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Oil rig work

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wannabegangster
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From ontario. looking for a job on the rigs. any info or leads would be appreciated. thanks
Jan 15 2007 4:16PM
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Chief.Woodcock
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fort mcmurray
Jan 15 2007 6:15PM
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friedcheese
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hitch hike your way up there. It's a real nice place too.
Jan 15 2007 8:04PM
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$$SPINNERS$$
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just don't get addicted to crack
Jan 15 2007 9:05PM
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r.w
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^ and watch out for the natives.
Jan 15 2007 10:13PM
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bailer
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try and get a dry camp ull thank me when ur not in rehab
Jan 16 2007 1:55AM
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Verno
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As gay as it is, you won't get work unless you show up in person or talk like a newfie....one of the two.
Jan 16 2007 2:16PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
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just dont get into drugs and youre good. People get seriously fucked up working the rigs.
Jan 16 2007 5:04PM
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JATS101
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almost all camps are dry camps, thats why drugs are crazed, but yeah, show up and any company will prety much start you out 22-25 just to be there. dont do crack.
Jan 17 2007 2:32PM
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sbark
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Try for a bus to fortmac if you can afford. And you don;t have to take like a newfie..,most comanies like educated workers. You will need H2S alive, First aid W/ CPR, if you have tdg and whmis it helps
Jan 18 2007 1:09AM
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Pigletpen
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no dice right now bud, alot of rigs are shutting down cause the price of oil is mad low.
try the construction type companies up north. They'll be looking for people to get ahead of the rigs...
Jan 18 2007 11:16PM
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bailer
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^"Mad Low"

Are you an idiot?
Jan 19 2007 2:25AM
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$$SPINNERS$$
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yeah it's still pretty high
Jan 20 2007 12:22AM
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sbark
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Pigletpen is right, only 8 of the 12 rigs my father field supervises are running.
Jan 20 2007 1:37AM
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Pigletpen
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itll be 0 of 12 if this shit continues!
damn crap oil prices!
Jan 20 2007 1:47AM
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wannabegangster
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so your saying there is no chance??

if there is still rigs open, would they not still need workers?
Jan 20 2007 1:00PM
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bailer
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COME TO ALBERTA. YOU WILL FIND WORK.

Don't listen to these kids because they don't have any idea of what’s going on. $52.00 a barrel is not a low price. Of course its lower than it was and the price will go back up but you can't expect prices to stay at $80 a barrel, it's unsustainable. Of course everyone is freaking out because the price has gone down recently and they just assume it will keep falling. There are reasons it has gone down of late and there are reasons why it won't stay at this level.

Even at $52.00 a barrel there is still major profit to be made in Alberta.
Jan 20 2007 2:53PM
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bailer
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This statement alone tells everyone that you have no idea of what you are talking about.
Jan 20 2007 2:55PM
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sbark
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I am not saying it is impossable to find work, just get all certificates and you can pretty much get one. if you dont have them it may take time to find a company willing to train and certify you. but deffnitally come people quit daly ecause they cant get days off.
Jan 20 2007 6:08PM
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$$SPINNERS$$
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you could even work at a wendys in fort mac. and make like 15 bucks an hour
Jan 21 2007 12:14PM
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brokebutitsworthit
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fort Mcmoney
Jan 22 2007 2:00PM
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