Pinch, Punch...

..It's October. Can't believe how soon it'll be Christmas.

Anyway, Straight to business.

The Chinese have found Combustible Ice which apparently can be a useful sort of fuel. I had never heard of it before, but it sounds fascinating. Don't know if this is quite the future of modern energy, but who knows?

You probably don't need me to tell you the oil price has been up and down like a yo-yo this week. The average still seems to be around 70 for the last month, but it's still a bit shaky.

Maybe I'm deeply cynical, but anyone else find it a coincedence that BP are just about to start drilling in Libya, so soon after all the furore about Al-Megrahi's release? I wouldn't mind so much if they had just been straight up about it, but it can't just be a coincedence, surely?

Before I sound too much like a conspiracy theorist, let's move on to Adma Opco, who are opening their fields for exploration for the first time in 40 years. link here

Jobs:

US Citizens - Master Mariners for SDPO position in the Gulf. Must have experience on semis or drillships.
UK Citizens - 2nd Engineer for PSV in North Sea, poss. elsewhere.
SE Asian Candidates - Mechanic for Jack up in SE Asia.

Feel free to get in touch if you are interested.