Oil and Gas Staffing and Recruiting Agency

An oil and gas staffing and recruiting agency sources, screens, and delivers interview-ready candidates so your team isn’t spending time on applicants who don’t understand the energy sector or lack the financial, operational, or regulatory background your roles require.

At Near, the process starts with a discovery call where your dedicated recruiter learns what the role demands, whether that’s production accounting experience, familiarity with AFE management, HSE compliance reporting, or the ability to coordinate between field teams and HQ.

We source from our LatAm talent network, screen for skills, English proficiency, and culture fit, and deliver a shortlist within days. You interview. We coordinate. You make the hire.

Near is a full-service nearshore staffing and recruiting partner that helps US companies hire across all departments and industries, including the oil and gas industry.

Our recruiters specialize in placing finance and accounting professionals, operations and logistics talent, HSE compliance coordinators, data and engineering support roles, and administrative hires across independent operators, energy services firms, and energy technology companies.

Our services include:

1. Candidate sourcing and screening: We handle sourcing, screening, English proficiency testing, verification of O&G-relevant experience and tools, initial interviews, and international background checks.
2. Payroll, compliance, and contracts: Through our staffing model, Near manages contracts, payroll, tax compliance, and benefits administration so you can hire in LatAm without setting up a local entity or navigating each country’s labor law yourself.
3. Equipment and onboarding logistics: We’ve helped clients source laptops, secure office space, and coordinate equipment setup when needed.
4. Ongoing support: Your dedicated recruiter stays available on Slack after placement for check-ins, questions, and anything that comes up.

Both our recruitment-only and full-service staffing options include the same rigorous vetting process and no upfront costs.

Most back-office, finance, compliance, data, and administrative oil and gas roles can be performed fully remotely by a qualified LatAm hire working US business hours.

Common remote roles Near fills for energy companies include financial analysts, staff accountants, accounts payable specialists, controllers, operations analysts, project managers, supply chain analysts, HSE compliance coordinators, data analysts, CAD designers, and executive assistants.

Field safety officers and on-site inspection roles require physical presence. But the support infrastructure surrounding those roles—the accounting, compliance reporting, data management, project coordination, and administrative functions—can be handled remotely without any loss of quality or responsiveness.

Near’s fees depend on which model you choose—recruiting only, or full-service staffing that includes payroll and compliance—and we walk through both clearly on the first call.

With Near, there are never upfront costs. You pay only once you make a hire.

Most clients find that even after Near’s fees, the total annual cost of a LatAm hire is still up to 60% less than the equivalent US-based hire. For oil and gas companies where margin discipline is constant, that difference is meaningful across every role you add.

Yes, LatAm professionals hired through Near work full US business hours because Latin American time zones are closely aligned with the US, typically within one to two hours of Central or Mountain time, which is where most major US oil and gas markets operate.

That alignment matters practically. When your project manager is coordinating with a field team in West Texas or your accountant is closing the books at month-end, you need someone available in real time, not someone responding the next morning.

Unlike offshore hiring in India or the Philippines, there is no overnight lag. Decisions get made, questions get answered, and work moves forward the same day.

Near has a 97% placement success rate, 80% two-year retention across placements, and a 4.9 rating on G2 from 115+ client reviews. Those numbers hold across industries, including energy.

Our oil and gas recruiters understand what strong looks like in this space. They know the difference between a financial analyst who can run basic reports and one who understands production accounting, AFE tracking, and joint interest billing.

They screen for O&G-relevant backgrounds, including candidates with experience supporting US-based operators and energy services companies.

Every candidate goes through a structured screening for skills, communication ability, and culture fit before reaching you.

If a hire doesn’t work out, our 180-day replacement guarantee protects you at no additional cost.

Near delivers the first batch of vetted oil and gas candidates within five business days of the kickoff call, and most roles are filled within three weeks.

Digital Wildcatters, an oil and gas community platform based in Houston, cut their typical hiring timeline from four to six months down to 26 days using Near.

For roles with specialized requirements—specific O&G software experience or niche compliance knowledge—we’ll tell you upfront if a search will take longer. We’d rather set honest expectations than send candidates who don’t fit.