Everyone is saying that the renewable energy market is a great opportunity for business and O&G professionaIs. In practice, it is not so easy to get out of the oil industry and start working on renewable energy projects, at least judging by my experience. I have tried to enter the renewable energy sector but so far I haven't been successful. Perhaps someone has a more positive experience?
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Y’all think to small. Your “leaders” barely know the difference between a wellh0le and their own aśshôle, yet they’ve talked themselves to the top. You are highly skilled and educated. The only thing stopping you is you.
Perhaps people need to think about re-training as many other people have during their working lives. To re-train in a skill that isn’t company, industry centric or too specialised. To essentially be portable and adaptable.
My first skill / trade was Instrumentation which grew with automation after the WW2. 1st it was mechanically based, then pneumatic, then electrical, finally electronic and in some respects unrepairable just replaceable.
I realised I needed to retrain and did so with a company as an Electrician to become an Instrument / Electrical Technician.
However, any training also needs to be independent of a company for example at a college to give you independent qualifications and certifications. Employer based qualifications aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. Independent vendor training on their equipment can be useful if it’s widely used in industry. Eg: Honeywell, Siemens, Cat etc.
Most employers want to narrow the skills of their workforce and have a pool to draw from locally so they can keep people compliant and wages down. I’ve been lucky that my training was a little more ethical and altruistic.
Good luck in what you decide to do.
I'm an M.E. ( contractor, call some of us FE's at CVX) and have been working both offshore wind and O&G for years. So there's that.
Wow, can't believe the bubble that some of the 'vroids live in.
Yes, new term. I coined it. Feel free to indulge if you wish.
Renewable what.
Wind or solar? What does a petrotech know about either of those.
CCU? Well maybe a process engineer and or a reservoir engineer but they are not drilling tons of holes and completions. Maybe a pipeline or two but short so probable outsourced.
Ya I don’t see how you transition easily.
Very difficult transition for petrotechs. Definitely a career step backwards, at best you will be an advisor, not a lead scientist or engineer. Only a few will make the transition successfully.