₦airaland Forum

Remii:
Today at offshore Nigeria, we lowered Nigeria flag half mast to mourn the man who was bold enough to take step that doused Niger Delta crisis, Adieu Mr President. May your successor achieve more than you did, for the betterment of Nigerians.

Remii:
Long time guys, the recent incident in the Gulf of Mexico involving Transocean Horizon semi should be a wake up call for all about inherent dangers in our business. Well Control equipment failure is being speculated. While more facts continue come to surface, we all should improve on our well control competence beyond paper certificate. Take more interest in mitigating devices and methods and bold enough to speak up against any short cut that tends to compromise safety for economic reasons. 11 guys went down with the rig 9 Transocean 2 Service personnel (MI Swaco) that should tell you something, Companyman and other the big boys escaped.

Naijagal12:
I read this book---A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle a couple of months ago and I gotta say it's a fantastic piece of psycho-literature. This book is a profound spiritual manifesto, it is truly food for the soul. It's enlightening and uplifting powerful ideas on how to transcend our state of consciousness changed my entire outlook on life. It's a good read loaded with priceless wisdom. If you read this book what's your take on it, what did it teach you about life if anything?

tkb417:
ol boi long time no see
where have u been?
oil rigs again?
lol, ure welcome here jare ma guy

Roland Pet:
I'm currently writing from P.H, i met C. Pepple at his office in Trans Amadi and he told that the cost of the course for four wks is #350,000.00($2,500).

That the registration for the next session(jan 2010) will close oct ending, and also that they dont offer jobs after the course that they will only help in indicating where there is vacancies.

I also went to met John that works with trans ocean and he told me that the wellcap cert. is only for practicing Drillers, not for newbie like me.

Preparing to take the mud course!

God help us.

Remii:
Dr Ferlie, am doing great, still turning it to the right while making sure nobody gets hurt. Nice reading your responses too.

intom:
I really love forum.Am a mud engineer.I have worked on land rigs and I did completion and workover jobs on off-shore rig .The challenge I had was gas kick last year .It was put under control immediately with kill mud.I love chanllenges because it makes me stronger.I will love to offer my services in any coy within and outside Nigeria.

I salute Dr ferlie.I will love to learn more from you.

IT IS WELL,EVEN IN THE WELL.LET'S GO,

Remii:
Drillers, how deep are we? lol

Shinatu:
Ehido,
By the way, I am not a driller but I am in Oil & gas , I work more with Drilling fluid & completions Engineers and if that e-mail address that Dr Ferlie provided for the Mud School is Charles Pepple's, then the School must be solid, I worked with him some 10years back, he sure knows his onions.

Mr Shinatu, You are right on spot. The mud school belongs to C-Pepple. Thanks for the compliment.

vindale:
What about Graduates of Petroleum Engineering?

Will cert in Pipeline design and Pdms aid employment and increase ones chances of success in the long run

okeyz:
Greetings Dr ferlie,
i ma still waiting for the address for that training school that gives IWDC/WELLCAP certificates, or do u know any one where i can get it online ?
how is the drilling/completions job doing?, cheers

Roland Pet:
Thanks very much Doc.

i google this institute in Port harcourt,

"Drilling/completion fluids Engineering at SLD Consulting Mud School PortHarcourt".

Please i need an institute that is well respected and recognised by oil firms.

Waiting for your contact first.

sholasho:
@omooke2002 ,
my mobile is 07062169134
i can get you a 99 camry very clean one for 850k
abeg no price am o o because i go vex.lol
Expect your call sha.

abbeydot:
Dr Ferlie,
Keep up the good work. U've been a real source of inspiration to up and coming ones here. Though i have noticed more experienced drillers are not responding. Like i said in my first post, sharing experience is what matters most. THough, i am more into mgt now, but i'm looking towards the possibility of getting a licence to run IWCF courses and certifications in Nigeria someday, cos the love of rigs is still there. And your experience would be most valuable in such times.
Regards,
Abbey.

Roland Pet:
Good Afternoon Dr Ferlie,
I'm a graduate of petroleum Engineer from FUTO (last two yrs),i believe you are career mentor sent to me from God,i'm so excited to see this tread.
Out of frustation of not getting oil and gas job,i took a banking job for so time now but have to quit the job cous is not the type of my desire job .
I'm now fully into FOREX TRADING and is paying my bills but i need to get back to oil and gas job which i have spend five good years acquiring the skills, although i dont have any experience in upstream sector but i have work with warri refinery and petrochemical company Ekpan as a trainy process engineer in naphtha hydrotreating and catalytic reforming unit of the plant.
Please how do i get any type of job in our field (from the least up) once is a field work,the monetry aspect is none of my concern i made money trading forex,i just need to build my career in oil and gas with working experience and then proceed to further my courses and become a professional.
I have also gotten admission to study oil and gas tech. in Denmark but has to defile the admission for now, i have been making application for advertised jobs but has not getting any reply.
Please help me senior,i will appreciate any course here in Nigeria that can easily get me in,i just need to get in and start from there.
Thanks.

Ehido:
Thanks a lot Dr. Ferlie,

I AM TAKING THAT ROUSTABOUT JOB.

I hope you will be on hand when I get in and need some explanations while on the job.

Thanks again.

Ehido:
As an experienced colleague I will need you to give me all the answers possible so that I can better weigh my options well.