Energy industry news

Worldwideworker.com at Wind Energy Career Event – September 2008 | 22 Sep, 2008

Husum, Germany - It has been a very successfull week for the team as Worldwideworker participated in Wind Energy Career Event , working with Econcern, a leading european Renewable Energy company, held last in September 2008.

The event served as a very efficient high level recruitment event for Econcern and Worldwideworker in the growing field of Renewable Energy. A lot of professionals – candidates from graduates up to management level, as well as prospect clients have come and visited the booth as they showed interest in working for Econcern in a variety of exiting vacancies. The show was very busy and a much higher than expected number of visitors attended the event.

Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event at ONS, 26 – 29 August 2008, Stavanger, Norway | 31 Aug, 2008

ONS 2008 has attracted more visitors than ever before in its 34-year history, with more than 40,000 people estimated to have attended by comparison with 35,507 in 2006.
The three specialty parks for LNG, innovation and renewable energy – and particularly the last of these – have enjoyed a level of visitors which exceeded all expectations.

Kjell Ursin-Smith, chief executive of the ONS Foundation says:
“I’ve also noted reports from the LNG and innovation parks that their visitors have been not only numerous but also very relevant for their particular concerns.”
He believes that ONS will be further expanded in 2010 as a meeting place for the wider energy industry.
"In particular, we’ve registered interesting contacts between the petroleum industry and the Renewable Energy Park, and I think we’ll make further progress in the renewables area.”

Addax Petroleum, Econcern BV, Maersk Contractors and Maersk Oil participated in the Recruitment event organized by Worldwideworker.com.

Worldwideworker.com at the World Petroleum Congress, June 29 – July 3 2008, Madrid, Spain | 7 Jul, 2008

The WPC is where governments and oil companies, IOCs and NOCs, industry and stakeholders from around the globe come together to set out the way forward for the petroleum sector. Held every three years, the World Petroleum Congress well deserves its reputation as the ‘Olympics of the oil and gas industry’.

The WPC in Madrid drew more than 4,000 energy executives and specialists, up to 40 oil ministers, a host of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and plenty of media.It was a great opportunity for Worldwideworker.com to promote its services for such a high level audience, and network with main sponsor and Worldwideworker client Repsol YPF.

Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event at NEFTEGAZ, 23 – 27 June 2008, Moscow, Russia | 30 Jun, 2008

This year NEFTEGAZ – the largest International Exhibition of Equipment for the Oil and Gas Industries in Russia has celebrated its 30^th anniversary.  Held in the best exhibition venue in the centre of Moscow the show included the show included 1048 companies from 40 countriesThe exhibition was attended by more than 20,000 visitors from 35 countries. 95% of the visitors were oil&gas specialists according to the show statistics.

The Worldwideworker booth was attended by numerous visitors who wanted to know more about the company, its services and clients. The “Wall of Opportunities attracted” a lot of attention and many professionals were happy to be interviewed for relevant positions by Maersk Oil recruiters on-site.

The next Worldwideworker Recruitment Event in Moscow will be during the MIOGE-09 next June. For more information, please contact Mrs. Florence Card at card@worldwideworker.com

Facilitating at the Global Petroleum Career Expo, 10 – 12 June 2008, Calgary, Canada | 17 Jun, 2008

The inaugural Global Petroleum Career Exposition was held June 10 - 12 2008, in conjunction with Global Petroleum Show (GPS) - the world’s largest oil and gas event. Gathering over 5,000 oil and gas professionals, the Global Petroleum Career Exposition set the standard for high-profile, quality job searching and recruiting.

Worldwideworker.com facilitated in organizing the participation for to this event for ENI International Resources, Hunt Oil Company, Maersk Oil and Santos.

Michael French, Manager of Worldwideworker’s Houston office, took the stage for a 20 min presentation on the skilled people shortage in the Industry and it’s effect of global recruitment activities.

Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event at the EAGE, 9 – 12 June 2008, Rome, Italy | 16 Jun, 2008

The 70th EAGE Conference & Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2008 in Rome has been a success in terms of number and quality of papers and an attendance of almost 5800 participants. In total 296 companies were represented at the international exhibition.

Addax Petroleum and Worldwideworker.com both participated in the EAGE Job Center.

Article in the Oil & Gas Technology | 2 Jun, 2008

In an exclusive interview with Oil & Gas Technology, Bill French, Executive Search Director of Worldwideworker, explains some of the skills and manpower issues facing the energy industry currently in the article “Industry Searches for Fresh Skills”. Please click here to read the article.

Interview of Michael French on Fox Business News | 18 May, 2008

Michael French, the Business  Manager of Worldwideworker Houston office was interviwed by Fox News on the 'Fox Business Hour' from 10 am to 11 am on their segment 'Where the Jobs Are'. He addressed the need of skilled workers to replace aging oil workforce.

Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event at the OTC, 5 – 8 May 2008, Houston, Texas, USA | 10 May, 2008

Attendance at the 2008 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) reached 75,092, a 26-year high, as energy professionals from 110 countries met to learn about the latest technology to find and produce offshore oil and natural gas resources. Attendance increased 11 percent from 2007. With more than one-half million square feet of exhibition area, the show included 2,500 companies from more than 35 countries in an area the size of 13 football fields.

"OTC is where offshore energy professionals come to learn about innovative approaches to overcoming technical challenges as we drill in deeper waters. Technology will be crucial to delivering affordable and sustainable energy for the future. OTC offers the chance to share knowledge about getting resources in harsher and more extreme conditions, and to discuss important industry issues," said Don Vardeman, 2008 OTC chairman.

This setting has proven to be highly successful for our Worldwideworker Recruitment Event to be present on the Exhibition floor. In today’s candidate driven market many Oil & Gas professionals are curious to see what they are worth and what other opportunities there are.
Eni International Resources Ltd., Addax Petroleum, Petronas Carigali, Hunt Oil Company, WorleyParsons, Maersk Oil and Repsol USA have all had the excellent opportunity to meet with many skilled Oil & Gas professionals during the OTC.

The 2009 OTC takes place May 5-7, 2009, at Reliant Center at Reliant Park. For more information on the Worldwideworker Recruitment Event during the OTC 2009, please contact Mrs. Florence Card at card@worldwideworker.com

Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event at the AAPG, 20 – 23 April 2008, San Antonio, Texas, USA | 27 Apr, 2008

Our Recruitment Event at the AAPG 20 – 23 April in San Antonio, Texas, USA was a big success. There were over 7200 visitors and there was a vibrant ‘buzz’ on the exhibition floor. Our clients Addax Petroleum, Hunt Oil Company and Maersk Oil were all happy with the amount and quality of the people they met during the show.

The Worldwideworkers from the Houston office reported a good interest for our services from exhibitors who were not familiar with us yet, and our Wall of Opportunities was a big hit again. So if your company is looking for Geologists, Geoscientists, Reservoir Engineers and other professionals in the Oil & Gas Exploration industry, come with us to the AAPG 2009!

For information on our Recruitment events and rates contact Mrs. Florence Card at card@worldwideworker.com