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Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:06 am to BobRoss
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quote: My son is about to start a Petroleum Safety program at a local college.... Should he consider a different focus? In all candor, he's not going to be a doctor or an engineer... We figured safety would have opportunities beyond just oilfield if things don't turn around. Thoughts?
I worked in Staffing for O&G firms and safety guys are a dime a dozen. I would not go into that, specially during a downturn. This post was edited on 7/30 at 5:01 pm
This. One location has to have one safety man, but that's it. The safety men I have seen have years and years of service. The young ones with no real location to call their own are the ones typically let go during slow downs.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 9:07 am to LSUJML
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Chevron Lafayette office is closing, pretty soon I think, before end of the year for sure.
Is that because of the slowdown or is that because they simply want everyone in Covington?
Posted on 7/31/15 at 10:00 am to Sandy_Ash
New's for the week.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 10:01 am to Sandy_Ash
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Is that because of the slowdown or is that because they simply want everyone in Covington?
It's been on the chopping block for 15 years or more
Posted on 7/31/15 at 10:07 am to Dire Wolf
Conoco is about to lay off 4,000. Just cancelled a deepwater contract to drill.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 10:27 am to baobabtiger
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The Iran deal was about oil. It isn't isn't about keeping nuclear missiles from Iran or about preventing war. It's about opening Iranian oil to the rest of the world.
The environmentalists who were major in electing our president are working to drive oil down to end fracking in the U.S. That way the U.S. oil production will slow to a crawl and the Middle East will be back in control of the market.
It isn't about religion or keeping peace
GO back to sleep....
Posted on 7/31/15 at 11:43 am to Dire Wolf
An engineer friend in Houston almost got screwed by this. Still relatively young, around mid to late 40s, and he is just 4 years from retirement with full benefits. Been with Shell for around 20 years. They were about to let him go, and he offered to take a job in Russia to stay on. They finally found him a spot in New Orleans, so he's moving back here while his family stays in Houston so the kids can finish school. Can't imagine how much it would have sucked if they let him go.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 11:48 am to Evolve
Same here. I'm enjoying my unemployment and summer before I decide what I'm gonna do. I do have an opportunity with an operator Monday. See how that goes.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 12:28 pm to Sandy_Ash
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This. One location has to have one safety man, but that's it.
This is definitely not true in the few refineries I have been around. We have to have so many safety personnel depending on how many people we have working in the plant. This past turnaround we had 8 safety people (for a 1,500+ headcount which was just our group and not the whole refinery) plus the safety people that the construction contractors had (another 10+ for the same headcount).
I don't see refineries cutting back on their safety people like another poster said (safety are the first to go). Safety is so ingrained into refineries/oil work now that it isn't going away.
The only way safety people will not have work is if the work slows down at these refineries which is happening now. But they will still need safety people regardless.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 1:03 pm to 911Moto
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An engineer friend in Houston almost got screwed by this. Still relatively young, around mid to late 40s, and he is just 4 years from retirement with full benefits. Been with Shell for around 20 years.
Your friend lied to you or these details are way off. No way he's close to full benefits at retirement. He'd need 30 years or be 10 years old than you say.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 1:11 pm to Nobs
I laid off two people today and have to let two more go. Economics. I can get more experienced people who commanded a higher wage 6 months ago for less than the people I let go.
Either I give the speech and cut my costs or I receive the speech and go on the unemployment line. Simple as that.
Either I give the speech and cut my costs or I receive the speech and go on the unemployment line. Simple as that.
Posted on 7/31/15 at 1:11 pm to 911Moto
So you're saying this guy is going to retire from Royal Dutch Shell at 50 with full benefits?
Bull shite.
Bull shite.
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