and They do it again

[Ragin_Cajun]

How do you say Twinkie in Chineese?

I have worked in many facets of the oilfield and with many capacities. If any of you are familiar with the "BP Whiting" it is a HUGE plant near Chicago that was transformed from taking the "Gulf crude" to take the "Canadian Oil Sands" Crude.

Local fabricators in South Louisiana landed the project. It was in upwards of 1,000 pipe rack modules and process modules. There are MANY steel mills and fabricators along the Mississippi River and around the Chicago area that could have handled this....anyone want to guess why it headed south? It wasn't for the fishing and hunting!!!!!!

Another was the Conoco "Wood River" project...that was built in South Texas...longer haul!

The cost of labor (unions)....whatever you want to call it....outweighted the real cost plust transportation!!!!!!! Barges / Tugs from New Iberia to Chicago.....They aint cheap!

Then my last comment for now for all of you Union Folks......did you have the option to not join the union when you signed up for the job?