See Why Discovery of Natural gas in Tanzania Could not bring Too Many Jobs To Tanzanians as they believe

Few weeks ago i got  the text from Tanzanian  who is studying Petroleum engineering in among  of university in China, He was curious to know  about the employment opportunity in natural gas sector in Tanzania? And this is why  i am writing this article.

You know many people believe the discovery of natural gas could give Tanzanians millions of job opportunities, they think, their sons, relatives or themselves can be  employed in  natural gas industry.This  is definetly  untrue. So to day, this article    will clear up  this  common misconception

Oil and gas sector is highly capital intensive industry with risky operations. And Due to the investment of high capital, the oil companies do not prefer to have a large number of employee in order  to make reasonable profit. In the currently findings released by Twaweza organization in a research brief tittled “Great expectation citizens views on the gas sector” shows that, average citizens expect four millon job opportunities from natural gas industry. Their expectation  is beyond of the real situation. Tanzanians can find an example of country like Norway, though of its massive discovery of natural resources,  they  have only 240,000  employee  in their  gas sector. 

You can imagine, Tanzanians expect four millions job in gas sector while Norwagians who currently employed in gas sector is only 240,000. I hope you will agree with me that, the perception of many Tanzanian citizen to get job in gas sector is unrealistic. 

MY FINAL WORDS

 Citizen might be be employed in this sector, but is not at large number  as many citizens believe, few people they could get employment and not many of them. This is the right time for Tanzanians to be aware on this particular matter.

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Bad and Good News To All Graduates Who are Currently Looking For Job In Petroleum Industry

As I am writing this article  a number of employees  all over the  world including Tanzanians has lost their jobs  in different  petroleum companies like  schlumberger, baker Hughes and Halliburton as oil price fell from $ 100-per barrel high last year to near $ 40 this weak. On other sides, graduates from different universities in Tazanania, especially those who took petroleum engineering and petroleum geosciences are still looking for opportunity to begin their career in these oil and gas companies. Both graduates and those who has lost their jobs in these companies worry about their prospects as oil price remain below $ 50 per barrel. What the are going through their  mind , is this industry going to give them the opportunity that they are trying to seek?

If you are job seeker, or you want to make career change into petroleum industry, or you are graduate and you have passion for beginning your career in this industry, today I have bad and good news for you.

BAD NEWS

A newly  released analysis of hiring trend has revealed oil &gas companies has reduced their number of job posting.

Big oil companies have slowed down on hiring. World wide, layoffs in the oil &gas industries  have topped 176,000, according to swift world wide resources, oil and gas industry staffing firm that has been tracking the industry jobs cuts.

Big oil company company like CHEVRON recently  announced plans to slash 1500 jobs.Royal Dutch Shell, revealed that it’s axing more than 6500 jobs. The way i see things as layoff mount, graduates will face intense competition for fewer jobs.

 GOOD NEWS

Its very clear to every one that this petroleum industry is the one of the highest  paying industry, new graduates can make  as  much as $ 130,000  (U.S) a year, that why graduates are fighting  to be employed in this industry and others suffer from severe headache when lost their job in petroleum companies.

Even with this low crude price, Oil companies are not abandoning their recruiting effort, more engineers and more kind of technicians are still needed to address future challenges.So what you should do, you have to work hard and you are having to look for alternative. You should use your mind wisely to think on what to do with this current situation.

MY FINAL WORDS

Petroleum industry is very complex and volatile industry. If you are looking for career in this industry you must  prepare  to accept all challenges and risks that you might face. The industry does not have secure job. Since because you can lose your job abruptly.

Dear readers, We would love to hear your views on all of these.

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Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Awards CGG Airborne Gravity Gradiometer Surveys

CGG announced  that it has been awarded a contract by the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) to acquire high-resolution gravity gradiometry and aeromagnetic data over two onshore areas along the South-Eastern Tanzanian Coastal Basin and the eastern arm of the East African Rift.

Acquisition over a total area of 30,000 sq km will commence in mid August 2015 and is scheduled to last up to two months. Using the industry’s lowest noise Gravity Gradiometry, FALCON^®, CGG will deliver high-resolution data and interpretation to help evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of these basins ahead of future licensing rounds.

Tanzania has already established itself as a highly prospective hydrocarbon province in East Africa with a series of significant discoveries offshore and CGG is excited to be part of this next phase of TPDC’s exploration of the onshore basins. This survey will benefit from the experience gained through the completion of many projects throughout Africa using the most advanced technologies available in the industry.

Greg Paleolog, Senior Vice President, CGG Multi-Physics, said: “CGG is delighted to work with TPDC to improve understanding of the structure of these basins and to assist in the identification of suitable areas for future seismic acquisition. With the selection of our FALCON service, we can ensure that TPDC and potential operators will have the best quality data and interpretation products ahead of the proposed licensing round.”

“We know that there have been significant discoveries in the Kenyan and Ugandan parts of the Rift Valley, and there may well be undiscovered oil or gas reserves on Tanzania’s side,” Dr. Mataragio, the Managing Director of TPDC explains. “The two-month-long basic Airborne Gravity Gradiometer survey is imperative given the significant reserves discovered in similar geological settings in Kenya and Uganda. The promotion of our blocks is part of TPDC’s core business and this exploration effort will add value and attract investors.”

Early this month the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania passed a new Petroleum Bill, which will be signed soon. Under the new Petroleum Bill, TPDC is now lawfully recognized as a National Oil Company (NOC). The NOC will participate fully in exploration and production of oil and gas and this campaign in particular signifies the commercial commencement of NOC in E&P activities in Tanzania.

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USHAURI MUHIMU KWA WANAOSOMA PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE

Karibu mpenzi msomaji wa mtandao wako wa Petroleum Field ambapo tunajadiliana mambo mbali mbali  yanayohusu  masuala mazima ya mafuta na gesi, leo nimeamua kuwa letea ushauri ambao wewe kama mwanafunzi wa Petroleum Geoscience utakusaidia sana katika safari yako ya huko unapoelekea.


Katika ushauri huu utajifunza mengi ikiwemo ni sifa gani ambazo makampuni ya mafuta na gesi huzihitaji kwa mwanafunzi wa petroleum geoscience ili wamuajiri na hivyo uanze kuchukua hatua maramoja

Kupata ushauri huo bonyeza maandishi haya http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/geo/pdfdocs/skillssurvey.pdf

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