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Whats working in Middle east like?

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  • #1660
    liddelljohn
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    I 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

    #18316
    Andy Shiers
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    A good place to start , You’ll get alot of experience there.

    #18317
    James McLauchlan
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    Middle 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.

    #18318
    Scott Beveridge
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    Be prepared for any slow-downs and / or major delays during any religious festival.

    #18319
    Andy Shiers
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    Try 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 .

    #18320
    Scott Beveridge
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    Personal experience Lost??? 🙄

    It was a near-miss for meself one time!!

    #18321
    Andy Shiers
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    You should ask Lord Lucan about his stay at the Abu Dhobi Hilton for a month 😀

    #18322
    Scott Beveridge
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    He didn’t…!!!!??? More leverage with beverage!

    #18323
    liddelljohn
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    The 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.

    #18324
    Scott Beveridge
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    The 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…)

    #18325
    Andy Shiers
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    Unfortunately 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.

    #18326
    liddelljohn
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    Just 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.

    #18314
    Ray Shields
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    Just 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!

    #18327
    James McLauchlan
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    Just 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.

    #18315
    boroman
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    liddlelljohn

    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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