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re: Offshore Jobs - Where to start
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:57 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:57 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
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What ever the starting point is.
Roustabout. You don't want to do that man, I'm telling you. I'm a college grad and work in oil and gas. You don't necessarily have to start on the bottom rung of the ladder. Not many college educated roustabouts out there.
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Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:57 pm to BROffshoreTigerFan
BROffshoreTigerFan, do you work for Petroleum Coordinators?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:58 pm to oldcharlie8
You don't have to be a grunt on the rig floor. Logistics or clerking can start off around $300/ day as a w-2 employee. I listed a company in a previous post.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:58 pm to jimbeam
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more info please. engineering student h'ya.
stay away from petroleum engineering. go into mechanical
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:58 pm to oldcharlie8
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do you have a family?
Very important I would say.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:58 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
You single?
Go to North Dakota
Go to North Dakota
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:59 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
You have to be in decent physical shape.
Tools are heavy, dirty and there's plenty of 'em.
Are you afraid of heights?
Can you work in crappy weather?
Can you manage a swing rope?
Tools are heavy, dirty and there's plenty of 'em.
Are you afraid of heights?
Can you work in crappy weather?
Can you manage a swing rope?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:59 pm to oldcharlie8
i'm interested in environmental shite really. i know there are lots of laws and compliances. who should i look to work for?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 2:59 pm to woff32
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BROffshoreTigerFan, do you work for Petroleum Coordinators?
I did for 10 years before hiring on with chesapeake.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:00 pm to oldcharlie8
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You will have a different type of daily grind as a floorhand (roughneck). trust me.....it sucks. i did it for 8 miserable years
Trust me, I understand. It would be different, but I'd imagine it would be liberating for me.
Question though, 8 years as a roughneck? Is the opportunity for advancement that slow?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:00 pm to jimbeam
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Does anybody here do health and safety in the oilfield?
A buddy of mine does what you need?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:01 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
just sounds interesting. do you know what he does exactly? who does he work for? pay? how much does he work?
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:01 pm to N2cars
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Can you manage a swing rope?
they don't do this on rigs
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:02 pm to BROffshoreTigerFan
Thanks brother!
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:02 pm to jimbeam
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who should i look to work for?
transocean, noble, ensco, or diamond
good luck
these should be easy to find with google.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:03 pm to BROffshoreTigerFan
I have worked for them since 2002. Great company to work for.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:03 pm to oldcharlie8
bookmarked
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:03 pm to oldcharlie8
Hell, that used to be fun.
Dropped a toolbox once though.
Dropped a toolbox once though.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:03 pm to oldcharlie8
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they don't do this on rigs
They do on some production platforms. I've used a swing rope probably 15 times to get on locations when I was in the gulf.
Posted on 2/1/13 at 3:04 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
Damn, have to run off to a meeting now. 
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