Opshore

so, what's like to stay offshore?

it's like going on a paid vacation :D

depend on where u stay, platform, rig or barge. u'll provide with a room; air-cond of course. like myself since i'm a lady, i normally get privileged to stay in 1 man room or 2-men room with attached bathroom[this's to save POB, of course].

plenty of meals provided-normally it'll b : breakfast-snack-lunch-snack-dinner-supper.

however, the meals timing might be different. example, in the rig i'm staying now, the lunch is at 10.30 am? WHATTT? so, fret not in case u missed ur breakfast :)

laundry is tip-top. just make sure u put ur dirty cloth in laundry bag provided and in half a day, u'll get ur cloth cleaned.

internet- haa, as far as where i had been sent, most of the time, internet speed is not on your side[unless u r provided with VSAT like some service/operating company].

phone-most of the platform&rig dont allow for handphones. u can bring one if u r on a barge/vessels.  so, most of the time i'll inform my parents beforehand on how long i might be staying offshore&where i'm staying and will email them when i first reach offshore.  at least they know i'm safe.  papa has this ship GPS apps installed in his phone. so, he pretty much know my whereabouts and weather condition over there.

what exactly you are doing offshore?

my real job's name is Production Technologist(PT). i seldom mention my real job's name cos it'll just invite more question.

ok, back to the question.  as a PT, when i go offshore, basically i'm supervising execution of jobs that i designed. jobs here mean stimulation, any optimization related to subsurface or downhole.

how long do u stay offshore?

depend on the job.  sometime it takes me only 2 days.  the longest stay that i had was 3 weeks, due to some operational issue.  else, max will be 2 weeks.

that pretty much summed up everything :)

oioi, i miss eating chicken. when in doubt, forget it :D