Diamond Offshore

Diamond was a great company to work for before the new CEO took over.  I have met and worked side by side with some great people from all over  in my 8 years of service. The work atmosphere was great the moral was even better. The most enjoyable part of the job was the family like atmosphere on the jack-up rigs like the Ocean King, Ocean Columbia, Ocean Titan which no longer exist and one of few memories i will never forget. The hardest part of the job was being away from home and missing birthdays, holidays, birth of my 2nd child. Management well ill let my 1 star speak for them though i have had some great field supervisors and OIM's  cant speak much on office personnel or higher. What I learned was my work ethic I went out there thinking it was walk in the park and was i wrong, them old oilfield hands will make a man out of you but the thing i learned most was trust because in the middle of no where all you have is yourselves. Typical day of work was long 12 hour shifts, hot, bowed up non stop.

Working for Diamond Offshore was a very enjoyable experience. I enjoyed going to work every day. Since I worked under contract I did not have any days off, I worked for 5 months straight, 7 days a week and loved every day.
 A typical day at work started at 6 am, get to the office make coffee and do paper work from the day before, sign all inspection reports and go thru inspections requested for that day. Ride the golf cart to the rig and board rig. I would meet with contractors and start inpecting work being performed. I would direct and advise how work should be done according to drawing or standards.
Management was great, from Project manager to secretaries were all great to work with,
The hardest part of the job was sometimes I had to climb lots and lots of ladders and stairs.

Every day of the job was an enjoyable one, I do not have any negative say about the job.

I have worked for Diamond Offshore for nearly 15 years, working my way from roustabout to toolpusher.  During this time I have learned a lot and met good friends from around the world.  But now as the oil field is slowing down, I have been laid off.  In the past the company would have tried to hold on to senior experienced employees, but now they are getting rid of anybody if they end up without a working contract.  There are a lot of people with less than 2 years working still, and tons of us who have put them first for many years.  Leaving our family for a month or even more at a time, sometimes bending over backwards for them, but all they see is the dollar signs.  When I first hired on with Diamond it was because of their family attitude and their reluctancy to lay off employees.  That has changed

A typical day at work here consist of general inventory control, placing and receiving calls with venders and shore base materials and docks. 
I have learned that a person can never learn enough. 
The management is ok here.
We have employees from all over the world we work with and there are many different cultures we work with. Co-workers are nice and well trained. 
The hardest part of the job is being away from family weeks at a time.
There is nothing better then being with a bunch of good guys to work with and the view of the sunrise and sunset is spectacular. The work environment is hard but with good people and good training, anything can be done.

Diamond Offshore has an unbeatable corporate culture with the highest quality team of professionals.  I feel very fortunate to have worked with this team.  A typical day consisted of monitoring all subcontractor costs on a mostly T&M basis.  I received Oracle training while working for them and was also exposed to a more efficient method of tracking 3rd party costs than I had used in prior jobs.  My supervisors were extremely helpful and attentive to my needs.  The hardest part of my job was resolving discrepancies in billing.  The most enjoyable part of my job was brain-storming with my team.  They made working over-time fun!

Get ready to rock: if it has wires going to it, you will work on it as an offshore electrician.  A wide variety of challenges, and overall engineering knowledge outside of job description a plus - not a job for wire pullers. Can you read a pump curve as part of "electrical" troubleshooting?  Might come in handy.  Knowing how to use an o-scope a must for troubleshooting SCR systems, and good schematic reading skills are required for safe practices.  You will be dealing with PLC controls, and dealing with international standards as equipment may be sourced from anywhere in the world.

Diamond gave me an opportunity when I needed it, unfortunately the industry has continued to suffer through this current down turn in oil exploration and production.  I knew my day would come due to required cuts in personnel and the lack of my seniority.  Diamond has great work ethics and values for their employees and clients.  I enjoyed going to work each rotation and the atmosphere I work as well as all the great people.  I hope one day soon, I am given that opportunity to rejoin Diamond, best company I worked for.

Governed full-scale maintenance operations for all fixtures, equipment, infrastructure, systems, components, safety, and facility needs and spaces, which required troubleshooting, research, project due diligence, resource acquisitions, permitting, cross-team communications, and logistics within protected, common area, and exterior areas. Ensured ongoing operational excellence, space negotiations, resource stewardship, and preventative, predictive, proactive, and emergency response-driven activities.

It was very quiet and I was relied on to work independently. I was able to gain so much engineering oilfield knowledge. Because of the lonesome atmosphere in which the project took place, I was often left with questions unanswered by management, which made me a bit upset. This would usually result in a slow of the documents' distribution or collections for the day. I did enjoy all of the events they provided and the atmosphere in which the company would come together.

At Diamond Offshore they Have good benefits, allow you to work with a great group of personnel. Rig Management has gotten to be a little overbearing. To where it has you feeling that maybe working offshore is not a place for you anymore. Have you second guessing decisions that should come easy for your level of experience, wanting to blame anyone at all costs for anything that happens. Have you scared for your job every time you step on the rig.

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