Which is better, the natural gas industry or the oil storage industry?
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This post was last edited by Xiaozhong on 2015-9-3 at 20:43. I often visit Haichuan to read the discussions among its members, and I gain a lot from them. With the 70th anniversary military parade approaching, I have some doubts. I used to work in storage and transportation design at a chemical engineering firm, though it was a small one. Now I want to change careers; recently I applied for positions at a natural gas company and a oil depot – one for gas transmission process management and the other for storage and transportation tasks at the oil depot. The position at the oil depot is that of an assistant operator for storage and transportation. I would like to ask the members here: if I were to leave my current job, which do you think is better, the natural gas industry or the role of assistant operator at an oil depot?
Positions at natural gas companies and oil depots are both good
The words of the operators should be more or less the same. As I understand it, for atmospheric-pressure oil storage tanks, attention should be paid to issues such as lightning strikes and static electricity grounding. There shouldn’t be much difference in the other process operations.
Are there any specific differences? Since I used to work in the chemical industry, I’m not very familiar with positions in the natural gas sector. It was said that it would involve work at stations, but I don’t know much about that either.
Take a look at the scale and see what the differences are in the specific responsibilities of each position
That natural gas company is a provincial-level enterprise, a partnership between a certain shareholder and Sinopec; it was established not long ago, but it’s quite large – not like a company that has just been set up. I went for an interview there, and the company is really big. That oil depot is a private company owned by CNOOC; if you go there, you will work as an assistant operator for storage and transportation, that is, as a deputy operator. The design industry is not doing well these days, so I don’t want to stay in this field anymore. I’d like to explore other options, but I’m not sure whether natural gas or oil storage facilities have better prospects for development.
If the position is technical in nature and involves being an assistant operator, the work can be a bit demanding; usually, there are two shifts to work. Could the poster reveal the specific details and benefits of the two jobs? I also want to enter these two industries.
Think about what you want most, and then choose one. No one else can take their place.
This post was last edited by Xiao Zhong on 2015-9-6 at 14:55. Seeing you again – which one do you hope to get? Of course, one always wants the best, but circumstances don’t allow it; maybe that’s just how life is sometimes. I certainly hope to continue working in the design industry, as I’ve been doing it for 4 years now. However, the company doesn’t have any projects at the moment, so I’ve started to lose confidence. The company in the natural gas sector is a provincial-level organization that was established not long ago; perhaps its shareholders are very wealthy, as the company is quite large. During the interview, it was mentioned that the work would involve operating natural gas stations, as well as managing and controlling pipelines. Although I graduated with a degree in oil and gas storage and transportation, I’ve been working in chemical engineering design, so I don’t know much about natural gas. I’m not sure what will happen once I start working there. At the oil depot, it’s a joint venture owned by CNOOC; although it matches my work experience, my role there is that of an assistant operator at the depot. The company operates in the style of a state-owned enterprise, which makes it difficult to advance in one’s career. As Ostrovsky said in \"How the Steel Was Tempered\", one should not regret looking back on the past, but I’m afraid that if I go there, I might not be able to leave again, ending up spending my whole life in mediocrity. This is the problem I’m facing right now.
Natural gas should have a higher hazard level than oils.
This seems to have nothing to do with this topic. . . Still, thanks for your attention. In fact, the classification of natural gas is similar to that of oils; liquefied natural gas falls under category A1 according to the standards, and its hazard level is equivalent to that of LPG.