Oil and Gas boom?

[Broncogirl]

Originally Posted by MountainBiking

Has the oil boom brought residual opportunities for other industries not related to the oil industry such as the restaurant business for instance? Workers need to eat, after all, and some workers will want to go out and dine. What do you think?

-Cheers.

There is a great need for that type of businesses and others non related to the oil field to come to Williston. A lot of the problems associated with trying to bring that type of business in is location or finding a building if you can't build and finding workers.

I actually would love to invest in something like that and also I am interested in opening a clothing store. However, I simply can't do it alone as far investing everyting I have for it, but I have great ideas and a bit of pot of gold to invest with.

[MountainBiking]

Originally Posted by Broncogirl

There is a great need for that type of businesses and others non related to the oil field to come to Williston. A lot of the problems associated with trying to bring that type of business in is location or finding a building if you can't build and finding workers.

I actually would love to invest in something like that and also I am interested in opening a clothing store. However, I simply can't do it alone as far investing everyting I have for it, but I have great ideas and a bit of pot of gold to invest with.

I've been researching ND- among other western states- for the possibility of setting up a casual quick service restaurant. Without available units for a lease the chances are zilch.

-Cheers.

[lucknow]

Originally Posted by highlife2

Im sure there will be more building if production does in fact exceed alaska. I could use a 120k income at my 10 year mark in chemical engineering, of course I dont think my wife will want to move.

My son in law is working in the oil patch next door in Saskatchewan. Things there are great. Great pay, nice cities to live in and security. My son in laws employer tells him they have 40 years of work lined up building mines, refineries, potash processing plants etc. Having been many times in both the Dakotas and Sask. I would perfer Sask any time. He works with plenty of Americans there because skilled and trained workers are very hard to find. He is a fitter and made well over $200,000 last year.

[fourwinds]

Originally Posted by MountainBiking

I've been researching ND- among other western states- for the possibility of setting up a casual quick service restaurant. Without available units for a lease the chances are zilch.

-Cheers.

There are small towns on the periphery of the Bakken that are very busy and likely have open downtown space. Check places like Crosby, Powers Lake, Columbus, Kenmare, towns east and south of Killdeer.

It is expected that the Bakken oil work will move south of Dickinson. If that happens, places like Mott, Hettinger, New England, Bowman will all grow substantially.

[fourwinds]

Oil boom brings high-paying jobs to North Dakota - Sep. 28, 2011

Pittman was so optimistic about the opportunities in the town that he is now helping struggling companies from other parts of the country set up shop in Watford.

"There's not a business you can start in North Dakota right now that wouldn't make it," said Pittman.

[internationalman]

The housing situation is really a huge issue. Man camps aren't much of a solution unless having a job and giving up a rather large chunk of your income is better than no job at all (which of course in this instance probably is which is why the companies and town folks can demand such prices). I read one article which suggested some people were paying $400 a month to live in a camp. Ha! Everything else I have read seems to suggest that approximately $3500 a month is closer to the truth.

Being familiar with indigenous tribes who survived and thrived in extreme cold conditions (the Inuit and certain Indian groups to be exact) I decided to see what they used as housing. I already knew about igloos (and other complex snow structures) and how cheap they are to build (virtually nothing except your labor) and how warm they are inside, except that you need an already existing snow pack and extreme temps to build one. Despite all the talk of terrible winters right now Williston and Minot are both warmer than Seattle, Washington!

So I checked out the tipi angle. Yup, sure enough they are great in extreme cold weather, relatively cheap (not free like an igloo but still essentially a one time cost which is less than one month's rent at a man camp), can be much larger than an igloo if you prefer, and there is a company than specializes in making them. So I am seriously considering going to ND with one of these in tow right as we move towards winter. I figure it will be much easier to rent a campground space than to find immediate housing. And much cheaper too.

[sundog07]

Originally Posted by lucknow

My son in law is working in the oil patch next door in Saskatchewan. Things there are great. Great pay, nice cities to live in and security. My son in laws employer tells him they have 40 years of work lined up building mines, refineries, potash processing plants etc. Having been many times in both the Dakotas and Sask. I would perfer Sask any time. He works with plenty of Americans there because skilled and trained workers are very hard to find. He is a fitter and made well over $200,000 last year.

Where do you find info on oil jobs in canada? Is it hard for americans to get hired there? any info would be appreciated, thanks

[sunbelt]

Originally Posted by sundog07

Where do you find info on oil jobs in canada? Is it hard for americans to get hired there? any info would be appreciated, thanks

Oil Rigs
Ft. McMurray is where the oil sand work is. This thread started in '04 and is around 150 pages long. Just like ND only worse as far as finding a place to live. There's a lot of drugs, booze and a couple gambling casinos in town so there's plenty to spend all that money on. It gets down to -40 in the winter.

[sundog07]

thanks sunbelt, are they hiring like here in the states? The weather doesn't bother me, I have lived in Fairbanks, Alaska and have seen -40 to -70. I have worked in those temps although it has been a few years, and i would have to readjust. Thanks for the info.

[wjroughneck]

Originally Posted by highlife2

Is that basicly hoping in a pick up and doing a day trip to a site or do they live in man camps. I have been able to dodge the whole man camp, slope rotation thing here in Alaska and the wife wants no part of that life style, cant do certian things with your wife when your in a man camp. If its just day trips once in a while that would not be bad.

Always been interested in working on the rigs out there in Alaska, How does one find a rig job with rotation out there?