Rain, rain, more rain, and some rain

It's definitely raining now.

This week's been a funny one, I think companies are in that jittery phase where they have stuff to do, but don't really want to do so before Christmas (only however many shopping days to go.) Recruitment tends to level out as clients look to the new year, but there's still a few things ticking over.

In the news:

New Zealand seems to be the place to be, the E107 has been scheduled to drill another production well. Link here. Maybe Ensco's fortunes are looking up a bit, as they have had a few rigs stacked for a while.

There's a squabble between Chevron and Woodside about the Atwood Oceanics rig they had agreed to share. Sounds like handbags at dawn, but might end up pretty expensive. Just goes to show there's plenty of demand for these Hight Spec Deepwater rigs at the moment. Link here.

Finally Noble might be feeling the pinch due to their reliance on Pemex. 10 of their 12 contracts are up next year, placing Pemex in a good position to pressure them for a better day rate. Link here.


Jobs wise, I need the following - A DPO and a Driller/Tourpusher for a new build Cyberbase Semi in the GOM. I also need a Master Mariner for a Jack up in Egypt. Pipeling Engineer and Safety Engineer for Abu Dhabi, and I'm still keeping my eyes open for a decent subsea Engineer for Brazil.

Anyone you know, or if you're interested, please email me