48+ Oil Rig Workers Selfie Pictures. Oil rigs operate both onshore and offshore, and while the job of the rig is the same, the working conditions and environment vary significantly. An oil rig worker can denote an employee on either platform, responsible for a large number of duties associated with safely drilling for oil.

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Apparently its like throwing the hook at fisher boats to rig in the cages. Most regulations specifically forbid use of cell phones in the vicinity of the well or on the rig floor or derrick. Perfect gift for any man, women, husband, brother, sister or friend that works off shore on the oil rigs.

Most regulations specifically forbid use of cell phones in the vicinity of the well or on the rig floor or derrick.

And manual laborers, who are often called roustabouts. When you're working on an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, you expect to see the occasional whale or dolphin swimming by, but a stray dog? Offshore rigs vary in the specific type and layout. Generally, workers work for fourteen days straight with one to three weeks off.