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4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(1,550 total reviews)
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Wael Sawan

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.0
Jan 29, 2019

Diversified workforce

Recommend
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Pros

International opportunity; working with people from all sorts of background; Good training program; opportunities for many engineering disciplines

Cons

Technology-wise, can be conservative in moving forward. The industry is very much subject to boom-bust cycle.

3.0
Jan 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Development, broad opportunities, technical practice/roles, and above average transparent promotion when oil price is high.

Cons

Staff and newer management generally lack business/economics understanding & practice, cut-throat and success mostly depends if you land on the right asset/field, extreme politics during oil price drop/bust and priority given to European & inexperienced/new hires at the expense of US citizens & experienced staff. Lay-offs were above 50% in Upstream/E&P side in New Orleans office based on last numbers I had access to before I stopped caring to track .

3.0
Jan 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing talent. Staff are smarter and more interesting than you even realize. Company brand is legendary the world over. Job opportunities are truly global if you have the interest and the ambition.

Cons

The company is a shadow of its former self. No longer the industry technical leader it was for decades. Benefits greatly reduced from previous years and continue to shrink. US workforce less diverse than it was 20 years ago. Constant reorganizations mean always having to find a new job or fighting to keep the one you just got.

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