Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer portfolio including many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil & gas companies.
Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
The group delivers services through seven business units: Engineering & Construction, Engineering & Construction Ventures, Engineering Services, Offshore Engineering & Operations, Training Services, Production Solutions and Developments.
Through these businesses Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac's range of services meets its customers' needs across the full life cycle of oil & gas assets.
With around 14,000 employees, Petrofac operates out of six strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi and a further 21 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac's business is on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), the Middle East and Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region.
For additional information visit the Petrofac website at www.petrofac.com.
The Petrofac Scholarship offers £1,500 for the first year and £2,500 for each of the remaining years of the degree programme, paid in two instalments September and late January.
In addition Petrofac will provide paid summer placements to sponsored students. Annual placements will also be considered, where the course content requires that duration of placement. The placements take place either locally in Aberdeen or elsewhere.
Applicants must be engaged in full-time study at Robert Gordon University on one of the degree programmes listed below:
The selection process begins with students completing an online application form.
Short listed candidates will be invited to attend an interview at Petrofac and the award winners will be selected from amongst this group of students. Renewal of the sponsorship award will be dependant on continued to meet the required criteria.
Applications for the scholarship can be downloaded below:
Completed forms should be submitted to scholarships@rgu.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 28 October 2011. All applications and reference forms must be received by that date in order to be considered for the scholarships.
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