Comments on: Buccaneer fires its contractor for not paying vendors http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/ Homer, Alaska Fri, 17 May 2013 22:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: what? http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-104071 what? Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:38:37 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-104071 'for those out of work contact spartan as they have put the feelers out for workers'. Who the heck want to work on this dangerous run down rig that hopefully will never be put to use, and why would anyone want to work for Buccaneer with their known incompetence and non payment? ‘for those out of work contact spartan as they have put the feelers out for workers’.

Who the heck want to work on this dangerous run down rig that hopefully will never be put to use, and why would anyone want to work for Buccaneer with their known incompetence and non payment?

]]> By: Pete http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103811 Pete Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:07:35 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103811 To the guys and contractors who worked on the jur in Alaska could you please tell me if Archer terminated the contract and walked off or did Buccaneer terminate the contract ? I note the current law suit and management of Archer stating they terminated it but also note in the asx release where buccaneer said they terminated the contract ; http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/announcements.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=BCC&timeframe=D&period=W thanks guys Pete ps; for those out of work contact spartan as they have put the feelers out for workers . To the guys and contractors who worked on the jur in Alaska could you please tell me if Archer terminated the contract and walked off or did Buccaneer terminate the contract ?
I note the current law suit and management of Archer stating they terminated it but also note in the asx release where buccaneer said they terminated the contract ;
http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/announcements.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=BCC&timeframe=D&period=W

thanks guys Pete
ps; for those out of work contact spartan as they have put the feelers out for workers .

]]> By: get real http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103549 get real Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:30 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103549 well its time to get real and be real. I left a company of 5 years to try to advance my carreer which lasted an entire 3 months. And here we are typing this and unemployed. reflecting back I wish I could have had a tour of my new ENDEAVOUR before sticking my neck in the chopping block. A few years back I had the oppurtunity to be involved with bp on one of there endeavours from the start. LIBERTY the largest most advanced drilling rig on the planet. $993.000.000 million dollars.. nine hundred ninety three million dollars almost a billion dollars it still sits dark and quiet never used... have we forgoten already.. the spill... remember...that rig was shut down over safety and enviromental concerns.and we where worried about that rig and this thing. So all off a sudden here they are with a floating train wreck rig and myself being unemployed and sure a little disgruntled but also honest and also I dont have anything to lose by being phony and job scared.. folks I have been on the truely most advanced state of art rigs on the planet one of which sits unused on liberty island.. And folks this rig is not one of them.. this rig is the most run down unkept, rusted, greasy, filthy, inoperable. in disrepair pile of shit that I have ever seen or been on in my 23 years on rigs and as at the end all stood around staring at each other because everything on the rig needed repaired and replaced and nothing to fix anything with and you mean to tell me that #uckeeneer didnt know that when they plopped down the cash to get it out of the salvage yard. folks about another 100 million and she will be ready to go and oh and by the way a electrician accidently drilled a hole thru the hull and it looked pretty thin hmmm i guess 30 years old... so if buccaneer expects archer to pay there bills who is buccaneer going expect too pay when the biggest rusted frozen dilapitated piece of shit on the planet catches fire topples over into the inlet with 30 men on board spewing crude... hmmm.. oh i got it..... EVERYBODY.........WHILE THERE BACK IN KIWI LAND DRINKING FOSTERS AND COMPLAINING I WANT MY LIFE BACK...... well its time to get real and be real. I left a company of 5 years to try to advance my carreer which lasted an entire 3 months. And here we are typing this and unemployed. reflecting back I wish I could have had a tour of my new ENDEAVOUR before sticking my neck in the chopping block. A few years back I had the oppurtunity to be involved with bp on one of there endeavours from the start. LIBERTY the largest most advanced drilling rig on the planet. $993.000.000 million dollars.. nine hundred ninety three million dollars almost a billion dollars it still sits dark and quiet never used… have we forgoten already.. the spill… remember…that rig was shut down over safety and enviromental concerns.and we where worried about that rig and this thing. So all off a sudden here they are with a floating train wreck rig and myself being unemployed and sure a little disgruntled but also honest and also I dont have anything to lose by being phony and job scared.. folks I have been on the truely most advanced state of art rigs on the planet one of which sits unused on liberty island.. And folks this rig is not one of them.. this rig is the most run down unkept, rusted, greasy, filthy, inoperable. in disrepair pile of shit that I have ever seen or been on in my 23 years on rigs and as at the end all stood around staring at each other because everything on the rig needed repaired and replaced and nothing to fix anything with and you mean to tell me that #uckeeneer didnt know that when they plopped down the cash to get it out of the salvage yard. folks about another 100 million and she will be ready to go and oh and by the way a electrician accidently drilled a hole thru the hull and it looked pretty thin hmmm i guess 30 years old… so if buccaneer expects archer to pay there bills who is buccaneer going expect too pay when the biggest rusted frozen dilapitated piece of shit on the planet catches fire topples over into the inlet with 30 men on board spewing crude… hmmm.. oh i got it….. EVERYBODY………WHILE THERE BACK IN KIWI LAND DRINKING FOSTERS AND COMPLAINING I WANT MY LIFE BACK……

]]> By: Getgo http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103541 Getgo Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:02:19 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103541 Wow rigrunner some pretty serious allegations there. Why would Archer management need to be discharged through lack of concern for Alaskas enviroment? and for rig condition? Buccaneer have company men onboard and they call the shots and make the decisions. Singapore was a massive challenge as the rig was far worse than was initially thought but the budget stayed the same...pay cheap get cheap, dont need this, dont need that etc etc was all Buccaneers management would say. Time was also lost because R.I.S suspended work as Buccaneer failed to pay them ( sound familiar ) It was Buccaneer who were desperate to get this rig over to the states, regardless of its condition. They knew more time was needed. Who would have the best information on whats acceptable in U.S / Alaskan waters im guessing Buccaneer, did they provide advice etc ? funny that only 1 week ago the air dryers, P tanks and engines have been flagged up as not being in acceptable condition for working Alaskan waters!! bit late to find out i would of thought....Buccaneer of course are not going to blame themselves. Of course you think Spartan will do a good job, you left the project to join them. There is something very fishy about this whole thing, and i look forward to the truth coming out in the near future. Wow rigrunner some pretty serious allegations there.
Why would Archer management need to be discharged through lack of concern for Alaskas enviroment? and for rig condition? Buccaneer have company men onboard and they call the shots and make the decisions.
Singapore was a massive challenge as the rig was far worse than was initially thought but the budget stayed the same…pay cheap get cheap, dont need this, dont need that etc etc was all Buccaneers management would say.
Time was also lost because R.I.S suspended work as Buccaneer failed to pay them ( sound familiar )
It was Buccaneer who were desperate to get this rig over to the states, regardless of its condition. They knew more time was needed.
Who would have the best information on whats acceptable in U.S / Alaskan waters im guessing Buccaneer, did they provide advice etc ? funny that only 1 week ago the air dryers, P tanks and engines have been flagged up as not being in acceptable condition for working Alaskan waters!! bit late to find out i would of thought….Buccaneer of course are not going to blame themselves.
Of course you think Spartan will do a good job, you left the project to join them.
There is something very fishy about this whole thing, and i look forward to the truth coming out in the near future.

]]> By: Toolie http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103530 Toolie Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:26:01 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103530 Is the Rig ready to go now.?...as per the Australian Securities Exchange press release "As previously advised, since the Endeavour’s arrival in Homer in late August 2012, Kenai Offshore has been working with local contractors through the Endeavour’s project manager, Archer Drilling (“Archer”), to complete various rig upgrades and repairs ahead of the final vessel inspection and certification. This included rectification of work that had been completed in Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore. The Company is pleased to advise that all work has now been completed and preliminary findings from the final inspections by the American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”) conducted in the last week indicate one minor door replacement and some minor paperwork requirements are outstanding. A formal report from ABS is expected this week to confirm these two small outstanding items, after which the Company will then be able to proceed with inspections by the US Coast Guard (“USCG”) to receive approvals to operate in US waters. Drilling operations will commence as soon as all necessary drilling permits have been received and the Alaskan Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“AOGCC”) has given approval to proceed. Is the Rig ready to go now.?…as per the Australian Securities Exchange press release

“As previously advised, since the Endeavour’s arrival in Homer in late August 2012, Kenai Offshore has been working with local contractors through the Endeavour’s project manager, Archer Drilling (“Archer”), to complete various rig upgrades and repairs ahead of the final vessel inspection and certification. This included rectification of work that had been completed in Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore.

The Company is pleased to advise that all work has now been completed and preliminary findings from the final inspections by the American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”) conducted in the last week indicate one minor door replacement and some minor paperwork requirements are outstanding. A formal report from ABS is expected this week to confirm these two small outstanding items, after which the Company will then be able to proceed with inspections by the US Coast Guard (“USCG”) to receive approvals to operate in US waters. Drilling operations will commence as soon as all necessary drilling permits have been received and the Alaskan Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“AOGCC”) has given approval to proceed.

]]> By: rigrunner http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103509 rigrunner Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:04:54 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103509 Just for your information, while the rig was in Singapore getting "refurbished", Archer was using RIS to do all the refurbishing. RIS is owned by none other than Archer. As I know this because I was there in Singapore and worked on the Endeavour. RIS did the very least they could get away with. There were a lot of inspections that were bought. The rig was not even ready to go to work when it left Singapore. It could have withstanded another year of work before sending it to its first job. No, the living quarters have no boiler system to keep warm. BUT they did install 2 brand new air cond. units while in Singapore. What a scam they had going on. The Endeavour IS a very good rig and will do great IF it is fixed up correctly. Lots of work still needs to be done. Heating on that rig will be a GIGANTIC problem. The heating system that was installed for all the water lines is "piss pore" to say the least. Those lines will freeze up and burst everywhere. Other serious problems still exist. Corrections need to be done and some management people on the rig itself needs to be discharged for their lack of serious concern for the environment of Alaska and for the rig. I think Spartan Offshore will be a very good fit for the Endeavour IF Spartan puts the correct management of people on the rig to work it correctly. Just for your information, while the rig was in Singapore getting “refurbished”, Archer was using RIS to do all the refurbishing. RIS is owned by none other than Archer. As I know this because I was there in Singapore and worked on the Endeavour. RIS did the very least they could get away with. There were a lot of inspections that were bought. The rig was not even ready to go to work when it left Singapore. It could have withstanded another year of work before sending it to its first job. No, the living quarters have no boiler system to keep warm. BUT they did install 2 brand new air cond. units while in Singapore. What a scam they had going on. The Endeavour IS a very good rig and will do great IF it is fixed up correctly. Lots of work still needs to be done. Heating on that rig will be a GIGANTIC problem. The heating system that was installed for all the water lines is “piss pore” to say the least. Those lines will freeze up and burst everywhere. Other serious problems still exist. Corrections need to be done and some management people on the rig itself needs to be discharged for their lack of serious concern for the environment of Alaska and for the rig. I think Spartan Offshore will be a very good fit for the Endeavour IF Spartan puts the correct management of people on the rig to work it correctly.

]]> By: Local http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103448 Local Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:07:40 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103448 hey jj - does buccaneer have boilers to heat the crew quarters? kinda need those to drill offshore alaska in the winter. and what about the boom for that big crane? that's sorta important too. hey jj – does buccaneer have boilers to heat the crew quarters? kinda need those to drill offshore alaska in the winter. and what about the boom for that big crane? that’s sorta important too.

]]> By: Local http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103440 Local Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:13:47 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103440 Buccaneer is hapless, and they are not an upright player. they have lied to our community leaders (they promised our city council they would provide their blow out plan, and they have not). mark landt has been deer in the headlights, unable to answer even the most basic questions and evasive and misleading when he does. jay morakis sits in some new york city high rise and spins the media narrative but he wouldn't know a halibut from a flounder if you paid him. buccaneer has violated our laws, failed to pay workers, and is reaping massive subsidies to fuel its business plan (can you imagine if you or i got 65 cents back on every dollar we spent for just doing our business?). nice to have a few jobs here in the winter, but not with bottom dwellers like buccaneer. just because they drilled a well in the kenai walmart parking lot doesn;t mean thay have a clue about operating offshore. and now they bring in the spartan crew - a bunch of southern boys who could give a lick about our home. maybe landt and morakis and jim watt should move to homer, start to pay some local taxes, and get a taste of what its like to foist this nonsense on a bunch of pissed off people who live and work here. Buccaneer is hapless, and they are not an upright player. they have lied to our community leaders (they promised our city council they would provide their blow out plan, and they have not). mark landt has been deer in the headlights, unable to answer even the most basic questions and evasive and misleading when he does. jay morakis sits in some new york city high rise and spins the media narrative but he wouldn’t know a halibut from a flounder if you paid him. buccaneer has violated our laws, failed to pay workers, and is reaping massive subsidies to fuel its business plan (can you imagine if you or i got 65 cents back on every dollar we spent for just doing our business?). nice to have a few jobs here in the winter, but not with bottom dwellers like buccaneer. just because they drilled a well in the kenai walmart parking lot doesn;t mean thay have a clue about operating offshore. and now they bring in the spartan crew – a bunch of southern boys who could give a lick about our home. maybe landt and morakis and jim watt should move to homer, start to pay some local taxes, and get a taste of what its like to foist this nonsense on a bunch of pissed off people who live and work here.

]]> By: Andy Brews http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103434 Andy Brews Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:32:49 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103434 That's not true, we had 2 sausage sizzles whilst on this project. Got to get your facts right Whiskey before trying to discredit Archer. That’s not true, we had 2 sausage sizzles whilst on this project.
Got to get your facts right Whiskey before trying to discredit Archer.

]]> By: Andy Brews http://homertribune.com/2012/12/buccaneer-fires-its-contractor-over-delays-keeping-it-at-the-dock/comment-page-1/#comment-103433 Andy Brews Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:23:47 +0000 http://homertribune.com/?p=26774#comment-103433 Good to hear Spartan have no concerns over payments Don, that's just the way buccaneer like it. Company spokesmen like yourself can assist in creating and maintaining buccaneers smokescreen but it won't fool the majority of people. Suddenly becoming concerned that local contractors have not been paid is laughable. Thanks to the many stories in the Homer tribune over the last few months regarding buccaneers standing and credibility it just won't wash that they are now the " caring company ". They hired someone to buy a rig, they bought a rig in a far worse state than they could of imagined ( how long ago did the buyer jump ship and sever his ties to buccaneer?) This lack of homework on what they had actually purchased is down to them but they are trying to deflect blame and apportion there inadequacies onto others. Looks good from a distance....strong decision making and leadership rescues the day? Its merely a carefully manipulated situation to get fellow investors off there back of course there fellow investors know nothing about the oil industry so conveneantly are easily fooled. Bring in the cavalry when the rigs nearly ready and hey presto what a good job we,ve done, might fool some but not all. It will be very interesting to see if some real problems / concerns with some major components onboard that were flagged up only last week suddenly ain't problems any more. Oh and while your on the moral crusade how about asking Spartan to re-employ the local guys who joined Archer and put a massive amount of hard work in to get this rig ready. Good to hear Spartan have no concerns over payments Don, that’s just the way buccaneer like it. Company spokesmen like yourself can assist in creating and maintaining buccaneers smokescreen but it won’t fool the majority of people. Suddenly becoming concerned that local contractors have not been paid is laughable. Thanks to the many stories in the Homer tribune over the last few months regarding buccaneers standing and credibility it just won’t wash that they are now the ” caring company “. They hired someone to buy a rig, they bought a rig in a far worse state than they could of imagined ( how long ago did the buyer jump ship and sever his ties to buccaneer?) This lack of homework on what they had actually purchased is down to them but they are trying to deflect blame and apportion there inadequacies onto others. Looks good from a distance….strong decision making and leadership rescues the day? Its merely a carefully manipulated situation to get fellow investors off there back of course there fellow investors know nothing about the oil industry so conveneantly are easily fooled. Bring in the cavalry when the rigs nearly ready and hey presto what a good job we,ve done, might fool some but not all. It will be very interesting to see if some real problems / concerns with some major components onboard that were flagged up only last week suddenly ain’t problems any more. Oh and while your on the moral crusade how about asking Spartan to re-employ the local guys who joined Archer and put a massive amount of hard work in to get this rig ready.

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