Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum Employee Reviews
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Not a bad company to work for but need to listen more to their people
Well Services Supervisor (Former Employee) – Offshore in PS-1 field and Mukhaizna field Oman – November 1, 2018
Not a bad Company to work for ,
Everyday you learned something new as jobs changed so quickly.we had a good safety culture.
Hardest part of the job was being the one to give bad news or telling people off.
Management originally left us to do our job which was great but recently management wanted to be involved more but are not up to speed in what we do
Everyday you learned something new as jobs changed so quickly.we had a good safety culture.
Hardest part of the job was being the one to give bad news or telling people off.
Management originally left us to do our job which was great but recently management wanted to be involved more but are not up to speed in what we do
Productive and fun workplace
Summer intern (Current Employee) – Muscat – October 2, 2018
you get to learn so much as an intern and you will be given the tasks of a full time employee so you get the real feel of what it is like to be an engineer in the petroleum industry.
Training and development
Process Instructor (Current Employee) – Oman – August 17, 2018
There has been a daily meeting everyday.
Going to training classes for the new trainees to take lectures on the subjects based on time table.
going to field for on job training to the trainees those who have completed class room training.
Executing tasks according to P&ID
Going to training classes for the new trainees to take lectures on the subjects based on time table.
going to field for on job training to the trainees those who have completed class room training.
Executing tasks according to P&ID
Good place to work
Snr. Document Controller (Former Employee) – Muscat – June 14, 2018
The company was well organised, good set of people to work with, great Dcc team, and learned a lot about different types of people, with my location been based overseas.
Pros
great location
Cons
7 days a week
Productive Work with fun & all Sport activity
SR.INSTRUMENT TECHNCIAN (Former Employee) – Muscat – December 14, 2017
Oxy is very good company to work ,managements are very friendly & care about Employee, Work place Culture is very friendly & Team work, Also new Things to learn & training system from managements are very good for Employee,
Every day a new challenge, plenty of entertainment
Fiber Optic Specialist (Current Employee) – OMAN – September 3, 2017
Work day is 7 days a week 28 days a month.
60% Field work, 40% office work.
Training nationals is an enjoyable part of the job.
Joining in with their culture and learning their ways.
60% Field work, 40% office work.
Training nationals is an enjoyable part of the job.
Joining in with their culture and learning their ways.
Pros
Experience working with other cultures
Aggressive planning to meet Production exit rates
Project Controls Lead (Former Employee) – Oman – April 15, 2017
* One of the largest producer in Oman with a good working culture and thin organization structure. Allowed to work in verticals as long as commitments are met
Good team work
Oil production operator (acting lead) (Current Employee) – Mukhaizna – January 5, 2017
The day starts with normal routine permits review and Authorizing along with following with field operators to make sure that the field is running in safe manner. Management are help full in term of assisting, but bad in evaluation. Co-worker are excellent in team work. the hardest part of the job is to manage so many jobs in short period. For example, operators should cover around 180 wells perday.
Pros
Very good place to gain experiance
Cons
Poor Evaluation
Systematic,Safety & preplanned job Circle
Electrical Senior Commissioning tech (Former Employee) – Safah, Muscat, OMAN – September 10, 2016
I learned the procedures of oil & gas field working system.
This teach me about safety needs & importants.
By following a system properly regularly and completely we dont get any chance for confusion,tension. This the important thing which I learned from this Job.
This teach me about safety needs & importants.
By following a system properly regularly and completely we dont get any chance for confusion,tension. This the important thing which I learned from this Job.
Pros
Free food & Accomodation
Cons
Rotational Job: 56 days ON duty, 28days OFF duty
High standard for Safety
Automation Specialist (Current Employee) – OM – August 5, 2016
Rotation work 28/28 according Oil & Gas company standard. Good team work in Automation departement. Working time from 6 am to 6 pm. Company provided all support regarding work such as Flight ticket, Taxi, PPE, Hotel, Meal, Car, petrol.
The hardest part of job is Rewiring and Reprogramming PLC for Reverse Osmosis Plant in 22 days.
The hardest part of job is Rewiring and Reprogramming PLC for Reverse Osmosis Plant in 22 days.
Productive workplace
Internship (Former Employee) – Oman – July 22, 2016
Working throughout the summer as an intern gave me an opportunity to understand the essence of the workplace in a business environment.
I have learned how to deal with issues that were difficult to tackle with, who to seek help from as well the department were helpful from the manager to my co-workers. If I was lost, confused or unaware of something there was help provided.
Sometimes, I found difficulty in collecting data which gave me a hard time but it slowly eased out.
I enjoyed our lunches, it is where everyone let down their serious faces and just talked about anything as well I got given tips on how to improve my work.
I have learned how to deal with issues that were difficult to tackle with, who to seek help from as well the department were helpful from the manager to my co-workers. If I was lost, confused or unaware of something there was help provided.
Sometimes, I found difficulty in collecting data which gave me a hard time but it slowly eased out.
I enjoyed our lunches, it is where everyone let down their serious faces and just talked about anything as well I got given tips on how to improve my work.
Pros
Friendly environment
Enjoyed working with Occidental
Operations & Projects Risk Management Team Lead (Former Employee) – Mukazna/Muscat, Oman – April 3, 2015
It was good challenge to enhance Heavy Oil Production from 10,000 BOPD to 150,000 BOPD in 6 Years time frame. First time steam is injected to produce crude Oil in Middle East