<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Oil Rig Jobs &#187; oil rig drilling jobs</title> <atom:link href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/category/oil-rig-drilling-jobs/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog</link> <description>Offshore Jobs - Offshore Work - Rig Jobs - Oil Rig Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:08:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <image><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog</link> <url>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/cbnet-favicon/icons/favicon-15.ico</url><title>Oil Rig Jobs</title> </image> <item><title>where do i find off shore oil rig jobs?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:46:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/</guid> <description><![CDATA[i have 63 college credits and am interested in finishing my degree via correspondance, i have had a huge interest in off shore drilling, but i can&#8217;t find any sites i don&#8217;t have to pay for to find information on it. anyone help me where i find information on it! try monster.com That should help. [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/">where do i find off shore oil rig jobs?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have 63 college credits and am interested in finishing my degree via correspondance, i have had a huge interest in off shore drilling, but i can&#8217;t find any sites i don&#8217;t have to pay for to find information on it.  anyone help me where i find information on it!<br /> <br />try monster.com<br /> That should help. I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s free</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/">where do i find off shore oil rig jobs?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/where-do-i-find-off-shore-oil-rig-jobs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Obama is so worried about deep water drilling why&#8217;d he give Brazil &amp; Mexico 4 bil to drill deeper IN THE GULF?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:24:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Obama loaned the company of the criminal George Soros 2 billion $ to drill in the Gulf nearly twice as deep as BP did while still going on with a moratorium against US companies. THEN after all this crap he gave Mexico 2 billion to finance drilling nearly twice as deep AFTER he shut down [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/">Obama is so worried about deep water drilling why&#8217;d he give Brazil &amp; Mexico 4 bil to drill deeper IN THE GULF?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama loaned the company of the criminal George Soros 2 billion $ to drill in the Gulf nearly twice as deep as BP did while still going on with a moratorium against US companies.</p><p>THEN after all this crap he gave Mexico 2 billion to finance drilling nearly twice as deep AFTER he shut down drilling in the Gulf, got the oil Rigs moving &amp; cost 100s of thousands of jobs in the Gulf region &amp; connected industries.</p><p>If this asshole isn&#8217;t out to destroy &amp; crush our economy like all those who he&#8217;s been associated with say they are, what the hell does he think he&#8217;s doing? He is CRUSHING OUR ECONOMY. Obama needs to be arrested for treason right now!<br /> <br />There is no question now &#8230; Obama is working to destroy our economy, to crush the free market system. That&#8217;s what he&#8217;s always been about, that&#8217;s what his mother was all about, his grandparents, his big mentor, the Muslim terrorist loving communist who got him into Harvard. Acorn founder admitted he started Acorn to crush the US system, he worked for them. He also worked for Soros&#8217;s Joyce foundation which is also communist &amp; aimes to crush our economic system &#8230; and Obama funded the Chicago Climate Exchange from Joyce that will help destroy the economy by pushing the power of energy to extremes &#8230; Obama admitted that&#8217;s what his plan would do in his own words.</p><p>This whole oil obstruction is instrumental in bringing down our economy. This countries economy can&#8217;t move without fuel below a certain price. We found that out a couple of years ago, that was also pushed by democrats to blow up the banking industry by destroying the largest block of collateral world wide &#8230; Mortgage backed security packages which were made all from home loans.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/">Obama is so worried about deep water drilling why&#8217;d he give Brazil &amp; Mexico 4 bil to drill deeper IN THE GULF?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/obama-is-so-worried-about-deep-water-drilling-whyd-he-give-brazil-mexico-4-bil-to-drill-deeper-in-the-gulf/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How many union workers does it take to build and staff a new oil drilling rig off of the US coast?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:19:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8230;and why are liberals intent on denying union steelworkers good paying jobs? The drilling will be done but it is going to have to be a lot of pressure put on the LAME DUCK congress..these Democrats are pathetic How many union workers does it take to build and staff a new oil drilling rig off [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/">How many union workers does it take to build and staff a new oil drilling rig off of the US coast?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;and why are liberals intent on denying union steelworkers good paying jobs?<br /> <br />The drilling will be done but it is going to have to be a lot of<br /> pressure put on the LAME DUCK congress..these Democrats are pathetic</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/">How many union workers does it take to build and staff a new oil drilling rig off of the US coast?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-many-union-workers-does-it-take-to-build-and-staff-a-new-oil-drilling-rig-off-of-the-us-coast/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First oil rig in the Gulf leaves &#8211; is this part of Obama&#8217;s &quot;focus like a laser beam&quot; on jobs?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:13:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling. And the Ocean Endeavor&#8217;s exodus probably won&#8217;t be the [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/">First oil rig in the Gulf leaves &#8211; is this part of Obama&#8217;s &quot;focus like a laser beam&quot; on jobs?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling.</p><p>And the Ocean Endeavor&#8217;s exodus probably won&#8217;t be the last, according to oil industry officials and Gulf Coast leaders who warn that other companies eager to find work for the now-idled rigs are considering moving them outside the U.S.&quot;</p><p>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7101738.html</p><p>If you shut them down &#8211; they will leave.</p><p>This was inevitable and predictable. Therefore INTENTIONAL.</p><p>Companies can&#8217;t just leave multimillion dollar pieces of equipment sitting idle.</p><p>Obama is waving bye-bye to some more jobs.</p><p>Another knife in the back of our economy.</p><p>Just like Obsama planned it.</p><p>Obama IS the next 9/11 attack.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/">First oil rig in the Gulf leaves &#8211; is this part of Obama&#8217;s &quot;focus like a laser beam&quot; on jobs?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/first-oil-rig-in-the-gulf-leaves-is-this-part-of-obamas-focus-like-a-laser-beam-on-jobs-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pros and Cons of Offshore Drilling?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:36:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pros include that we&#8217;re supporting our own country&#8217;s oil production and jobs while Cons include the environmental damage caused by these oil rigs. Is offshore drilling worth the risk of damaging marine ecosystems? Is the decrease in oil prices worth it when we have alternative energy sources available? How did the BP oil spill effect [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/">Pros and Cons of Offshore Drilling?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pros include that we&#8217;re supporting our own country&#8217;s oil production and jobs while Cons include the environmental damage caused by these oil rigs.  Is offshore drilling worth the risk of damaging marine ecosystems? Is the decrease in oil prices worth it when we have alternative energy sources available?  How did the BP oil spill effect your stance on the pros and cons of offshore drilling. . . ?<br /> <br />Well offshore drilling that takes place miles and miles away from the shore is more dangerous than close to the shore and on land drilling because of its inaccessibility. If a bad oil spill happens far out, we get what has happened in the Gulf recently. If the same thing were to happen, say, just a few miles off the shore, accessibility and water pressure would usually make for an easy fix and a smaller clean up job.</p><p>The only possible pro to way-off-shore-drilling as opposed to closer and land drilling (that I can think of) would be not having to look at a giant rig; and perhaps a spill would have a quicker effect on the ecosystem since the immediate shore is where a lot of the life is found.</p><p>Drilling for oil anywhere always carries with it the responsibility of maintaining and preventing failures. If smart and honest people head such operations, it can be a very safe and clean process; but in my opinion the safest way to drill is close to or on land.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/">Pros and Cons of Offshore Drilling?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/pros-and-cons-of-offshore-drilling/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How do you get employees to stand up and management listen?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:27:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I work offshore on a drilling rig. Someone decided one day that it would be a good idea to deviate from what has been the accepted &#34;norm&#34; pretty much since forever. What I am referring to is the practice of wearing extra extra thick cotton gloves. This person or people determined that there were too [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/">How do you get employees to stand up and management listen?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I work offshore on a drilling rig. Someone decided one day that it would be a good idea to deviate from what has been the accepted &quot;norm&quot; pretty much since forever. What I am referring to is the practice of wearing extra extra thick cotton gloves. This person or people determined that there were too many hand injuries at our company and they instituted a policy that requires us to wear what is called IMPACT RESISTANT gloves. While I agree with the reasoning behind the policy, the gloves that have been chosen cause several problems for the wearer. First they cause blisters from the rubbing of the shielding parts. Second the glove part is made of neoprene so even when you do wash then and they look clean as soon as they get wet they drip the oil based mud that they are required to be worn in. We&#8217;ve been told that we are to wear latex or nitrile gloves underneath them. Have you even worn latex type gloves for any length of time?Your hands cannot breathe, they fill up so much with sweat that you can literally dump sweat out of them and your hands look like prunes. The palms are made of leather and everybody knows that when leather gets wet it is slippery. Now multiply that by leather being &quot;soaked&quot; in oil. But all of that isn&#8217;t the problem. Here is the problem, when I ask questions, the majority of guys say they hate the gloves and only keep a pair in their pocket in case a company &quot;bigshot&quot; or supervisor shows up. When I go to management I am told that the majority of people they have talked too feel the exact opposite. We have been banned from discussing policy during daily safety meetings so there is basically no way to bring the topic up and put guys on the spot. Guys don&#8217;t want to sign a petition for fear of losing their jobs. How do I convince people to stand up and management to listen?<br /> <br />First and foremost, Proper Protective Equipment isn&#8217;t made to be comfortable, its made to protect the wearer.  They are always uncomfortable.  I remember listening to a speaker on PPE, he hadn&#8217;t worn any and when the piping he worked on exploded he had burns all across his body.  The best bet is to crack down hard, making clear repercussions for not using the gear.  Although it may make you look mean, you are ultimately liable as the employer for the safety of your workers.  The Management needs to know that they are held to this standard as well, if they cannot follow the policy, how can the junior employees?  Its important to have an open atmosphere at work, so you should let your employees know that you value their input.  Never punish the employee for discussing the implications of policy with you or supervisors, allow them to be open about it.  However, while the policy is in effect, they should follow it.</p><p>Remember this: would you rather have workers who just say yes all the time, and tell you what you want to hear, even when your wrong, or would you like to have that guy who, abrasive though he may be, will tell you what you need to hear, and possibly save you big time?</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/">How do you get employees to stand up and management listen?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/how-do-you-get-employees-to-stand-up-and-management-listen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The EPA FAILS TO DO ITS JOB and Inspect the Deep water rig b4 Allowing it to Drill, But now Delays Emergency C?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cleanup to Test the Quality of water coming out of THE WHALE? What is wrong with this IDIOTS? Any quality of water coming out would be far better than the oil? Why continue to Stop ANY EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE OIL? EPA is INCOMPETENT and seems to actually be Helping Hurt the Americans in [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/">The EPA FAILS TO DO ITS JOB and Inspect the Deep water rig b4 Allowing it to Drill, But now Delays Emergency C?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cleanup to Test the Quality of water coming out of THE WHALE?</p><p>What is wrong with this IDIOTS? Any quality of water coming out would be far better than the oil? Why continue to Stop ANY EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE OIL?</p><p>EPA is INCOMPETENT and seems to actually be Helping Hurt the Americans in favor of what?_____?</p><p>Stupidity at the Fed Level is astonishing!</p><p>why do you think the EPA is stopping the cleanup?<br /> <br />Obama is telling them to.</p><p>Obama is FAILING at every single thing that comes before him.  It&#8217;s astonishing.  He has to be TRYING to screw up because statistically he would be correct in what he&#8217;s doing more often if he just flipped a coin.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/">The EPA FAILS TO DO ITS JOB and Inspect the Deep water rig b4 Allowing it to Drill, But now Delays Emergency C?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/the-epa-fails-to-do-its-job-and-inspect-the-deep-water-rig-b4-allowing-it-to-drill-but-now-delays-emergency-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why is BP being blamed for the oil spill?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:22:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As far as I understand it (and a would welcome any corrections): 1) BP only own the drilling rights. 2) The floating Rig which exploded was US built, owned, manned and operated, the company being Trans Ocean. 3) The part that failed was manufactured by Haliburton another American company. 4) The clean up would be [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/">Why is BP being blamed for the oil spill?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As far as I understand it (and a would welcome any corrections):</p><p>1) BP only own the drilling rights.</p><p>2) The floating Rig which exploded was US built, owned, manned and operated, the company being Trans Ocean.</p><p>3) The part that failed was manufactured by Haliburton another American company.</p><p>4) The clean up would be much quicker IF the many offers of international assistance were accepted.</p><p>5) Help has been rejected because of the Jones Act, a 1920&#8242;s piece of legislation passed to protect US shipping companies and the jobs of US seamen.</p><p>6) This Act can be waived by Presidential Decree, this has not been forthcoming (I&#8217;ll get to the reason for that in a moment)</p><p>7) The excuse for NOT waiving the Act &quot;no-one has asked that it should be.</p><p>On what basis is this mess being blamed on BP and the British in general?</p><p>Thanks.<br /> <br />Okay, BP are the ones who will not allow help there.  Holland offered skimmers, North Carolina collected material to help clean up the endangered animals and were refused.  Help is not being rejected by the U.S.  BP does not want anyone down there.  I live in North Carolina, and it was just on the news that our help was refused by BP.  I do not know about the rigs.  I do know about Haliburton, but BP refused the Dutch skimmers when this first started.</p><p>*BP is British Petroleum.  That is the UK.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/">Why is BP being blamed for the oil spill?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-is-bp-being-blamed-for-the-oil-spill/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Will Obama apologize to the Gulf Coast residents, whose jobs are going overseas due to his absurd policies?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:13:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/</guid> <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling. And the Ocean Endeavor&#8217;s exodus probably won&#8217;t [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/">Will Obama apologize to the Gulf Coast residents, whose jobs are going overseas due to his absurd policies?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON — Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling.</p><p>And the Ocean Endeavor&#8217;s exodus probably won&#8217;t be the last, according to oil industry officials and Gulf Coast leaders who warn that other companies eager to find work for the now-idled rigs are considering moving them outside the U.S.</p><p>Devon Energy Corp. had been leasing the Endeavor to drill in the same region of the Gulf as BP&#8217;s leaking Macondo well, which has been gushing crude since a lethal blowout April 20.</p><p>But Diamond announced Friday it will lease the rig through June 30, 2011, to Cairo-based Burullus Gas Co., which plans to send the Endeavor to Egyptian waters immediately.</p><p>Devon is one of three companies that has cited the deep-water drilling ban in trying to ease out of contracts to lease Diamond rigs. Diamond, a drilling company, said it expects to make about $100 million from the deal, including a $31 million early termination fee it recovered from Devon.</p><p>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7101738.html</p><p>If they were Muslims he would, so probably not because most those people down there are Christians and Obamas administration is taking down Christianity on a regular basis.</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/">Will Obama apologize to the Gulf Coast residents, whose jobs are going overseas due to his absurd policies?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/will-obama-apologize-to-the-gulf-coast-residents-whose-jobs-are-going-overseas-due-to-his-absurd-policies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why are liberals here glad that American jobs are moving overseas?</title><link>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/</link> <comments>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:57:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[oil rig drilling jobs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling. And the Ocean Endeavor’s exodus probably won’t be the [...]<p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/">Why are liberals here glad that American jobs are moving overseas?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Diamond Offshore announced Friday that its Ocean Endeavor drilling rig will leave the Gulf of Mexico and move to Egyptian waters immediately — making it the first to abandon the United States in the wake of the BP oil spill and a ban on deep-water drilling.</p><p>And the Ocean Endeavor’s exodus probably won’t be the last, according to oil industry officials and Gulf Coast leaders who warn that other companies eager to find work for the now-idled rigs are considering moving them outside the U.S.</p><p>Devon Energy Corp. had been leasing the Endeavor to drill in the same region of the Gulf as BP’s leaking Macondo well, which has been gushing crude since a lethal blowout April 20.</p><p>But Diamond announced Friday it will lease the rig through June 30, 2011, to Cairo-based Burullus Gas Co., which plans to send the Endeavor to Egyptian waters immediately.</p><p>Devon is one of three companies that has cited the deep-water drilling ban in trying to ease out of contracts to lease Diamond rigs. Diamond, a drilling company, said it expects to make about $100 million from the deal, including a $31 million early termination fee it recovered from Devon.</p><p>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7101738.html</p><p>where in the hell are you getting your information? yeah the evil corporations are losing their stranglehold on america stomping their feet and running away&#8230;.good riddance. the economy is in the condition it is in because of these republican loved corporations pulling up stakes moving out of america and expecting to be still considered an american company enjoying the  tax breaks  that comes with being an american Corporation&#8230;. if they move out of the country they are the traitors and if you Support them i guess that makes you one too!</p><p><a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/">Why are liberals here glad that American jobs are moving overseas?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog">Oil Rig Jobs</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.oil-rig-jobs.net/blog/why-are-liberals-here-glad-that-american-jobs-are-moving-overseas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>32</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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