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July 18, 2008 at 9:57 pm #1660
liddelljohn
ParticipantI have been offered a longterm contract out of Abudhabi on a barge by a good UK agency but i am curious as to you guys opinions of working conditions there , i am used to SE ASIA, and NorthSea , so some good and some not so good ,Its probably a toss up between that or Sonsub Asia for my next job when my contract in Uk with SS7 ends..
LDJ
July 18, 2008 at 10:18 pm #18316Andy Shiers
ParticipantA good place to start , You’ll get alot of experience there.
July 19, 2008 at 10:41 am #18317James McLauchlan
ParticipantMiddle East is safe enough. Conditions aren’t overly bad and on average and are better than Africa for transiting in and out of.
Rates were often a lot lower than Europe but I believe the gap may have narrowed somewhat now. Europe is starting to lag on day rates.
Some ME companies (few) have been known to be slow payers. So working with a company/agency that is known to pay on time is the way forward.
July 19, 2008 at 12:02 pm #18318Scott Beveridge
ParticipantBe prepared for any slow-downs and / or major delays during any religious festival.
July 19, 2008 at 12:52 pm #18319Andy Shiers
ParticipantTry not to act drunk out on public roads going form bar to bar as you can still be locked up even if you are a tourist !
That is why you find the bars in hotels .July 19, 2008 at 1:11 pm #18320Scott Beveridge
ParticipantPersonal experience Lost??? 🙄
It was a near-miss for meself one time!!
July 19, 2008 at 4:57 pm #18321Andy Shiers
ParticipantYou should ask Lord Lucan about his stay at the Abu Dhobi Hilton for a month 😀
July 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm #18322Scott Beveridge
ParticipantHe didn’t…!!!!??? More leverage with beverage!
July 19, 2008 at 10:53 pm #18323liddelljohn
ParticipantThe agency is a UK based company , a decent one , and I am not liable to be found shagging ,pissed up on the beach with some orrible English slapper as recently featured in the press, I prefer oriental pleasures.etc.
July 20, 2008 at 3:19 am #18324Scott Beveridge
ParticipantThe agency is a UK based company , a decent one , and I am not liable to be found shagging ,pissed up on the beach with some orrible English slapper as recently featured in the press, I prefer oriental pleasures.etc.
Atta boy!!! Leave the piss ups for the hotel you stay in (if you have to stay in a hotel…)
July 20, 2008 at 8:16 am #18325Andy Shiers
ParticipantUnfortunately The Mid- East has gone down hill in the last fifteen years 🙁
The ARABS as much as they preach prudence and high living , opened the gates to all the Whores of the world 😯
In otherwords it is quite rare to find a hotel bar that does NOT have whores harrassing you when you want a quite beer !
This has now changed the atomosphere over there 😕 The Air hostsess’s hotel is now way out in the outback for fear of being harrassed by blokes thinking they TOO are whores.
So Basically if a women smiles at you overthere in a bar it’s 99 % certain she is a whore !
It’s a real shame !
Try Harvesters when you go there. That used to be a decent place to drink eat and party. It’s a little bit out of the way by Taxi but worth it if you do not want the Whore thing.July 26, 2008 at 1:58 pm #18326liddelljohn
ParticipantJust met 2 guys here who came back from Egypt job , said it was like working in a toilet , cabins filthy , no sleep as arabs were barging in all night , food terrible , et etc .
So they are right happy to be in Teesport now , from one shithole to another.July 26, 2008 at 7:39 pm #18314Ray Shields
ParticipantJust met 2 guys here who came back from Egypt job , said it was like working in a toilet , cabins filthy , no sleep as arabs were barging in all night , food terrible , et etc .
So they are right happy to be in Teesport now , from one shithole to another.They must have been working on the Scarabeo 6 LoL!
July 26, 2008 at 10:50 pm #18327James McLauchlan
ParticipantJust met 2 guys here who came back from Egypt job , said it was like working in a toilet , cabins filthy , no sleep as arabs were barging in all night , food terrible , et etc .
So they are right happy to be in Teesport now , from one shithole to another.They must have been working on the Scarabeo 6 LoL!
Scabby 6. Been there… that is a real dive! It’s well off my list of work places I find acceptable.
July 27, 2008 at 1:35 am #18315boroman
Participantliddlelljohn
what gives you the right to slag off my home town, i find your remarks rather offensive when you mention Middlesbrough in the same context as Egypt.
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