oil rigs

[petesgrayz]

I am 49 years old. Very good health and quite fit.  Am I to old to get a job on a North Sea oil rig?  

[Chillum]

I couldn't say for sure, but I do know people in their 50's working offshore. Here's two links to the local Aberdeen papers, they have sections and jobs pages dedicated to the Oil Industry.

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/index.jsp

http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=148311&command=newPage

[daddyg]

I've got to say you'd be pretty lucky to get a start at your age but you never know. We have plenty of guys your age and on into thier 50's and 60's on the platform I work on and indeed all the other platforms and rigs I've been on. But I have to say I've never met anyone who started at your age. It depends what you want to do or if you have a specific trade you can use. There's no way you'll get a start as a roustabout but if you're a welder or tiffy or something you never know. Certainly the P&J is the paper to keep an eye on. I also happen to know that a major oil company will soon be looking for production techs and will be advertising nationally. Good luck.