MAY HAVE LOST MY JOB!

[stick]

dam man,, I will keep my ears open. Call Triton and see if they need a 4 point anchor captain. I am on the boat now and thank god I still have my job

 

[stick]

also keep a eye on the forum at gcaptain.com

 

[SANCHOBA]

also keep a eye on the forum at gcaptain.com

thanks for the info...keeping my eye on workboat.com too.

 

[OCBob]

Sorry to hear that Scot.

 

[TREKER]

Keep your head above water Scott. Things will get better before you know it. At least you will have benefits.

 

[SANCHOBA]

for those interested...here is some info i pulled off the internet:

Marvin Odum, president of Shell Oil Co., warned against being "lulled again into complacency" because of low oil prices. He said access to oil and natural gas off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will help meet future energy challenges.
And the executives said states and the federal government would reap billions of dollars in new royalties and fees
.
Congress last October ended the broad drilling ban across 85 percent of federal offshore waters from New England to the Pacific Northwest. But the Obama administration has shown little interest in pushing new leases

The Interior Department has estimated that waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coast and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which for a quarter century were off limits, contain about 18 billion barrels of oil.
AEA Says United States Can Drill for Jobs
Source: United Press International
Publication date: 2009-02-23


The American Energy Alliance said lifting the U.S. prohibition on new offshore drilling would provide 1.2 million jobs and substantial revenue.

In a statement ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the issue of offshore drilling, the AEA said opening the Outer Continental Shelf to drilling would provide a total of $2.2 trillion in tax receipts and $70 billion in wages each year.

"Increased offshore activity would fuel our economy without squandering taxpayer funds," AEA President Thomas Pyle said in a statement.

"In fact, oil and gas is one of the U.S.'s only industries in a position to put money into, rather than take money out of, the government's piggy bank," Pyle said in a statement.

Citing an estimated 3 million jobs losses expected in the current recession through 2009, "this nation cannot afford to allow Congress to pass up the opportunity to tap into the OCS and its rich energy resources," Pyle said.

 

[stick]

specailty divers are looking for 200 ton captains. Shitty operation and lower pay but you can ask.

 

[Big Worm]

for some of you who don't know: i am a supply boat captain and work in the gulf of mexico servicing the drilling rigs and platforms,i just got word that
the company i work for is locking up the boats that aren't working (thats most of them) and sending us home.the "word" is we are NOT getting layed off:dontknow: :argh: i don't get payed when i'm home:dontknow: i guess i still have insurance (benefits).the company says they are going to re-group and put the extra personnel on the few vessels they have crewed and hope things pickup soon. don't really know why its so slow here in the gulf (there are so many theories,who really knows),but there is no new exploration or drilling going on (so much for domestic oil and gas production!)nothings changed we will still be dependent on foreign oil and gas for the foreseeable future! THIS SUCKS!:argh:

Damn brother that does suck ass.

 

[bigike]

Scott I agree with you!

Hey I just got off a crew boat in Fourchon......... At the Anadarco slip....... There were 4 big boys that we backed in next to.........

I'm working on the Ocean Monarch in GI90.............

hope it all works out for all of us

I'll be going out of fourchon on Wednesday

I guess I got to tighten up on my wrench's and make sure I'm better than the guy next to me..................

 

[Prof]

This has to be related to the price of oil.

With prices under $40 everyone suffers. (I know that some of you think only in terms of price at the pump, but if we don't find a way to stabilize oil at around $70 the market will be so volatile that these kind of knee jerk reactions will continue to occur.

Hope things work out for you...but it is getting tough all over.

The oil market lags the economy considerably...those that are placing this issue at the feet of the new administration are just not thinking clearly. If it continues through the summer then blame it on the Obama administration.

 

[Ironhead]

Yup ,i just got a call from owner of shop today ,,when i get back to work next monday i have to lay off 4 peeps on day shift and 5 on the night shift,I have till then to decide who stays and who goes worreist part when we slowed down in nov i weeded out the dead weight,,now its the good works left

 

[SANCHOBA]

GOT A BIT OF GOOD NEWS TODAY! company said they would put me to work in two weeks on another vessel,and would probably work a 14 on/ 14 off schedule until things pickup. should be able to survive until then!:rock: :marchmellow: (may be beans and rice and rice and beans for awhile)

 

[Django]

GOT A BIT OF GOOD NEWS TODAY! company said they would put me to work in two weeks on another vessel,and would probably work a 14 on/ 14 off schedule until things pickup. should be able to survive until then!:rock: :marchmellow: (may be beans and rice and rice and beans for awhile)

Awesome news for you and your family.....

I'd be happy to eat stale bread and water as long as my family was around me....

D

 

[HISS]

GOT A BIT OF GOOD NEWS TODAY! company said they would put me to work in two weeks on another vessel,and would probably work a 14 on/ 14 off schedule until things pickup. should be able to survive until then!:rock: :marchmellow: (may be beans and rice and rice and beans for awhile)

Damn Scot good to hear, give me a call if Your in town, so I can hook You up with some free parts.

 

[SANCHOBA]

thanks everyone for the well wishes.....its' much appreciated and.....ya'll rock!:rock:

 

[TheSickness]

So much for the oil companys reinvesting the 100s of billions they made in profits the last couple of years.

Bill.

Best post on the thread hands down :rock: :rock:

Scot hope you will be ok Bro...Need anything gimme a call

 

[SANCHOBA]

hey mikey! thanks buddy:rock:

 

[Ironhead]

So much for the oil companys reinvesting the 100s of billions they made in profits the last couple of years.

Bill.

Thats not completly true the company we do work for is in late stages of installing a new deep water cable for the exploration ships ,,early test show this to be working well so far ,,it can read deeper and for longer than anyone before it giving a more complete reading of the ocean bottom ,were they would have to do four or five passes to get a complete reading ,,they do 2 now,,good thing for us is we make there SHIT !!!o and each cable is 1 to 5 miles long !

so we are hoping for a turnaround by the next quarter

 

[bigike]

They are investing a shit ton of cash but pulling back a little. They got to keep some to make more..........

I'm leaving at 5am out of fourchon tomorrow.............. Man I hope we get favorable seas. Last time out the deck was full of scrambled eggs............

 

[Ironhead]

just think of green eggs and ham when the boat starts to pitch