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Rigzone Ideal Employer Survey 2018

For the second year, over 6,500 oil and gas professionals told us who their top 3 ideal employers would be, what they thought their key strengths are, and what the most important attributes are that they look for in an employer.

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Location

    Company Type

      Sector

        Attributes

          Category

            Generation

              Global Top 30

              The following 30 companies represent the most popular employers that over 6,500 oil and gas professionals around the globe would ideally like to work for.

              Analysis

              Rigzone's Employer Survey Reveals the Best Oil & Gas Company to Work For.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 5 Halliburton View Jobs

              3

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              4

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              5

              		 4 BP

              6

              		 6 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 8 Total View Jobs

              8

              		 7 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              9

              		 9 BHGE

              10

              		 10 Weatherford International View Jobs

              11

              		 13 Transocean

              12

              		 15 Statoil

              13

              		 11 Maersk View Jobs

              14

              		 12 ConocoPhillips

              15

              		 14 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              16

              		 17 Seadrill

              17

              		 24 Nabors View Jobs

              18

              		 26 Saipem View Jobs

              19

              		 21 PETRONAS View Jobs

              20

              		 27 ENI View Jobs

              21

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              21

              		 18 Wood Plc View Jobs

              23

              		 22 TechnipFMC

              24

              		 23 Diamond Offshore Drilling

              25

              		 N/A Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

              26

              		 20 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

              27

              		 28 National Oilwell Varco (NOV)

              28

              		 N/A Qatar Petroleum (QP) View Jobs

              29

              		 N/A Marathon Oil View Jobs

              30

              		 30 BHP

              North America Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in North America would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 2 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 3 Chevron View Jobs

              4

              		 4 Halliburton View Jobs

              5

              		 5 BP

              6

              		 6 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 8 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              8

              		 7 BHGE

              8

              		 9 ConocoPhillips

              10

              		 12 Transocean

              11

              		 11 Weatherford International View Jobs

              12

              		 21 Nabors View Jobs

              13

              		 23 Diamond Offshore Drilling

              14

              		 19 National Oilwell Varco (NOV)

              15

              		 N/A Seadrill

              16

              		 14 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              17

              		 N/A Statoil

              17

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              19

              		 N/A Total View Jobs

              20

              		 17 Wood Plc View Jobs

              Europe Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in Europe would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 2 BP

              3

              		 6 Statoil

              4

              		 7 Total View Jobs

              5

              		 5 Maersk View Jobs

              6

              		 9 Halliburton View Jobs

              7

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              8

              		 4 Chevron View Jobs

              9

              		 8 Schlumberger View Jobs

              10

              		 14 Wood Plc View Jobs

              11

              		 10 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              12

              		 11 BHGE

              13

              		 18 Transocean

              14

              		 14 Weatherford International View Jobs

              15

              		 13 ConocoPhillips

              16

              		 12 TechnipFMC

              17

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A Seadrill

              20

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              APAC Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in Asia Pacific would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              4

              		 5 BP

              5

              		 4 Schlumberger View Jobs

              6

              		 6 Halliburton View Jobs

              7

              		 8 PETRONAS View Jobs

              8

              		 7 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              9

              		 9 Total View Jobs

              10

              		 15 Transocean

              11

              		 13 Seadrill

              12

              		 10 BHGE

              13

              		 11 Maersk View Jobs

              14

              		 16 Weatherford International View Jobs

              15

              		 17 Statoil

              16

              		 N/A TechnipFMC

              17

              		 19 Saipem View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              19

              		 14 ConocoPhillips

              20

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              Africa Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in Africa would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Chevron View Jobs

              2

              		 3 Shell View Jobs

              3

              		 4 Total View Jobs

              4

              		 2 ExxonMobil

              5

              		 6 Halliburton View Jobs

              6

              		 7 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 5 BP

              8

              		 8 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              8

              		 10 BHGE

              10

              		 9 Transocean

              11

              		 14 Weatherford International View Jobs

              12

              		 11 ENI View Jobs

              13

              		 12 Maersk View Jobs

              14

              		 15 Seadrill

              15

              		 18 Statoil

              16

              		 16 Saipem View Jobs

              17

              		 17 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

              19

              		 N/A Qatar Petroleum (QP) View Jobs

              20

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              Middle East Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in the Middle East would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 4 Halliburton View Jobs

              3

              		 2 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              4

              		 3 Schlumberger View Jobs

              5

              		 5 BP

              6

              		 7 ExxonMobil

              7

              		 8 Chevron View Jobs

              8

              		 11 BHGE

              9

              		 9 Total View Jobs

              10

              		 10 Weatherford International View Jobs

              11

              		 6 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

              12

              		 12 Qatar Petroleum (QP) View Jobs

              13

              		 15 Saipem View Jobs

              14

              		 19 Nabors View Jobs

              15

              		 14 Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

              16

              		 13 Maersk View Jobs

              16

              		 N/A Transocean

              18

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              19

              		 N/A PETRONAS View Jobs

              20

              		 18 TechnipFMC

              Latin & South America Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that professionals based in Latin and South America would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 3 Halliburton View Jobs

              3

              		 2 Schlumberger View Jobs

              4

              		 5 Chevron View Jobs

              5

              		 6 ExxonMobil

              5

              		 7 BP

              7

              		 4 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              8

              		 9 BHGE

              9

              		 12 Total View Jobs

              10

              		 8 Weatherford International View Jobs

              11

              		 12 Transocean

              12

              		 11 Statoil

              13

              		 N/A Diamond Offshore Drilling

              14

              		 12 ConocoPhillips

              14

              		 20 Seadrill

              16

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              16

              		 12 Maersk View Jobs

              18

              		 19 Nabors View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A TechnipFMC

              20

              		 N/A Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              US Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that US based professionals would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              4

              		 4 Halliburton View Jobs

              5

              		 5 BP

              6

              		 6 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 8 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              8

              		 9 ConocoPhillips

              9

              		 7 BHGE

              10

              		 17 Transocean

              11

              		 11 Weatherford International View Jobs

              12

              		 N/A Nabors View Jobs

              13

              		 18 National Oilwell Varco (NOV)

              14

              		 N/A Seadrill

              15

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              15

              		 13 Wood Plc View Jobs

              17

              		 N/A Statoil

              18

              		 N/A Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              19

              		 N/A Total View Jobs

              20

              		 N/A Maersk View Jobs

              UK Top 20

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that UK based professionals would ideally like to work for.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 2 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 1 BP

              3

              		 6 Statoil

              4

              		 4 Maersk View Jobs

              5

              		 6 Total View Jobs

              6

              		 9 Halliburton View Jobs

              7

              		 3 Chevron View Jobs

              8

              		 8 Schlumberger View Jobs

              9

              		 5 ExxonMobil

              9

              		 11 Wood Plc View Jobs

              11

              		 10 BHGE

              12

              		 N/A Transocean

              13

              		 N/A Weatherford International View Jobs

              14

              		 17 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              14

              		 15 TechnipFMC

              16

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              17

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A Seadrill

              19

              		 N/A Diamond Offshore Drilling

              20

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              Top 10 Drilling Contractors

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Drilling Contractors.

              Analysis

              Top 10 Drilling Contractors where Oil & Gas Professionals Want to Work.

              Three Drilling Contractors Advance in Rigzone Employer Survey

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Transocean

              2

              		 2 Seadrill

              3

              		 5 Nabors View Jobs

              4

              		 6 Saipem View Jobs

              5

              		 8 ENSCO View Jobs

              6

              		 4 Diamond Offshore Drilling

              7

              		 3 Noble

              8

              		 9 Rowan Companies

              9

              		 N/A Helmerich & Payne

              10

              		 N/A Stena Drilling

              Top 10 National Oil Companies

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as National Oil Companies (minimum 50% State-owned).

              Analysis

              Discover the companies who ranked in the top 10 for National Oil Companies.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              2

              		 4 PETRONAS View Jobs

              3

              		 6 Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

              4

              		 3 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

              5

              		 5 Qatar Petroleum (QP) View Jobs

              6

              		 10 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)

              7

              		 8 Petroelum Development Oman (PDO) View Jobs

              8

              		 N/A Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)

              9

              		 9 Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (Ecopetrol)

              10

              		 N/A Gazprom

              Top 10 Independents

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Independent Oil and Gas Companies.

              Analysis

              Which Independent oil & gas companies do people want to work for?

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 N/A ConocoPhillips

              2

              		 1 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              3

              		 4 Marathon Oil View Jobs

              4

              		 3 Pioneer Natural Resources

              5

              		 5 Apache

              6

              		 N/A Repsol

              7

              		 N/A Amerada Hess Corporation (Hess)

              8

              		 6 EOG Resources

              9

              		 7 Devon Energy

              10

              		 8 Hilcorp

              Top 10 Oilfield Service Companies

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Oilfield Services Companies.

              Analysis

              Ideal Employer survey reveals the top 10 Oilfield Service Companies

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Halliburton View Jobs

              2

              		 2 Schlumberger View Jobs

              3

              		 3 BHGE

              4

              		 4 Weatherford International View Jobs

              5

              		 6 Wood Plc View Jobs

              6

              		 8 TechnipFMC

              7

              		 7 National Oilwell Varco (NOV)

              8

              		 N/A Petrofac

              9

              		 10 Oceaneering

              10

              		 N/A Aker Solutions

              Top 10 Companies in Upstream

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Upstream.

              Analysis

              An Upstream Comeback with Less Splash but More Cash?

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs
              1 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 4 Halliburton View Jobs

              3

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              4

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              5

              		 5 Schlumberger View Jobs

              6

              		 6 BP

              7

              		 7 BHGE

              8

              		 8 Total View Jobs

              9

              		 9 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              10

              		 N/A Transocean

              Top 10 Companies in Midstream

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Midstream.

              Analysis

              Rigzone Survey Spotlights Top Companies for Midstream Workers

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 3 Chevron View Jobs

              2

              		 2 ExxonMobil

              4

              		 4 BP

              5

              		 5 Halliburton View Jobs

              6

              		 6 Total View Jobs

              7

              		 9 Schlumberger View Jobs

              8

              		 7 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              9

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              9

              		 N/A TechnipFMC

              Top 10 Companies in Downstream

              The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Downstream.

              Analysis

              Survey Reveals Top Downstream Employers Amid Transition

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 2 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 3 Chevron View Jobs

              4

              		 4 BP

              5

              		 5 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              6

              		 6 Total View Jobs

              7

              		 N/A Halliburton View Jobs

              8

              		 N/A Schlumberger View Jobs

              9

              		 N/A TechnipFMC

              10

              		 8 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

              Global Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		191%Commitment to health & safety

              2

              		289%Competitive salary

              2

              		389%Manages business with integrity

              2

              		589%Challenging/interesting work

              5

              		288%Positive organisational culture

              6

              		587%Solid training & development programmes

              6

              		787%Strong executive leadership

              8

              		885%Health benefits

              8

              		885%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              10

              		1184%Uses environmentally sound practice

              11

              		2284%Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		1183%Has corporate values I agree with

              13

              		1383%Innovator in the industry

              13

              		1482%Established leader in the industry

              15

              		1680%Retirement benefits

              16

              		1879%Competitive bonus

              17

              		1577%Work facilities

              18

              		1977%Progressive on CSR

              18

              		1775%Manageable working hours

              20

              		873%Flexible working options

              20

              		2072%Opportunity for travel

              22

              		2072%Desirable location

              23

              		2460%Values people with military experience

              23

              		2357%Company perks

              North America Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in North America look for in an ideal employer.

              Analysis

              Survey: Salary More Important to North American Oil & Gas Workers

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		191%Commitment to health & safety

              1

              		191%Competitive salary

              1

              		391%Manages business with integrity

              4

              		488%Challenging / Interesting work

              4

              		488%Positive organisational culture

              4

              		488%Strong executive leadership

              7

              		787%Solid training & development programs

              7

              		787%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              9

              		786%Health benefits

              9

              		786%Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		1185%Has corporate values I agree with

              12

              		1184%Uses environmentally sound practices

              12

              		1384%Retirement benefts

              14

              		1383%Innovator in the industry

              15

              		1582%Established leader in the industry

              16

              		1679%Competitive bonus

              17

              		1775%Work facilities

              17

              		2075%Manageable working hours

              17

              		1775%Desirable location

              20

              		1974%Progressive on CSR

              21

              		2172%Flexible working options

              22

              		2267%Values people with military experience

              23

              		2366%Opportunity to travel

              24

              		2455%Company perks

              South America Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in South America look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		191%Commitment to health & safety

              1

              		291%Manages business with integrity

              3

              		390%Challenging / interesting work

              3

              		390%Solid training & development programmes

              5

              		589%Positive organisational culture

              5

              		589%Competitive salary

              7

              		788%Strong executive leadership

              7

              		788%Health benefits

              9

              		987%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              9

              		987%Uses environmentally sound practice

              9

              		987%Has corporate values I agree with

              12

              		986%Opportunities for promotion

              12

              		1386%Innovator in the industry

              14

              		1485%Established leader in the industry

              15

              		1582%Progressive on CSR

              16

              		1681%Retirement benefits

              17

              		1780%Competitive bonus

              18

              		1778%Work facilities

              19

              		1975%Opportunity to travel

              20

              		2073%Manageable working hours

              21

              		2072%Flexible working options

              22

              		2071%Desirable location

              23

              		2355%Values people with military experience

              24

              		2454%Company perks

              EU Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in the EU look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		288%Competitive salary

              1

              		188%Challenging / interesting work

              1

              		288%Commitment to health & safety

              4

              		485%Solid training & development programmes

              4

              		585%Positive organisational culture

              6

              		684%Manages business with integrity

              7

              		882%Strong executive leadership

              8

              		781%Opportunities for promotion

              8

              		881%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              10

              		1080%Innovator in the industry

              10

              		1080%Has corporate values I agree with

              12

              		1279%Uses environmentally sound practice

              13

              		1377%Established leader in the industry

              14

              		1476%Health benefits

              15

              		1574%Retirement benefits

              16

              		1574%Manageable working hours

              16

              		1973%Work facilities

              18

              		1873%Progressive on CSR

              18

              		1572%Competitive bonus

              20

              		1972%Flexible working options

              20

              		1971%Desirable location

              22

              		2269%Opportunity to travel

              23

              		2355%Company perks

              24

              		2449%Values people with military experience

              Middle East Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in the Middle East look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		191%Commitment to health & safety

              2

              		288%Competitive salary

              2

              		388%Challenging / interesting work

              4

              		387%Positive organisational culture

              4

              		587%Strong executive leadership

              6

              		586%Manages business with integrity

              6

              		586%Solid training & development programmes

              8

              		885%Health benefits

              9

              		984%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              10

              		983%Established leader in the industry

              10

              		983%Opportunities for promotion

              12

              		1282%Uses environmentally sound practice

              12

              		1282%Has corporate values I agree with

              12

              		1282%Innovator in the industry

              15

              		1580%Competitive bonus

              16

              		1679%Work facilities

              16

              		1779%Progressive on CSR

              18

              		1877%Retirement benefits

              19

              		1975%Opportunity to travel

              19

              		2075%Manageable working hours

              21

              		2073%Flexible working options

              22

              		2272%Desirable location

              23

              		2360%Company perks

              24

              		2458%Values people with military experience

              Africa Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in Africa look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		194%Commitment to health & safety

              2

              		291%Challenging / interesting work

              2

              		391%Solid training & development programmes

              4

              		390%Manages business with integrity

              5

              		589%Positive organisational culture

              5

              		589%Competitive salary

              5

              		789%Strong executive leadership

              8

              		888%Health benefits

              9

              		887%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              9

              		1087%Uses environmentally sound practice

              11

              		1186%Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		1286%Innovator in the industry

              13

              		1384%Established leader in the industry

              13

              		1384%Has corporate values I agree with

              15

              		1583%Retirement benefits

              16

              		1582%Progressive on CSR

              16

              		1582%Competitive bonus

              18

              		1880%Work facilities

              19

              		1978%Opportunity to travel

              20

              		2076%Manageable working hours

              21

              		2175%Flexible working options

              22

              		2269%Desirable location

              23

              		2361%Company perks

              24

              		2457%Values people with military experience

              Asia Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in Asia look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		191%Commitment to health & safety

              2

              		288%Challenging / interesting work

              2

              		388%Positive organisational culture

              2

              		388%Competitive salary

              5

              		387%Manages business with integrity

              6

              		686%Strong executive leadership

              6

              		686%Health benefits

              8

              		885%Solid training & development programmes

              9

              		984%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              10

              		1083%Uses environmentally sound practice

              11

              		1182%Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		1182%Established leader in the industry

              11

              		1382%Has corporate values I agree with

              14

              		1481%Innovator in the industry

              15

              		1480%Competitive bonus

              16

              		1479%Work facilities

              17

              		1778%Retirement benefits

              18

              		1877%Progressive on CSR

              19

              		1976%Manageable working hours

              20

              		1974%Flexible working options

              21

              		1973%Opportunity to travel

              22

              		2271%Desirable location

              23

              		2360%Company perks

              24

              		2459%Values people with military experience

              Australia & Oceania Attribute Rankings

              The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals in Australia & Oceania look for in an ideal employer.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		188%Commitment to health & safety

              1

              		288%Challenging / interesting work

              3

              		387%Manages business with integrity

              3

              		387%Solid training & development programmes

              3

              		387%Positive organisational culture

              6

              		685%Strong executive leadership

              7

              		784%Competitive salary

              8

              		882%Uses environmentally sound practice

              8

              		982%Financial performance / strength of the firm

              10

              		981%Innovator in the industry

              11

              		979%Has corporate values I agree with

              11

              		1279%Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		1279%Established leader in the industry

              14

              		1475%Health benefits

              15

              		1574%Progressive on CSR

              16

              		1673%Retirement benefits

              16

              		1673%Opportunity to travel

              18

              		1872%Work facilities

              18

              		1972%Manageable working hours

              20

              		2071%Competitive bonus

              21

              		2069%Flexible working options

              22

              		2268%Desirable location

              23

              		2352%Company perks

              23

              		2452%Values people with military experience

              Attribute Rankings for Upstream

              The following rankings depict the most valued attributes for Upstream companies.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		 1 90% Commitment to health and safety

              2

              		 2 89% Competitive salary

              3

              		 2 88% Challenging / Interesting Work

              3

              		 2 88% Manages business with integrity

              5

              		 5 87% Positive organizational culture

              6

              		 6 86% Solid training and development programmes

              6

              		 7 86% Strong executive leadership

              8

              		 8 85% Financial performance / strength of the firm

              9

              		 10 84% Health benefits

              9

              		 8 84% Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		 11 83% Uses environmentally sound practices

              11

              		 11 83% Has corporate values I agree with

              13

              		 13 82% Innovator in the industry

              14

              		 14 81% Established leader in the industry

              15

              		 15 80% Retirement Benefits

              16

              		 16 79% Competitive Bonus

              17

              		 17 75% Work facilities

              17

              		 17 75% Progressive on CSR

              19

              		 19 74% Manageable working hours

              20

              		 20 72% Desirable location

              20

              		 21 72% Flexible working options

              22

              		 21 71% Opportunity to travel

              23

              		 23 57% Values people with military experience

              24

              		 24 55% Company perks

              Attribute Rankings for Midstream

              The following rankings depict the most valued attributes for Midstream companies.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		 3 90% Competitive salary

              1

              		 1 90% Commitment to health and safety

              3

              		 5 89% Challenging / Interesting Work

              4

              		 2 88% Manages business with integrity

              5

              		 9 86% Health benefits

              5

              		 8 86% Financial performance / strength of the firm

              5

              		 5 86% Strong executive leadership

              5

              		 3 86% Positive organizational culture

              9

              		 5 85% Solid training and development programmes

              10

              		 10 84% Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		 13 83% Innovator in the industry

              11

              		 10 83% Uses environmentally sound practices

              11

              		 12 83% Has corporate values I agree with

              14

              		 13 82% Established leader in the industry

              15

              		 15 80% Retirement Benefits

              16

              		 17 79% Competitive Bonus

              17

              		 18 78% Work facilities

              18

              		 16 77% Progressive on CSR

              19

              		 19 76% Manageable working hours

              20

              		 21 74% Desirable location

              20

              		 20 74% Flexible working options

              22

              		 22 71% Opportunity to travel

              23

              		 23 63% Values people with military experience

              24

              		 24 60% Company perks

              Attribute Rankings for Downstream

              The following rankings depict the most valued attributes for Downstream companies.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		 1 93% Commitment to health and safety

              2

              		 2 90% Challenging / Interesting Work

              3

              		 2 89% Competitive salary

              3

              		 4 89% Strong executive leadership

              3

              		 4 89% Positive organizational culture

              3

              		 4 89% Manages business with integrity

              7

              		 7 88% Solid training and development programmes

              8

              		 9 86% Health benefits

              8

              		 7 86% Financial performance / strength of the firm

              8

              		 10 86% Uses environmentally sound practices

              11

              		 13 85% Established leader in the industry

              11

              		 10 85% Has corporate values I agree with

              13

              		 12 84% Opportunities for promotion

              13

              		 13 84% Innovator in the industry

              15

              		 17 80% Competitive Bonus

              15

              		 15 80% Work facilities

              17

              		 18 79% Retirement Benefits

              17

              		 15 79% Progressive on CSR

              19

              		 19 75% Manageable working hours

              20

              		 22 73% Opportunity to travel

              20

              		 20 73% Desirable location

              20

              		 20 73% Flexible working options

              23

              		 23 62% Company perks

              23

              		 23 62% Values people with military experience

              Attribute Rankings for Unemployed

              The following rankings depict the most valued attributes for Unemployed Oil and Gas professionals.

              Analysis

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              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		 1 92% Commitment to health and safety

              2

              		 2 90% Manages business with integrity

              3

              		 3 88% Challenging / Interesting Work

              4

              		 3 87% Competitive salary

              4

              		 3 87% Strong executive leadership

              4

              		 3 87% Positive organizational culture

              7

              		 3 86% Solid training and development programmes

              8

              		 8 85% Financial performance / strength of the firm

              8

              		 9 85% Uses environmentally sound practices

              10

              		 10 84% Health benefits

              10

              		 11 84% Has corporate values I agree with

              12

              		 13 83% Innovator in the industry

              13

              		 11 82% Opportunities for promotion

              13

              		 13 82% Established leader in the industry

              15

              		 15 78% Retirement Benefits

              15

              		 16 78% Progressive on CSR

              17

              		 17 77% Competitive Bonus

              17

              		 18 77% Work facilities

              19

              		 19 74% Manageable working hours

              20

              		 20 72% Flexible working options

              21

              		 22 71% Opportunity to travel

              21

              		 20 71% Desirable location

              23

              		 23 60% Values people with military experience

              24

              		 24 55% Company perks

              Attribute Rankings for Employed

              The following rankings depict the most valued attributes for Employed Oil and Gas professionals.

              Analysis

              Employed vs. Unemployed: Survey Reveals What Makes An Ideal Employer

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Percentage Attribute

              1

              		 1 91% Commitment to health and safety

              2

              		 2 90% Competitive salary

              3

              		 3 88% Challenging / Interesting Work

              3

              		 3 88% Solid training and development programmes

              3

              		 3 88% Positive organizational culture

              3

              		 3 88% Manages business with integrity

              7

              		 7 87% Strong executive leadership

              8

              		 7 86% Financial performance / strength of the firm

              8

              		 7 86% Health benefits

              8

              		 7 86% Opportunities for promotion

              11

              		 11 84% Has corporate values I agree with

              11

              		 11 84% Innovator in the industry

              13

              		 11 83% Uses environmentally sound practices

              13

              		 14 83% Established leader in the industry

              15

              		 15 81% Retirement Benefits

              16

              		 16 80% Competitive Bonus

              17

              		 17 78% Work facilities

              17

              		 18 78% Progressive on CSR

              19

              		 19 75% Manageable working hours

              20

              		 20 73% Opportunity to travel

              20

              		 21 73% Flexible working options

              22

              		 22 71% Desirable location

              23

              		 23 61% Values people with military experience

              24

              		 24 59% Company perks

              Top 20 – Innovation

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers that are considered innovators in the industry.

              Analysis

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              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 6 Halliburton View Jobs

              4

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              5

              		 5 BP

              6

              		 4 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 8 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              8

              		 7 Total View Jobs

              9

              		 12 Transocean

              10

              		 9 BHGE

              11

              		 10 Maersk View Jobs

              11

              		 N/A Statoil

              13

              		 11 Weatherford International View Jobs

              14

              		 16 ConocoPhillips

              15

              		 N/A Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              16

              		 14 Seadrill

              17

              		 17 PETRONAS View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A Nabors View Jobs

              19

              		 N/A Qatar Petroleum (QP) View Jobs

              20

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              Top 20 Rankings by Millennials

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers by Millennials.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 5 Halliburton View Jobs

              3

              		 4 Schlumberger View Jobs

              4

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              5

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              6

              		 6 BP

              7

              		 7 Total View Jobs

              8

              		 8 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              9

              		 9 BHGE

              10

              		 10 Weatherford International View Jobs

              11

              		 14 Transocean

              12

              		 11 Maersk View Jobs

              13

              		 14 Statoil

              14

              		 13 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              15

              		 N/A Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

              16

              		 N/A Nabors View Jobs

              17

              		 18 PETRONAS View Jobs

              18

              		 12 ConocoPhillips

              18

              		 20 Seadrill

              20

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              Top 20 Rankings by Gen-X

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers by Gen-X.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 2 Chevron View Jobs

              3

              		 5 Halliburton View Jobs

              4

              		 3 ExxonMobil

              5

              		 4 BP

              6

              		 6 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 7 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              8

              		 8 Total View Jobs

              9

              		 9 BHGE

              10

              		 13 Transocean

              11

              		 10 Weatherford International View Jobs

              12

              		 15 Statoil

              13

              		 11 Maersk View Jobs

              14

              		 16 Seadrill

              15

              		 11 ConocoPhillips

              16

              		 N/A Nabors View Jobs

              17

              		 17 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              18

              		 N/A ENSCO View Jobs

              19

              		 N/A PETRONAS View Jobs

              20

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              Top 20 Rankings by Baby Boomers

              The following 20 companies represent the most popular employers by Baby Boomers.

              2018
              Rank              		 2017
              Rank              		 Company Jobs

              1

              		 1 Shell View Jobs

              2

              		 2 ExxonMobil

              3

              		 5 Halliburton View Jobs

              4

              		 3 Chevron View Jobs

              5

              		 4 BP

              6

              		 6 Schlumberger View Jobs

              7

              		 10 Total View Jobs

              8

              		 8 BHGE

              9

              		 7 Saudi Aramco View Jobs

              10

              		 10 Weatherford International View Jobs

              11

              		 9 ConocoPhillips

              12

              		 15 Transocean

              13

              		 13 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) View Jobs

              14

              		 N/A Statoil

              15

              		 14 Wood Plc View Jobs

              16

              		 N/A ENI View Jobs

              17

              		 15 Maersk View Jobs

              17

              		 N/A Saipem View Jobs

              18

              		 17 Seadrill

              19

              		 N/A Nabors View Jobs

              Empowering People in Oil and Gas