K3 VMU
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anyone else been there? i am going there for work offshore but will be gettin time onshore, gonna hire scotters like Top Gear 
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Daimo B
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You go to some ace places 
Hide me in your bag?
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Ojc
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Where is 'Veitnam'? anywhere near 'Vietnam'?
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_Allan_
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$5
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K3 VMU
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Where is 'Veitnam'? anywhere near 'Vietnam'?
no where near it
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K3 VMU
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Originally posted by VXR
You go to some ace places
Hide me in your bag?
yup, This time last year i was sunning it up in Capetown for 6 weeks, then went back down there for another 6 weeks in January, Perth , Oz, for 2 months, Norway for 3 weeks, Singapore for 1 month, South Korea for 3 weeks
and getting paid for it 
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Colin
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They're sendin' me to Vietnam...
...It's this whole 'nuther country.
Enjoy 
Im waiting for them to strike big in the Falklands then im going to apply for a job there. Theres a drill barge en-route just now apparently it might be a 60Billion barrel field.
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K3 VMU
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the ocean gaurdian (semi-sub) is drilling down in the Falklands, or its on its way there, and its seeminly a massive find down there, i ll hopefully get sent down there !!
what do you do Col?
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Colin
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I was reading in some newspaper they recon its 60B Barrel producer, to take it into context the Forties is/was the North Seas biggest Producer at 5B Barrel. So it could be massive!!
Im a Tiffy, hopefully moving into OP's, though its looking less of a promise as theres mass cutbacks just now. Not sure how I feel about working abroad, im liking the 2-2-2-4 rota im on now.
[Edited on 08-12-2009 by Colin]
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Paul_J
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Yeah it was the best place I travelled to... Loved the atmosphere there...
Go to Hanoi... and enjoy having to cross the road... (In seriousness, there is a trick... which is to ignore all bikes flying at you and just cross... don't wait for a gap and dont stop at any point... the bikes will dodge around you).
ha long bay is lovely.
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K3 VMU
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
I was reading in some newspaper they recon its 60B Barrel producer, to take it into context the Forties is/was the North Seas biggest Producer at 5B Barrel. So it could be massive!!
Im a Tiffy, hopefully moving into OP's, though its looking less of a promise as theres mass cutbacks just now. Not sure how I feel about working abroad, im liking the 2-2-2-4 rota im on now.
[Edited on 08-12-2009 by Colin]
Tiffy???
working abroad rocks mate, north sea is pish !!!
i dont think i would like a rota, constantly counting down the day, mind you i never know how long i am away for, and can get a shout whenever , the second trip to south africa, after being there for 6 weeks, was home for 9 days,then away for 2 month, home for over a month, away for 2 weeks in the north sea, home for a month or so,then singapore for a month.
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lostboy
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I was there in 1969. Lost alot of friends
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Tiger
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I was out there for 6 weeks mate. Loved the place, really did. People are great too. Its a shame the yanks went out there and royally fucked things up for no real reason and got their asses kicked.
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Daimo B
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You and Colin work on the rigs don't you?
I could do that, but in the storms, I dunno, I think i've got to much respect for the sea to be on one of those buggers
What do you guys actually do?
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K3 VMU
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
You and Colin work on the rigs don't you?
I could do that, but in the storms, I dunno, I think i've got to much respect for the sea to be on one of those buggers
What do you guys actually do?
yeah we both work on the rigs.
yeah this time of the year can be pretty bad in the north sea, 10 meter seas one of the guys i was speaking to yesterday. lovely !!!
i am a subsea technician, heres a video of my job. click on the little pic at the top right, says something about Subsea
http://www.exprogroup.com/zone.html
hope that helps you
[Edited on 08-12-2009 by K3 VMU]
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Colin
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The weathers not too bad, although ive yet to experience it bad, last few months the weather 150 miles offshores been better then it has onshore!!
I maintain everything associated with Pressure, Flow, Level, Temp control required for operating the platform from SSSV operation through product seperation and finally export, as well as work on HVAC & fire and gas systems, basically everything from field device through to localised indication & central TDC & panels etc.
Meant to be going into OP's soon though so i'll be running things 1st as an area tech then working my way into the control room then hopefully into some senior position.
[Edited on 08-12-2009 by Colin]
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Daimo B
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Will have a nosey later.
You guys got degrees or qualifications in some form of engineering?
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K3 VMU
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Colin- most of our guys are WOW. oh aye, u ve got an easy number  that job in Korea was a cracker, the needle valve on the X-MAS tree for controlling the scssv was closed, rov down, open, open valve, hey presto flowing well
fukin donkeys.
Daimo- nah i aint got a dgree mate, i am a time served plumber, but just moved into the oil field as i was doing plumbing onshore and offshore!
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Colin
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Originally posted by K3 VMU
Colin- most of our guys are WOW. oh aye, u ve got an easy number that job in Korea was a cracker, the needle valve on the X-MAS tree for controlling the scssv was closed, rov down, open, open valve, hey presto flowing well
fukin donkeys.
Daimo- nah i aint got a dgree mate, i am a time served plumber, but just moved into the oil field as i was doing plumbing onshore and offshore!
Plenty nuggets on the oil field
I only work with the hydraulic package on the sssv's, changing out leaking drawers mostly. Wells its either a gubbed transmitter pot or a siezed choke. Half the time im just doing F&G routines so a move into ops is what I want. Control room operator - splendid
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Paul_J
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i just watched that whole video on sub sea stuff... was interesting.
I always wondered how they built those rigs under water.
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Colin
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The well services guys on our platform are a bunch of testicals.
I have my own theory on what they do......there all at it!!
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K3 VMU
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
i just watched that whole video on sub sea stuff... was interesting.
I always wondered how they built those rigs under water.
rigs under water
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