Could be that the people that originally held these jobs quit for some reason. It could be that they got tired of seeing corners cut that could bit them in the ass later.
Superior has been advertising those same positions for months. I suspect that have filled the jobs, but that they just haven’t bothered to take the job postings down. either that or they have tremendous turnover.
Does anyone know what its like to work for Superior?
Just want to mention that in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal on the front page of the second section is a story of Shell’s boondoggle clowncircus and what photo did they chose to run with it? This big 5x7 color photo of the NOBLE DISCOVERER with her fucking stern on the beach!
I knew it was you there that day Capt. Niedermeyer…those photos will last forever and the world isn’t going to just forget you let your ship drag aground and it wasn’t even the wintertime! You and Noble are a perfect match…you both deserve each other!
YOU’RE JUST GODDAMNED LUCKY IS ALL I CAN SAY!
Report from fuelfix.com
Shell’s drilling rig begins two-week trek to Arctic sea
Posted on August 21, 2012 at 12:01 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Alaska, BSEE, Offshore, arctic
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Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig began a two-week journey to the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska on Monday, marking a major step forward in the company’s slow march toward a new era of oil exploration in the region.
The 29-year-old conical drilling rig is being towed from Dutch Harbor, Alaska to Shell’s Sivilluq prospect, where the company hopes to drill at least one well before ice encroaches on the region this fall.
The departure of the Arctic-bound rig is a sign of Shell’s confidence that the company soon will be able to launch drilling in the area, despite setbacks that have shortened its window for oil exploration. Shell executives say they now are aiming to complete two wells in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas this summer, down a previous goal of five.
“We expect to drill this year,” said Shell spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh. “It’s disappointing to lose any days in such a small window, but we look forward to making the most of the time we have.”
The company has been waiting for ice to clear, federal drilling permits and for a critical oil spill response vessel to be ready before it can begin the work. That spill response barge, the Arctic Challenger, still awaits a Coast Guard certification and approval from federal drilling regulators.
Shell committed to regulators to have the Challenger containment barge at the ready during drilling in hydrocarbon-bearing zones as part of the company’s oil spill response plan for the region.
Op de Weegh said Shell isn’t backing down from that pledge.
But Shell still could ask regulators for permission to begin other work at the well sites, even if the barge is still in Washington state. For instance, the company could seek approval to begin excavating a space for key emergency equipment in the seabed.
Shell officials have previously said that is a possibility. In a conference call with reporters last week, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said no such request had yet been made.
“We are committed to having the Arctic containment system in place before drilling through liquid hydrocarbon zones, and that commitment will not change,” op de Weegh said. “We are nearing completion of this first-of-its-kind Arctic containment system, which houses response, containment and separation processes in one vessel. While it’s a fourth line of defense in the unlikely event of a loss of well control, it will not be deployed until it meets our high standards.”
Conservationists say there is no guarantee Shell’s capping stack and containment system would work in case of an emergency; they note that the devices are untested in Arctic waters.
Environmental critics have ramped up their criticism of Shell’s plans, as federal regulators move closer to approving drilling permits for some of the company’s planned Arctic wells.
The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report Monday that concluded the environmental risks of the proposed drilling are unacceptably high. It would be immensely challenging to clean up oil spills in the Arctic ocean, and even without an emergency, “Shell’s offshore oil and gas activities threaten vulnerable wildlife,” the group said.
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Who said something like this? “If I met intelligent life outside earth, I would be embarrassed to explain why we still dig into the earth for our energy.”.
[QUOTE=c.captain;78627]I’ve said it many times already but how can one item like a barge be the downfall of such a huge undertaking? It is not having this barge was something the USCG or the DoI came up with at the last moment. Shell has had years to get this done and while it would make sense to me to allow Shell to at least spud in the wells to at least get something accomplished, they don’t have to. As much as we all loathe the heavy hand of government regulators, Salazar is spot on when is said:
Again, who knows who in Shell pissed off the regulators, but this a big deal and for this to have happened is Shell’s fault. Somebody’s head must roll this winter and it should be the head of Peter Slaiby, Shell VP in charge of the Arctic Program then Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands should go to Houston and tell Shell US that the clown circus is over. The first fuck up by anybody will result in immediate dismissal of anybody involved. No finger pointing…just clear the decks and start afresh even if it happens in mid season. Generals who fail in battles are sacked and replaced with those who succeed. Put the fear of God into each and everyone’s souls that their careers are hanging on this. The same should go for contractors, Fuck up and it’s over for you. Everybody can be replaced![/QUOTE]
Whelp… Im certainly glad you arent the master or member of management on a Drillship I work on. Your ignorant mentality is exactly one of the reasons incidents occur. Get it done or get fired although is good in some instances has no room on a high profile drilling project in the arctic noneless. Are you this wreck-less at work. If you had guys working under you and didnt happen to get a project done to your liking would they feel threatened for their job??
[QUOTE=c.captain;78627]I’. The first fuck up by anybody will result in immediate dismissal of anybody involved. No finger pointing…just clear the decks and start afresh even if it happens in mid season. Generals who fail in battles are sacked and replaced with those who succeed. Put the fear of God into each and everyone’s souls that their careers are hanging on this. The same should go for contractors, Fuck up and it’s over for you. Everybody can be replaced![/QUOTE]
I hope to god you arent a Rig Manager, OIM, or Master of a drilling operation. This is the worst mentality I have ever seen in a while. If you have guys working for you you want them to be scared to do their job?