What's New In W. Africa (Nigeria)
Unstable Load,
as PW says, only the Shell dependants based at Warri, Port Harcourt and Bonny: some 250 were flown to Schipol and Gatwick on the 22nd and 23rd. The schools will close UFN. A bit awkward for those on holiday at the moment!
as PW says, only the Shell dependants based at Warri, Port Harcourt and Bonny: some 250 were flown to Schipol and Gatwick on the 22nd and 23rd. The schools will close UFN. A bit awkward for those on holiday at the moment!
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So what are the odds of BC visiting the Aero gay bar 
in PH this evening and announcing that the IP for Nigeria is to increase in response to Bristow's increase? I expect everyone will order double milk shakes to celebrate if it happens 
in PH this evening and announcing that the IP for Nigeria is to increase in response to Bristow's increase? I expect everyone will order double milk shakes to celebrate if it happens
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212man I can just imagine on-leave Shelloids complaining about the inconvenience poor-dears. No more Pimms on the club veranda & no house boys doing the laundry. Perhaps Oxfam can do somthing for them.
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Sox,
So true !!
F**k them !! It's always been "us and them". That old cliche of some being more equal than others was probably invented by a Shelloid !! They even look at each others id cards to see where they are in their own pecking order !! Snob gits !! 
I can't help remembering Ogoni and the arms shipments............
Aaah, the mighty oil. It's caused nearly as many conflicts as religion in recent times.
Rant over, now where's the bottle opener
NEO
So true !!
F**k them !! It's always been "us and them". That old cliche of some being more equal than others was probably invented by a Shelloid !! They even look at each others id cards to see where they are in their own pecking order !! Snob gits !! I can't help remembering Ogoni and the arms shipments............
Aaah, the mighty oil. It's caused nearly as many conflicts as religion in recent times.
Rant over, now where's the bottle opener
NEO
Now...Now! One will find it hard to move up that greasy pole of management if one talks ill of the customer. One mustn't bite the hand that feeds you!
Well, if you don't have a house, or don't have access to your own as a result of a rental contract, I guess being sent 'home' for an indeterminate period is pretty inconvenient, whether your company has a pecten as a logo or a pretty windmill or a pink sparrow
. But, hey, don't let facts get in the way of bigotry
. But, hey, don't let facts get in the way of bigotry
OH MY!
Gosh, gee! Yep....pure misery! I assume all and sundry knew nothing of the troubles and risks involved in working and living in Nigeria and all this evacuation stuff came as a whopping big surprise out of the fecking blue!
Am I being a bit naive here to think folks should not have a wee tad of foresight and have made contingency plans for the day their families and perhap themselves might have to do a runner if things got out of hand?
I will bet you Euro's to Doughnuts (and you can hold the stakes in yer mouth) that ol'Ma Shell will do right by them as to costs for their inconvenience.
When you are working in a place where kidnappings, hijackings, murders, and a full blown insurgency is going on....it pays to know which way the exit is and make sure you have a Go Bag packed.
"Bigotry"......loyalty is a fleeting thing in the oil patch I would say. The Shell folks have always had an up-turned nose towards mere service company folk. It must be caused by something in the company water cooler.
Gosh, gee! Yep....pure misery! I assume all and sundry knew nothing of the troubles and risks involved in working and living in Nigeria and all this evacuation stuff came as a whopping big surprise out of the fecking blue!
Am I being a bit naive here to think folks should not have a wee tad of foresight and have made contingency plans for the day their families and perhap themselves might have to do a runner if things got out of hand?
I will bet you Euro's to Doughnuts (and you can hold the stakes in yer mouth) that ol'Ma Shell will do right by them as to costs for their inconvenience.
When you are working in a place where kidnappings, hijackings, murders, and a full blown insurgency is going on....it pays to know which way the exit is and make sure you have a Go Bag packed.
"Bigotry"......loyalty is a fleeting thing in the oil patch I would say. The Shell folks have always had an up-turned nose towards mere service company folk. It must be caused by something in the company water cooler.
Considering the situation Shell finds itself in having to re-state its holdings in Nigeria, being forced to cut its production in Nigeria and nowfacing the takeover of its Russian facilities by the locals.....yes...perhaps it is another example of the fallacy of "eugenics" ....and is of itself a form of bigotry causing the perpetrators much harm.
(Obiviously not looking for a job with Shell as one might notice!)
(Obiviously not looking for a job with Shell as one might notice!)
Not sure that a concept (eugenics) normally associated with the Nazis has any place in this discussion, but I guess it's a free forum
Sorry, I retract my comments: it's not at all inconvenient to be forced to move to a country you have no home in. Having said that, a colleague who was evacuated with his family from Nigeria in 1994 while working for BHL, said it was quite awkward trying to place his family in the UK at short notice. I guess the ravages of time have tempered his view of that experience and really it was no hassle at all.
Sorry, I retract my comments: it's not at all inconvenient to be forced to move to a country you have no home in. Having said that, a colleague who was evacuated with his family from Nigeria in 1994 while working for BHL, said it was quite awkward trying to place his family in the UK at short notice. I guess the ravages of time have tempered his view of that experience and really it was no hassle at all.
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212man,
Bigotry ? Or perhaps my recollections of such snobbery are just a bit fresher than yours ? After all I'm still on the receiving end.......... Please don't become one of those "Poachers turned Gamekeepers"
Cheers,
NEO
Bigotry ? Or perhaps my recollections of such snobbery are just a bit fresher than yours ? After all I'm still on the receiving end.......... Please don't become one of those "Poachers turned Gamekeepers"
Cheers,
NEO
Agree with 212man that it will be inconvenient to most of the Shell families who need to give up their Nigerian homes and return to their home countries at such a short notice.
But at the same token got to say that the support / money they will receive for this inconvenience will be far better than the BHL guy got in 1994 (if any) or would these days.
You just have to look at the bonuses Shell currently have on offer for people to go and work on their Nigeria operations and that was before the recent evacuation of dependants. That on top of the far better salaries they pay but then again one can always vote with their feet and move across to join them like more than one BHL employee has done in the past.
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But at the same token got to say that the support / money they will receive for this inconvenience will be far better than the BHL guy got in 1994 (if any) or would these days.
You just have to look at the bonuses Shell currently have on offer for people to go and work on their Nigeria operations and that was before the recent evacuation of dependants. That on top of the far better salaries they pay but then again one can always vote with their feet and move across to join them like more than one BHL employee has done in the past.
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NEO, not at all: I too spent many a year on the receiving end of SPDC and know exactly what you are referring to.
What I take umberage at is the suggestion that suddenly finding yourself 'homeless' while on leave, or being forcibly repatriated to a country you no longer have a home in, is not an 'inconvenience' (as I put it). I'd suggest it would be whether you work for BHL, CHC, Shell, Agip, ExxonMobil or any other company you care to mention. Generally they don't want to leave anyway, particularly given the fact that the husbands remain on a standard non-touring status!
My initial comment was simply to highlight the fact that this action had taken place, and seemed to be appropriate to post given the direction the thread is running. It was not in any way shape or form meant to comment on differences in Ts and Cs between companies. Talking to someone who worked for BHL and had his family evacuated from Warri in 1994 for 4 months, he confirmed it was a real pain in the A**e.
I would have thought it was good news for those pushing to improve Ts and Cs as it is pretty firm proof of the perceived dangers by the clients.
I'm curious to hear the comments from some about Shell staff using houseboys etc: I suppose all the CHC and BHL guys do their own laundry and house keeping!
Ho hum.
PS. NEO, I'd look daft in Plus 2s, so no worries there
What I take umberage at is the suggestion that suddenly finding yourself 'homeless' while on leave, or being forcibly repatriated to a country you no longer have a home in, is not an 'inconvenience' (as I put it). I'd suggest it would be whether you work for BHL, CHC, Shell, Agip, ExxonMobil or any other company you care to mention. Generally they don't want to leave anyway, particularly given the fact that the husbands remain on a standard non-touring status!
My initial comment was simply to highlight the fact that this action had taken place, and seemed to be appropriate to post given the direction the thread is running. It was not in any way shape or form meant to comment on differences in Ts and Cs between companies. Talking to someone who worked for BHL and had his family evacuated from Warri in 1994 for 4 months, he confirmed it was a real pain in the A**e.
I would have thought it was good news for those pushing to improve Ts and Cs as it is pretty firm proof of the perceived dangers by the clients.
I'm curious to hear the comments from some about Shell staff using houseboys etc: I suppose all the CHC and BHL guys do their own laundry and house keeping!
Ho hum.
PS. NEO, I'd look daft in Plus 2s, so no worries there
Nigerian In Law
212Man,
Thank you. I am completely pacified and relieved that the 212man who shared the Tiger conversion with me a long time ago hasn't forgotten
I guess that's why we're called "service companies", much as I hate it.
Have a good New Year out there mate.
Cheers,
NEO
Thank you. I am completely pacified and relieved that the 212man who shared the Tiger conversion with me a long time ago hasn't forgotten
I guess that's why we're called "service companies", much as I hate it.
Have a good New Year out there mate.
Cheers,
NEO
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That AB139 May not fly for long!
It is no news that the Federal Government of Nigeria airwing now have their own helicopter-AB139 in its fleet . Needless to say that the two helicopters in her fleet from NNPC being flown and maintained by Paan/Aero will be withdrawn to patrol the pipelines all over the country. The 139 is for the airforce and flown by them too . I saw the white coloured AB139 at the presidential wing during the holiday and what came to my mind was the 'Osubi' incident with the Mill-35 on her ferry flight en-route Port Harcourt from Lagos. On another occassion a crew was swopping seat in a Super Puma with rotors running! The rest is history and i hope it will not repeat itself-this time with 001 on board! Looking at the background and flying experience of the crew. We have many of them-airforce- in the general aviation and their capabillities when it comes to instrument environment! I hope the aviation adviser to Mr. President is reading this forum too.Now after two sorties with the President, the AB139 is grounded! Is it 'Tokunbo'? before my next coment. Who knows the outcome of these crews training in Italy? I heard them flying in and out of 'Aso-Rock' on night training the last time.
. Needless to say that the two helicopters in her fleet from NNPC being flown and maintained by Paan/Aero will be withdrawn to patrol the pipelines all over the country. The 139 is for the airforce and flown by them too . I saw the white coloured AB139 at the presidential wing during the holiday and what came to my mind was the 'Osubi' incident with the Mill-35 on her ferry flight en-route Port Harcourt from Lagos. On another occassion a crew was swopping seat in a Super Puma with rotors running! The rest is history and i hope it will not repeat itself-this time with 001 on board! Looking at the background and flying experience of the crew. We have many of them-airforce- in the general aviation and their capabillities when it comes to instrument environment! I hope the aviation adviser to Mr. President is reading this forum too.Now after two sorties with the President, the AB139 is grounded! Is it 'Tokunbo'? before my next coment. Who knows the outcome of these crews training in Italy? I heard them flying in and out of 'Aso-Rock' on night training the last time.
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Ruma,
Please spare us these innuendoes, aspersions and twisted half truths. If you desire their job, then be man enough to say so.
Please spare us these innuendoes, aspersions and twisted half truths. If you desire their job, then be man enough to say so.
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Affluent,
I'm not a moderator so you can of course ignore me as is your right, but can we please stick to good honest rumours ? There are plenty of sites for sniping but as the name states this is a rumour network.
Unless you know more than anyone else, in which case spill the beans !!
Have a really good New Year.
NEO
I'm not a moderator so you can of course ignore me as is your right, but can we please stick to good honest rumours ? There are plenty of sites for sniping but as the name states this is a rumour network.
Unless you know more than anyone else, in which case spill the beans !!
Have a really good New Year.
NEO
Relax NEO, the boyo's will nay be causing too much difficulty in that they may want their old jobs back after a stint in the "Big Time" and will want to be able to dance to the new piper.