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Career in the Petroleum Industry
Posted on 9/5/14 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 9/5/14 at 8:21 pm
Im looking to get my foot in the door in the Petro-chemical industry at one of the many industrial plant we have here in south Louisiana. Anyone where a good place where they maybe train and I could eventually work my way up to build a career?
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Posted on 9/5/14 at 8:53 pm to crkelly91
I have quite a few friends that started working in NDT. after a few years they get an API cert and make alot of money. These are all guys with high school or less education. they can make 40-70 per hour and if they go out on the road can make per diem which adds up also.
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:47 am to crkelly91
What exactly are you looking to do - operations, instrumentation, etc?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:29 am to crkelly91
Where I teach, we have a pretty large program to train Plant Operators. 2 Years. Plants hire from the colleges. I think they start at $35 an hour.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:50 am to Overbrook
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Where I teach, we have a pretty large program to train Plant Operators. 2 Years. Plants hire from the colleges. I think they start at $35 an hour.
Where is this? Got a buddy looking for a job in the industry.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 1:58 pm to crkelly91
P-Tech degree
start as a helper for a construction company and go the trade route through ABC school
Construction Management degree
engineering degree
start as a helper for a construction company and go the trade route through ABC school
Construction Management degree
engineering degree
Posted on 9/9/14 at 2:38 pm to kingbob
Nicholls State in Thibodaux, Fletcher Technical in Houma, River Parishes Community College (sep tracks in process tech & instrumentation) in Gonzales, BRCC in Baton Rouge (process tech)....in short, pretty much every public CC or regional school in SE LA offers at least an associate's in petroleum tech.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:08 pm to hungryone
What's the demographic like for the average worker in this industry? Will those entering in their thirties have a tough go of it?
Posted on 9/10/14 at 8:45 pm to crkelly91
What are you trying to do? Operations, sales, procurement, cost??
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:01 am to diat150
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I have quite a few friends that started working in NDT. after a few years they get an API cert and make alot of money.
or AWS certs, NACE certs, ASNT certs, Take the QE exam,move up to project management, etc, etc.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 3:50 pm to RollTide4Ever
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Will those entering in their thirties have a tough go of it?
I'm 35 and broke into it 3.5 years ago. I'm on the cost side though.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 5:49 pm to JasonL79
How much does schooling cost? Are are any books, websites, that could give insight? I'm an accountant right now but having some serious thoughts going on.
Thanks
Thanks
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:31 am to RollTide4Ever
Also, what is the cost side?
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:31 pm to RollTide4Ever
I didn't take any special schooling for it. I have an undergrad in accounting and an MBA with a concentration in Finance.
I started working with a major local oil distributor in accounting and learned a good bit there. Then I moved on there after 3 years and in the last 6 months got a job at a refinery. I interviewed with 3 different oil companies before I landed my current job. I heard it is hard to get in. The main thing holding me back from landing a job easier was SAP experience I think.
I enjoy it better than regular industry accounting. Major oil companies pay better, have better benefits, and many have flexible schedules (4x10's or 9/80 schedule).
From what I've seen, refineries are split up between small projects, major projects, and refinery operations. Cost analysts track costs and forecast on the refinery projects (capital asset). I'm a cost analyst in the major projects division. I track costs (look for trends), work with construction contractors to track spending to budget and also to the contractor's bid/contract, forecast, put together monthly accrual journal entries,analyze misc issues, and report forecast/spending to corporate.
Refinery analysts are financial analysts and I'm sure they analyze operations, put together financials for the plant.
I started working with a major local oil distributor in accounting and learned a good bit there. Then I moved on there after 3 years and in the last 6 months got a job at a refinery. I interviewed with 3 different oil companies before I landed my current job. I heard it is hard to get in. The main thing holding me back from landing a job easier was SAP experience I think.
I enjoy it better than regular industry accounting. Major oil companies pay better, have better benefits, and many have flexible schedules (4x10's or 9/80 schedule).
From what I've seen, refineries are split up between small projects, major projects, and refinery operations. Cost analysts track costs and forecast on the refinery projects (capital asset). I'm a cost analyst in the major projects division. I track costs (look for trends), work with construction contractors to track spending to budget and also to the contractor's bid/contract, forecast, put together monthly accrual journal entries,analyze misc issues, and report forecast/spending to corporate.
Refinery analysts are financial analysts and I'm sure they analyze operations, put together financials for the plant.
This post was edited on 9/12/14 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 9/12/14 at 4:57 pm to RollTide4Ever
Hope that helps.
I have no idea what the best way to get in with an oil company. Me working for that oil distributor helped get my foot in the door.
I have no idea what the best way to get in with an oil company. Me working for that oil distributor helped get my foot in the door.
Posted on 9/13/14 at 11:53 am to JasonL79
You can contact me at edmund_burke06@hotmail.com if you can provide anymore insight. That was some good info. I'm trying to move on from where I am at now. I really appreciate it, thanks!
Posted on 9/13/14 at 12:16 pm to crkelly91
Not specific to the petro industry, but if you wanted to go get trained to be a welder, you will be doing very well for yourself for many years.
I couldn't do that kind of work, but those guys are extremely in demand. They are being picked off by recruiters left and right with increasingly higher wages and 7 day a week per diems, etc. I've never seen anything like this.
I couldn't do that kind of work, but those guys are extremely in demand. They are being picked off by recruiters left and right with increasingly higher wages and 7 day a week per diems, etc. I've never seen anything like this.
Posted on 9/14/14 at 6:52 pm to notiger1997
I've been looking at being a welder but I have a young family and don't want to be traveling
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