No more Petrotrin?

[neilsingh100]

Heard on the news about some high level talks to close down Petrotrin and create a new company and some 2000 workers to get retrenched.

Any truth here?

[playerskrew]

Ah Here dat 2...

[air wick]

they always talking that talk

yet still contracts givin out and ppl getting permanent

[playerskrew]

Yeh Real Politics....

[hydroep]

I remember a lecturer telling us that there are refineries the size of Petrotrin that operate with a staff of no more than 200 people...

[Emil]

I heard that is the plan from an OWTU rep as well, but so far just an idea by the authorities...that will lead to real srike action and protests yes...real stress.

Government should insist they restructure and get rid of some of those useless TSTT workers also.

[neilsingh100]

there is also talk that the government is going to sell its 51% stake in TSTT

guess the free ride has to end sometime

[UML]

set to rise considerably.....i was reliably informed from an internal source in a construction company doing work here that 3,000 jobs would be cut in February 2010.

[Redman]

Didnt the PM discuss a super energy company

I think that they might go towards the Exxon Mobil ,BP,PDVSA model of vertical integration- E and P to Retail Market.

Later

[RYO3149]

ent they jus bailed out GTL... how will that be affected now????

[tr1ad]

allyuh like to listen to innuendo eh

[VexXx Dogg]

Didnt the PM discuss a super energy company

I think that they might go towards the Exxon Mobil ,BP,PDVSA model of vertical integration- E and P to Retail Market.

Later

EnronTT.
Because this time, no-one will get caught.

[Damien]

[sinistersam]

heard this also

from wat i was told, they were planning to send home worker this year but the government told management to hold it of till after the CHOGM.....

as for the union.... they could do wat they want the company's management doesn't care anymore...the union could tell the workers to stay home and protest.....and the very next day the workers return to work, is cut pay and warning letter, in they arse.....the union lacks the punch it used to have....others say the union management get buy out so they don't really care to fight.

[trinidrift]

i hear dat from my pops.he saying is shell buying it.not sure

[SR]

about time
petrotrin is overstaffed
weed out the non performers

yuh know the ones who just collect a salary and spend it by the bar when they should be working

[trinidrift]

about time
petrotrin is overstaffed
weed out the non performers

yuh know the ones who just collect a salary and spend it by the bar when they should be working

x2

[TeamH2O]

i think gov. needs to do action before talking.....

[devrat]

about time
petrotrin is overstaffed
weed out the non performers

yuh know the ones who just collect a salary and spend it by the bar when they should be working

Totally agree, Petrotrin is too labour intensive...i have worked in larger, very cost effective refineries with a much smaller work force.

[Greypatch]

about time BUT may NOT happen

[Damien]

the amount of service companies will feel the pain of this as well

[acesinghit]

i heard something similar going on in bp but they don't have that to study right now, their bonus is the talk of the town.

[RASC]

Still trying to figure out the issue ppl are having with making the plant more efficient and less reliant on labour. The more automated the better! Gov't will be doing a great service to the nation by retrenching the loss ends, and tightening ship!

[RASC]

the amount of service companies will feel the pain of this as well

Good... More efficiency!

[trinidrift]

n cut down d alcoholism in d coutry

[FORZA_PRETTYBOY]

I remember a lecturer telling us that there are refineries the size of Petrotrin that operate with a staff of no more than 200 people...

he doesn't know what he's saying,even if it was highly automated(it's not),200 wouldn't even b d bear minimum 2 run those plants(26 & growing)

[robarri]

FIRE DEM ALL AND PRIVIATIZE ITS ASS!

[JWT]

actually Petro canada if i am correct is coming to take it over is only a matter of time after the upgrade.

Seriously over staffed.

[sinistersam]

for those that say privatize petrotrin, they don't have a clue as to wat big a mistake that is.

petrotrin contributes alot of income towards the economy of the country.
if the government was to privatize it, they would be killing their goose.

i agree the petrotrin maybe overstaffed, but that's only in some areas, such as admin.

it's hardly likely that the maintenance departments and operations departments are over staffed

[trini_ravi]

^^^ good point and i hope people outside the industry would understand the economic value...

i am all for non governmental allegiances and privatization but i am against foreign investors taking away our oil $$$....

example needs to be taken from Chavez...