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Chinese rigs, crews arriving in western Colorado
The Daily Sentinel ^ | July 07, 2005 | GARY HARMON
Posted on 07/11/2005 12:54:02 AM PDT by primeval patriot
Some Chinese drill crew members already have arrived in western
Colorado, preparing to start drilling for natural gas in the Piceance
Basin.
An official with Denver-based Western Energy Advisors, which brokers
arrangements for the Chinese crews and exploration and production
companies, said he was unfamiliar with specific crews’ schedules, but
that some crews and rigs could be expected to arrive in western
Colorado now.
Several western Colorado residents on Wednesday reported seeing
drill rigs arriving or being set up in the area.
Western Energy Advisors worked with federal agencies to arrange for
visas for the Chinese crews, said Bill Croyle, a partner in Western
Energy.
One hurdle the company had to clear was to show that the jobs
couldn’t be done by American citizens or legal residents.
That wasn’t difficult to show, Croyle said, citing the loss of “a million”
domestic jobs among major oil companies over recent years, as well
as reductions among smaller employers.
Much of the domestic exploration and production industry is “just
gone,” he said. Rigs have been trucked in from Canada and elsewhere
for drilling in the United States.
Do you work with Noranda Mining Company?
I read that China owns it?
Of course, there is Google, thought you might have first hand info, I am out of date on my personal knowledge of the mining companies in this area.
Noranda was buying in this area 10 to 20 years ago, as I know people who sold to them. We have copper, lead, moly and the rare earths, also lead and zinc.
Yep, I read that.