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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.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Louisiana; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; china; colorado; la; nm; oil; tx
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To: kittymyrib

"Are our EPA and environazis going to give the Chicoms drilling operations the same anal exams that drove our companies out of business?"

Evidently somebody is getting their 'cut'. From the Wash.Times

" The cost of drilling in Colorado has nearly doubled since last year, EnCana officials said. Rates increased from $8,500 per day to $14,000 per day in one year."

http://www.washtimes.com/business/20050710-115332-2183r_page2.htm


21 posted on 07/11/2005 3:21:50 AM PDT by chief_bigfoot ("isn't THAT amazing?" - Ron Popiel)
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To: Willie Green; A. Pole; neutrino; ninenot; HiJinx; gubamyster; NewRomeTacitus; hedgetrimmer; ...
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.

Did these people disappear? Or did the company only want to pay minimum wage to do a job that used to pay well?

22 posted on 07/11/2005 3:26:17 AM PDT by raybbr
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To: endthematrix

"Golden Bear originally was a joint venture between China's Jilin Petroleum and a group of private oil and gas investors from Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma. But earlier this year, Jilin Petroleum sold its equity stake in the company, Croyle said. He declined to reveal the identity of the investors.

The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade worked with Jilin Petroleum and others involved in setting up the joint venture, Golden Bear. The state agency met with partners of Western Energy Advisor last fall and earlier this year."

http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/business/article/0,1299,DRMN_4_3914360,00.html


23 posted on 07/11/2005 3:32:43 AM PDT by endthematrix ("an ominous vacancy" fills this space)
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To: primeval patriot
I wonder, "How much was, the rope, we sold them. Lenin/Chin Lee? ...OH!, That was made in China, Too!
24 posted on 07/11/2005 4:29:49 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :^)
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To: primeval patriot
ping

pong

25 posted on 07/11/2005 4:34:09 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (A living affront to Islam since 1959)
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To: Wiz; Travis McGee; TigerLikesRooster; Squantos; Noumenon; maui_hawaii; HighRoadToChina
What can I say? In the face of what is going on, the report contianed in this article is simply unbelievably crazy.


26 posted on 07/11/2005 4:57:53 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: primeval patriot

Be interesting to see just where U.S. gas and oil end up...


27 posted on 07/11/2005 5:50:23 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Does the Red Crescent have falafel dollies?)
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To: Willie Green; Wolfie; ex-snook; Jhoffa_; FITZ; arete; FreedomPoster; Red Jones; Pyro7480; ...
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

Do I understand it right? Americans lost "a million domestic jobs" and it proves that "the jobs couldn’t be done by American citizens or legal residents"?

28 posted on 07/11/2005 6:04:54 AM PDT by A. Pole (The Law of Comparative Advantage: "Americans should not have children and should not go to college")
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To: maestro
Chinese Troops to follow?

They would be just doing the job that Americans do not want to do.:-(
29 posted on 07/11/2005 6:12:02 AM PDT by ARCADIA (Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
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To: A. Pole; Jeff Head; Travis McGee; B4Ranch; Spiff; HiJinx; devolve; Brad's Gramma; Sterco; ...
Chicoms landing in Colorado (along with hundreds of thousands of illeagal aliens).
30 posted on 07/11/2005 6:17:12 AM PDT by Happy2BMe (Viva La MIGRA - LONG LIVE THE BORDER PATROL!)
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To: primeval patriot
Bought property in the Grand Junction, CO area (western slope) awhile back. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll discover natural gas on the property. This same area had a strong surge of oil shale development back in the '80's. Oil prices didn't remain high enough to sustain the exploration and development of these resources ... however, that situation is now reversing itself.
31 posted on 07/11/2005 6:17:15 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: primeval patriot

Those nasty Chinese built a lot of the railroads in the west too. They will work cheap and be glad to be outside of China.


32 posted on 07/11/2005 6:19:36 AM PDT by hgro (ews)
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To: primeval patriot; A. Pole
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.

Having worked for one of the largest US producers, I can tell you that this is just false. There is no shortage of willing oil patch workers. They just won't work for minimum wage.

33 posted on 07/11/2005 6:21:12 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: hgro

The company is the Chinese government. They will not deal with our labor laws nor will they be bound by our environmental laws.


34 posted on 07/11/2005 6:21:47 AM PDT by OpusatFR (Try permaculture and get back to the Founders intent. Mr. Jefferson lives!)
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To: ARCADIA
Chinese Troops to follow?

Chinese slave labor to follow?

I don't get it. If this operation has no profit potential for American companies, why is it attractive to the Chicoms?

Surely there is no allotment of green cards for Chinese slaves as part of the package???

35 posted on 07/11/2005 6:23:39 AM PDT by iconoclast (Conservative, not partisan..)
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To: hgro
Those nasty Chinese built a lot of the railroads in the west too.

They didn't work for the PLA either.

36 posted on 07/11/2005 6:28:47 AM PDT by primeval patriot
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To: maestro

Gee, and all along I thought that the current President is one G.W. Bush. My bad, guess they repealed the 22nd amendment in secret.


37 posted on 07/11/2005 6:31:58 AM PDT by Archangelsk (Handbasket, hell. Get used to the concept.)
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To: raybbr

"One hurdle the company had to clear was to show that the jobs couldn’t be done by American citizens or legal residents. Did the company only want to pay minimum wage to do a job that used to pay well? "

Life keeps taking on twists. What's next, will we hear from a Chinese government official that chinese crews are doing the work blacks and mexicans won't do like Vincente Foxs remark about American blacks not wanting to work in the U.S. crop fields?


38 posted on 07/11/2005 6:31:58 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: Jeff Head

Lemmings


39 posted on 07/11/2005 6:32:11 AM PDT by philetus (What goes around comes around)
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To: primeval patriot

I have to wonder if the joint venture is just in the drilling or if it's a joint venture in the profits of the sale of the gas...


40 posted on 07/11/2005 6:33:55 AM PDT by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailer park!!!)
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