Please consider the following, and offer three (3) responsesbetween one (1) and three (3) sentences in length.
Scenario: You read in the local newspaper (ok, probably on youriPhone) that Genitempo-Cardoza Drilling (GC-D), the division ofPEMEX specializing in light, sweet crude, has tapped anothersubstantial deposit. This discovery and access means major profitsfor GC-D, and also new contracting opportunities for varioussupport companies. Schlumberger and Morgan-Ali-Perry Corporation(MAP Corp) are competing to provide cementing field services andrelated support. You are a consultant to GC-D and MAP Corp and havebeen given a waiver (possible conflicts of interest, right?) toadvise both clients in a joint meeting on three (3) issues.
If GC-D contracts with both Schlumberger and MAP Corp to provideservices as independent contractors:
1) Should GC-D carry both Schlumberger and MAP Corp under itsemployment insurance?
2) If Schlumberger is providing only labor/people to operate andMAP Corp is providing only equipment, will Schlumberger and MAPCorp need to establish contracts with each other/between their twocompanies, or just GC-D independently?
3) If MAP Corp is shipping its equipment from its Texas base toMexico, what entities (government and private) might be involved inthat transfer?
