Working for a big Oilfield Service Company in Iraq

Hello Carlos.

Welcome to Expat.com!

Hope you will soon get some feedbacks.

Aurélie

Hi Carlos

It depends where will you be wokring and living.  For example, if you are working and living in the Kurdish region, then it is safe for foreigners and there are many expats living here with their families. 
If your contract is outside the Kurdish region, then it depends on the location.  Let me know your locations and I can give you more specific advise.

Regards
Hasan Rawanduzy

rawanduzy wrote:

Hi Carlos

It depends where will you be wokring and living.  For example, if you are working and living in the Kurdish region, then it is safe for foreigners and there are many expats living here with their families. 
If your contract is outside the Kurdish region, then it depends on the location.  Let me know your locations and I can give you more specific advise.

Regards
Hasan Rawanduzy

Hi Hasan,

Thanks for the reply. Don't know the exact name of the region, all I know is that is in the north. I would be living in the rig site for 30 days and then I would return to my country for 30 days, for days off.

Regards

If it is Kurdish region it is very safe and the rest I don't think so.

Carlos

If you tell me which company is hiring you, I would be able to tell you where you will be located.  I supply oilfield and know their operation sites.
Regards
Hasan

Hey,

Thanks everybody for the orientation, the company is based on Erbil, I've read about it and I've found out that it is pretty safe, what are your impressions?  Should be flying there in a couple weeks.

Regards

Ask me guys how dangerous is it ...

I am in south ... In dhi qar area with Petronas ... And we are not allowed to go out to the cities ... Guards accompany you to location and we always travel in a caravan of 3 land cruisers ... With bullet proof jackets on .... Nothing happened so far ...

But its like living in a jail ....

Ritz

Thank you. I will be going for my first shift next week. I am looking forward to see the city. Any advices about what to buy before the trip, is there anything that I should buy and cannot be bought in Erbil? I am very interested in local traditions and what to do to not disrespect the locals folks.

Regards

Mate you will be in north .. The kurdistan region ... Its quiet safe there .. Winter is around the corner ... And its a real winter ... Everything is available ... Look out for the food ... You have to accept the local food ... And its without spices ... People are nice here ... They will welcome you and will help you if you need anything ... Language will be a problem ... People dont speak english ... And do not try to explore anything on your own .. And dont go anywhere alone ... Heard some kidnapings of expats lately ... Avoid visitng south of iraq or even baghdad ... In short dont come down the map .. Stay in north ...

Hai anyone can advise me on working halfaya oil field in irIq?  I got one offer with cycle job..

hi,

me too i am new participant on the forum. But i am seriously intented to find employment in Kurdistan preferably in oil/gas sector. My domain is accounting/finance (bsc and MA) plus 2&half years experience in this domain.

Could you please advise how to best perform my seeiking? Are there companies or employment egencies whoa are recruiting foreigners?

Hasan rawanduzy

I would be working for Halliburton can you advice on this company.

Hello Hasan rawanduzy.

Welcome to Expat.com

I hope that the other members already working there or who have some experiences with this company will give you some advices soon.

Thanks

Karen

Hi, I am planning to apply work in Middle east but depending on the availability. There is a position which is in Majnoon field is located in the south of Iraq, 50 km north of Basra and close to the Iranian border.

Is that place considered safe?