Hi guys.
I married brazilian, soon I hope to get Carteira de Trabalho.
I'm looking for job opportunities here, in Brazil, RJ.
There is anybody working in oil sector, offshore?

Although I dont have experience, but I know already which courses I need to do.
Do you know, its possible to get job in oil rig? I am good to start with, how they call it, roustabout, roughneck. How much is salary?

I appreciate everything you can tell me.

I found just this one:
I would like to hear from guys who know more, even better if they are working in it and can tell me more.
My situation is, that I don't have experience in offshore. So I am planing to do basic safety courses, profession course, and go to look for job.
In the future I would like to finish more courses, to get better position.

If somebody have some more specific information, please write here, don't say, go and search. I am asking here after long searching.

You not very nice person at all.
Do you know why you wasting your time to write that nonsense?

Originally posted by Gedi the knight You not very nice person at all. Do you know why you wasting your time to write that nonsense?

Obi 1,

I am quite keyed into the oil and gas industry in many places. I can tell you with all honesty that Brazil is one of the most difficult sectors of the industry for an expat to get into. Everyone, I know that has worked or are working in the oil and gas in Rio either started with a company who is multinational in another location and got transferred to Brazil or had great contacts to get them in. I was the latter.

Also, to work in Brazil as an engineer you need to have at least 3 years of solid experience. There is no exceptions to this and saw a guy recently get denied even though his company was sponsoring him to get in.

The oil and gas industry in Brazil is completed laid out to benefit Brazilians, put Brazilians in the senior positions, etc... I am not trying to be over dramatic but this is the reality at the moment in oil and gas in Brazil.

Originally posted by Gedi the knight I am married with brasilian, and applied for permanency, I hope soon I will get Carteira de Trabalho. Can it make job hunting more easy?

Just to clarify, residency (permanency) and citizen are very different.

You are not Brazilian. You are a resident of Brazil. After some years of continuous perm. residency you can naturalize and become Brazilian.

I guess you don't think I'm mean anymore, huh?