Offshore jobs in Newfoundland and labrador are centered around three massive offshore oil projects. These three oil rigs are busy tapping over 27% of Canada’s established oil reserved.
Naturally these four rigs play an important role in both the Canadian and the Newfoundland economy. With 99% of Canada’s oil exports going to the States as well, you can bet that working offshore in Newfoundland is going to make you lots of money.
Let’s look at these oil projects in depth to see who hires the workers.
Hibernia
Hibernia is the largest producing offshore rig in Canada. With a production capacity of over 220,000 barrels a day and over 700,000,000 barrels of recoverable oil underneath, this platform going to be producing for quite awhile.
Hibernia has been producing since 1997 and is operated by ExxonMobil. Chevron, Suncor, Murphy Oil, Statoil, and Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation are the joint owners of this monster well. The Hibernia Management and Development Company is in charge of personnel. Most recruitment is done internally, but external recruitment is done in The Telegram newspaper. They also contract with many service providers for offshore catering jobs, production, transport, and maintenance.
White Rose
White Rose started production in 2005. It is 350km off the coast of Newfoundland and operated by Husky Energy.
It is currently being produced with a floating production, storage and offloading vessel. There are 160,000,000 proven, probable, and possible barrels of oil in the White Rose reserve so it will be around for a while.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova is the third of these massive Newfoundland oil platforms. This field has 440,000,000 recoverable barrels in it. It also employs over 600 people working both onshore and offshore.
The actual offshore work is done on the Terra Nova FPSO and the Henry Goodrich Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit.
These are the biggest production rigs in terms of providing offshore jobs in Newfoundland. There is also a very large offshore support industry across Newfoundland where you can find employment.
Starting out working onshore with some of these companies is a perfect way to get your foot in door in the Canadian offshore oil industry.
There are many new offshore oil fields being currently explored off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the future, we are sure that new platforms will be installed for production. So once you get started working offshore in Newfoundland there will be plenty of future job opportunities for you.
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I am a very hard worker and willing and able to accomplish any challenges you throw at me. i am a good crew worker for i have work on a roof for ten years with a crew i am good at taking orders and following them. I will bring a friendly yet hard working attitude to the working environment. I have worked on a farm from age 11 to 16 then a roofer from 16 to 26 i am not afraid or work but i need a fulfilling job for roofing is not. Please give me a shot i will not let you down.
Kyle Ostapezuk
If you are looking for a dedicated person who works well in any situation as a leader or team player.I am your man,safety is always my first priority,but I also like to keep busy so if other crew members need a helping hand.I can take direction from crew leaders.I have worked in heavy duty industries from Marine to isolated areas throughout British Columbia Canada
If you are looking for a dedicated person who works well in any situation as a leader or team player.I am your man,safety is always my first priority,but I also like to keep busy so if other crew members need a helping hand.I can take direction from crew leaders.I have worked in heavy duty industries from Marine to isolated areas throughout British Columbia Canada.I am looking for a position as a safety attendant or a safety officer .I get along with all types of personallities and keep fellow crew members in good spirits
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I am a MSc drilling and well engineering graduate and I have a BEng in petroleum engineering. I have the basic knowledge of landmark suite; compass, wellcat, wellplan, casingseat, stresscheck.
I am interested in a role in drilling and well operations.
If you are looking for young strong men who are eager to work hard and learn than I am your man. I am 19 years old and am looking for a way to earn some money to save up for school. I am 6’5 260 pounds and I am not exactly weak, physically or mentally. Knowing someone who worked on an oil rig, I know it is a very demanding job and I have already begun preparing hoping that I can be hired. I live in Ontario so I know there are no opportunities out here but I am very willing (in fact planning) on moving out there so that I may get an opportunity to work on one of the rigs. I do what I am asked to do with no question and I am eager to impress those around me by doing the best I can. If you have a position available for me send me a quick email and I can send whatever information you may need from me.
Thank you,
James Moroso
173 Balmoral Place
Ottawa, Ontario Canada
K1H1B2
(613) 248-8606
james.j.moroso@hotmail.com