Comments for Landry wants standby vessels at offshore rigs at http://www.acadianabusiness.com , comment 1 to 15 out of 15 comments http://www.acadianabusiness.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:25:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-24716 I worked standby when oil was $ 22. a Barrel at todays prices a boat at the rig should be easy. Keep one going one there and one coming back to the bank. That should do both sides. The only survivors were saved by the boat that was there. Put your kid on the rig that is under supplied - i5capt Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:12:32 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-17217 Well, Boat Man you are correct. But as I always say "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" You can make book, it will happen!! - The Original Northsidian Tue, 03 May 2011 16:20:02 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-17064 Landry wanting to get re-elected is not ground shattering news. Every politician has to look after their interest if they want to keep their job. If the salaries/benefits of politicians were in line with the rest of the working class you wouldn't see so many scum bags fighting for these positions. Only the people who actually cared and were in it for the right reasons would be running. That's how politics should be not a get rich quick scheme as it is now. - Boat Man Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:11:52 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-17009 I am going to tell you what Landry really wants. HE WANTS TO GET RE-ELECTED!!!!!!! - The Original Northsidian Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:45:08 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16967 One more comment that should be noted. On every deepwater drilling project there are 3 or more vessels chartered that are solely dedicated to that rig. The standard is to always have 1 vessel at the platform at all times, one is usually headed to port and one is enroute the rig from port. The Deepwater Horizon incident occured while there was at least one vessel at the rig. Having a "stand by" vessel would have done nothing more as the vessel (Damon Bankston)that was already there rescued all of the survivors. Having a standby vessel required would be good for us boat operators but think about this. Just require one vessel to be at the rig at all times and you do away with the need for a standby vessel. If the driller only wants to use 2 boats they can as long as one is at the rig at all times. If they want to use more than 2 boats thats fine too. Let the driller decide if they want to pay for a standby vessel or limit their drilling speed by only having 2 vessels on the payroll. - Boat Man Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:43:24 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16966 I work for a local offshore boat company and we have vessels operating in the gulf and overseas. You are 100% right that the cost will be passed along to us at the pump. A deep water capable "stand by" vessel can easily go over $20,000/day depending on the requirements. To be clear, this is a boat that sits offshore doing nothing day in and day out. I agree that it would be convenient if there were another accident but the total costs of these vessels per year would be incredible. Having 60+ stand by vessels at $20,000/day (or more) would help in the event of another accident but would help gas climb even higher. - Boat Man Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:33:37 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16963 NO. Southsider, but the familys of the 11 who lost their life producing gasoline for you to go on with your life, driving to work, certainly wish Mr. Landry would have owned a fleet of boats, standing-by on site for the tragic BP blowout. You unfeeling numb-ass....... - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:04:56 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16897 Just Mr. Landy have an interest in a boat company? - Southsider Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:25:35 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16891 When I worked off shore in the 90's, there was always a stand-by boat at the platform or drilling rig. Small oil companies did it, turn-key drillers did it, everybody did it. That's just how it was done. - ragin_cajun Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:41:01 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16880 "Its All About Money", if you want to see this in motion go to a well site in the Haynesville Shale, East Texas region. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:11:33 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16873 Like the Oldies song verse, "It only hurts for a little while....thats what they told me, thats what they said. Hah, everytime I gas up, I think of my last prostrate exam, GA ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:08:43 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16805 Yep, oil/gas companies will foot the bill. I have no problem with the majors paying for these stand-bys, but this requirement could really burden some of us independents. This will not be cheap. - Laffy Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:11:42 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16783 Long ago back in the days before deep water exploration, stand-by boats were the norm for drilling operations. There was always at least one on hand at all times. But now with most drilling activity being at record water depths, stand-by boats are no longer the little 70-90 footers work boats of yesteryear. Now they must be technically sohphisticated and operable in extreme water depths maybe as much as 24 hours or more from the nearest shore base. Not as easy as it used to be. So who pays.....well you guessed it....just watch how fast the dollars spin by as you pump your next tank full. Everything adds up..that is except ...perhaps the oil executive's salaries. Forget about gasoline ever going below 3 bucks again. That mark has come and gone just as the 2 dollar mark did years ago. - knowsalot Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:37:49 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16768 Years ago the oil operators would require a stand-by vessel be anchored next to or near the drilling platform at all times it is the fault of our government who relaxed their safety concerns for a buck kick back, from the oil operators who could cut operating cost with lesser mandated safety regulations, and being our polliticos are always with open hands for a handout this did away with stand-by workboats. - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:05:12 +0100 http://www.acadianabusiness.com/business-news/acadiana-business/8152-landry-wants-standby-vessels-at-offshore-rigs#comment-16756 Good idea, but who is going to foot the bill? The oil companies or the taxpayers? - Now Gone Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:53:37 +0100