Cutting back on FIFO jobs
#17
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Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
well a change is as good as a rest be it Houston, or BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
To the google instant cv job engine
To the google instant cv job engine
#18
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
A very similar situation happened on a rail project in the UK recently, so it's not just here
#19
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
It's just Chevron and friends protecting their patch. I have no problem with that but the federal and state governments could have done a lot more to get the engineering done here - they did f**k all. Chevron said that it was too expensive to do it here but that's rubbish
A very similar situation happened on a rail project in the UK recently, so it's not just here
A very similar situation happened on a rail project in the UK recently, so it's not just here
Bollocking politics
#20
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
We often compare this country to Canada and Norway - and we do share many traits with those countries but they would never have allowed a project like Gorgon to be engineered offshore
#21
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
It's quite scary how much work Aus is now losing to overseas ventures. It's going to be much more healthy when the $ comes down and export is a more viable option.
#22
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
BRICS have always been large miners. South African mining has actually reduced in recent years from being the worlds biggest miner of gold and plantinum. Russia has always been a big miner, though it has increased its mining. India has always also been a significant miner. Brazil is home of Vale - the worlds biggest mining company. China has also always been a very large miner.
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Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
BRICS have always been large miners. South African mining has actually reduced in recent years from being the worlds biggest miner of gold and plantinum. Russia has always been a big miner, though it has increased its mining. India has always also been a significant miner. Brazil is home of Vale - the worlds biggest mining company. China has also always been a very large miner.
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#24
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Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
ha ha well i hear that often.. and as a foreigner i am happy to be in resources and the reason being is that there is a lack of talent in the numbers required..
So i take a job away from a local.. perhaps.. or I fill a role as the best candidate. Although i am not a 457 visa holder.. i'm one of those "Cuzzie bros" (and not a scaffolder..!) i am more than happy for the opportunity afforded to me
So i take a job away from a local.. perhaps.. or I fill a role as the best candidate. Although i am not a 457 visa holder.. i'm one of those "Cuzzie bros" (and not a scaffolder..!) i am more than happy for the opportunity afforded to me
#25
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
BRICS have always been large miners. South African mining has actually reduced in recent years from being the worlds biggest miner of gold and plantinum. Russia has always been a big miner, though it has increased its mining. India has always also been a significant miner. Brazil is home of Vale - the worlds biggest mining company. China has also always been a very large miner.
IMF beware!!!
#28
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Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
Hinkley point is also a massive project
this is an article that came out in Aug this year
http://www.offshorewind.biz/2013/08/...rker-shortage/
if they delete this link just PM me
Last edited by SUPERCAD; Nov 4th 2013 at 11:03 pm.
#29
Re: Cutting back on FIFO jobs
For Iron Ore:
China - low quality ore, many mines closing as their production costs are higher than Australia - cheaper for them to import
India - low quality ore, huge environmental problems, mines closing and they now import
Russia - no significant iron-ore exports that I am aware of
Brazil - a real competitor to Australia although they have their own problems. Vale are in a cosy little (unspoken) cliche with RTIO and BHPB in order to keep prices high. Between them they still dominate the seaborne iron-ore trade
Here's a fact: For RTIO and BHPB, iron-ore production costs in Australia are among the lowest in the world. They make the bulk of their profits here and that ain't going to change any time soon