? Thanks

Asked by TJ about 12 years ago

If you are working at a job in an office as a petroleum (not protroleum) engineer in Houston, you would likely work 5 days a week or possibly have every other Friday off.  If you get a position as a rotator to the US Gulf of Mexico, you might be working 14 days on and 14 days off.  If you get a position as a rotator to a foreign country, you might be working 28 days on and 28 days off. I can't tell you how this would affect your annual pay as every company has their own set of pay guidelines. 

Thank you very much for your last response. What types of calculations am I expected to do as an entry level Petroleum Engineer?

Asked by MEslu about 12 years ago

That's a pretty broad quesiton.  It depends on what speciality you will practice (reservoir, drilling, facility design, etc.).  I can tell  you that you will be expected to have mastered everything your professors have taught you.

What does a rotator do? And would that be 14 days at the gulf and 14 days at my home in Louisiana?

Asked by TJ about 12 years ago

A rotator just means someone who works a certain number of days (14 or 28 for example) and then has the same number of days off.  Rotators usually work 12 hours per day every day of their shift.  There are a variety of rotator jobs on drilling rigs and production platforms.  Most of the workers do not have an engineering degree but a handful might such as the drilling rig superintendent, the subsea equipment engineer, the wireline logging engineer, the production platform superintendent and so on.  You need  to do some research on the websites of various energy companies (Shell, Chevron, Anadarko, etc.) as well as the various service companies (Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, etc.) to see what kinds of positions they are hiring and what the rotation schedules are.  Also be aware that the unconventional (oil shale) plays are booming in south Texas and up in North Dakota.  Some of those workers also work a rotational schedule. 

3D printing: Do you think future engineers are going to need to have this as a skill set? Are there any platforms that this would apply to?

Asked by wtuanaki almost 12 years ago

I honestly don't know very much about 3D printing so I can't answer your question.

I'm interested in going into this field when I graduate from high school. I'm doing a project for a class and need to interview a petroleum engineer. Is there anyway I can do this with you?

Asked by ahstudent almost 12 years ago

If you want to send me your email address, I'd be happy to email you my contact information so we can arrange an interview.