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Six Shell workers killed in se Nigeria
Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:23 am
Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:23 am
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Remember Biafra and the Igbo tribe?
Remember all the folks we knew who went to work for Shell in Africa because the salaries were so high and there was so little to do that they could accumulate enough money to retire early?
Remember Biafra and the Igbo tribe?
quote:
Imo state police spokesman Michael Abatan told AFP news agency on Wednesday that gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses heading to a Shell gas plant in the area.
“We lost one policeman and six oil workers in the attack by the gunmen,” he said.
Remember all the folks we knew who went to work for Shell in Africa because the salaries were so high and there was so little to do that they could accumulate enough money to retire early?
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Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:24 am to real turf fan
Damn, could have been me. I almost went in 2007.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:24 am to real turf fan
Diversity
Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:25 am to LSU Coyote
If we could be so lucky
Posted on 8/18/21 at 9:53 am to real turf fan
quote:
Remember all the folks we knew who went to work for Shell in Africa because the salaries were so high and there was so little to do that they could accumulate enough money to retire early?
Are you really dunking on people who chose a riskier career path than you over a terrorist attack targeting a similar group of men?
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:03 am to real turf fan
quote:
Nigeria
Always hear this is one of the crap places to work in Africa.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:06 am to real turf fan
True story, my uncle worked in Nigeria for Shell as an enigineer for over 30 years. He retired 10 years ago, but the stories we heard from his time there would make anyone squirm.
This post was edited on 8/18/21 at 10:07 am
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:08 am to real turf fan
They left behind a bank account that needs to be moved out of Nigeria due to political instability.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:11 am to real turf fan
I did my year in Angola. Shithole but I hear it’s one of the better shitholes.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:13 am to Bestbank Tiger
More benefits from Sleepy Joe and cocksucker Kamala. I’d expect we’ll see a significant uptick in attacks on US citizens and assets as America continues to project weakness and makes itself a target.
But hey, No more mean tweets or hurt feelings.
But hey, No more mean tweets or hurt feelings.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:14 am to real turf fan
Could just as easily happen in New Orleans which is why Shell bailed on the city.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:17 am to real turf fan
I know some baws that spent plenty of time in the Nigeria oilfield. Im surprised this doesn't happen way more often
Theyd have to give me a real nice bump in pay to go deal with that shite. I just got back from working in south america. Much nicer down there
Theyd have to give me a real nice bump in pay to go deal with that shite. I just got back from working in south america. Much nicer down there
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:25 am to real turf fan
quote:
Remember Biafra
Roland Does
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:26 am to shawnlsu
quote:
True story, my uncle worked in Nigeria for Shell as an enigineer for over 30 years. He retired 10 years ago, but the stories we heard from his time there would make anyone squirm.
Can you share a few?
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:27 am to Gee Grenouille
quote:i hear Ghana is not too bad to work in over there if you have to go
I did my year in Angola. Shithole but I hear it’s one of the better shitholes.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:28 am to real turf fan
Shell got blamed and had to pay lots in damages for flooding that delta with crude oil. The fact is that the local natives were tapping into the pipelines to steal oil and didn't give one shiite about any leaking.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:30 am to waiting4saturday
A now deceased friend's sister and brother in law were there 20 years ago when he was head of Halliburton there. They could not leave the country at that same time or else they pets would end up on someone's dinner table.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:34 am to real turf fan
yeah, lets freeze our federal leases and ask OPEC to open the valves.
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:38 am to fr33manator
quote:
Roland Does
That son of a bitch van owen
Posted on 8/18/21 at 10:42 am to real turf fan
I was there in '04 through '05. For Shell in fact. Worked on finishing the Bonga for them. Landing in Legos for the first time is quite the experience. We were hustled through customs and security to vans with curtains on the windows and strict instructions to NOT open the curtains. Two cop cars in front, two in back. Took a 45 minute ride through Legos to the Eko Hotel. Stayed the night then flew out of Snake Island the next morning to the FPSO for a 6 week hitch. Finished that gig and said never again for Nigeria.
RIP men.
RIP men.
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