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KBR RECRUITS 40 GRADUATE EMPLOYEES IN ABERDEEN THIS YEAR
ABERDEEN, Scotland - KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) Aberdeen-based Production Services group, a leader in recruiting, training and developing the best people, has announced today it is taking an additional ten graduates onto its workforce. KBR is the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton (NYSE:HAL).
Following a previous exercise in September, this new intake of business support graduates brings Production Services graduate recruitment numbers to an unprecedented 40 this year. Combined with the thirteen trainee technician apprentices who joined the company earlier this year,, this clearly demonstrates KBR's commitment to addressing the widely-perceived skills shortage in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
KBR is recognised as a global leader in innovative engineering and business solutions and can provide significant career opportunities for a new generation of graduates with skill, vision, commitment and ambition. KBR launched a new graduate-development programme in 2000 and is now employing a record number of engineering and business graduates in Aberdeen.
Bob Keiller, UK Operations Director for KBR Production Services says, "Our business is based on people. We have close links with local colleges and universities and I believe we hire more apprentices and graduates than any other company on the Aberdeen area - not just in oil and gas, but in any sector. The future vibrancy of our UK business is crucially dependent on people and we are determined to make sure we recruit the best."
KBR has retained of all the graduates employed into the scheme in Aberdeen in the past three years and is now able to attract exceptional new entrants on the strength of the reputation of its graduate development programme.
KBR's Production Services group is a leading global onshore and offshore contracting organisation with a world-wide reputation for providing highly skilled project management, engineering, maintenance and construction services to the oil, gas and process industries.
KBR provides global engineering, procurement, construction, logistics, operation and maintenance, program management and other technical services. Whether designing a chemical plant; serving as a defence industry contractor; or providing small capital construction, KBR delivers world class service and performance.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction business segments. The company's World Wide Web can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
Contact
Sarah Houston
sarah.houston@halliburton.com
KBR
Public Relations
(p) 44.1224.777194
Employment Contact
jobs@halliburton.com
(p) 800.888.7668
ext. 8005
Supplier/Procurement Contact
kbr_supplier_relations@halliburton.com
Supplier Diversity Contact
Erin Petkovich
supplier_diversity@halliburton.com
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