The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has launched a Rigzone "jobs feed" that provides SPE members in Aberdeen and others in the oil and gas industry with instant access to information about thousands of job opportunities available across the global upstream sector.
Launched at a time when low oil prices mean workers in the industry need as much support as possible in their hunt for jobs, the partnership with Rigzone, the leading online resource for news, jobs, data and events for the global oil and gas industry, allows members and visitors to the SPE website to search and apply for jobs with operators, service companies, contractors and equipment manufacturers.
This venture will bring local, national and international opportunities to a wider talent pool whilst raising the calibre of candidates available to industry.
Mark Guest, international strategic director of Rigzone, said: “The current low oil price is having an impact throughout the oil and gas industry, but the vast majority of jobs in the sector continue. Although the exploration side of the business is very challenging at the moment, oil production in the UK actually reached a four-year high in August, supporting tens of thousands of jobs in the North Sea.
“Rigzone, and the new SPE jobs feed, provide professionals with direct access to vacancies in oil and gas in the UK and around the world. By registering as Rigzone members, those looking for work, or to take the next step in their careers, can make their CVs available to the hundreds of recruiters who use our database every day to fill the vacancies they are recruiting for.
“Our collaboration with SPE is great news for Rigzone and for the millions of professionals who are members of our respective organisations.”
Shankar Bhukya, SPE Aberdeen Section chairman, said: “This is of utmost importance for the SPE members who are currently facing very difficult times, primarily in the North Sea sector. We truly hope that they will find Rigzone’s job feed useful and, potentially, use the available positions there to develop their careers in oil and gas.”