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Offshore Oil Rig Jobs

The offshore oilrig experience is very different from working onshore. Workers are working in the middle of the sea where nature can jeopardize their very existence. In places like the Gulf of Mexico, there are many hurricanes and severe tropical storms. The offshore oilrig functions like a city for its workers habitation. They can be very small floating cities or be as large as football stadiums with derricks as high as skyscrapers.

Even with these natural hazards to contend with, offshore oilrig jobs can be both challenging and yet very rewarding for the right person. Offshore workers live in barracks attached to the platforms. They work hard 12 hours a day for seven days a week and then they are entitled to a week break onshore. However, there are companies that require a worker to work two to three weeks straight and then have two or three weeks offshore. As you can see this job is really hard work with incredibly long hours.

Some of these jobs are so far away such as 20 miles offshore that workers are transported to the oilrig via helicopter. Just like onshore there are many of the same jobs available.

At the entry level there are positions available for roustabouts. These laborers are unskilled and semi skilled, but are so important to every oilrig crew. Most of the new hires coming into the marine and drilling sections of the oil industry start out as roughnecks or roustabouts. This is where they get the training to go onto the other jobs such as leading a drill crew followed by head driller, superintendent and finally offshore installation manager.

The job of the roustabouts can be compared to the able bodied seaman on board a ship. The roustabout is responsible for the unskilled work of maintaining and cleaning the equipment so that it is in tiptop shape. They clean, paint, remove rust and direct the huge cranes as they come onboard.

There are two different divisions for roustabouts on offshore oilrigs. There are roustabouts responsible for the maintenance, and then there are roughnecks who work with the drilling crew.

Roustabouts and roughnecks normally take one of two offshore career paths. The first path is to move up the drilling crew hierarchy. The second path roustabouts can choose is working towards becoming a crane operator, or the rigging foreman or crane superintendent. These positions start with on the job training and the roustabouts will start by replacing workers on lunch and coffee breaks and gradually work their way up the ladder in whichever career path they choose.

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sean bernier said:

i am a 36 year old man looking for an oppurtunity to work for your company.im very reliable,physically fit and hard working if your interested in hiring me please contact me at 403 293 4055.thank you

luke curd said:

i am a 29 year old man looking to change my career path i currently work on a fpso 50km off the coast of new plymouth ..new zealand as a steward acting as secound cook which iv been on since march 2007 i wont to get involved in the drilling side of things and mabe travel to other parts of the world..you can contact me on 0277845110

cory quigley said:

i am 22 years looking to try and get started in the oil industry.i am young but have been successfully working for the past 6 years and am looking to forward to see if your company could give me a chance with working .i would be willing to start where ever i would be needed i just am looking for a career that offers something my town doesn't offer

cory quigley said:

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Ron Thibault said:

I am a 37 year old man looking for an exciting new career in the oil industry.I have 20 years of experience in the forestry construction business, including pipe laying and operating various types of machinery my contact number is 250-818-9484

ASHLEY THORLEY said:

I AM A 21 YEAR OLD MAN IV BIN SCAFFOLDING 4 NEARLY 6 YEARS IN WHICH I HAVE GAINED QUALIFICATIONS IN IM VERY INTERESTED IN THE OIL INDUSTRY MY CONTACT NUMBER IS 07811048502

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