Hey, So I'm interested not just in shipping but also oil drilling and oil production sides of the offshore industries and I like to keep my options open.
How easy/difficult is it for a qualified 1st or 2nd unlimited engineer with some experience to move across from shipping to the oil industry working as either a maintenance/mechanical technician or part of the drilling crew on an Fixed oil platform (production), a semisub (production or drilling), drillship or FPSO?
I would assume it is easiest to move across to a drillship or FPSO out of all of those would I be correct? and would it be near impossible to become a driller with shipping qualifications? and would there be any limitations/difficulties of getting work on an oil platform that is fixed to the seabed compared to working on a floating vessel?
How easy/difficult is it for a qualified 1st or 2nd unlimited engineer with some experience to move across from shipping to the oil industry working as either a maintenance/mechanical technician or part of the drilling crew on an Fixed oil platform (production), a semisub (production or drilling), drillship or FPSO?
I would assume it is easiest to move across to a drillship or FPSO out of all of those would I be correct? and would it be near impossible to become a driller with shipping qualifications? and would there be any limitations/difficulties of getting work on an oil platform that is fixed to the seabed compared to working on a floating vessel?
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