Earthstaff gets on the ground in Erbil for Kurdistan energy market
6 August 2013
Energy recruiter Earthstaff has opened an office in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s self-governing Kurdistan region, where the number of oil rigs in operation is due to double over the next 12 months.
Tue, 6 Aug 2013Energy recruiter Earthstaff has opened an office in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s self-governing Kurdistan region, where the number of oil rigs in operation is due to double over the next 12 months.
The company says the Kurdistan Ministry of Natural Resources has accepted its application to become a supplier to the region, which has proven oil reserves of 45bn barrels.
Contracts director John Kittle, who will be managing the firm’s Kurdistan operations, says: “We already work with a large number of the operators in the region and understand the talent required to be successful, so it was a natural progression for us to open an office and cement our position.”
Speaking to recruiter.co.uk last year, Earthstaff’s managing director Paul Flynn said that by 2015, the country was aiming to be producing millions of barrels of oil every day. He added that the market’s attractiveness was enhanced by being “on the doorstep” of other big markets such as Turkey.
Rival technical recruiter NES also sees “a great deal of growth” in Kurdistan and Northern Iraq, which it hopes to become part of, having obtained a trade licence in Abu Dhabi last month.
The company says the Kurdistan Ministry of Natural Resources has accepted its application to become a supplier to the region, which has proven oil reserves of 45bn barrels.
Contracts director John Kittle, who will be managing the firm’s Kurdistan operations, says: “We already work with a large number of the operators in the region and understand the talent required to be successful, so it was a natural progression for us to open an office and cement our position.”
Speaking to recruiter.co.uk last year, Earthstaff’s managing director Paul Flynn said that by 2015, the country was aiming to be producing millions of barrels of oil every day. He added that the market’s attractiveness was enhanced by being “on the doorstep” of other big markets such as Turkey.
Rival technical recruiter NES also sees “a great deal of growth” in Kurdistan and Northern Iraq, which it hopes to become part of, having obtained a trade licence in Abu Dhabi last month.
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