Anyone have sons or friends sons that are looking at getting on with a driller? I know a company looking for hands in Devine, Tx. Old school rigs. Throwing chains and tongs type work. Let me know I can put them in contact.

Maverick06 said:

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Anyone have sons or friends sons that are looking at getting on with a driller? I know a company looking for hands in Devine, Tx. Old school rigs. Throwing chains and tongs type work. Let me know I can put them in contact.

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Do they need experience?

I have a nephew about to graduate HS and was going into the marines and had to back out unexpectedly. Now looking for some good manual labor type work

I don't believe so. Looking for bodies that are willing to work and learn.

As most should know on this thread specifically, this work isn't for the weak. But people willing to work can learn a great deal and it is a good spring board to get on with a major drill co.

Anyone here in Savannah for the API conference? I'm looking for Ags to have a beer with.

How is OTC this year? I didn't get invites to the usual parties or offered a free pass like in past years so I know my usual vendors have cut back on spending. I was able to snag a free pass code from a friend but didn't know if it was worth taking a day off of work to go wander around and collect pens and stress balls.

OTC is more fun. This one is for us compliance nerds

jetch17 said:

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Over $8 now

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Don't do it... don't do it... don't do it.

cajunaggie08 said:

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How is OTC this year? I didn't get invites to the usual parties or offered a free pass like in past years so I know my usual vendors have cut back on spending. I was able to snag a free pass code from a friend but didn't know if it was worth taking a day off of work to go wander around and collect pens and stress balls.

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Was just commenting about this to other coworkers. Usually the engineers are the last to get invited, if at all, so its not out of the ordinary for us to get forgotten about, but we were all surprised that we didn't really hear anything. No announcement emails from vendors to come visit booths, no internal promos to come visit the company booth. We didn't even realize it was going on until after it started.

The only reason I know OTC is going on is because of one vendor spamming my LinkedIn messaging about visiting a random booth.

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cajunaggie08 said:

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How is OTC this year? I didn't get invites to the usual parties or offered a free pass like in past years so I know my usual vendors have cut back on spending. I was able to snag a free pass code from a friend but didn't know if it was worth taking a day off of work to go wander around and collect pens and stress balls.

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Was just commenting about this to other coworkers. Usually the engineers are the last to get invited, if at all, so its not out of the ordinary for us to get forgotten about, but we were all surprised that we didn't really hear anything. No announcement emails from vendors to come visit booths, no internal promos to come visit the company booth. We didn't even realize it was going on until after it started.

The only reason I know OTC is going on is because of one vendor spamming my LinkedIn messaging about visiting a random booth.

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I recently changed product lines and roles (but kept the same email address) so I understood if I was no longer on the invite list but then all of my former colleagues at my old product line didn't get invites either. One vendor kept sending the same auto generated spam email to visit them at their booth. I sure as hell am not dropping $300 of my or company money to go to your booth. I get engineers are an odd bunch to hang with, but we like beer too dang it!

If you're interested. 3 part series on the power of big oil. It focuses primarily on ExxonMobil. It's very one sided

Part 1: climate denial
Part 2: doubt
Part 3: delay

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-power-of-big-oil/

Talon2DSO said:

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Anyone here in Savannah for the API conference? I'm looking for Ags to have a beer with.

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Only the cool Ags are in Savannah… the chumps stayed in Houston for OTC

OTC? What's that? I thought we were all out in Midland at the WTGS conference.

There's oil and gas in Georgia?

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OTC? What's that? I thought we were all out in Midland at the WTGS conference.

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heh, that's where I was supposed to be this week, everyone keeps hitting me up for beverages. Headed out for PBGS next week instead.

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Talon2DSO said:

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Anyone here in Savannah for the API conference? I'm looking for Ags to have a beer with.

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Only the cool Ags are in Savannah… the chumps stayed in Houston for OTC

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#truth

I still want to go to OTC even though i am no longer in the industry

SidetrackAg said:

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I still want to go to OTC even though i am no longer in the industry

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Same. But I remember it being really expensive and a person I talked to yesterday said it was much smaller and only inside NRG Center.

maroonbleeder said:

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Dan Scott said:

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If you're interested. 3 part series on the power of big oil. It focuses primarily on ExxonMobil. It's very one sided

Part 1: climate denial
Part 2: doubt
Part 3: delay

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-power-of-big-oil/

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No thanks. I'm sure it would just piss me off. The average American has no idea how well they live because of petroleum. I know most here understand this frustration. A good documentary I recommend is spOILed. Not sure if you can stream it, but it is much more fair and does a good job illustrating how good we as American's have it because of oil.

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Saw a Facebook post about someone trying to buy groceries for a week without plastics. Basically impossible.

SidetrackAg said:

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I still want to go to OTC even though i am no longer in the industry

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Why? I always thought otc was overrated. Several smaller, cheaper, and more easily accessible shows that are better, imo.

htxag09 said:

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SidetrackAg said:

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I still want to go to OTC even though i am no longer in the industry

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Why? I always thought otc was overrated. Several smaller, cheaper, and more easily accessible shows that are better, imo.

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Mainly because I find the technology throughout O&G very interesting. Also, because I heard it was fun, and there was some good networking with alcohol stories.

There is good networking because people are in town but the show is a shell of it's former self. I'd guess it's about 25% the size it was 5 years ago and nobody but the Chinese bring any equipment any more. It's not worth the money this year.

aggie_wes said:

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There is good networking because people are in town but the show is a shell of it's former self. I'd guess it's about 25% the size it was 5 years ago and nobody but the Chinese bring any equipment any more. It's not worth the money this year.

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Thanks for the info

Training for what?

htxag09 said:

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SidetrackAg said:

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I still want to go to OTC even though i am no longer in the industry

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Why? I always thought otc was overrated. Several smaller, cheaper, and more easily accessible shows that are better, imo.

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Spoke to someone today that was there and said it was a shell of what it used to be. No equipment outside, and only inside one building like someone mentioned above. Think it has anything to do with the fact they just had it in August of last year? Or is the market moving away from large events. Now that I'm out west I went to Tulare World AG expo this year and it was massive, like I remember OTC being in the past. So it's not all tradeshows taking a step back.

Seems smaller events are getting better and better. I'm on the road and blanking on the name of the event, but the Daniel energy partners event at Minute Maid this year was better than any otc I've been to, imo at least. Way more focused and less crap to filter through.

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Training for what?

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feel free to email me at username2121 at gmail and i will gladly get in to it, but i would rather refrain from posting specifics. it is a very cool and unique position IMO.

ProFrac IPO announcement.
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