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K3 VMU

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4th Mar 10 at 23:41

well off to Batam in 2 weeks, once my visa comes through. all paid of and i get paid for it, as its my job

been working 2 on 2 off in Holland since middle of Dec, was suppose to be in Veitnam in Feb, but due to the Holland job i missed out

heres where it is:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=batam&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7DSGJ_enNL359GB360&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

was in Singapore for a month in sept,malaysia for 1 week after that, then in south korea for 3 weeks in november.

looking forward to the lovely temperature....

guy from work said today theres more hookers there than thailand :doyle:

baza31

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5th Mar 10 at 08:32

what do you do? sounds good anyhow

K3 VMU

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5th Mar 10 at 10:52

quote:
Originally posted by baza31
what do you do? sounds good anyhow

i am a subsea technician in the oil and gas, work offshore/abroad, my kit is basically how the rig is connected to the wellhead, just controlling valves etc

Daimo B

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5th Mar 10 at 11:06

K3, come on, get a fellow biker a job like this.

I would love a job that travels like this.

stuartmitchell

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5th Mar 10 at 12:36

Cool job bud!! I'm learning about upstream technology through the IPIMS Training at home now, Very interesting stuff

Looks like a nice part of the world! Good luck to you sir!!

K3 VMU

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6th Mar 10 at 17:29

quote:
Originally posted by VXR
K3, come on, get a fellow biker a job like this.

I would love a job that travels like this.

non bikers need not apply for the job !!

cheers stuart - what are your plans on doing?

Colin

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6th Mar 10 at 17:53

Enjoy yourself

Im North Sea bound again on Thursday.

stuartmitchell

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6th Mar 10 at 18:02

quote:
Originally posted by K3 VMU

quote:
Originally posted by VXR
K3, come on, get a fellow biker a job like this.

I would love a job that travels like this.

cheers stuart - what are your plans on doing?

Really not sure just now mate, just reading up on all the different upstream areas to get a better understanding of what you lads do and will take it from there! My uncle is with Chevron and trying to get me back to uni to do petroleum engineering but i'm not clever enough for that chat

K3 VMU

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6th Mar 10 at 18:02

north sea is pish..... i was doing 2 on 2 off on a job in holland from middle of dec to middle of feb, just reminded me how pants it really is!!

K3 VMU

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6th Mar 10 at 18:07

i would like to go to uni to do something like that, but i aint that sota guy, would rather just stick to hands on and work my way through the ranks

stuartmitchell

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6th Mar 10 at 18:12

I agree, Working your way through is the best way mate!! Hands on experience is way more valuable and I think you get more respect for it too!!

Colin

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6th Mar 10 at 18:24

North sea's ok, I do 2on 2off / 2on 4off. Month off is amazing. Cash is alright aswell considering your not a million miles from home or in some part of the world where the locals would love your head on the top of a pole

K3 VMU

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6th Mar 10 at 22:15

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
North sea's ok, I do 2on 2off / 2on 4off. Month off is amazing. Cash is alright aswell considering your not a million miles from home or in some part of the world where the locals would love your head on the top of a pole

danger money

those parts of the world are ace , makes the job that little bit better , plus, the rigs in west africa (not saying that they want yourhead on a pole

) are decent , especially the DPV (boats)

Seany

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7th Mar 10 at 16:13

im off to africa to work in a month or so, will be getting an absolute fortune for going aswell

doing repair work is ace, nothing much to do but sit back and get a tan. have been told of at least two cannibal tribes in the vacinity though

Matt H

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7th Mar 10 at 17:14

Where in Africa you going?

Colin

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7th Mar 10 at 17:47

One of my mates works in the Republic of Congo, he was telling me last time I saw him how his jeep run out of fuel in dense jungle & he had to hide in the footwell as he was being stalked by a leopard who wanted him for its dinner until the next day when help arrived.

stuartmitchell

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7th Mar 10 at 18:40

One of our lads did a hitch with Dolphin Drilling down in Mozambique. Night before joining the ship he was kept in the Jungle overnight in a corregated iron hut. Was given a leaflet on the 4 types of snake that could kill him and when asked where the medic was....... "oh he resigned"

Also had to shower in brown water and when he looked in the water tank it was teeming with rats

Said the security boys on board with the AK47's were good lads though

I understand the crew changes through Nigeria can be a bit treachorous too!

Colin

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7th Mar 10 at 18:55

Id never work in Nigeria, apparently they kill the driver thats to collect you from the airport, steal his board & then take you hostage. If the company dont pay their ransom then your just done away with and left at the side of the road.

Theres an Ausie wrote a couple books about working on the rigs, there a good read. Nigeria's airport hijak is one of his stories. He said he had to give a password phrase to the driver & wait on his correct response before going with him & the guy just looked at him when he said it & took ages to come back with the correct reply.......he was shitting it!!

stuartmitchell

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7th Mar 10 at 19:01

Thats some scary shit

What was the name of the book mate? I just finished reading about the history of the North Sea, "Oilmen, the north sea tigers" that was good too!

I had a guy resign recently as the DSV dropped a thruster & went into Dry Dock in Nigera. No ££ in the world could keep him there!!

K3 VMU

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7th Mar 10 at 19:30

the book is "dont tell mum i work on the rigs, she thinks i am a piano player in a whorehouse" and the other is "this is not a drill" or something like that, very good reads, one of my bosses has worked with him, didnt know it at the time,

i would easily work in any counrtry, been to south africa twice and ivory coast, no problems with either, south africa is actually my favourite place i have ever been to.

north sea tigers cant hack anywhere unless its the north sea!!

stuartmitchell

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8th Mar 10 at 13:29

thanks bud. will amazon now

Daimo B

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8th Mar 10 at 14:25

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
he had to hide in the footwell as he was being stalked by a leopard who wanted him for its dinner until the next day when help arrived.

Wouldn't work, leopard would smell him.

K3, get an interview about the job i know nothing about please

K3 VMU

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8th Mar 10 at 16:52

quote:
Originally posted by VXR

quote:
Originally posted by Colin
he had to hide in the footwell as he was being stalked by a leopard who wanted him for its dinner until the next day when help arrived.

Wouldn't work, leopard would smell him.

K3, get an interview about the job i know nothing about please

well move up here (take `nelli-leave the bandit

)

going away next saturday, GREAT ...... the same day as the scottish bike show at edinburgh

but the more stories i am getting told about this place, the less i am worrying

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