6G Pipe Welding: What About Iran? (Why Do You Think We Need More Pipe Welders In The USA Now)?

Why do you want to read this article?

You want to read this, because 6G code certified pipe welders are making up to $12,000 a month, right now. A few years ago, the federal government predicted a 250,000 shortage of welders by now. Some of that has been filled by immigration. Some of that went away with the recession. However, things are now going the other way for pipe welders - demand is rising.

We have about five times the Saudi Arabian reserves in the ground. We now have the technology to get it out of the ground. Adding to that, Canada wants to ship us oil down an approved pipeline to Texas that will be built in 2012.

Getting our oil extracted, and the pipeline built are just two projects which require pipe welders. Nothing having to do with oil and gas can be done without more pipe welders, and we need more, now. The fact remains that only about 5% of all china pipe welding machine suppliers are pipe welders. Why? It isn't easy. Each joint must pass X-Ray inspection. A 2% failure rate is the industry standard. If you are a pipe welder, that means you must get 98 joints to pass, out of every 100 you weld.

2012 will be the beginning of a boom in the USA oil fields. You don't need a crystal ball for this one. We all want to go green and save the planet, and solar and wind are making some head way. However, both are a drop in the energy bucket. Why? It is simple economics. It takes a whole lot of solar panels to make a little bit of power, and they cost a whole lot of money. The situation will eventually change. However, until it changes, we must have oil to run this country.

Iran is the only nation to ever be close to having nuclear weapons while constantly saying they can't wait to use them. We can't let Iran get nukes. This means there will be confrontation, and it could get nasty, soon. The Straight of Hormuz is narrow. If Iran sinks just one oil tanker coming through there on its' way to the USA, they'll block that vital path.