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Offline tkliew

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offshore oil rig career
« on: April 14, 2011, 11:09:12 AM »
Hello Guys...

Im currently writing my thesis for my phd and thinking bout what i should do after i submit my thesis...
and teaching/lecturing is really not my thing...

so 1 day my friend pop out an idea about working at offshore oil rig/platform...
would like to know what you guys think bout this career?? will the oil company take a phd guy to work at offshore oil rig??
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Re: offshore oil rig career
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 11:33:33 AM »
Oil companies pay a lot of money for PhD chemists to do all kinds of research and development. Not sure if they really use many PhD chemists on the off shore rigs, but they got plenty of other really good paying jobs.

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Re: offshore oil rig career
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2011, 05:27:18 PM »
You may actually make more money as labour on an offshore rig than as a phd chemist somewhere normal.  Do as you wish.

At least that is how it works on some remote alaskan rigs I know people on....
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Re: offshore oil rig career
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2011, 06:09:02 PM »
how to get there :)?
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Re: offshore oil rig career
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2011, 08:29:45 PM »
Quote from: enahs on April 14, 2011, 11:33:33 AM
Oil companies pay a lot of money for PhD chemists to do all kinds of research and development. Not sure if they really use many PhD chemists on the off shore rigs, but they got plenty of other really good paying jobs.

Quote from: 408 on April 16, 2011, 05:27:18 PM
You may actually make more money as labour on an offshore rig than as a phd chemist somewhere normal.  Do as you wish.

At least that is how it works on some remote alaskan rigs I know people on....

Thanks guys for the replies...im still thinking about it...

i do wish to get a job more hand-on and practical rather than sit in the office writing and reading...
is there any laboratory job on an oil rig?  :)
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