Manpower Solutions · Africa · Oil & Gas
VulcanOSS delivers internationally credentialled Indian engineering professionals — pre-certified, fast to mobilise, and purpose-built for African indigenous operators.
The Problem
Demand is rising. Specialist supply is not keeping pace.
48% of global O&G professionals are aged 45 or above. Senior expertise is exiting the industry faster than it is being replaced.
Specialist credentialled roles — drilling, subsea, deepwater subsurface, HSE — are structurally thin in most African markets.
Western contractor day rates have risen 20–35% post-2022 as IOCs compete with majors for the same talent pool.
Direct hires and expat contractor placements typically take 6–12 months — incompatible with active project schedules.
Local Content obligations require structured workforce planning — not ad-hoc resourcing that competes with national priorities.
Indigenous operators inherit IOC-scale assets without IOC-scale technical bench strength to manage them at the same standard.
Our Talent Source
Why IOCs have built India Capability Centres at scale over the last 15 years.
What We Deliver
Senior, internationally credentialled O&G professionals — purpose-built for African indigenous operators. Every professional is pre-certified to international standards before deployment.
Delivery Models
On-site, offshore from India, or a hybrid blend — matched to the role and the operational context.
At your asset location
Field operations, on-rig roles, HSE on offshore platforms, commissioning lead roles, client-facing technical leadership.
Indian professionals deployed to your asset location — fully integrated with your team. Visa, mobilisation, accommodation, and rotational logistics managed by VulcanOSS.
On-site + offshore from India
Multi-disciplinary teams, reservoir studies with field validation, FEED projects, project engineering with site presence requirements.
Lead roles deployed on-site; supporting analytical team works from our India operations centre. Daily collaboration via secure platforms. Cost-optimised at scale.
From India operations hub
Reservoir simulation, financial modelling, digital twin and analytics, design engineering, RPO, document control, technical writing.
Fully remote from our India centre — no relocation cost, fastest mobilisation (3–5 business days), maximum cost advantage. Direct reporting line into your team.
Why VulcanOSS
All four together, not one at the expense of another.
Every professional pre-certified to international standards before deployment: NEBOSH, IWCF, ASME, OPITO, TUV. Same talent layer the IOCs access through India Capability Centres.
100% · Pre-certified1.5 million engineering graduates produced in India annually. Three engineers or thirty — we deploy without recruitment lead time, without market scarcity premium.
30+ · Concurrent deploymentsDay rates 30–50% below equivalent Western contractor or expatriate rates. Hybrid model optimises further. No fixed headcount commitment — scale with project demand.
30–50% · Cost reductionPre-certified candidates already vetted in our database. From engagement letter to first day on assignment: 4–8 weeks. Direct hires take 6–12 months — a step change.
4–8 wks · MobilisationDe-risking Every Deployment
How we protect you at every stage of the engagement.
Every candidate carries verifiable certifications with credential numbers traceable to issuing bodies — NEBOSH, IWCF, ASME, OPITO, TUV.
You retain the right to technically interview any candidate before deployment. Co-Founder Oleg Schkoda (ex-Schlumberger, Halliburton, Shell) leads quality oversight.
Credential records provided in writing before deployment. Background verification, qualification authentication, and professional history confirmed.
We structure deployments to complement — not compete with — your Local Content obligations. We supply where the local pool is genuinely thin, not where it is available.
Country-specific visa, work permit, and credential attestation managed end-to-end by VulcanOSS. Standard timelines built into our 4–8 week mobilisation.
If a deployed professional does not meet agreed performance standards within the first 30 days, we replace at no additional cost. Quality is our commercial commitment.
Commercial Models
Match the engagement structure to your operational need. All engagements begin with a Mutual NDA, followed by a Statement of Work. Minimum commitment: 12 months.
Variable workload, multi-role deployments, ongoing operations support.
Discrete scopes: reservoir study, FEED package, HSE audit, drilling programme.
Full sub-function delivery: production surveillance, technical writing, drilling office support.
Leadership
O&G domain expertise combined with India operational scale.
Senior O&G leader with operating field experience at Schlumberger, Halliburton, and Shell. Digital transformation expertise built through senior roles at McKinsey and C3.AI. Deep domain in exploration, drilling, and reservoir engineering. Leads Africa and Europe client relationships and quality oversight on every deployment.
Founder CEO of technology businesses across USA, UK, and India. Led President Clinton's Africa health and climate change initiatives. Co-founder of a major renewable energy platform. Active deep-tech angel investor. Manages VulcanOSS's India talent operations, sourcing pipeline, certification programmes, and deployment logistics.
Next Steps
30-minute conversation with both co-founders to capture your requirement in full detail.
Within 5 business days — scope, candidates, commercial terms, mobilisation plan.
Sign engagement letter, first professionals on assignment within 4–8 weeks.
To prepare your tailored proposal, we typically capture:
Which professional categories do you need? e.g. 4 IWCF drilling engineers, 2 reservoir engineers, 6 NEBOSH HSE officers.
What credential level is required? e.g. IWCF L2 minimum, OPITO BOSIET for offshore, ASME B31.3 for piping.
Where will the work be performed? On-site (Model A), hybrid (Model B), or fully offshore (Model C)?
How long? When does it start? e.g. 6-month initial term, start within 8 weeks of engagement letter.
Day rate / fixed-fee project / managed services retainer?