General News Chat

[Pacman1903]

'If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!'

Donald Trump doing the digital version of threatening to get your big brother on someone at primary school.

Still find it hard to believe that diplomacy between 2 of the most hostile countries on earth is being carried out via twitter.

The fact Trump is never off twitter is hilarious in itself

He a f@cking world leader

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https://youtu.be/JL5wei4phz0

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British Steel goes paps up.

This monetarist/market-driven/private sector/neo-liberal/free enterprise thing's gong well, eh?

Only for the ****s who have asset-stripped and squirreled away the manky profits in their tax havens.

Who knew, eh?

Who could possibly have predicted it?

[Mason89]

Don’t worry, the money will trickle back down

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The rich man in his castle
The poor man at his gate
God made them, high or lowly
And ordered their estate.

[Pacman1903]

British Steel goes paps up.

This monetarist/market-driven/private sector/neo-liberal/free enterprise thing's gong well, eh?

Only for the ****s who have asset-stripped and squirreled away the manky profits in their tax havens.

Who knew, eh?

Who could possibly have predicted it?

The news was saying that in the last twenty two months China has produced the same amount of steel as 150 years of british steel production. Thats f@cking mad. Is china just a massive f@ck off steelworks?

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The news was saying that in the last twenty two months China has produced the same amount of steel as 150 years of british steel production. Thats f@cking mad. Is china just a massive f@ck off steelworks?

Steel, budget guitars, steel, chow mein, rice, steel and pollution.

[DodHagi]

The news was saying that in the last twenty two months China has produced the same amount of steel as 150 years of british steel production. Thats f@cking mad. Is china just a massive f@ck off steelworks?

I know for a fact that a lot of oil companies wont use Chinese steel due to the poor quality stuff that was getting churned out. Seemed a really naïve, amateur mistake to be producing steel for the global oil and gas industry and not be making sure it was of adequate quality. Considering the stringent tests us inspection bods carry out on all new manufactured gear it was never going to go unnoticed.

[Pacman1903]

I know for a fact that a lot of oil companies wont use Chinese steel due to the poor quality stuff that was getting churned out. Seemed a really naïve, amateur mistake to be producing steel for the global oil and gas industry and not be making sure it was of adequate quality. Considering the stringent tests us inspection bods carry out on all new manufactured gear it was never going to go unnoticed.

My work is 12 years old. Built in Korea with Chinese steel. I have been on better conditioned 30+ year old rigs in the North Sea where not only are they older thy are battered by the much harsher elements. This place is suppose to run until 2032. Nae a f@cking hope.

[DodHagi]

10-13 years ago the market was flooded with cheap Chinese steel which Western manufacturers were turning into downhole tubulars and it became quickly apparent that the stuff was a lot cheaper for a reason.
Since then, the rules and spec for what stuff is allowed downhole has tightened up to hopefully weedle out any sh:tty Chinese (or otherwise) kit.
Companies make it easy and just have a 'don't use' policy on any Chinese steel. Id imagine the Chinese have tightened up now but it'll take a while to establish trust in that market given the money at stake.