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How many JOBS were SAVED in the ALASKA OIL SPILL?

Question by : How many JOBS were SAVED in the ALASKA OIL SPILL?
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Exxon Valdez Oil Persists, 18 Years Later

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Best answer:

Answer by Drayak
More to the point, how many where lost? None. BTW, there where jobs created from the spill money, I know because I was offered one in Seward, AK at the Ocean World Aquamarine.

The current Administration by closing the Gulf to all oil drilling, over 500 feet deep, will destroy up to 500,000 jobs. Way to go Obama, destroy more jobs. That is one thing he has not failed at.

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Nice Alaska Oil Jobs photos

A few nice alaska oil jobs images I found:

Plug Pulled on Levi Johnston’s Job

Image by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com

Fat Vat

Image by honeycut07
This is the collected fat that is rejected by the customer’s hearts after they eat at the restaurant.

Tanks

Image by Travis S.
I believe these tanks once held gas but they are no longer functional. They are now fenced off and signs are posted about how stimulus dollars are going toward their removal, and in essence, creating jobs.

What are some of the best jobs to make money in Alaska, extreme jobs like crab fisherman or oil, or fishing?

Question by summerbreezy12: What are some of the best jobs to make money in Alaska, extreme jobs like crab fisherman or oil, or fishing?

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Answer by purely pure
Anything medical.

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Blue House Publishing Has Released ‘Bluewater Seven South From Alaska’ by Don McLain in Paperback


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Blue House Publishing Has Released ‘Bluewater Seven South From Alaska’ by Don McLain in Paperback

Yoakum, TX (PRWEB) April 22, 2006

“Bluewater Seven South From Alaska”, a action/adventure novel by talented new author Don McLain, has just been released in paperback edition by Blue House Publishing.

“Bluewater Seven South From Alaska” Is based upon a true story that has been enhanced by fiction. It allows you to enter into the day to day life of offshore oilfield workers as they brave the cold and place their lives on the line to provide the fuel that’s needed to sustain America’s way of life.

Non-stop action as Jeff McDonald leads his crew of men in an epic fight to move an offshore drilling rig in the dead of an Alaskan winter, they will battle the worst nature and man can throw at them as thirty-foot tides and savage currents fight their every move. Snow and ice show no mercy to the crew struggling to move the rig down Cook Inlet to its rendezvous with the heavy lift ship, Swordfish. Rogue fishermen and barroom brawls add to the challenges faced by Jeff and his men. Ferocious storms hammer the swordfish’s harrowing crossing of the Gulf of Alaska, and at times it seems all is lost as the crew fights to save the rig. They arrive in the placid waters of California only to face a different type of danger.

All the while Scott Parker, an inexperienced shipping agent overseeing the loading of Blue Water Seven onto the Swordfish, faces his own trials as his quest for adventure lands him in more trouble than he counted on. The woman of his dreams leaves him not only heartbroken but broke as well. After a late night encounter with an irate fisherman, Scott is counting the days until he’s back in California.

Born in Montgomery, Louisiana, Don McLain attended school in Atlanta, Louisiana. Don has an Associates of Science degree from Grantham College of Engineering in Slidell, Louisiana. He joined the Air Force while still in high school and went directly into the service after graduation at the age of 17. He served four years as a Munitions Maintenance Specialist. After discharge from the Air Force he worked various jobs until he entered the oil field in the late seventies. He started his oil field career working offshore as a roustabout in the Gulf of Mexico. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the oil field.

Don has backpacked across most of Europe and parts of Africa; and has flown around the world twice. He has lived in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and exotic locations such as the Marianas Islands in Micronesia. He has ridden shotgun on munitions shipments in Europe and worked with conventional and nuclear weapons. He has watched firefights on the Kuwait/Iraq border and missiles flying overhead. He has ridden out hurricanes at sea and ferocious storms in the Gulf of Alaska. He has had to evacuate rigs and countries and has been held hostage by striking African oil workers. He now divides his time between life in a drilling camp in Sub Saharan Africa where he braves malarial infested terrain and renegade government insurgents and a quiet life on a flower farm in South Texas with his beautiful and dynamically intelligent wife of nearly 30 years, who he once threw from a moving train.

For more information, please visit his website at http://www.bluewaterseven.com

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How to find oil industry job in Alaska?

Question by student: How to find oil industry job in Alaska?
I heard it is possible to find a job in alaska oil industry, without any qualifications you could earn $ 60 hourly salary. You just have to sign contract for 3 month or more and they will pay for your road to alaska and back to home.

Best answer:

Answer by Logan M
yeah…. but it’s in Alaska.

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AK lawmaker: Senate won’t be ‘bullied’ on tax bill

AK lawmaker: Senate won’t be ‘bullied’ on tax bill
Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens railed against Gov. Sean Parnell’s push to lower taxes on the oil industry, saying in a rare floor speech Monday that the Senate would not be “bullied into making a $ 2 billion mistake.”
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AIDEA offers drill rigs, not competition
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) is the development finance authority for our state. As such, AIDEA is committed to helping build a strong and enduring Alaska economy.
Read more on Anchorage Daily News

BP agrees with Conoco on investments if oil tax cuts pass
BP’s top Alaska official seconded the earlier pledge of Conoco Phillips to invest $ 5 billion on the North Slope if the governor’s oil tax cuts pass, then promised even more but said he couldn’t be specific.
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Offshore Oil Jobs. A Look Into The Oil World

by Vicki & Chuck Rogers

The oil industry right now is as major as any other industry on planet earth if not bigger. There is a soaring demand for trained tradesmen including petroleum engineering experts or geoscientific specialists. There is a genuine shortage of trained oil workers in various departments. Nevertheless though, there are plenty of employment opportunities for unqualified workers and there are a lot of employers who offer on site training.

As a result of the shortage of tradesmen, the income and benefits offered are excellent in the oil industry. Regularly, employees work just six months in a year and the rest of the time they relax at home with their family. Because many sites are isolated and hard to get from and to, workers are typically given free living areas and dining arrangements. The benefits offered by employers range from life insurance, disability insurance, medical and dental insurance and plenty of holidays. Anybody who has the skills will receive excellent income, often exceeding 000 per year plus bonuses.

It can seem confined in oil rig accommodation and can limit any privacy of employees. However, its a comparable experience as staying at a college campus, but without the stress of homework or exams. The food tends to be top quality and prepared by trained cooks and kitchen aids. Nightime amenities are offered for everybody and shore time is offered to give workers breaks from the surroundings. Many oil rigs are in operation 7 days per week for 365 days a year. 3 to 4 teams rotate on shifts to keep the site running. The shifts last between 8 to 12 hours on average. A lot of workers work around 8 hours and then rest for 12 hours.

Oil is mass produced all around the world. Most oil is produced in Saudi Arabia, Canada, Russia, United States, China and Iran. In the U.S. the bulk of oil is extracted from New Mexico, Alaska, Louisiana, Texas plus California. 10 % of all oil from the U.S. is produced in Alaska at a site called Prudhoe Bay. They extract the oil in Alaska’s far north and then transport it to refineries and tanker ports through a pipeline from Alaska and the U.S. mainland. Higher rank positions in the industry are mostly based in Canada, Texas and Alaska and the adjacent areas.

The oil production and exploration industry is a global effort. Every nation has it’s own labour laws and visa requirements. In the U.S. laws are tougher than a lot of places for foreign workers. Canada offers plenty of positions in scientific positions and engineering to foreign workers, but managerial positions are kept for Canadians a lot of the time. Typically, a lot of parts of the world have comparable employment laws to Canada.

The oil industry in brief, is jammed full of opportunities, prospects and most importantly, its a gold mine with loads of money to share between everyone concerned.

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The Oil Jobs Guide

by NineInchNachosIV

The oil production industry right now is about as major as any other industry on planet earth if not even greater. There is a high demand for skilled tradesmen including petroleum engineering experts or geoscientific specialists. There is a real deficiency of skilled oil production workers in various departments. But, there’re extra vacancies becoming available for untrained workers or learn on site types of vacancies.

As a result of the deficiency of skilled tradesmen in the oil production industry the salary and benefits offered tend to be brilliant. Regularly, workers work just 6 months a year and the remainder of the year they get to relax at home with their family. As many sites are secluded and difficult to travel from and to, employees are generally offered free accommodation and dining arrangements. Most employers offer brilliant benefits which include life insurance, medical/dental insurance, disability insurance and excellent vacations etc. Anyone who has the qualifications will get brilliant income, quite often in excess of ,000 per annum plus bonuses.

Accommodation on oil rigs can seem confined and you will not get much time alone. Its comparable though to the conditions met when living in college accommodation but without homework. Food tends to be good quality and cooked by skilled cooks and kitchen aids. All workers are given sleeping/reading areas and will also be offered shore time as part of their working weeks. Most oil rigs operate seven days per week for 365 days of the year. 3 to 4 teams take turns on shifts to continue the site operating. Shifts last from 8 to 12 hours typically. A lot of workers work for 8 hours then have 12 hours rest time.

Oil is produced in large amounts all around the planet. The main producers are Canada, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Iran and China. The bulk of the oil extracted in the U.S.A. comes from Texas, Alaska, New Mexico, California plus Louisiana. Prudhoe Bay in Alaska produces 10 % of all oil produced in the U.S.A.. They extract the oil in Alaska’s far north then transport it to refineries and tanker ports through a pipeline between the U.S. mainland and Alaska. The majority of the higher rank positions for oil companies are based in Canada, Texas and Alaska among other parts of the country.

Oil production and exploration is conducted worldwide. Labour laws and visa rules differ in different countries. In the U.S.A. laws are tougher than most places for foreign workers. Better positions like managers are usually reserved for locals in Canada but foreign workers take up highly skilled positions in scientific roles and engineering. Generally, most countries adopt comparable employment laws to the Canadians.

The oil industry in short, is full of opportunities, prospects and most importantly, its a gold mine with loads of money to share between all involved.

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First Graduates Of Unique, Integrated Program and Apprenticeship That Trains Alaskans in Nondestructive Testing Technologies


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First Graduates Of Unique, Integrated Program and Apprenticeship That Trains Alaskans in Nondestructive Testing Technologies

Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) July 30, 2009

On July 22, nine students graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s inaugural “NDT Boot Camp,” an accelerated version of the Nondestructive Testing Technician Instructional Program. The 15-week series of courses, paired with the first federally-approved NDT apprenticeship program, is the result of an innovative public-private partnership between Kakivik Asset Management, the State of Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the University of Alaska. The first such integrated program of its kind, its goal is to develop the next generation of NDT technicians to serve the needs of Alaskan industry.

Nondestructive Testing (NDT) is a process of analyzing materials and systems without causing any damage, through the use of x-rays, ultrasonics, liquid penetrants, and other means. In Alaska, NDT plays a particularly important role in the oil and gas industry, where ensuring pipeline integrity is of the utmost importance, both environmentally and economically. The nine graduates of the NDT Boot Camp program received a grounding in general nondestructive testing, as well as intensive coursework in ultrasonic and radiographic testing, and radiographic safety. Their next step will be to gain real-world experience in the field, working on-site as apprentices to trained and skilled inspectors.

In April 2009, Kakivik’s apprenticeship program became the first in the nation to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

“We’re very excited to have helped develop the NDT Boot Camp curriculum, and are thrilled to be able to mentor the graduates through their field training,” said Myrna Gardner, president and CEO of Kakivik. “There’s a real shortage of trained and skilled NDT inspectors nationwide–not just in Alaska–so this is a win-win-win. Our industry gets enthusiastic, qualified employees; our state improves its capacity to hire from within, keeping more Alaskan jobs for Alaskans; and the graduates are on their way in a well-paid, skilled profession that they can pursue both here in Alaska and around the world.”

Nine students graduated from the 2009 NDT Boot Camp, and three of them have already accepted trainee positions with Kakivik Asset Management: Rebecca Anderson, Jonathon Copeland and Daniel Popp.

Kakivik Asset Management, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BBNC, Bristol Bay Native Corporation. The nearly 200 employees of Kakivik are celebrating their 10th year providing world class nondestructive testing and inspection services to customers in the oil and gas sector and beyond, both within Alaska and in the lower 48.

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Blue House Publishing Publishes ‘Bluewater Seven South From Alaska’ by Don McLain


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Blue House Publishing Publishes ‘Bluewater Seven South From Alaska’ by Don McLain

Yoakum, TX (PRWEB) February 20, 2006 —

“Bluewater Seven South From Alaska”, a action/adventure novel by talented new author Don McLain, has just been released by Blue House Publishing.

“Bluewater Seven South From Alaska” Is based upon a true story that has been enhanced by fiction. It allows you to enter into the day to day life of offshore oilfield workers as they brave the cold and place their lives on the line to provide the fuel that’s needed to sustain America’s way of life.

Non-stop action as Jeff McDonald leads his crew of men in an epic fight to move an offshore drilling rig in the dead of an Alaskan winter, they will battle the worst nature and man can throw at them as thirty-foot tides and savage currents fight their every move. Snow and ice show no mercy to the crew struggling to move the rig down Cook Inlet to its rendezvous with the heavy lift ship, Swordfish. Rogue fishermen and barroom brawls add to the challenges faced by Jeff and his men. Ferocious storms hammer the Swordfish’s harrowing crossing of the Gulf of Alaska, and at times it seems all is lost as the crew fights to save the rig. They arrive in the placid waters of California only to face a different type of danger.

All the while Scott Parker, an inexperienced shipping agent overseeing the loading of Blue Water Seven onto the Swordfish, faces his own trials as his quest for adventure lands him in more trouble than he counted on. The woman of his dreams leaves him not only heartbroken but broke as well. After a late night encounter with an irate fisherman, Scott is counting the days until he’s back in California.

Born in Montgomery, Louisiana, Don McLain attended school in Atlanta, Louisiana. Don has an Associates of Science degree from Grantham College of Engineering in Slidell, Louisiana. He joined the Air Force while still in high school and went directly into the service after graduation at the age of 17. He served four years as a Munitions Maintenance Specialist. After discharge from the Air Force he worked various jobs until he entered the oil field in the late seventies. He started his oil field career working offshore as a roustabout in the Gulf of Mexico. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the oil field.

Don has backpacked across most of Europe and parts of Africa; and has flown around the world twice. He has lived in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and exotic locations such as the Marianas Islands in Micronesia. He has ridden shotgun on munitions shipments in Europe and worked with conventional and nuclear weapons. He has watched firefights on the Kuwait/Iraq border and missiles flying overhead. He has ridden out hurricanes at sea and ferocious storms in the Gulf of Alaska. He has had to evacuate rigs and countries and has been held hostage by striking African oil workers. He now divides his time between life in a drilling camp in Sub Saharan Africa where he braves malarial infested terrain and renegade government insurgents and a quiet life on a flower farm in South Texas with his beautiful and dynamically intelligent wife of nearly 30 years, who he once threw from a moving train.

For more information, please visit his website at http://www.bluewaterseven.com

The book is now available for order from http://www.bluewaterseven.com, Amazon.com, Borders.com, Barnesandnoble.com and through additional wholesale and retail book stores worldwide.

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