re: Going back to oilfield

In the oil field right now.
Not making bank. Or near bank.

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Several companies are activating stacked rigs. Going to be a hiring boom in the next few months.

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Yep. Got a call about a month ago from the consulting firm I was with in 2016 to gauge interest on coming back to West Africa for Chevron.

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offshoretrash

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checks out bigly

after spending the last 18 years in a consulting role, I jumped in industry this year

we are running right now and talks of doubling our rig count for next year

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Transocean

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Wonder where The Honor is going...or if they even still have it.

Which consulting firms are gearing up? Looking to make the jump into consulting this go around.

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I’m trying and willing to settle for half of what I used to make to stay away from getting back in the oil field.

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I took a pay cut to leave as well (not 50%, but I primarily worked on the production side of the business) and don’t really have any interest in going back. It took me like 5 years to finally overcome that initial salary hit.

The biggest issue to me is that everything is so specialized, you can easily get pigeon-holed from a career standpoint. So it’s like starting over if/when the next price war hits. That’s without factoring in the time away from home, stress, (sometimes) shitty living conditions, etc.

Im a geoscientist by trade. Since finishing grad school I've drilled conventional, worked deep water, sat in a frac van, and worked on the big data side managing analytical software for one of the O&G data providers.

I left in January to manage analytical software for the supply chain world.

A part of me says I'll never go back, but who really knows.

I never left.

I would gladly pay more at the pumps to keep from buying Russian oil.

Dear Lord, let oil hit and I promise I won't spend my money on dumb shite like all them other times...