Friday, August 16, 2013

Field Maintenance Technician - Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. - Dickinson, ND

The Field Maintenance Technician travels to drilling rig field locations to perform a variety of equipment service and maintenance activities. Activities include servicing, repairing, a djusting and testing equipment, documenting equipment condition and maintenance activities. Additional duties include training and mentoring crew on operational level maintenance, coordinating maintenance related projects on rigs, and providing appropriate feedback to the job site manager and maintenance management team

Detailed Description

Key Relevant Tasks
Plan appropriately to drive extended distances to rig locations and perform maintenance duties Train operational crews in preventative maintenance checks and services, including how to properly conduct basic and intermediate repairs Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical faults and plan coordination for the repair of the system or systems Coordinate and conduct 2 nd and 3 rd level inspections and repairs on multiple pieces of equipment Supervise maintenance related projects on the rig with the rig crew or 3 rd party support Develop and monitor spare and replacement parts listing for specific equipment Assist in development and conduct training for all rig components Monitor issues, conduct root cause analysis and trend analysis through multiple facets of information gathering Assist operations in designated Maintenance/Policy implementation
Job Requirements

Essential Job Functions

To qualify for a Field Maintenance Technician position, individuals must be willing and able to safely perform the following activities:
Ability to safely navigate drilling rig work sites with occasional walking, climbing, standing, stepping, etc. during normal rig operating conditions (day/night, outdoor hot/cold weather) Ability to travel to visit drilling rig work sites and support business units; occasionally requiring extended travel to remote locations and/or overnight stay(s) outside normal office area Lift and carry 20 pounds independently while walking on uneven surfaces Bend, stoop, kneel, twist, and crawl occasionally during visits to field and operational work areas Limited to moderate use a variety of hand and power tools to perform a range of mechanically oriented functions including independent use of heavy-duty handheld and long-handled tools Clear vision to judge near and far distances to maintain awareness of, watch, and report ongoing work activities to coworkers and third parties Listen for unusual noises that signify equipment and machinery problems Accurate recall of information over short and long-term memory Maintain spatial orientation and awareness to safely move around work environment with many moving objects Stay alert and focused including during occasional extended work periods Demonstrate clear written and verbal communication skills and ability to promptly give, and follow, directions when working with others Physical ability to immediately respond to emergency situations Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all designated times
Additional Details

Qualifications

To qualify for a Field Service Technician position, an individual must have the following qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED or equivalent education 2+ years’ relevant work experience preferred Position requires travel up to 75% of working time and includes requirement to work weekends Eligible to drive Company vehicle including ability to meet requirements of Company's Vehicle Use Agreement and Driving Policy Established interpersonal skills including ability to interact productively with coworkers and third parties Knowledge of oil and gas field components, including software and hardware Willingness and availability to be on call beyond regularly scheduled work hours Pneumatic and hydraulic service background preferred Electrical service background preferred Strong computer skills within MSOffice (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point). Certifications: None

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

How To Apply

To apply, click the "apply now" button at the lower right hand corner of the screen and follow the directions

Amount of Travel

Constant Travel

Work At Home

No
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Thursday, August 15, 2013

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Opinion: Obama’s challenge on climate change

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

President Barack Obama today announced a broad attack on climate change. His hope is to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and he aims at every target imaginable — every target within his authority, that is.

Included in his plan are solar and wind projects on U.S. public lands, new energy-efficiency standards and fuel-economy requirements, and greater limits on greenhouse-gas emissions of all kinds.

Unfortunately, he had to leave out any strong action Congress could take. That includes a meaningful tax on carbon, the kind of change that’s needed to bring greenhouse-gas levels 80 percent to 95 percent lower than they were in 1990 and thus keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius. In 2009, Congress declined to take responsibility, and as there’s no reason to hope it would now, Obama is right to press ahead on his own.

Whether he’s successful will depend a lot on how his administration manages two of his biggest initiatives: placing carbon-emissions limits on existing U.S. power plants and helping the developing world switch to cleaner forms of energy.

Both of these efforts hinge on moving away from coal, which still provides 42 percent of electricity in the U.S. and almost 80 percent in China.

Reducing Pollution

Domestically, Obama wants to use the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution from power plants, which produce 40 percent of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and a third of its greenhouse gases. But doing so without drastically pushing up the price of power will take more finesse than can be managed by simply hitting plants with a uniform limit.

So it is promising that administration officials say they will ask the states to offer up their own ideas. A flexible state-by-state strategy, along the lines of what was proposed in March by the Natural Resources Defense Council, could give the power industry a seat at the table and allow it to reasonably manage a transition from coal to natural gas and wind, solar and other renewables.

Under the NRDC plan, for example, the EPA would give each state a budget for its carbon emissions, taking into account the state’s existing power-generation mix. Those with more coal plants would initially be allowed a higher level of emissions, but they would be expected to bring the levels down as years pass. Each state could come up with its own plan for meeting its emissions budget, including putting efficiency measures in place and switching to cleaner fuels.

Internationally, Obama proposes various initiatives to lower greenhouse-gas emissions — including cooperating with other countries to develop carbon-capture technology, ending investment in new coal plants abroad and making deals to lower tariffs on clean-energy technologies.

He should also focus on getting countries such as China access to cheaper natural gas. With Asian prices almost four times those in the U.S., it’s little wonder that natural gas powers only 4 percent of China’s electricity. A new gas pipeline from Russia should increase the supply, and the Obama administration is right to encourage it. Exports of U.S. natural gas would help, too, not only in China but also in many other developing countries.

As we’ve argued, the new secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, should move quickly to approve new export terminals for shipping liquefied natural gas abroad. The Department of Energy has so far approved two terminals, but 20 more applications are pending for licenses to sell to countries that don’t have free-trade agreements with the U.S. Some of those should also be cleared. And a free-trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union, now under negotiation, would increase natural gas exports to Europe, which has recently been buying more American coal.

Increasing Resilience

Even if entirely successful, Obama’s push against emissions wouldn’t be enough to completely prevent climate change. That’s why we’re glad to see that he also proposes to help the U.S. live with the consequences. For example, he wants to establish a state and local task force on preparedness, assist local communities, and make federal and military buildings more resilient.

Protecting existing public and private property against floods, storms and heat waves isn’t free, however. A recent proposal from Mayor Michael Bloomberg (the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP) for New York City alone is priced at $20 billion.
And Obama’s plan is mostly silent on the need for new funds, to say nothing of where they would come from. Here is an area where Congress, along with state and local governments, ultimately will need to step in.

Meanwhile, the president is smart to do all he can on his own to turn down the engine that’s powering climate change.


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Europe firm after Shanghai pares losses

The Shanghai Composite index falls again as investors remain concerned about a cash crunch for the Chinese banks and Federal Reserve tapering

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