I left the GoM in the spring of '16…overall, I enjoyed the 6years I spent there and enjoyed a different segment of the marine industry (just wish HOS would have let us fish!). Admittedly, I bounced around from '10 to '16 but I had a set of “DP2 keys” as Master for a while, upgraded to CM oceans, and had the drillship experience, too.
Travel for the drillship was nice; door to door everything was covered and always had the flight/hotel I wanted. My first job with Aries Marine was great as I made my arrangements to Lafayette and they got me to the boat from there. Anyhow, much has changed since then and while it was a good ride during the last wave, I don’t think I would do it again. For some people it works, but I guess I prefer something a bit closer to home.