What's New In W. Africa (Nigeria)
One thing always held true about Bristow....the paycheck was always in the Bank like clockwork. But that was then and now is now....but as Soggs has said...it will probably be sorted out in a jiffy with a meager admission of My Bad.
Griffo has been around the patch long enough to know that when the Pay goes missing....so does the Staff....possibly even Caverton figured that out too.
Griffo has been around the patch long enough to know that when the Pay goes missing....so does the Staff....possibly even Caverton figured that out too.
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griff in the bog,
Seems you know nothing about Bristow despite your family connection
. Caverton is a company with a bad reputation which owe a lot of people money, so maybe you've been lucky so far - try leaving and see what happens. Anyway, enjoy working for the centre of excellence - I'm sure it'll count for a lot on your CV when you discover that the AW139 is not the best modern toy to play with. My pay always went in on time, the 'extras' were always as advertised, I have a pension fund, loss of licence and know that the Federal Inland Revenue Service aren't going to come knocking on my door if I upset someone
Seems you know nothing about Bristow despite your family connection
. Caverton is a company with a bad reputation which owe a lot of people money, so maybe you've been lucky so far - try leaving and see what happens. Anyway, enjoy working for the centre of excellence - I'm sure it'll count for a lot on your CV when you discover that the AW139 is not the best modern toy to play with. My pay always went in on time, the 'extras' were always as advertised, I have a pension fund, loss of licence and know that the Federal Inland Revenue Service aren't going to come knocking on my door if I upset someone
Phone Wind,
I take your point, but I think the 139 will survive its previous tail rotor issues and the sales speak for themselves.
As for Nigeria and CS, it is what it is.... But it pays a buck at the moment. I don't plan to be here forever, I'm just providing for the family as best a man can
Good luck,
GTF.
I take your point, but I think the 139 will survive its previous tail rotor issues and the sales speak for themselves.
As for Nigeria and CS, it is what it is.... But it pays a buck at the moment. I don't plan to be here forever, I'm just providing for the family as best a man can
Good luck,
GTF.
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Heliquip AOC
Has anyone heard anything about yet another company jumping into the market?
Heliquip SA today are congratulating their holding company for getting their Nigerian AOC.
Heliquip SA today are congratulating their holding company for getting their Nigerian AOC.
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Shell Must Face Up to Its Liabilities in the Niger Delta
A new report by the University of Essex, opens up the possibility of a major, multi-million dollar law suit againt Shell
Shell must face up to its liabilities in the Niger Delta
The shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell could be waking up to a multi-billion dollar headache this morning, after a University of Essex report concluded that the FTSE-listed company is responsible for cleaning up the mess it has made of the Niger Delta. The findings are the results of nearly two years of research.
The Niger Delta, an area roughly the size of Scotland, used to be a picturesque wetland. It is home to 31 million people, but over the past six decades, many of the villagers there have seen their livelihoods devastated by oil pollution.
Commercial oil production began in the region in 1958 after the discovery of crude oil at Oloibiri by Shell British Petroleum (now Royal Dutch Shell). Today, the oil industry is highly visible in the area. Royal Dutch Shell's subsidiary Shell Nigeria alone operates over more than 31,000 square kilometres. Over that period there have been thousands and thousands of oil spills. Between 1976 and 2001 the United Nations Development Programme recorded 6,800 spills.
Earlier this year, Amnesty International exposed the real picture of Shell Nigeria's legacy at the site of one of the worst spills - in Bodo, Ogoniland, in 2008. Shell's official investigation claims only 1,640 barrels of oil were spilt. But based on an independent assessment carried out by the US firm Accufacts, Amnesty International found that the total amount spilt is, at a bare minimum, some 103,000 barrels - a massive 63 times Shell's estimate - and could be as high as 311,000 barrels. But it appears Shell failed to learn their lesson and, since 2008, there have been two further major spills in Bodo, including one in June this year which reportedly took Shell at least ten days to fix.
The spills have hit those at the bottom hardest. Reliant on fishing and agriculture, they have seen their livelihoods destroyed and have been pushed deeper and deeper into poverty. Fish, which remains the staple of villagers' diets, have been contaminated, the air has a stench of oil, and the water is stained black from the pollution. Last year, the United Nations Environment Programme published a report based on two years of in-depth scientific research. One of the most serious facts to come to light was the scale of contamination of drinking water, which had exposed communities to serious health risks.
And today's report highlights a shifting legal environment in which Royal Dutch Shell can expect to face an increase in lawsuits as a consequence.
Historically, Shell has tried to hide from the consequences of its actions. When confronted with the serious problems in its Niger Delta operations, it focused on defending its corporate image. It has consistently failed to own up to its responsibilities, hiding behind a complex legal structure, and operating to lower standards in the Niger Delta than elsewhere, because it thinks it can get away with it. Very rarely has it admitted liability.
That argument is now over. The University of Essex report concludes that the responsibility not only for the maintenance of the pipelines, but also for pipelines' protection, for spill clean-up and for the pollution lies squarely with the oil companies. And that the parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, can be held liable for its subsidiaries' failure to operate to acceptable standards.
Shell can no longer shrug off its legal and financial liabilities with effective PR. The day of reckoning for the company's cavalier attitude towards addressing its environmental and human rights impacts is approaching. The time to pay up has arrived. And Amnesty International believes the final bill could run into many billions of pounds.
The shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell could be waking up to a multi-billion dollar headache this morning, after a University of Essex report concluded that the FTSE-listed company is responsible for cleaning up the mess it has made of the Niger Delta. The findings are the results of nearly two years of research.
The Niger Delta, an area roughly the size of Scotland, used to be a picturesque wetland. It is home to 31 million people, but over the past six decades, many of the villagers there have seen their livelihoods devastated by oil pollution.
Commercial oil production began in the region in 1958 after the discovery of crude oil at Oloibiri by Shell British Petroleum (now Royal Dutch Shell). Today, the oil industry is highly visible in the area. Royal Dutch Shell's subsidiary Shell Nigeria alone operates over more than 31,000 square kilometres. Over that period there have been thousands and thousands of oil spills. Between 1976 and 2001 the United Nations Development Programme recorded 6,800 spills.
Earlier this year, Amnesty International exposed the real picture of Shell Nigeria's legacy at the site of one of the worst spills - in Bodo, Ogoniland, in 2008. Shell's official investigation claims only 1,640 barrels of oil were spilt. But based on an independent assessment carried out by the US firm Accufacts, Amnesty International found that the total amount spilt is, at a bare minimum, some 103,000 barrels - a massive 63 times Shell's estimate - and could be as high as 311,000 barrels. But it appears Shell failed to learn their lesson and, since 2008, there have been two further major spills in Bodo, including one in June this year which reportedly took Shell at least ten days to fix.
The spills have hit those at the bottom hardest. Reliant on fishing and agriculture, they have seen their livelihoods destroyed and have been pushed deeper and deeper into poverty. Fish, which remains the staple of villagers' diets, have been contaminated, the air has a stench of oil, and the water is stained black from the pollution. Last year, the United Nations Environment Programme published a report based on two years of in-depth scientific research. One of the most serious facts to come to light was the scale of contamination of drinking water, which had exposed communities to serious health risks.
And today's report highlights a shifting legal environment in which Royal Dutch Shell can expect to face an increase in lawsuits as a consequence.
Historically, Shell has tried to hide from the consequences of its actions. When confronted with the serious problems in its Niger Delta operations, it focused on defending its corporate image. It has consistently failed to own up to its responsibilities, hiding behind a complex legal structure, and operating to lower standards in the Niger Delta than elsewhere, because it thinks it can get away with it. Very rarely has it admitted liability.
That argument is now over. The University of Essex report concludes that the responsibility not only for the maintenance of the pipelines, but also for pipelines' protection, for spill clean-up and for the pollution lies squarely with the oil companies. And that the parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, can be held liable for its subsidiaries' failure to operate to acceptable standards.
Shell can no longer shrug off its legal and financial liabilities with effective PR. The day of reckoning for the company's cavalier attitude towards addressing its environmental and human rights impacts is approaching. The time to pay up has arrived. And Amnesty International believes the final bill could run into many billions of pounds.
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I'm sure Shell does have a big part to play in the pollution of the Delta.
But take a good look across the delta these days and the major spills and leaks come from greedy politicians and business men who bunker throughout the whole delta to line their ever increasing pockets with ill gotten gains. What cost does this put on the local residents who live by the riverside and fish for a living? Many have now turned to illegal bunkering to support them selves.
If only those of us who fly here could put up pictures for the rest of you to see! Maybe the BP spill in the gulf a few years ago would not look so bad!
But take a good look across the delta these days and the major spills and leaks come from greedy politicians and business men who bunker throughout the whole delta to line their ever increasing pockets with ill gotten gains. What cost does this put on the local residents who live by the riverside and fish for a living? Many have now turned to illegal bunkering to support them selves.
If only those of us who fly here could put up pictures for the rest of you to see! Maybe the BP spill in the gulf a few years ago would not look so bad!
Anyone that has flown in the Delta knows you can follow the slicks up any creek to the wooden bunker boat or rusty steel barge. Add in the locals tapping into the pipelines, terrorists blowing up pipelines....then added to the poor maintenance by Shell Nigeria.....then you can get a real perspective on the problem. It is Shell in the end...as they operate under those conditions...in a country riddled by corruption and greed including government officials, politicians, village chiefs, and Shell Management themselves.
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"Cooking" on Oil!
To the above throw in the illegal bush refineries throughout the Delta which can be spotted operating from over 20 miles away in good visibilty - not exactly clandestine!
The mess they leave behind is also a major contributor to the overall mess.
Trog
The mess they leave behind is also a major contributor to the overall mess.
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I spoke to a guy in Warri some years back who was supposed to be cleaning up spills and the associated messes and he told me that in the majority of the cases they were not allowed to enter the areas by the local communities because they got more money from Shell for the pollution than cleaning it up.
Don't know if there's anything to that, but it does have a sniff of probability to it.
Don't know if there's anything to that, but it does have a sniff of probability to it.
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Helicopter crash kills Nigerian state governor - source | Reuters
(Reuters) - The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, the ruling political party and emergency services said.
The helicopter wobbled in the sky before nose-diving into a forest in Ogbia Creek at around 3:30 p.m. (1430 GMT), a local resident who witnessed the crash told Reuters.
"By the time we got to the scene it was in flames," said Hitler Adunion, a local community leader.
"We tried to put them out but it was difficult. We saw the roasted bodies of those inside," he added.
The Nigerian Navy confirmed that its Agusta helicopter had crashed while carrying VIPs to Port Harcourt.
The National Emergency Management Agency said it had recovered the dead bodies of six passengers on board.
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa won a tight vote last year to become Kaduna state's first Christian governor under the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He replaced Namadi Sambo, who is now vice president.
"Our great party is shocked beyond imagination and no words can adequately give expression to the depth of our grief," a PDP statement said, confirming the governor's death.
The 36 state governors are among the most powerful politicians in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, often controlling budgets bigger than those of many African countries.
The PDP statement also said that General Owoye Azazi, a former national security adviser, had been killed in the crash along with "other prominent Nigerians".
Azazi had been a close adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan but was sacked this year as Nigeria struggled to cope with an Islamist insurgency in the north.
Several high-profile politicians had travelled to Bayelsa, Jonathan's home state, this weekend for a funeral, local residents said. Jonathan himself was not in Bayelsa at the time of the crash, the presidency said.
Like many African countries, Nigeria has a poor air safety record.
Nigeria's deputy police chief and three other officers were killed when a helicopter crashed in the central city of Jos in March.
In June, a passenger plane crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, killing 163 people.
(Additional reporting by Isaac Abrak, Camillus Eboh and Segun Owen; Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
The helicopter wobbled in the sky before nose-diving into a forest in Ogbia Creek at around 3:30 p.m. (1430 GMT), a local resident who witnessed the crash told Reuters.
"By the time we got to the scene it was in flames," said Hitler Adunion, a local community leader.
"We tried to put them out but it was difficult. We saw the roasted bodies of those inside," he added.
The Nigerian Navy confirmed that its Agusta helicopter had crashed while carrying VIPs to Port Harcourt.
The National Emergency Management Agency said it had recovered the dead bodies of six passengers on board.
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa won a tight vote last year to become Kaduna state's first Christian governor under the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. He replaced Namadi Sambo, who is now vice president.
"Our great party is shocked beyond imagination and no words can adequately give expression to the depth of our grief," a PDP statement said, confirming the governor's death.
The 36 state governors are among the most powerful politicians in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, often controlling budgets bigger than those of many African countries.
The PDP statement also said that General Owoye Azazi, a former national security adviser, had been killed in the crash along with "other prominent Nigerians".
Azazi had been a close adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan but was sacked this year as Nigeria struggled to cope with an Islamist insurgency in the north.
Several high-profile politicians had travelled to Bayelsa, Jonathan's home state, this weekend for a funeral, local residents said. Jonathan himself was not in Bayelsa at the time of the crash, the presidency said.
Like many African countries, Nigeria has a poor air safety record.
Nigeria's deputy police chief and three other officers were killed when a helicopter crashed in the central city of Jos in March.
In June, a passenger plane crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, killing 163 people.
(Additional reporting by Isaac Abrak, Camillus Eboh and Segun Owen; Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
NewsPapers reports it as NN07, says it developed mechanical trouble shortly after Takeoff.
Kaduna gov, Azazi KILLED in helicopter crash
Kaduna gov, Azazi KILLED in helicopter crash
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Restriction in Nigeria???
Good Day Gents,
I am one of that poor soul bouncing around platform on supply vessels...
I would like to ask if there is any special - new - super - hiper - extra restriction which do not allow choppers flying for Exxon - MPN to do not operate if restricted visibility...
I will be very grateful for answer.
Best regards,
I am one of that poor soul bouncing around platform on supply vessels...
I would like to ask if there is any special - new - super - hiper - extra restriction which do not allow choppers flying for Exxon - MPN to do not operate if restricted visibility...
I will be very grateful for answer.
Best regards,
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Seawali,
XOM have about the most restrictive flying weather limits of any oil company out here and with the seasonal Harmattan and morning fog pretty common here at the moment, there will be lots of times when the XOM choppers don't fly even if others do. It happens every year during Harmattan season
XOM have about the most restrictive flying weather limits of any oil company out here and with the seasonal Harmattan and morning fog pretty common here at the moment, there will be lots of times when the XOM choppers don't fly even if others do. It happens every year during Harmattan season
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CHC AW139's Starting Soon?
We've just heard from a semi-reliable source on our base that CHC was just awarded a 3 AW139 contract for Total in the past 48 hours.
The type is being added onto the Atlantic Aviation AOC by March 1st and work will commence mid April??!!
This is in addition to the 12 AW139's that they have slated for Shell by the end of 2013. Any truth to the rumour from the guys that are there?
Glad I'm a 76 driver!!
RL77CHC
The type is being added onto the Atlantic Aviation AOC by March 1st and work will commence mid April??!!
This is in addition to the 12 AW139's that they have slated for Shell by the end of 2013. Any truth to the rumour from the guys that are there?
Glad I'm a 76 driver!!
RL77CHC