Oil & Gas No Go?

So I'm in my 4th and final year studying civil engineering at Loughborough and am now at the stage of applying to grad jobs.

However, after attending a recent grad fair, it would seem there are next to no jobs available in the industry. Even the oil and gas majors are skipping this year in terms of engineering recruitment!

Am I doomed? Is this the end of the road?

I'm reluctant to apply to grad schemes in another industry as they will usually tie you down for 2-3 years, by which time I'll probably be too far out of uni to be able to break into the O&G industry at all.

Help me. Please...

Very little recruitment at the moment. Maybe things will begin to pick up in a year or two. But you certainly could work in another industry for a while and move into oil if it picks up.

( it might be partly the economy for oil as the lowish oil price), the industry is cyclical, ie when hiring picks up more you have a greater chance of getting a job ( as they aren't laying as many people off).

Have you taken a look at this before?
https://m.hays.co.uk/search/?q=oil%20and%20gas%20jobs&location=&locationId=&locationLevel=3#

It's a cyclical industry and with the recent crash in the price of both oil and gas there are too many projects and too many employees. It will come back, but it will take a few years.

Even the oil and gas majors are skipping this year in terms of engineering recruitment!

Just opt for a jobs giving you skills, you can need in the roles you actually want. Like this you are a competitve candidate as soon as the time gets better. (Sounds easier than it is, but as they prefer people with shorter transition time, I think it is how you have to do it.)