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Volume 10 • Issue 2 • March 2010 |
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| Our Perspective | |
A
lot of people ask us about what we see in the economy and specifically the
employment trends in the U.S. and our industry.
We therefore continue to look at specific segments of the industry,
this time with a closer look at geosciences. We also
took
a broader view of trends in the economy and the industry.
While still mixed, there appears to be good news on the horizon.
If you are interested in examining the information in more detail,
rigzone.com, an oil and gas industry specific
website, has published some salary trends after conducting a survey recently. We hope you find this information useful.
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Hiring Trends on the Rise
The
past two years have been tough for all industries and all professionals.
Many companies were forced to experience their first large layoffs
in years, while others put in place hiring freezes.
The economy has suffered enough, and it finally looks like it is on
its way back up. Obviously, it will take a while to get back to where the
economy was four to five years ago and specifically to where the oil and
gas industry was, too.
According to www.cnnmoney.com, the economy looks to be creeping back into place, but not as fast as economists have been predicting. The labor department recently reported that the number of Americans who filed new claims for unemployment fell from 468,000 to 462,000 last week. Economists had a very slightly more positive outlook of it dropping to 460,000.
With the unknown backdrop of economic recovery timing still looming around, many companies have cash on hand, which is one of the factors for the jump in mergers and acquisitions. While these large M&A actions are not necessarily a sign of the economy being back on the rise, but they are more a sign of strategic moves for long-term growth in the future. Most recently, ExxonMobil acquired XTO ($41 B) and just recently BP purchased Devon properties in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caspian Sea. Drilling activity is on the rise as well. Baker Hughes reported earlier this month that there was an increase from 1,170 rotary rigs working one year ago to 1,396 rotary rigs working for the first week in March. Texas led the pack with 23 new rigs working for a total of 588 rigs, and Colorado and North Dakota coming in way behind with three and two new rigs, respectively.
A
recent Forbes article ranked Houston fourth on the list of cities where
the recession is easing. Forbes
notes that due to Houston's highly specific industries in which it
operates, it is more insulated from the volatility of the economy.
Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio are also on this list, ultimately
giving credit not to just the energy industry, but also the technology,
education, and government industries that enhance Texas's oil riches.
Houston, along with Dallas and Austin is expected to experience a
7.03% rise in jobs over the next three years.
Adecco's
Tig Gilliam and SFN Group's Roy Krause, who are leaders of two of the
largest staffing companies in the United States, are expecting to see
20,000 temporary workers hired per month.
Gilliam notes that Adecco has seen an increase of 50% in temporary
hires that have been hired on full time.
The fourth quarter of 2009 saw a revenue improvement and more
search activity. Also,
Manpower's report states that the second quarter of 2010 should see a
"modest" hiring increase.
Not only
are temporary jobs on the rise, but so are new business startups.
In 2009, Challenger, Gray & Christmas published a job market
index resulting in 8.7% of job seekers gaining employment by starting up
their own businesses, which was a significant increase from 2.7% for the
final quarter of 2008.
Confidence
and risk tolerance in finance are rising as well. An industry market research firm, IbisWorld, expects to see
loan services grow 40% in 2010, which is a huge spike compared to the
purge over the last two years.
Anyone
you ask about the economy will have not so positive a view to present.
But those of us in the oil and gas industry, especially those of us
in Texas, need to continue to be positive, because we see the results
first hand. The amount of
doubt should be decreasing with drilling rigs on the rise, temp jobs on
the rise, start up businesses on the rise, an increase of cash on hand in
companies, and larger mergers and acquisitions on the rise.
Really, there is nowhere to go but up.
We have seen improvement in the economy since 2009, and we will
continue to see improvement in the coming months.
Thank goodness for the new year!
| Talent Pool | |
The following biographies are just a small sampling of the kind of talent available in our talent pool of over 19,000 experts. Please call our placement managers if you are interested in learning more about these professionals, or check out our website for more candidates.
Geophysicist with
a master's degree in geophysics and more than 20 years of experience
working for national and international oil and gas companies and as an
independent consultant. Experienced with seismic reprocessing, both
pre-stack and post-stack, DMO, migration, depth imaging and modeling,
seismic facies evaluation, reservoir characterization, reservoir and fault
seal, overpressure assessment, velocity modeling, and depth conversion.
Additionally experienced in major seismic sequence
stratigraphy and integrated structure, salt tectonics, and sequence
stratigraphy projects for shelf, deep shelf, and deep water projects.
Geographic areas worked include the Gulf of Mexico, South America, west
Africa, southeast Asia, and Europe. Software proficiencies include
SMT, GeoQuest IESX, Landmark, Paradigm, and AVO and seismic inversion
software. Ask for GP753.
Geoscience
Technician with an associate's degree in biology and 20 years of experience
working for major and mid-size oil and gas companies and service
companies. Experienced in log correlations, seismic maps,
digital files, maintaining databases, cross-sections, 2-D and 3-D
navigation, generating computerized structure maps, creating databases for
in-house geophysical base map and seismic inventories, and creating
montages. Additionally experienced in preparing Landmark OpenWorks
and SeisWorks projects to migrate from R2002 to R5000. Software
proficiencies include Velocity Data Bank, Energy Graphics, MicroStation
SE/J, Zeh Montage, GMA, UNIX, GeoGraphix, P/I Dwights, and OpenWorks,
SeisWorks, and Geolog. Ask for TG490.
Geologist
with
a master's degree in petroleum geology and more than eight years working
for domestic and international oil and gas service companies.
Experienced in building geocellular reservoir models, geological mapping,
structural modeling, property modeling including facies and petrophysical
modeling, reservoir characterization, and fractured reservoirs.
Additionally experienced in geological and geophysical application support
and well log and digital data management. Geographic areas worked
include east Texas, Kansas, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, the Middle East,
India, and Indonesia. Software proficiencies include SeisWorks,
GeoProbe, OpenWorks, Z-MAP Plus, RMS, Petrel, and GOCAD. Language fluency in English, Spanish, and basic Arabic.
Production
Engineer with
a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and three years of experience
working for a large independent oil and gas company. Experienced in
production and completions operations including developing well
procedures, designing fracture projects, executing recompletion and
workover plans, and developing depletion plans. Geographic areas
worked include west Texas and Louisiana. Ask for P631.
Reservoir
Engineer
with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering, a master's degree in
business administration, and 28 years of oil and gas experience working
for small-to-large independents as well as major oil and gas companies.
Experienced in reserve evaluations, economics, reserve reporting, field
development, and production reporting. Geographic areas worked
include Texas, Louisiana, the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, Alabama, and
Wyoming. Software proficiency in ARIES, Power Tools, and Sapphire.
Ask for R869.
Drilling
and Completions Engineer with
a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering and 18 years of experience
working for small-to-mid-size independents and a major E&P company.
Experienced in well planning, drilling, completions, workovers, site
preparation and logistics, fracturing, wireline operations, cementing, and
acidizing. Geographic areas worked include Texas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, and Wyoming. Ask for D460.
Quality
Manager with
a bachelor's degree in geology and 35 years of experience with a major
oil and gas company. Expert in developing quality management systems
and managing quality risks for global offshore construction execution
organizations and major development projects, with floating and subsea
systems, including multiple mega-projects in excess of $1 billion.
Experienced in quality management positions on first-of-kind offshore
projects from pre-FID through FEED, execution, and start-up/handover.
Accomplished in executing and leading offshore construction projects,
inspection and verification of fabricated fixed and floating structures,
offshore equipment procurement and manufacturing inspection, expediting
and logistics management, facility modules, subsea systems, marine and
diving operations, offshore pipelines, and offshore installations.
Geographical areas worked include the US Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, the
United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Malaysia. Software proficiency in EasyRisk
Manager. Certified as a Quality Manager, Continual Performance
Improvement Associate, and ISO Lead Auditor. Multilingual proficiency in
English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. Ask for TI350.
Executive
with a
master's degree in business administration, a bachelor's degree in
geological sciences, and 35 years of experience with major and large
independent companies in the oil and gas industry. Expert in
generating and evaluating exploration prospects, development projects, and
acquisition candidates.
Experienced in leading operations and interdisciplinary teams of
geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and technicians.
Geographic areas worked include the Gulf of Mexico shelf and deepwater and onshore the
US gulf coast. Ask for M587.
Quality
Assurance Manager with
masters' degrees in mechanical engineering and business administration
and 17 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Expert in
developing and integrating quality management systems globally throughout
an organization. Experienced in performance management, business
controls, quality management and operations and process. Geographic
areas worked include the US, Africa and Europe. Software proficiency
in SAP, ERP, and AI. Certified in Six Sigma Black Belt, Master's
Level Project Management, and a Lead Assessor for ISO 9001 Systems. Ask
for F1678.
Senior
Buyer with a bachelor's
degree in management and logistics and 24 years of global experience in
the upstream oil and gas industry. Expert in materials management,
quality control, procurement, and logistics for deepwater offshore and
onshore projects. Experienced in providing supply chain support for
drilling, production and construction disciplines. Geographic areas
worked include, the US, Spain, Egypt, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Trinidad
and Tobago, and Brazil. Software proficiency in SAP. Language
proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Russian.
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| Career Advice |
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Geoscientists
Rock!
With respect to the current state of the geosciences professions,
this idiomatic title is certainly apropos.
Despite national reports about the recession and unemployment, the
demand for geoscientists is growing stronger, with the long-term outlook
increasingly positive as markets and economic conditions improve.
As with convergent boundaries, salaries and the demand for
geoscientists often mirror the price of geological commodities such as
fuels, metals, and construction materials.
While lower prices for some of these commodities have resulted in
staff right-sizing, those same low prices support demand. As economic
conditions improve, demand and prices should increase to create an
environment of renewed hiring reports www.geology.com. For more information about current salary statistics go to http://www.rigzone.com/jobs/salary/.
Historically, the petroleum industry employs the largest number of
geoscientists with nearly 40% of all geoscientists working in the
exploration and production of oil and gas reserves.
Here are some of the areas of expertise requested by our clients:
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Geographical experience
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Gulf of Mexico - deep water and shelf
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Marcellus, Haynesville, and Barnett Shales
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Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast
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West Africa
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Geological and Geophysical software
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SMT
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GeoGraphix
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Petra
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Petrel
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GeoQuest
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Landmark Suite
Additionally,
our clients look for flexibility with candidates.
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Are they skilled in both geology and geophysics?
Are they willing to work contract or contract-to-hire?
This is in direct contrast to the situation seen during the 2006 boom
followed by the simultaneous crash of 2008 and 2009 in both oil demand and
global economic health, where full time employees were in huge demand and
short supply.
No matter what your current situation is, the key
to weathering the escarpments of one's career is a focused understanding
of one's personal goals, flexibility as to the means of achieving those
goals, an attitude of continued, ongoing learning, and ultimately which
assets you bring to your next opportunity.
If you find yourself between positions, take this time to sharpen
your technical skills and stay abreast of industry news. You may want to
complete the next level of your education or just take a technical course
to enhance your skills. The
bottom line is that preparation for your own metamorphosis is vital to
continued success.
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are petroleum engineers and geoscientists who specialize in evaluating
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studies, acquisition evaluations, independent reserve appraisals, and
exploration and exploitation prospect generation and assessment. Our full
divestment services include creation and hosting of electronic and
physical data rooms in addition to the technical evaluation. Our teams in
Houston and New Orleans are very experienced and stand ready to help you
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Career Management applies its deep understanding of the career paths of
technical professionals in the E&P and EPC communities to help
companies and professionals build successful organizations and careers. We
leverage Collarini's unique combination of industry knowledge and
technical expertise to guide companies and individuals during transition,
training existing employees for high performance, and designing customized
technical training plans for companies and individuals.
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About Us
Collarini
Energy Staffing Inc. is a full-service agency specializing
in the placement of energy and EPC personnel and including the disciplines
listed below (other supporting personnel are managed upon request):
Accountants and finance
personnel
Administrative and clerical personnel
Business
analysts
Civil and architectural engineers
Drilling
engineers
Drilling operations
supervisors
Executives
Geologists, geophysicists, and
petrophysicists
Health, safety, and environmental
personnel
Human resources personnel
Instrument and electrical
engineers
IT professionals
Land, legal, and supporting
personnel
Materials and corrosion engineersNaval architects
Operations supervisors
Pipeline,
riser, and subsea engineers
Process engineers
Procurement
engineers
Production engineers
Project managers and support
personnel
Quality control and inspection personnel
Reservoir
engineers
Sales and marketing professionals
Technical
writers
Technicians, drafting and graphic
Technicians,
engineering and geoscience
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