re: Fellow O&G guys, interview questions, New question in the OP

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Thank, good to know, you would say they are the tops when it comes to MWD/LWD?

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I would like to say so, but honestly you get pumped full of "SLB is the best at everything" from day 1 it's a little hard to see through it all. They will expect you to work though. I've spent upwards of 50 days on location more than once. From what I've seen I think our tools are easier to run the HAL, but I don't know much about them. And overall the job is really easy. Sit back, watch the data come up and yeah. One big selling point for SLB FWIW is that they do have the best training available. I've had several clients tell me that we were the most knowledgeable field hands they have had (company wise).

Promotions at some locations can also be a little political. When I was in Kuwait, for example, the refused to put me on the jobs I needed for my promotion and then delayed me and transferred me. The location I moved to had already agreed to promote me on day 1 though.

A little bit from my experience is that they can and will move you at a moments notice. I went from working in the gulf to the middle east to africa. The international benefits with SLB are great, but not every location has a rotation.