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OT O&G folks . . . anybody done a stint in Nigeria?
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:33 pm
I'm considering it. What's the verdict?
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 11:17 pm
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:36 pm to PoundFoolish
Enjoy the malaria and Muslims
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:40 pm to Cosmo
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Enjoy the malaria and Muslims
it's apparently ground zero for Zika as well
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:42 pm to PoundFoolish
Not in o&g but my brother in law worked about 4-5 months in Kano. He said it was one of the worst places he's worked and he does a lot of work in true shite holes in Central Asia.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:47 pm to mahdragonz
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Kano
I'll stay away from there. I'd actually be in Lagos which isn't as much of a muslim area (apparently it's a north/south thing there)
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:49 pm to PoundFoolish
Brother did several stints in Chad in O&G. They had paramilitary security guards, so they were safe, but it's definitely unsafe
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:49 pm to PoundFoolish
If you go, let me know. Got an email from the prince and he is in dire straits. I'll give you a check to give to him. K thx.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 6:51 pm to PoundFoolish
Wood Group? most oil companies have compounds ,stay in `em-or platforms offshore.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:06 pm to PoundFoolish
If the money is worth it, go. Its a complete shithole but you arent there on vacation so make as much money as you can.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:11 pm to PoundFoolish
My uncle was there for 30 years. Got malaria a couple times and is now one weird motherfricker that he has retired and moved back stateside. No way he will ever adjust to living here again.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:12 pm to PoundFoolish
Once. It sucked. Congo was better
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:13 pm to PoundFoolish
Boko Haram gonna love you tenderly.
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:15 pm to The Boat
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Boko Haram gonna love you tenderly.
They prefer teenage girls.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:23 pm to PoundFoolish
my childhood best friend has been roughnecking for Chevron since he was 18, he works in nigeria now and says his goal is to not die on every shift
30 - 30
30 - 30
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:40 pm to The Torch
Met many guys who had their surgeries while they were back home. In between trips.
Said safety meetings consisted of not leaving the compound, "please don't mess with the Cobras." Whenever a large container or some drums were moved there was a 10% chance a cobra may run out. The local contractors would catch them and kill them to take home. To EAT! The meeting basically made it clear that they had zero anti venom and they were hours away from any. So if you got bit you were fricked.
Would have taken one cobra to put me back on a plane.
Said safety meetings consisted of not leaving the compound, "please don't mess with the Cobras." Whenever a large container or some drums were moved there was a 10% chance a cobra may run out. The local contractors would catch them and kill them to take home. To EAT! The meeting basically made it clear that they had zero anti venom and they were hours away from any. So if you got bit you were fricked.
Would have taken one cobra to put me back on a plane.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:42 pm to The Boat
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Boko Haram gonna love you tenderly.
#bringbackourPoundFoolish
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:43 pm to PoundFoolish
Those that have... were beheaded
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:46 pm to PoundFoolish
Depends on the work. If you're sitting a well or working an on/off its not bad. You can travel to take advantage of your down time. If it's day shift and you have to live there then it can be a little sketchy. Most of it depends on the company and the perks they will provide.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:02 pm to PoundFoolish
The worst shithole on a shithole continent.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:06 pm to TGFN57
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The worst shithole on a shithole continent
I've never been to Africa, but you won't make me believe that Nigeria is shitty than Niger or the Congo.
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