AK
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What a lovely place... I'm stuck here for even longer now as the Pope is coming to visit over the weekend cocking up flights/hotels... min
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Matt H
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I might be heading out there soon, depends if I have to go see a customer or not
Looks lovely 
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DannyB
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What job do you do AK?
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Colin
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One of my mates works on a BP drill ship just off angola. Says the little shanty town he flys out of is interesting, everyone has at least one firearm. What are you doing there min?
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_Allan_
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Cheers  , you just reminded me I need to ship some HF equipment to Luanda tommorow.
Looks erm... friendly.
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AK
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Pope's chief of police
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Colin
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Got another mate that works onshore in the congo. His facebook photo's are slightly worrying.
West Africa really doesnt appeal to me.
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
One of my mates works on a BP drill ship just off angola. Says the little shanty town he flys out of is interesting, everyone has at least one firearm. What are you doing there min?
Whats it called... we're working round a bloody drill ship (GSF Explorer) just now.... Block31
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AK
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Luanda isnt a nice place. One BP guy got stabbed with a screwdriver They charge westerners stupid amounts for things.
$50 a lettuce
$20 a cumcumber
$30 a bottle of water...
what ever they can get away with. They whole place is a corupt cest pit.
BP are having to pay a $150 a day fine for me being in the country for over 15days as my STV has run out. I must be on day 60 by now.
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Matt H
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I bet that portaloo smells of nothing but roses
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
One of my mates works on a BP drill ship just off angola. Says the little shanty town he flys out of is interesting, everyone has at least one firearm. What are you doing there min?
Whats it called... we're working round a bloody drill ship (GSF Explorer) just now.... Block31
Thats the one! GSF Explorer.
Hes home on his month off just now tho.
Are you on that ship often then?
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AK
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never been on this boat before ( WesternGeco Trident ) but supposed to be an 8 month job... so i'll no doubt be back out here.
We're just away to sail by the GSF in the next hour or so (about 5km away)... Busy trying to complete an area its (GSF) off to next
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Colin
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I see. I dont even know the full scale of operations out there, I never see the guy anymore as hes always at work or away abroad on holiday or something.
What is it your doing again, sesimic surveys was it? Has BP not this week found a new oil field near Angola? Im sure someone said that to me or maybe I made it up.
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AK
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heard something about a discovery, dont know anything though.
Seismic, aye
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Colin
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In that case I would have thought you'd be the one making the discovery?
Quite fancy working abroad at some point just not sure where/when. Whats your day rate for working in that shithole anyway? Think my mates on something around £500 a day..............absolute daft cash to be making at 24 yrs old!! 
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by Colin]
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AK
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our results aret that instant they also have to drill
No idea what my company is charging, prob £900-1000 a day. I dont get that much though.
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mattk
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do you have plumbers on oil rigs?
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AK
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no idea... electrician yes
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
Pope's chief of police
Part of Operation Human Shield?
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AK
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operation get behind the darkies
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CorsAsh
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Blame Canada tbh.
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
do you have plumbers on oil rigs?
Doubt it, any plumping maintenance will probably be covered by a mech fitter or something.
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mattk
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how do I get into this shizzle? your currently training arnt you Colin?
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AK
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'engineers' cover pretty much all those bases....
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
how do I get into this shizzle? your currently training arnt you Colin?
Quite a hard industry to break into. My employers spent around £80k on my training over the past 20 months.
Ive got 6 weeks left until I start my actual job. I might be getting some news tomorrow actually regarding where im going to be working.
You make a decent wedge doing plumbing dont you?? Why you want to work offshore, its not a particularly glam job. The moneys good & you generally get looked after. However 2 weeks away sitting above the sea isnt for everyone, some of these installations are older than me so it depends alot on where you end up what the conditions are like.
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by Colin]
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