The company said it had noticed the trend through recent discussions both with its international clients and from intelligence gathered from candidates.
Hydrogen carried out a study earlier this year about the movements, attitudes and priorities of high earning professionals with regard to working abroad.
Although 42% of oil and gas respondents said they saw no barriers to working abroad, of those that did see a barrier, the primary one was visa restrictions.
Companies in countries where visas are hard to get are turning to "return homers" - home-grown professionals who have worked abroad, to fill the gap being created by stringent immigration rules that prevent some professionals from abroad filling positions.
"It's striking that the countries people from the oil and gas industry most want to work in are the US, Australia and Brazil," Hydrogen oil and gas practice director Ivan Jackson said.
"These countries are popular because of the volume of cutting edge projects that are available but they also have strict visa restrictions.
"In these circumstances, ‘return homers' are becoming an increasingly valuable option for many companies.
"These people are already familiar with the industrial and cultural landscape of their home country yet have the prized international experience that will add variety, fresh perspective and new skills to a company."
The trend has been particularly noticeable in Asia.
One of India's leading oil and gas companies is a business actively seeking talent to return home.
It needs people with international exposure but has to balance this with a commitment to hire Indian nationals, which means employing "return homers" is an attractive alternative to traditional expats.
That Indian company's human resources director said it was offering them the sort of benefits traditionally offered to expats such as attractive stock plans and help with rehousing and schooling.
Jackson said "return homers" were becoming a valuable resource.
"Where there is a growing demand for talent in the industry, ‘return homers' are exceptionally valuable because their international experience and skillset is coupled with a cultural understanding that is critical to doing business in the region," he said.
