I am on an offshore production platform

[herm0016]

brag thread.


I am working on my first offshore job, on one of the words highest producing offshore production platforms.

http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/bayu-undan/

more current picture with the Jack up accommodation vessel that we are staying on:

http://www.conocophillips.com.au/EN/business/OurProjects/Pages/Bayu-Undan.aspx

 

[Thebobo]

What kind of internet do you have?

 

[herm0016]

extremely slow from one of the large sat dishes on the rig.

 

[ViRGE]

I can't imagine working on one of those platforms. It would scare me half to death.

But kudos to you if that's what you want to be doing. It's certainly no small feat of engineering.

 

[exdeath]

I looked into those, looks fun as hell.

One of these days Ill quit my job in IT and do something exciting.

 

[Thebobo]

Can you do any fishing from the rig?

You have a rec room?

Satellite TV?

Can you drink off hours?

Private fraping rooms?

 

[herm0016]

no fishing
They have a weight gym, a "cinema room" with a big TV, an aerobics gym, ping pong
no alcohol on board
my room in 4 bunks with curtains over each one. there are 2 guys on night shift and 2 on day shift in the room.

 

[CPA]

How long are you on there for? 1 month? 6 months? Any women on board? Any loose women on board? If not, feel sorry for you.

 

[herm0016]

Not that I know of yet.... I am here till our 3 jobs are complete. Should take around 3 weeks. We are doing some fairly complicated intervention and water shutoff work on 3 of their production wells.

 

[Murloc]

you probably make bank on those but still, it would creep me out to be on a huge floating structure in the sea. You know, storms and shit, hearing the waves hit.
Plus going weeks without ever being alone.

 

[Scotteq]

How long are you on there for? 1 month? 6 months? Any women on board? Any loose women on board? If not, feel sorry for you.

<sings>

Any Old Storm, Any Old Port
Life Is Long, Love Is Short
Youknowyoubettergetawomangetawomanifyoucan
Ifyoucan'tgetawomangetacleanoldman!

 

[Fritzo]

Do you get free oil?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Do you get free oil?

all you can drink

 

[rcpratt]

Seems unpleasant.

 

[Fritzo]

all you can drink

If it's sweet crude, thats OK

 

[dr150]

OP,
Why are you bragging being on an oil rig?

There's nothing special about cleaning latrines and taking out the trash in the mess hall as a full-time job on an oil rig.....

 

[lozina]

I feel sorry for you.

Think I'd rather have been in Alcatraz, at least then you didnt have to do any work while stuck on a remote place with no booze, no women and pitiful entertainment. Hope the pay makes up for it...

 

[iamwiz82]

I feel sorry for you.

Think I'd rather have been in Alcatraz, at least then you didnt have to do any work while stuck on a remote place with no booze, no women and pitiful entertainment. Hope the pay makes up for it...

Perhaps women aren't his thing....

 

[BUTCH1]

I feel sorry for you.

Think I'd rather have been in Alcatraz, at least then you didnt have to do any work while stuck on a remote place with no booze, no women and pitiful entertainment. Hope the pay makes up for it...

But look on the plus side, it's almost impossible to blow any $$ while out there and when he's done he'll have a nice fat check to go out and have fun with.

 

[John Connor]

I gave orders to pick up a top secret package on an oil rig once.

http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/Oil_Rig_Terminator

 

[Ns1]

can you take pics?

 

[Vdubchaos]

How is this brag thread?

That sounds like a shitty place to be....

 

[dighn]

sounds pretty interesting but i imagine it gets old quick. please do keep us updated.

 

[RedCOMET]

brag thread.


I am working on my first offshore job, on one of the words highest producing offshore production platforms.

http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/bayu-undan/

more current picture with the Jack up accommodation vessel that we are staying on:

http://www.conocophillips.com.au/EN/business/OurProjects/Pages/Bayu-Undan.aspx

Have fun out there.. Try not to get too fat eating the food out there.. I always had that trouble when I was on the good drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

[RedCOMET]

you probably make bank on those but still, it would creep me out to be on a huge floating structure in the sea. You know, storms and shit, hearing the waves hit.
Plus going weeks without ever being alone.

Given enough notice of severe storms, they will evacuate non essential personnel. These vessels are massive and very stable, so for the most part, you really would not feel the waves.