Question to all OFW Tsikoteers especially to those working in the oilfield

[qman]

Totoo yan tikoyman. Minsan, mahirap ang maraming pinoy sa company dahil sa attitude na ganyan. Dapat masaya kasi marami kang kalahi na kasama pero hindi eh, lagi nandyan ang hilaan. Dito sa company ko, 2 lang kami magkasama at 1 week lang ang overlap ng schedule namin.

case to case basis siguro kasi samin marami kaming noypi rito sa offshore 11 yrs na kaming magkakasama ala namang nagpataasan eh. Siguro dahil na rin sa ibat ibang sangay kami naga trabaho at alang kumpentsya.

[ruel23]

ask ko lang baka me requirements for planning engineer sa Dolphin Energy.... paki advertise lang po..... ty

[Tikoyman]

Qman is right, hindi naman lahat...dito sa offshore kasi medyo may competition sa promotion at recognition pagdating sa trabaho. May mga contractor at direct hire employees. kaya lang nandun talaga yung pagiging regionalism ng mga pinoy....may grupong bisaya/ilokano/kapampangan/ilongo/bikolano....Sa mga direct hire employees ay wlang problema pero dun sa mga contracted personnel, madalas may hidwaan... ang gulo nila! minsan nga may basketball tournament, may nagsuntukan pa! kakahiya nga e.

[BoEinG_747]

madalas may hidwaan... ang gulo nila! minsan nga may basketball tournament, may nagsuntukan pa! kakahiya nga e.

nakakahiya talaga ito ..nadadamay pa ang ibang pinoy na wala naman kasalanan or maganda ang record sa company

OT: uy ok iyan may mga sport tournament pa pala sa mga ganyan na work !!!

[BoEinG_747]

hindi kaya malakas maka homesick sa offshore ..

kasi wala naman pwede pasyalan ?

[qman]

hindi kaya malakas maka homesick sa offshore ..

kasi wala naman pwede pasyalan ?

di naman sanayan lang
kumpleto rin naman halos ang facilities, internet, phones, sattelite feed movies, gym, sagana sa pagkain, nagkalat ang lahat ng klaseng drinks sa hallway, squash court.

pede ka pang mangawil at pagka sinuwerte ka makakahuli ka ng pating hehe pero karamihan malalaking barakuda. At kung bagot ka na talaga maglakad lakad ka lang sa helipad ng gabi listening to your ipod drinking coffee ganda ng view sa taas lalo na kabilugan ng buwan ganda ng reflection non sa dagat.

iyong biggest platform nasa UAE meron silang basketball court or soccer playing field not sure paki correct ako tikoyman

[BoEinG_747]

di naman sanayan lang
kumpleto rin naman halos ang facilities, internet, phones, sattelite feed movies, gym, sagana sa pagkain, nagkalat ang lahat ng klaseng drinks sa hallway, squash court.

ayos din naman pala doon ,dami pala pwede paglibangan ,lahat ba ng mga iyan sir Qman ay provided ng company ?

iyong biggest platform nasa UAE meron silang basketball court or soccer playing field not sure paki correct ako tikoyman

ang laki nito .basketball court at soccer field

and i forgot 12 hours duty pagtapos non kapoy na kaya 9PM lights out na then on the last week ng tour of duty doon na medyo late ang tulog excited ka na uli umuwi.

at saka pag ganyan busy sa work ay di mo na din napapansin ang panahon .pauwi ka na pala uwi lalo na iyan 28/28 days .parang ang bilis ng bilang ng araw cguro sa ganyan

[Tikoyman]

di naman sanayan lang
kumpleto rin naman halos ang facilities, internet, phones, sattelite feed movies, gym, sagana sa pagkain, nagkalat ang lahat ng klaseng drinks sa hallway, squash court.

pede ka pang mangawil at pagka sinuwerte ka makakahuli ka ng pating hehe pero karamihan malalaking barakuda. At kung bagot ka na talaga maglakad lakad ka lang sa helipad ng gabi listening to your ipod drinking coffee ganda ng view sa taas lalo na kabilugan ng buwan ganda ng reflection non sa dagat.

iyong biggest platform nasa UAE meron silang basketball court or soccer playing field not sure paki correct ako tikoyman

Baka yung Central Complex ng Zakum Field ang tinutukoy mo Qman....Floating 5 star hotel nga ang tawag dyan e.....Mini-soccer field lang yun at may synthetic grass....

[qman]

and i forgot 12 hours duty pagtapos non kapoy na kaya 9PM lights out na then on the last week ng tour of duty doon na medyo late ang tulog excited ka na uli umuwi.

[qman]

lahat yan provided ng company,pag wala ang mga yan naburyo na mga tao rito. Parang alcatraz once your in makakalabas ka lang sa ika 29 days mo dine sa platform.

actually me nagdu duty pa noong araw ng 14/14 kanya lang masyado ng bitin iyon sa bakasyon ala ka ng magagawa.

[BoEinG_747]

the best pala mag work sa mga ganyan ...

sarap din noon everymonth uwi

of course everybody knows ,

gaano kalaki din ang income sa ganyan klase ng job.

Makapaghanap nga ng trabaho diyan

[qman]

the best pala mag work sa mga ganyan ...

sarap din noon everymonth uwi

of course everybody knows ,

gaano kalaki din ang income sa ganyan klase ng job.

Makapaghanap nga ng trabaho diyan

sa suweldo tama si jeanpierre asa 2K to 10K USD per month depende sa posisyon at experience at sa kulay ng balat mo

[Tikoyman]

This is how an offshore facilities look like! Nasa module na lahat ang mga processing equipment bago ito dalhin sa offshore field. What a great eng'g wonder di ba?

[delprado]

OT: Usually kasi nagsisimula ang away sa ingitan eh... I don't know pero meron akong napansin sa mga pinoy na napaka-unethical pagdating sa sahod. Nagtatanungan...tapos pag di mo sinabi mangungulit pa.... Di lang pahayaw kundi tinatanong pa lahat ng details ng sahod...huh!.. Tapos nun aawayin o sisiraan na yong tao pag alam na mas malaki nakuha... eh putsa kung tutuusin di naman kasalanan nung tao yon na maging ganun ang sahod mo.. at in the first place masaya ka at pumayag ka nung time na nagpirmahan kayo ng contract sa company....

[qman]

apat ang turbina kaninong process utilities yan tikoyman

OT laki ng pics tikoyman baka pede mo liitan

[yebo]

bored? sa oilfield? malabo!

lika dito tulungan mo ko magpalit ng crankshaft ng mud pump. durog connecting rod bearing ng fb1600 namin kanina, kung ano pa yung maganda ang bearing clearance e yun pa nasira. for sure sa dami ng tulo ng pawis na guguhit sa mata mo hindi mo maiisip ma-bored ehehehehe!

minamalas ako ngayon mga tsong. 2 days ago port crane. ngayon naman mud pump. sabi ko sa kanila nagpunta ako dito para mag-surf lang sa internet e ayaw maniwala ehehehehe!

[BoEinG_747]

lika dito tulungan mo ko magpalit ng crankshaft ng mud pump. durog connecting rod bearing ng fb1600 namin kanina,

saan ba agency ninyo makapag apply nga assistant ni sir YEBO,kahit taga timpla ng kape

for sure sa dami ng tulo ng pawis na guguhit sa mata mo hindi mo maiisip ma-bored ehehehehe!

boss yebo sa dami ng responsibilty ng last post mo .mukhang never ka nga ma homesick ,maramdaman mo na lang pauwi ka na uli

minamalas ako ngayon mga tsong. 2 days ago port crane. ngayon naman mud pump. sabi ko sa kanila nagpunta ako dito para mag-surf lang sa internet e ayaw maniwala ehehehehe!

Bro. yebo,sarap buhay mo naman diyan super busy ka .pero lagi ka din naka online sa tsikot

[xtrm_2001]

guys baka meron kau m recommend sa mga position na ito:
1. Tool Pusher- am not sure the rate
2. Driller - SR 850+/day
3. Asst. Driller - SR 550+/day
4. Rig Electrician - SR 850+/day
5. Rig Mechanic - SR 850+/day
all of the above are 35/35, Location- KSA, Drilling, Work Over, Onshore & offshore....you can send ur CV at allan71268*yahoo.com

[BoEinG_747]

guys baka meron kau m recommend sa mga position na ito:
1. Tool Pusher- am not sure the rate
2. Driller - SR 850+/day
3. Asst. Driller - SR 550+/day
4. Rig Electrician - SR 850+/day
5. Rig Mechanic - SR 850+/day
all of the above are 35/35, Location- KSA, Drilling, Work Over, Onshore & offshore....you can send ur CV at allan71268*yahoo.com

ano po ba ang duties normally ng mga naka post nyo na job ?
1) tool pusher - ano ang tinutulak dito?
2)Driller?- drill nito ang lupa gaya sa Armageddon ba ?
3) Rig Mechanic?- ano normally mga trabaho or ni rerepair sa mga machine pang drill or iyon gaya sa mga diesel engine na papasukan ng pinsan ni Yebo
(earlier post)

[yebo]

3) Rig Mechanic?- ano normally mga trabaho or ni rerepair sa mga machine pang drill or iyon gaya sa mga diesel engine na papasukan ng pinsan ni Yebo
(earlier post)

rig mechanic? your job description is maintenance, repair and installation of the following equipments:

- big diesel generators - caterpillar, emd, volvo, wartzilla, etc. from 500kw to 5000 kw, depende sa laki ng rig. you will have anywhere between 3 - 8 of these engines plus one or two emergency generators. meron din 2 camp generators pag land rig. (note: on production platforms the main electric generating plants will be gas turbines. ask mo sila ilan kw rating nun, but from what i know it's big enough to power a small city)
- small diesel engines - caterpillar, gm/detroit diesel, daimler benz, volvo, mitsubishi, toyota, etc. mostly on cranes, payloaders, forklifts.
- mud pumps - continental emsco, national, etc. these are big 3 cylinder reciprocating pumps with anywhere between 900 hp to 4000 hp pumping drilling mud at up to 10,000 psi. minimum of 2, some rigs have as many as 4.
- drawworks - think of it as a winch. a BIG winch. from 350 tons to 650 tons. some offshore rigs have 1000 tons (new deepwater double activity semis that can drill up to 35,000 ft depth at 7000 ft of water). land rigs will have 1000 hp, some offshore will have 4x1000 hp motors powering this.
- travelling block and crown block - think of it as 2 big pulleys, it is what carries all the weight of the drill pipes in the well. drawworks, crown block and travelling block will be like your small winch, block and tackle.
- top drive system - most modern rigs have this. it's like 1 big electric drill, between 1000hp to 3000 hp.
- rotary table - the dinosaur of the oil rig, it used to be the one that rotates the pipe but it has been replaced by the top drive. it is mostly used in land rigs. on offshore operations it is still used but only for making up the bha (bottom hole assembly, which includes the bit).
- hydraulic equipment - hydraulic power units, raise back systems, pipe racking systems, pipe handler (connected to the top drive used for making up and breaking out drill pipe), iron roughnecks (these are robots that automatically make up or break out pipe), cranes and other heavy equipment hydraulics, hydraulic elevators, etc. on BIG offshore rigs they have hydraulic engineers that take care of these.
- power tongs and pipe spinners, used for turning and tightening pipes and casings. spinners are either air or hydraulic powered, power tongs are hydraulic powered.
- pumps, lots and lots of pumps. centrifugal pumps, gear pumps, submersible pumps, vacuum pumps, air operated pumps, tripplex pumps, etc. these pumps move potable water, drill water, sea water for cooling, sea water for ballast, drilling mud, base oil (for making oil base mud), diesel fuel, helicopter fuel, lube oil, waste oil, bilge, etc.
- air compressors. most rigs have 3 or more compressors that have capacities of 350 cfm to 600 cfm. most will be powered by electric motors with 1 unit powered by a diesel engine either small or big. pag small then it is only an emergency compressor for starting the engines during a dead ship (or what is called a brown out in the philippines!) if it is big then it is both an emergency and main compressor.
- tuggers/winches - these are either pneumatic or hydraulic powered utility winches of capacities from 500 kilos to 10 tons. used for lifting or pulling loads in work areas.
- koomey unit - this is a hydraulic pump (air and electric pumps), hydraulic accumulators and reservoir used to provide hydraulic pressure to the blow out preventer (that big set of valves that prevent the well from exploding and killing you all). on land rigs and jack-up rigs (offshore rigs with legs that go all the way down to the sea floor, as oppose to rigs that float like drillships and semis) you are in-charge of this equipment.
- on semis and drill ships, high pressure air compressors (2500-3000 psi) for powering the compensator system. most rigs have 2.
- watermakers/desalination plants on offshore installations. these have capacities of 25 to 100 tons/day. most rigs have 2 of these.
- thruster systems - on self propelled and dynamically positioned offshore rigs. from 1000hp to 5000 hp. think of it as a ship propeller that is driven by big dc electric motors. most dp rigs will have between 6 to 8 of these. some have as many as 6 motors driving them. you are in charge of these, plus the gear box that go with it.
- anchor windlasses/winches - if it floats, it needs anchors. our rig has 8 of these. wire diameter is 2-7/8 inch x 6000 feet long. other rigs use chains. super ingay ang chain anchor lines, yanig naman betlog mo pag umaandar yung anchor winch!
- air dryers - you compress air, you need to remove the condensed water coz if you don't then all your air powered equipment will sudenly all decide not to work at the same time. also, air is used to move barite (dry clay in drilling linggo, used for making drilling mud) and cement (for cementing the casing in the well). if the air is wet then the mud engineer or the cementing engineer will be cursing you to death! the electrician will also be looking at you with a mean eye because you put wet air inside his panels (electric panels on the rig floor have positive pressure inside) and all that while you are trying to repair all those air powered equipment under your department!
- oil separators - you do not pump bilge to the sea, you need to separate the oil then pump out the oil-free water to the sea. then you put the waste oil in drums for processing/recycling.
- sewage treatment plant - the sh!t machine! yup, it's your job! this is something you do not want to break down, ever! it treats raw sewage, makes it environmentally friendly (read, all bacteria and virus must die!)

- and last but not the least, all the paper work that come with it. that means planning, recording, budgetting, etc etc etc!


did i scare you? naaaah! it's all bolts and nuts! nothing a BIG hammer can't fix ehehehehehe!