Global Mobility for PNG Oil & Gas Projects

Overview

Project: Elk-Antelope gas field
Sector: Oil & Gas
Location: Papua New Guinea

Services provided

Talent Acquisition
Contract Hire
Employer of Record
Global Immigration
Global Payroll Outsourcing

Background

Our client is a fossil fuel company formed in 1997 with a primary focus in Papua New Guinea. Its assets include Elk-Antelope, one of Asia’s largest, undeveloped gas fields in the Gulf Province.

Challenge

Prior to its acquisition by another firm in 2016, the company needed assistance relocating critical staff from their closing office in Cairns, Australia to Papua New Guinea. In addition, new positions would need to be filled with local and expatriate personnel.

Airswift was selected to mobilising existing staff and was awarded a contract to provide a Resourcing Advisor to the client to better support the recruitment of Papua New Guinean personnel.

Airswift Solution

Airswift’s Resourcing Advisor quickly identified local personnel in Papua New Guinea, while our Global Mobility team ensured a compliant and efficient mobilisation of existing staff through our office in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Airswift provided full Global Mobility solutions including 24/7 emergency support, travel coordination, airport meet and greet, visa and work permits, medical insurance, income tax remittance and payroll services.

Results

Airswift successfully mobilised existing staff and placed contractors across seven disciplines, including Engineering & Design, HSEQ, Drilling & Completions, Project Controls, Construction & Commissioning, Subsurface and Operations & Maintenance. Over 35 per cent of the workforce were local personnel.

I have always found Airswift to be very responsive, helpful and knowledgeable. We have used Airswift specifically to facilitate talent needs in countries where we have not had an entity or where we have had a need for specific workforce assistance that Airswift can provide.

Individuals have gone the extra mile to ensure that my needs are met. In my opinion, no company has conducted itself in a more professional manner than Airswift.

Airswift gave excellent help with the whole process, from visa, flights to medical transportation. Everyone has been very helpful and welcoming. A great team all around. Airswift is an excellent organisation.

I was only with Airswift for 6 months and I lost count of how many calls I received from them to see how I was going. I was lucky to get a call from other recruiters. My new job will be direct but I would definitely use Airswift again in the future.

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