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.
I honestly don't know very much about 3D printing so I can't answer your question.
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If you will post your email address, I will contact you. I don't post my personal email on this forum
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Sorry, but I am not familiar with the education system in the UK
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Wow. Tough question. Many books have been written about the topic and I can't begin to distill this into a simple response but I'll try. Crude is somewhat unique among commodities because it does not have a "shelf life", offers an unbelievably good concentration of btu's per volume, we need it to enjoy the lifestyle we have, create cosmetics, plastics and pharmaceuticals, it's not a renewable resource and much of the easy reserves are gone. Keep in mind that at the time of the Iraq war we had not fully mastered the horizontal drilling and fracking technologies that have allowed the US to become a net exporter. So, at the time of the Iraq war, I think there was real concern that the large volume of reserves could shift the balance of power in the Mid East.
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You haven't provided any details about your background, so this makes it a bit tough to answer, but i'll give it a shot. Most folks that work on the rig work for the rig contractor (TransOcean, SeaDrill, Noble, etc.) or for a service company (Schlumberger, Halliburton, Weatherford, etc.). Folks working for a rig contractor have a pretty steady gig, as long as the rig is under contract. Foks working for a service company may bounce around from rig to rig, depending on the nature of their job. Some service company folks are on the rig 24/7, just like the crew, while others come in to do a special job, like running casing or running formation evaluation logs (aka, "logging"). Newer rigs have are more automated than when I first started, but it's still a physically demanding job - shifts are generally 12 hours/day and while there is some shelter from the elements, it can be grueling. You said you're applying for your TWIC certification, so I assume you're interested in the Gulf of Mexico. The Offshore Technology Conference is being held in Houston this week, so I'd check out the Houston papers to see who is hiring and/or see if there is a job fair being held in conjuction with the conference. That's the easiest way to see what's available. If that's not an option, I'd try out websites for the major rig contractors and service companies. Be aware that it will not look good if you've got an arrest record or a lot of speeding tickets.
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To answer your question, I need more information on what the courses of study are and the country in which you would be studying. I will admit that I am most familiar with USA programs, so am not sure if I can help, but with more information, I will try.
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Someone asked a very similar question previously, please go to the beginning of theses posts and you will find it around the 20th question or so.
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