Presented by Amanda Barlow, Independent Wellsite Geologist
Amanda will be giving a run down on the progression of her career from working in mineral drilling roles to working as a wellsite geologist in offshore oil and gas drilling operations. Being a female in a male-dominated industry can present obstacles but Amanda will cover this, as well as such topics as:
- Deciding what field of geology to study at university
- What role options there are for graduate geologists and how to choose what's right for you
- Taking a career break to start a family
- Resuming your career when the time is right
- Making the decision to cross industries from minerals to oil and gas
- What a wellsite geologist actually does
- Navigating the ever-increasing shift from full-time employment to contractor employment
- Evaluating your suitability to field based work compared with office based work
- Deciding if you should stay in the industry or look elsewhere for work during a downturn in the O&G industry
- Ideas for surviving a downturn in the industry
- Becoming a published author and how to share your knowledge and experience with the world through writing and publishing your own books