Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE

by Amanda Barlow

Overview

Working on an offshore drilling rig is something most people will never get to experience in their lifetime. It is like no other workplace in the world and only those who have worked offshore can appreciate the diversity of people, cultures and roles that are represented in their remote “office”.

Offshore Oil and Gas PEOPLE is an overview of what it’s like to work on an oil rig, and the role everyone plays in getting the job done safely and on time. The saying “Time is Money” is the mantra that everyone works to offshore with wells costing up to one hundred million dollars to drill. With such big money at stake it’s easy to see why it is such a high-pressured environment to work in.

This handy guide can serve as a pre-deployment induction manual for all new starters in the industry so they know what to expect when they get to a rig for the first time. There are lots of rules and regulations when working offshore and knowing what to expect before you disembark from the chopper that very first time will help make your introduction to the industry that much easier.

For people wanting to get into the industry, this book explains the many roles that can be explored; from an entry-level no-experience-needed role to those that are highly specialized and found nowhere else in the world. This hi-tech and fast-paced industry has something to offer anyone looking for a challenging career beyond the 9 to 5 grind of city life.

This book is also an informative guide for family or friends of offshore workers who up until now have had no idea what their loved ones actually do when they are at work…and also for those who already work offshore and have no idea what the rest of the people on the rig actually do!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154027318
Publisher:	Amanda Barlow
Publication date:	02/19/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Amanda Barlow is a contract geologist who has worked within the minerals, coal seam gas and offshore oil and gas industries. Through resource industry busts and booms and a career hiatus taken to raise three children, Amanda’s resilience and resourcefulness has seen her transition from a hard rock geologist working on base metal drilling programs to a wellsite geologist in the coal seam gas industry and then in offshore oil and gas drilling programs; a career spanning over 30 years. Through working with some of the biggest resource companies in the world Amanda has worked within the most stringent safety cultures in the industry. Once the domain of all-male workforces, while the offshore drilling industry now employs a small percentage of females, it is still common to be the only female on the rig with up to 180 males at times. The offshore workforce is made up of specialists from around the world who have to work in harmony despite language, culture and gender differences. Amanda describes what it’s like to work in this environment and the challenges facing people who constantly travel long distances to work in remote areas of the world, spending weeks away from family and friends. Amanda is also a recreational marathon runner and has run nearly 40 marathons in 15 different countries around the world, including the Jungle Marathon, in Brazil, the story of which was told in her first published book: “Call of the Jungle – How a Camping-Hating City-Slicker Mum Survived an Ultra Endurance race through the Amazon Jungle.” In this book Amanda describes the agony and the ecstasy of her experience as she, along with 76 competitors from 22 different countries around the world, leaves the comforts of home behind to spend a week racing through the deep Amazon Jungle with just a hammock and a backpack. After running her first marathon in 2009 at the London Marathon, she has since completed marathons on all seven continents, earning her an entry into the Seven Continents Marathon Club in November 2012, after running the following marathons: London and Gold Coast 2009, Barcelona and Marine Corps Marathon (Washington DC) 2011, Kilimanjaro Marathon (Tanzania), Great Wall Marathon (China), Inca Trail Marathon (Peru), and finally the Antarctic Ice Marathon in 2012. Amanda’s list of marathons also includes the ill-fated 2013 Boston Marathon where she was only 1km from crossing the finish line when the bombs exploded. The 56-year old mother of three adult children does most of her training for marathons on a treadmill, due to the amount of time spent offshore. She has also been heavily involved in the fitness industry and has been an accredited and registered personal trainer for the past 24 years.