Port Gentil, Gabon

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Travel Blogs from Port Gentil (15)

Dirty Job, Maurel and Prom Field, Gabon travel blog
Dirty Job
Feb 4, 2006

During one day of the rig up, we had to run 4 lines from the Well Test site to the Spitfire Burner - actually the same burner I used before.  The distance from the test site to the burner was roughly 100 m.  We were fortunate enough though, for ...

A travel blog entry by kylegdavis
Soloman...., Port Gentil, Gabon travel blog
Soloman....
Mar 16, 2006

... am, we will have a round table then so be there."  "no problem."  That night we went through the normal Port Gentil routine.  Copacabana for some kabobs, Le Gallion to play some pool, then to L'Imperial...  Burity and I eventually made ...

A travel blog entry by kylegdavis
Spanish Caterpillar, Maurel and Prom Field, Gabon travel blog
Spanish Caterpillar
Feb 2, 2006

It was even deeper into the jungle than the job before.  Lasting only 4 weeks, it wasn't too bad.  The job was for a small company called Maurel and Prom. The driller was a Colombian company.  I was able to practice a little Spanish.  ...

A travel blog entry by kylegdavis
Go round and round, Maurel and Prom Field, Gabon travel blog
Go round and round
Feb 5, 2006

There was a bus - more so a Tractor Trailer converted with seats - that brought us to and from the well site at shift change.  It was always a rough ride going through the jungle.  Occasionally you'd see some monkeys or what not, most of the ...

A travel blog entry by kylegdavis

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