by Guest » May 16, 2013, 10:42 am
Darryl wrote:Guest wrote:Forget the Lakes; get your MMD/TWIC and head to the oilfield in the GoM. Most company's are even time (vacation for unlicensed on the Lakes is seniority based), better wages, better wx, wifi, paid travel . . . and no old school BS.
It sounds like you've worked on the Gulf. What are some of the main companies to contact for a job on the Gulf? Thanks.
Let me be clear that I would return to the Lakes tomorrow if equal time schedules (my old school bs comment) were available. Work to live vs live to work . . . be smart with your $! Anyhow, that is another story.
Edison Chouest Offshore is Huge . . . they have a growing fleet as do Harvey Gulf, Hornbeck Offshore, and (if you want to work overseas) Tidewater and Seacor. Smaller operators like Cheramie Botruc Rentals, Aries Marine, Laborde, and C&G can be good too but you have to balance your day rate with travel expenses and whether or not the company pays your travel to/from work.
Depending on your license and experience, there is a Lot to choose from crewboats (go fast hauling smaller cargo pieces and people), OSV's (seagoing trucks that provide drilling fluids/fuel/cargo) to the drillships or rigs, utility boats (smaller OSV like boats) that mostly support production, tugs (for moving jack up rigs and non-self propelled semi sub rigs), AHTS (specialty OSV's that can tow rigs and set their anchors) that also supply exploration, and then a myriad of specialty vessels engaged in construction, ROV work, or well stimulation.
I miss the Lakes and working around home, but then again I have never seen a whale or caught tuna at work up here either!
[quote="Darryl"][quote="Guest"]Forget the Lakes; get your MMD/TWIC and head to the oilfield in the GoM. Most company's are even time (vacation for unlicensed on the Lakes is seniority based), better wages, better wx, wifi, paid travel . . . and no old school BS.[/quote]
It sounds like you've worked on the Gulf. What are some of the main companies to contact for a job on the Gulf? Thanks.[/quote]
Let me be clear that I would return to the Lakes tomorrow if equal time schedules (my old school bs comment) were available. Work to live vs live to work . . . be smart with your $! Anyhow, that is another story.
Edison Chouest Offshore is Huge . . . they have a growing fleet as do Harvey Gulf, Hornbeck Offshore, and (if you want to work overseas) Tidewater and Seacor. Smaller operators like Cheramie Botruc Rentals, Aries Marine, Laborde, and C&G can be good too but you have to balance your day rate with travel expenses and whether or not the company pays your travel to/from work.
Depending on your license and experience, there is a Lot to choose from crewboats (go fast hauling smaller cargo pieces and people), OSV's (seagoing trucks that provide drilling fluids/fuel/cargo) to the drillships or rigs, utility boats (smaller OSV like boats) that mostly support production, tugs (for moving jack up rigs and non-self propelled semi sub rigs), AHTS (specialty OSV's that can tow rigs and set their anchors) that also supply exploration, and then a myriad of specialty vessels engaged in construction, ROV work, or well stimulation.
I miss the Lakes and working around home, but then again I have never seen a whale or caught tuna at work up here either!