I have no idea how life's working onboard an oil rig, could somebody enlighten me?
2007-02-05 02:26:40 · 3 answers · asked by dave 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Well i have worked on rigs all over the world for the last 6 years. I have worked on Semi-Subs, jack up's, Drill ships and land rigs and i hate them all. Land rigs are slightly better cos you can get away from the rig for a while.
Mostly though it isnt a nice life. Alot of rigs are 4-8 men cabins with people on all different shifts. You never get a minute to yourself. Alot of new rigs i.e in Norway and UK are alot bigger now and are 2 men rooms with the other guy on the opposite shift which makes for a better life while offshore. Remembering that we are out the for between 1 month and 2 months this is an important thing. Food is normally crap and it is a noisy place to be. So comfort level on most rigs is very low.
There are some luxury rigs out there somewhere but i have not been able to find them yet.
2007-02-05 02:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by DikiDoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean an oil rig that is in the ocean or on land? My ex boyfriend worked on one in Wyoming for a while and he said that is s u ck ed....it is dangerous and he saw someone get seriously hurt.
2007-02-05 10:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by zaeli22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen documentaries on them, and to me it compares to living on a submarine. However, the new twist now is the people on rigs are getting attacked by pirates. Yes, they are robbers on the sea and sometimes they kill.
2007-02-05 10:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋