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Figures vary but it looks as though the attacks and strikes are biting. Oil production is down anywhere from 50 % to 65 % depending which report you read.
Will the Government finally step in and do something decisive about the Niger Delta ?
NEO
Will the Government finally step in and do something decisive about the Niger Delta ?
NEO
The Government...yeah right
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Of course they will. I have it on very good authority that the 2nd Amphibious Brigade, aided by the USMC 3rd Marine Corps division will be kicking sh!t around 0600 tomorrow. Only a few hours after the managements of CHC and Bristow will announce large pay rises and that they will replace all BS initiatives with the truth, supply proper housing and start to care for their employees more than their profits. It's rumoured that Santa Claus has been sighted in a large sledge pulled by 2 S92s just offshore from QIT and that by popular demand the tooth fairy will now leave a £2 piece for every tooth left under a child's pillow. Ain't life just wun-dah-ful
Of course they will. I have it on very good authority that the 2nd Amphibious Brigade, aided by the USMC 3rd Marine Corps division will be kicking sh!t around 0600 tomorrow. Only a few hours after the managements of CHC and Bristow will announce large pay rises and that they will replace all BS initiatives with the truth, supply proper housing and start to care for their employees more than their profits. It's rumoured that Santa Claus has been sighted in a large sledge pulled by 2 S92s just offshore from QIT and that by popular demand the tooth fairy will now leave a £2 piece for every tooth left under a child's pillow. Ain't life just wun-dah-ful
Nigerian guvmint do somethings decisive???
NEO dear boy....follow the money....follow the money!
Every ahole and his brother is so busy stuffing money into their pockets....they don't have time for anything else.
Nigerian Guvmint Decisive translates to "Get Mine!"
Just as in management I might add! (Said with a wry smile!)
NEO dear boy....follow the money....follow the money!
Every ahole and his brother is so busy stuffing money into their pockets....they don't have time for anything else.
Nigerian Guvmint Decisive translates to "Get Mine!"
Just as in management I might add! (Said with a wry smile!)
Management...bah
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Anyone care to comment on the rumoured rift between CHC and ACN?
Have heard that S.A. himself had to go to Nigeria to try and sort it out......ACN would not deal with C.B.
Also there are rumours that the new 225's for Lagos are being delayed/cancelled.......crews have been reassigned.
Crews from the 365 incident have been fired.......
Have heard that S.A. himself had to go to Nigeria to try and sort it out......ACN would not deal with C.B.
Also there are rumours that the new 225's for Lagos are being delayed/cancelled.......crews have been reassigned.
Crews from the 365 incident have been fired.......
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Rumours of lots of money being owed, partly because of non-payment to ACN. As usual Mani brought back to sort out results of incompetent CHC management who don't understand Nigeria. Nabil now Operations Director having come back from retirement. CHC don't like Koen Head, but the Ibru's do! On RW side, how long will the Squirrell carry on living in Intels luxury while most others live in Areta squalor?
Bristow just as bad. People leaving because of discontent about unfair local allowances, cr*p housing in Eket and Lagos, pay falling behind CHC, antique helicopters, cowardly HR managers leaving base managers to make staff redundant leading to threats against local managers and a possible breakdown in security as badly treated junior staff help militants to get revenge.
Both companies still heard nothing about Agbami because of problems with NNPC and both still assuring employees that they will be the ones getting awarded the contract.
The return of Nabil has the potential to get Aero back to its previous position where it was an attractive proposition for CHC to purchase. Of course, now CHC has also been sold there's a real possibility that it could be broken up and sold off
Lots of instability and uncertainty in both companies out here right now
Bristow just as bad. People leaving because of discontent about unfair local allowances, cr*p housing in Eket and Lagos, pay falling behind CHC, antique helicopters, cowardly HR managers leaving base managers to make staff redundant leading to threats against local managers and a possible breakdown in security as badly treated junior staff help militants to get revenge.
Both companies still heard nothing about Agbami because of problems with NNPC and both still assuring employees that they will be the ones getting awarded the contract.
The return of Nabil has the potential to get Aero back to its previous position where it was an attractive proposition for CHC to purchase. Of course, now CHC has also been sold there's a real possibility that it could be broken up and sold off
Lots of instability and uncertainty in both companies out here right now
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Caverton's helicopter, BIK on lease from Heliportugal is also still firmly grounded with masking tape over the hole in the tail fin, but the wire embedded in the blade still there for all to see. The aircraft is surrounded by cones. The pilot is still employed (maybe because they can't find anybody else ). However, with CHC sending aircraft away and all the other problems in Nigeria now I wonder if a Nigerian company like Caverton will be able to do any better. I guess that they'd have to pass a proper oil company audit first 
). However, with CHC sending aircraft away and all the other problems in Nigeria now I wonder if a Nigerian company like Caverton will be able to do any better. I guess that they'd have to pass a proper oil company audit first
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Nabil's the MAN
Nabil was in Nigeria for many years before his retirement last December and for many of us the question wasn't whether he would return, but when. He always had the trust and respect of national and expatriate employees at all levels in the company. If anyone can sort out the CHC mess and get the company back on track it's him. Good luck Nabil - welcome back 
Sounds like just another day in Paradise!
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I suppose you mean a saviour 
. That remains to be seen and I doubt anything can save CHC, but to keep Aero intact and restore its reputation - ah, that's another matter. Nabil held many positions within Aero when it was a reputable company with standards and partnered with Schreiner. He's been a helicopter pilot, fixed wing pilot, Chief Pilot, managing Director, deputy Managing Director, consultant and no matter what, until he finally hit 65 last December, he's always been a supremely professional pilot. Entrepreneur, maniac 
, manager, no matter what, always respected unlike so many who tried to fill his shoes. I don't know what he can do, but if anyone can revive the company it's him. His energy is intact and his knowledge of Nigerian aviation unmatched - I wish him luck.
. That remains to be seen and I doubt anything can save CHC, but to keep Aero intact and restore its reputation - ah, that's another matter. Nabil held many positions within Aero when it was a reputable company with standards and partnered with Schreiner. He's been a helicopter pilot, fixed wing pilot, Chief Pilot, managing Director, deputy Managing Director, consultant and no matter what, until he finally hit 65 last December, he's always been a supremely professional pilot. Entrepreneur, maniac , manager, no matter what, always respected unlike so many who tried to fill his shoes. I don't know what he can do, but if anyone can revive the company it's him. His energy is intact and his knowledge of Nigerian aviation unmatched - I wish him luck.
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Not knowing Nigeria, and seen from this thread it really looks grimmer and grimmer every day
Nothing to say else than to take care; flying helicopters in this kind of context is more than wearing .
Good luck !
Not knowing Nigeria, and seen from this thread it really looks grimmer and grimmer every day
Nothing to say else than to take care; flying helicopters in this kind of context is more than wearing .
Good luck !
Oil Companies pulling out of Nigeria? Any major helicopter operator want to chance getting paid in this situation?
From today's <money.cnn.com>
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) Monday took the drastic step of declaring force majeure on its energy operations in Nigeria because of an ongoing labor strike, signaling the damaging affect the dispute is having on its operations in the country.
"The (Exxon) affiliates will not speculate about the length of the shut-in nor how long it will take to restart production," an Exxon spokeswoman said.
Nigeria's main militant group Monday said an attack it made on a Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) oil facility last Thursday knocked out 350,000 barrels a day of production.
If true, it would mean that about three-quarters of Nigeria's effective pumping capacity of 2.5 million barrels a day is off line, according to Dow Jones Newswires estimates.
From today's <money.cnn.com>
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) Monday took the drastic step of declaring force majeure on its energy operations in Nigeria because of an ongoing labor strike, signaling the damaging affect the dispute is having on its operations in the country.
"The (Exxon) affiliates will not speculate about the length of the shut-in nor how long it will take to restart production," an Exxon spokeswoman said.
Nigeria's main militant group Monday said an attack it made on a Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) oil facility last Thursday knocked out 350,000 barrels a day of production.
If true, it would mean that about three-quarters of Nigeria's effective pumping capacity of 2.5 million barrels a day is off line, according to Dow Jones Newswires estimates.
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Anyone heard of an Operator fixing a portion of remuneration from the Oil Companies to the price of a barrel?! Cheap flights and continued exploration during hard times and then a nice bonus when the shareholders also get a whack of the exorbitant profits! Instead when the price is low they successfully whinge and get ridiculously priced rates to keep going! Good on those that are standing up to this treatment. (But don't forget - you won't see the payouts either unless you are a shareholder! - perhaps the Bolivian President's words ring true!)
And so why bother to make any effort to keep production going when it only raises the price even further as there is a perceived lack of supply. The militants achieve their aim, they wouldn't benefit from any of the government earnings from it in any case! Win, win! All good fun!
And so why bother to make any effort to keep production going when it only raises the price even further as there is a perceived lack of supply. The militants achieve their aim, they wouldn't benefit from any of the government earnings from it in any case! Win, win! All good fun!
Oil companies profits for this quarter have been reported to be 17,000,000,000 USD. I would imagine they are barely getting by on such low returns to their investments....thus the reason they continue to nickel and dime helicopter companies.
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) Monday took the drastic step of declaring force majeure on its energy operations in Nigeria because of an ongoing labor strike
Now, what did I do with that company performance bonus.........
