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1. hays oil & gas
global Job Index
record job NUMBERS
DURING last quarter
hays-oilgas.com
Quarter 4, 2012.

2. Introduction
Each month Hays Oil & Gas records the number of on-line jobs
advertising oil and gas vacancies. To do this we reference nine
of the world’s largest on-line job advertisers in the industry
and collate these to produce a headline figure for the Global
Job Index in that month. The Index was first established in
October 2010 when the Index was set at 1.00 against which
all subsequent months are then compared. Further analysis is
provided with a regional break down of the figures.
background
Finding a new job via an online medium is now the norm for
any job seeker looking for work. This trend has of course led
employers to rely on their web presence, either direct or indirect,
to source, attract and drive candidates to apply for their jobs.
The oil and gas industry is no stranger to the use of online
media to attract candidates, with globalisation and remote work
locations meaning the vast majority of roles in the industry are
now resourced using online portals. These sites range from a
company’s own online web pages to large recruitment groups,
specialist job boards focused on specific geographies, and those
dedicated to the oil and gas industry in all its guises across the
world. These global boards have grown considerably in the last
few years and now contain many thousands of jobs and resumes
of users eager to access their next opportunity.
This data offer us some unique insights and with this in mind we
have sought to measure this activity producing the Hays Oil &
Gas Global Job Index. This Index gives employers an up to date
measure of activity in the global oil and gas recruitment industry
by measuring the numbers of jobs posted on a month to
month basis. Our aim is to provide stakeholders in the industry
information on trends, hot spots and regional variations in an
ever-changing recruitment market.
Methodology
Our team of analysts and researchers measure the numbers of
live jobs posted on all the major job boards that are specific to
the oil and gas industry. These are collated into regional figures
and compared against a datum of 1.00 taken from October 2010.
At this time the industry had largely recovered from the global
recession, and the oil price reflecting this recovery slowly edging
upwards over $80 bbl. Capital had flowed back into the industry
boosting exploration, project starts and profits. Recruitment had
recovered steadily since the start of 2010 in line with the increase
in revenues although there were no significant skill shortages at
that time. With expectations of a growing recruitment market
through 2011, October 2010 appeared to be an ideal point from
which to set our benchmark for the Global Job Index.
Each month since this date we have measured job posting
activity on the same sites making sure we are consistent in how
and what we measure. From time to time the sites themselves
will change the way in which they post and maintain jobs, and
this is closely monitored to ensure that this does not alter the
results of our research over and above the specific measure of
job posting activity we are seeking.
This data is broken down further to give a measure of regional
activity and the trends within those regions. This further analysis
is essential to oil and gas recruiters that scan the world for
available talent.
The Results
Hays Oil & Gas publishes its results on a quarterly basis
producing the Global Job Index along with dedicated figures for
each region; Europe, Africa, Middle East, Russia and CIS, Asia,
Australasia, North America and South America.
The oil and gas industry
is no stranger to the use
of online job boards, with
globalisation and remote
work locations meaning the
vast majority of roles in the
industry are now resourced
using online portals.
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3. As in previous years the Global Job Index fell in the final quarter
of the calendar year, reflecting a slowdown in activity as the year
came to a close. The Index started the quarter at close to an
all-time peak of 1.59 – a level it had maintained through the busy
months of August and September. However we saw the traditional
seasonal drop bring this level down to 1.23 in December.
Whilst this is undoubtedly a larger fall than previous years, in
contrast our own recruiters saw continued activity all the way up
to the Christmas break. This activity without new job postings is
not necessarily at odds with a typical busy year, where recruiters
may rush to close off their assignments before they head off to
use up their leave entitlements. In essence new job postings can
wait till the New Year where there will be more time to devote
to them. With Christmas also falling on a Tuesday we saw little
activity, if any, in the week preceding the year end (the point at
which we record our figures). This also contributed to the low
numbers we saw for the end of December.
Now back after the holidays, it is with a bit more interest and some
trepidation that we track how the Index rebounds in early 2013.
The second half of 2012 was undoubtedly a strong period of
recruitment in the oil and gas industry with activity through most
regions of the world. European fears were waning and we had
started to see more economic good news than bad (although it
largely depended on which day you opened the paper).
China’s lack of growth (relative) put a hole in the commodity
prices and this in turn reduced the work load of many in the
mining industry, and particularly the engineering and design
houses. A certain amount of redeployment went into oil and gas
projects to use up spare manpower capacity, and this ultimately
reduced the need to go to the market to hire. This said, exploration
and production activity were largely untouched and continued to
show good job numbers.
GLOBAL Job Index - FINDINGS
“The second half of 2012 was
undoubtedly a strong period of
recruitment in the oil and gas
industry with activity through
most regions of the world.”
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GLOBAL Job Index: Global Results

4. AFRICA
Africa saw a significant drop in the local Index, however, many of
these businesses are supported and resourced from Europe, along
with an extensive network of expats ‘in country’. Consequently,
holiday periods take their toll on job postings and this Christmas was
no different. Inherently the industry is in good shape with activity
now spreading from the West and North to include the Eastern side
of the continent.
EUROPE
Europe saw an all-time peak in the Index in October of 2.10 before the
season took its toll. This was a record globally for the Index in any region
and reflects acute skill shortages around the North Sea fields, along
with extensive use of on line job boards as the main source of recruiting.
With the North Sea fields in decline this represents something of a
contradiction, however, with brownfield projects and decommissioning it
makes for some labour-intensive projects.
The brain drain of UK oil and gas professionals to overseas markets
undoubtedly takes its toll too. This has been happening for many years,
although the salary differential to locations such as Australia, Canada
and parts of East Asia is exacerbating the flow at present.
NORTH AMERICA
In North America, as with other northern hemisphere regions, the drop
off in activity happened early as the winter months arrived. In previous
years the bounce back has been pretty quick in the New Year and we’d
expect the same in 2013. Both Calgary and Houston are experiencing
significant skill shortages at present with counter offers and sign on
bonuses now the norm.
RUSSIA & CIS
The other major Northern Hemisphere region is Russia and the CIS
and again we saw a slowdown in activity for job postings as autumn
arrived. The Index in this region, however, now sits at 0.87 – the lowest
of any of our regions apart from South America, and the largest drop in
activity since last quarter.
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5. AUSTRALASIA
Australia is now experiencing the peak in construction work with
a whole raft of mega projects on site. The only saving grace for
the country’s stretched skill base is that the mining industry saw a
significant downturn in the quarter, freeing up much-needed skills
to redeploy into LNG projects. Whilst this was good news for stake
holders on these projects, it reduced new hiring considerably and saw
the Index in Australia drop to 1.05 in December, down from a peak of
1.50 in October.
SOUTH AMERICA
The Index in South America continued to oscillate between 0.8 and 1.0,
and is a patchwork of varying fortunes. Brazil is in a holding pattern
until new auctions in the second quarter of next year give the market a
lift. Argentina and Venezuela are struggling with falling production and
development in general, where as Colombia is the leading light in the
region with a great deal of opportunity and activity, all be it on a smaller
scale than some of their bigger neighbours.
MIDDLE EAST
The Middle East continued to thrive in 2012 and unsurprisingly the
end of year failed to stall the progress. With the oil price sustained
at high levels, operators are all seeking to develop assets and boost
productivity. This produced an Index of 1.44 in December, off an all-
time high for the region of 1.5.
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ASIA
Asia saw a slight easing of the Job Index to 1.48, reflecting a
sustained busy market through most of the last six months. Continued
investment in India, China and Malaysian fields, increasing fabrication
work in Korea, and a general drive on non-conventional assets are the
principle developments behind the buoyant market.
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