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Oil, Gas and Energy Careers

The route into oil, gas and energy work, from school subjects and safety tickets to the first rotation, plant competence, chartership and the move into offshore wind, hydrogen and geothermal.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Oil, Gas and Energy Careers, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

What it installs.

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Starter tasks

🧰 Professions & Trades

Oil, Gas and Energy Careers

Careers in oil, gas and energy: technical and engineering routes, safety certifications, offshore and plant work, shift patterns and moving into renewables.

  1. Energy sector role map and three target jobs
  2. School subjects and entry grades for energy work
  3. Technician, craft or engineer route decision
  4. Training programme and provider shortlist
  5. Offshore and plant medical fitness check
  6. Basic offshore safety induction and helicopter escape training
  7. Onshore safety tickets for plant and pipeline work
  8. Energy industry CV and certificate folder
  9. Checking oil and gas job offers for recruitment scams
  10. Certificate expiry and renewal tracker
  11. Weekly energy job board and contractor sweep
  12. Rotation calendar and household handover plan
  13. Sleep and fatigue routine for 12-hour shifts
  14. Fitness for climbing, lifting and escape drills
  15. Near-miss reporting and toolbox talk notebook
  16. Competence logbook and task sign-offs
  17. Professional bodies and industry network
  18. Monthly oil price and project pipeline brief
  19. Reading P&IDs and process flow diagrams
  20. Process safety and hydrocarbon hazards
  21. Drilling and well operations primer
  22. Instrumentation and control systems basics
  23. Hazardous area electrical competence
  24. Rotating equipment and mechanical integrity basics
  25. Permit to work and energy isolation practice
  26. Petroleum geology and reservoir engineering foundations
  27. Offshore, onshore plant or refinery work decision
  28. Operator, contractor or service company employer choice
  29. Graduate engineering programme applications
  30. Trainee operator or apprenticeship application
  31. Assessment day and technical interview preparation
  32. Part-time route from technician to engineer
  33. Comparing a rotational contract offer
  34. First offshore trip or rig mobilisation
  35. First 90 days as a new operator or technician
  36. Plant turnaround and shutdown season
  37. Control room operator qualification
  38. Energy conference or career fair visit
  39. Student internship or vacation placement in energy
  40. Local content opportunities in new producing countries
  41. Working abroad in North Sea, Gulf or Middle East energy
  42. Rotation life for parents and partners
  43. Moving into energy from another trade or the military
  44. Downturn and redundancy plan
  45. Chartered or professional engineer registration
  46. Moving from oil and gas into offshore wind
  47. Hydrogen, geothermal and carbon capture roles
  48. Operator to supervisor or installation manager route
  49. HSE adviser career route
  50. Independent contractor or consultancy set-up

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Energy sector role map and three target jobs

Oil and gas covers far more than the rig: exploration, drilling, production, LNG and petrochemical plants, refining, pipelines and power stations, each with its own technicians, operators and engineers.

First tasks

  • List every energy employer and contractor within commuting distance or with a rotation base near you
  • Read ten current energy job adverts and note the essential qualifications in each
  • Ask someone working in the industry for a twenty-minute call about their shift
  • Choose three target roles and write why each suits you

School subjects and entry grades for energy work

Most technical routes into energy ask for passes in mathematics, English and at least one science, and engineering degrees usually want physics, chemistry and mathematics at advanced level. Checking now which CSEC and CAPE subjects, or GCSEs and A levels, or high school credits, your target courses ask for means you choose subjects that keep the door open rather than finding a gap after results day.

First tasks

  • Download the entry requirements for two technician programmes and one engineering degree
  • Write your current subjects and predicted grades beside each requirement
  • Book a meeting with the school careers adviser about any gaps
  • Enrol in a resit or evening class for any missing subject

Technician, craft or engineer route decision

Three broad doors lead in: craft trades such as welding, pipefitting and scaffolding; technician and operator roles in process, instrumentation, mechanical or electrical work; and graduate engineering in petroleum, chemical, mechanical or electrical disciplines.

First tasks

  • Write the study length and cost of each route on one page
  • Score each route out of five for grades, money and interest
  • Talk the scores through with a parent, mentor or tutor
  • Record the chosen route and the fallback in your career notes

Make it yours.

Install Oil, Gas and Energy Careers, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Blueprints are general information to help you organise your own work. They are not medical, financial, legal or other professional advice. See the Terms.