Boom times in oilfield recruitment

The growing maintenance needs of ageing oil and gas assets is proving a boon for Aberdeen-based recruitment company OIE Services.

The specialist oil and gas recruitment company says it is on track to treble its turnover in the next 12 months after contracts to fill 200 vacancies all over the world.

OIE, which is owned by Aberdeen entrepreneur Mark Cavanagh, has won business from Aberdeen to Brunei and is expanding into new markets in Australia and Brazil. It recently appointed a new recruitment manager, Keith Ogilvie, to spearhead the growth strategy.

Ogilvie said: “This is an exciting time for us. There is a rising demand for qualified people in the areas of asset integrity and maintenance and an apparent shortage of candidates.

“It is our job to plug those gaps for companies by sourcing the right skills from all over the world.”

Ogilvie said that the steady growth meant the company had also filled vacancies of its own, taking on several graduate consultants.

OIE Services says turnover should grow from £1.7 million this year to £4.2m in 2012.