Hello Guyanese citizens, in this video, OGGN wants to explain some basic information related to finding jobs in the oil and gas industry, and to help you benefit from all the opportunities that will become available.
Since oil and gas are still new and everything related to oil and gas are now emerging quickly, how would Guyanese know of what employment opportunities are available and where to apply, how to apply to get a job, what training is required, and what do these jobs pay.
One term you need to know is “Local Content.” This refers to oil companies providing opportunities to local Guyanese businesses to be suppliers of goods and services (this is called procurement opportunities in the supply chain), and the employment of local Guyanese by the oil companies, their subsidiaries and their subcontractors (this is called employment opportunities).
There will be direct jobs with the oil companies and their subsidiaries/and subcontractors themselves; indirect employment opportunities with subcontractors of subcontractors; and induced jobs. Induced jobs are those local jobs created when direct and indirect employees go out and spend their increased incomes on consumer goods and services.
Jobs may be skilled, unskilled, or semi-skilled.
HOW TO FIND JOBS
There is no centralized place where someone could go to find information on jobs available in the oil industry.
The ExxonMobil Facebook page has the most information on jobs available in Oil. See: https://www.facebook.com/exxonmobilguyana
- The 4 major newspapers – Kaieteur News, Stabroek News, Guyana Times, and the Chronicle carry job vacancies in oil from time to time. Keep checking every week.
- Go to our document at the OGGN website (www.oggn.org), “A Directory of Companies in Oil and Gas in Guyana,” which lists some companies operating in Guyana. Look up each company’s website listed for past positions for which they hired and the latest positions available. Some jobs may match your qualification, interest and abilities, or you may want to obtain the skills required for the job of your interest.
- Some subcontractors hold “Job Fairs” where you can go and talk to them, learn about what they do, and what jobs are available.
- Check the Chamber of Commerce website in your area for oil jobs (Georgetown, Berbice, Linden, Essequibo, Corentyne).
- Some jobs require experience and some highly technical qualifications, especially in the “upstream,” exploration phase. Most Guyanese may not have the qualifications and technical and engineering experience to match most of those jobs.
- However, many Guyanese may have “transferable” skills to match many jobs in the midstream production phase. For instance, if you have had training and experience as an accountant or a Health and Safety Officer in your current or previous jobs, you may be a good candidate for a similar position in an oil subsidiary or subcontractor company.
- The Oil Companies – Exxon Mobil, Hess and CNOOC, employ subsidiaries or subcontractors who have worked with them elsewhere around the world. These subcontractors advertise both “procurement opportunities” (for supply of goods, services, and materials) as well as “employment opportunities.” Subcontractors, in turn, subcontract a lot of their jobs to other subcontractors, including Guyanese companies, and other foreign companies. So, your employment in oil may be with a foreign based company or a local Guyanese company working for the main oil companies or a subcontractor, or a joint venture foreign/local company.
- If you are a local business owner, to know of procurement opportunities, register your business with The Centre for Local Business Development in Guyana Supplier Registration Portal. Go to: https://centreguyana.com/supplier-registration-portal
- Talk to people already employed in the oil sector. “Word of mouth” is always a good source of job vacancies.
- You may not find information on the wages or salary for jobs advertised in a job advertisement. That’s a question you can ask if you are selected for a job interview.
HOW TO FIND TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
Technical, vocational or university training and education are critical for obtaining a decent-paying job in oil.
See our Oil Jobs Directory for companies who provide free and paid training to prepare people for jobs in the oil industry (Go to “Oil Jobs” at www.oggn.org).
- The Centre for Local Business Development in Guyana (CLBD) which is an ExxonMobil organization, provides several introductory online training, webinars, and courses in oil. See trainings at: www.CLBDGuyana.com.
- ExxonMobil, HESS and CNOOC have recently launched a G$20 billion “Greater Guyana Initiative” to expand capacity building, support education, job training and healthcare. Watch out for announcements of training and education opportunities. (Go to: http://www.greaterguyanainitiative.gy/about).
- Watch out in the newspapers for the Public Service Ministry’s Government of Guyana scholarships for online learning.
- The following companies have a strong focus on providing services in oil education and training:
- Halliburton: has Learning Central, which is a web based, learning management system, with over 5000 courses.
- Matpal Marine Institute offers courses in marine and Safety Training.
- Texila American University offers training in Oil and gas management.
- The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP)
- Gaico:
- The Schlumberger Foundation
- Totaltec Oilfield Services training recognised academies in Guyana.