About Pride DrillingALL ABOUT PRIDE DRILLING I have worked for Pride for a few years and they offer some good employment opportunities. Pride International, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, provides innovative, value-added drilling services to customers and unlimited career opportunities to employees. The focus is on the rapidly expanding deepwater market positions the company for new levels of growth and success. They are committed to a safe, healthy work environment and possess a strong culture characterized by fairness, opportunity, enlightened management and open communications. They offer excellent compensation and benefits plus comprehensive training, professional development and career advancement. Pride provide contract drilling in some 15 countries and have a fleet comprising 24 drilling rigs. The drilling rigs comprise both DP and anchored semi-subs with a number of new drill ships under construction in Korea. The new drill ships are named Deep Ocean Clarion, Deep Ocean Mendocino, Deep Ocean Molokai and the Deep Ocean Ascension. They also have two very nice drillships operating in Angola, namely the Pride Africa and Pride Angola and I have been fortunate to be involved with both. See the images below. Click on this link to find out more about working on Pride International drilling rigs. Working on PRIDE INTERNATIONAL Drill Rigs and all you need to know.
ALL ABOUT PRIDE DRILLING IN BRASIL
Pride have a large base in Brasil which is now one of the worlds busiest offshore sectors, and the following are operating offshore Brasil.
In Brasil they have the Pride Brasil, the Pride Carlos Walter, the Pride Portland and the Pride Rio De Janeiro. Having worked in Brasil for Pride and been involved with these rigs they are also good assignments.
ALL ABOUT PRIDE DRILLING IN OTHER LOCATIONS
The semi submersible Pride North America is working off Egypt. The semi submersible Pride South Pacific is working off Cameroon.
The semi submersibles Pride South America, Pride Mexico and the Pride South Atlantic are working off Brasil. They also have the Pride Venezuela, Sea Explorer and Pride South Seas.
The jackup fleet consists of the Pride Cabinda, the Pride Hawaii, the Pride Pennsylvania, Pride Montana, Pride North Dakota, Pride Wisconsin and the Pride Tennessee
Pride also perform drilling contracts on the worlds largest semisubmersible drilling and production installation BP Thunderhorse of which I was involved in the construction and commissioning of and also on the TLP Kizomba B which I was also involved with as well.
ALL ABOUT PRIDE DRILLING JOBS To look at jobs and apply for jobs you need to log into their website at the following, so cut and paste this link into your web browser
http://www.prideinternational.com/fw/main/Apply-for-Jobs-62.html
Then create an account, Log In and then apply online
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Legal authorization to WORK IN THE USA on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer. Minimum of FIVE YEARS work experience on a 5th Generation rig and very good problem solving capabilities
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