re: Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill

Posted by boosiebadazz

Member since Feb 2008

86379 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:43 pm to redstick13

I just went for a deep google dive and found the report to the president form the deepwater horizon commission and read through the first parts. shite is mesmerizing and ridiculously sad. Last movie I teared up in was the one with marky mark lol

Posted by Gorilla Ball

Az via La

Member since Feb 2006

13367 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:43 pm to BullredsRus

i'm not judging you at all. you have a soul and a conscience.

This post was edited on 11/11/18 at 11:13 am

Posted by bpinson

Member since May 2010

2674 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:44 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

The small town of Crystal Springs, MS got $500k. Jackson, ms got $50k. Go figure.

Posted by LZ83

Member since Sep 2016

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Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:45 pm to jeffsdad

I’m not offshore but I’m from round there

Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:50 pm to bpinson

Jackson miss should get nothing. Way to far from coast

Posted by redstick13

Lower Saxony

Member since Feb 2007

41368 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:00 pm to boosiebadazz

quote:
I just went for a deep google dive and found the report to the president form the deepwater horizon commission and read through the first parts. shite is mesmerizing and ridiculously sad. Last movie I teared up in was the one with marky mark lol

Every offshore accident in the history of the industry has been the result of a chain of missed opportunities by numerous people.

I've seen the Pason data from the entire event. There were plenty of opportunities to stop. Of course there were also plenty of opportunities to correct the issue before they ever even started displacing.

Posted by Picayuner

Member since Dec 2016

3869 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:21 pm to JetFuelTyga

As a commission salesman in the oilfield, which was shut down post horizon, I was declined lost revenue. Waiters and real estate agents and clothing store employees got big payouts yet those of us directly affected were denied. It changed everything in the gulf for years and I probably lost $ 100,000.00 in 9 years.

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Posted by Nado Jenkins83

Land of the Free

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:23 pm to Picayuner

I feel your pain brother. That is a hard pill to swallow

Posted by tgrbaitn08

Member since Dec 2007

148031 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:23 pm to Picayuner

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I probably lost $ 100,000.00 in 9 years.

So you only lost $11,000 a year?

That doesnt seem like very much in the grand scheme of things

Posted by slackster

Houston

Member since Mar 2009

91871 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 2:24 pm to Picayuner

quote:
As a commission salesman in the oilfield, which was shut down post horizon, I was declined lost revenue.

As part of the settlement class. You could have pursued legal action against BP separately. How much was in it for you? I'm not sure.

Posted by moester75

Anne Arundel County, MD

Member since Oct 2018

1544 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 6:07 pm to redstick13

I apologize for bumping this back to first page but I was asked a direct question.

quote:
I worked on Auger during this same time period were you with H&P

Me an Karl worked together on Auger as roustabouts together for Transocean when Transocean still had the drilling labor contract for Shell. This was before H&P took over the labor contract from Transocean. This was also before Transocean merged with Sedco Forex. But a Shell Company Man talked me into staying on Auger and hiring on with H&P so yes I worked with H&P on Auger (Rig 426) until December of 2001 when I was promoted to Crane Operator and transferred to Shell Ram Powell. I ended up dragging up H&P in the summer of 04 from Ram Powell. I’m sure redstick 13 we know a bunch of the same people. If you name your Toolpusher and Rig Manager from 426 Auger it would help.

Posted by jeffsdad

Member since Mar 2007

25330 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 7:12 pm to LZ83

just wondering, my uncle was in drilling and lived in Hicks. He got a lot of people there first jobs in the oil business

Posted by Havoc

Member since Nov 2015

39555 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 8:10 pm to slackster

quote:

quote: As a commission salesman in the oilfield, which was shut down post horizon, I was declined lost revenue.

As part of the settlement class. You could have pursued legal action against BP separately. How much was in it for you? I'm not sure.

Being employed in the O&G industry he probably was excluded from the class by the moratorium, another way the settlement fricked people over. If you were affected by the moratorium, even though it was caused by the oil spill, you were either excluded or limited significantly.

Posted by offshoretrash

Farmerville, La

Member since Aug 2008

10779 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 8:23 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

I worked with the drillers brother, it was very hard on them.

Lucky I was overseas when this happened, didn't slow us down.

Posted by GeeOH

Louisiana

Member since Dec 2013

13376 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 8:40 pm to tgrbaitn08

quote:
BP was paying the bills

So they could fire Secor....are you startingbto understand who is in charge?

Posted by mikelbr

Baton Rouge

Member since Apr 2008

49099 posts

Posted on 11/9/18 at 8:44 pm to Tigers2010

quote:
Knew Gordon Jones, hadn't seen him in awhile though. That's all I got

I know his widow. Saw her last football season in front of the Union on a GameDay.
That's all I got.

Oh and the Rise Against song,
Help is on the Way is mostly about Katrina but has a verse about the Deepwater tragedy.

This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 8:48 pm