Career in Subsea

Underwater installations are the future for the oil and gas industry.

The Bergen area has one of the world’s strongest environments for underwater technology, focusing on maintenance, modification and operation of such equipment. To maintain its position as a leading authority, the subsea industry in the region needs more skilled employees.

The subsea industry in the Bergen area will for a long time continue to offer exciting, challenging and internationally focused jobs for qualified and motivated people.

What is underwater technology?

Underwater technology includes everything between the seabed and surface associated with the extraction of oil and gas resources.

Subsea installations supplement and replace traditional platforms. More than a third of the production of oil and gas resources on the Norwegian continental shelf is based on subsea wells.

Education

Most jobs in the subsea industry require a technical background. This may be from work experience, a trade certificate or a higher technical education. Those employed by the industry comes from a number of different technical disciplines.

Many companies also employ people with financial or other administrative backgrounds.

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