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Oil Rig Jobs - What Is It Like To Work An Oil Rig Job?
In some ways, a job in an oil rig is a bit like a jail sentence, or a job in the army. You are confined to a rather cramped location for a long period of time, then the people in charge let you out. Then you go back in. And out again. And repeat this process again and again.
In other ways, life on an oil rig is quite good. An entry-level job could bring you $50,000 or more per year for just 6 months of work. Compare this to an office clerk who only brings home $30,000 to $40,000 per year while working 5-1/2 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Or a junior computer programmer who often has to work 50 to 80 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
Mind you, working on an oil rig can be mentally very demanding. Although modern oil rigs offer quite comfortable accommodations with good facilities, you have to remember that you will be stuck in the middle of nowhere, seeing the same faces day in and day out for 1 whole month before you get a break. After your 1-month break, you have to see these same faces again. You can’t drown your sorrows in beer every Friday night. While you are on the oil rig, there is no escape.
The men who work oil rig jobs have to be mentally tough. They have to be tolerant and have good self-control. They can’t get into a fight every time someone makes them angry. They can’t become distracted just because they feel upset, or angry, or irritated. They can’t become depressed just because they can’t see or talk to their families every night.
When you are in an oil rig job, you have to be self-reliant and learn fast. You don’t need a PhD, but neither can you afford to be a fool. You have to be alert and vigilant and careful all the time. No one is going to always look over your shoulder to supervise you and make sure you do everything right. Much like construction jobs, or jobs in other hazardous environments, mistakes could kill you or your friends. If you are someone who is careless, or tend to make mistakes, you should avoid oil rig jobs. If isolation drives you nuts, you had better get a job in an office instead.
Overall, an oil rig job is tough and demanding, but very rewarding. Adding the fact that oil prices are likely to remain high for the next decade, this is a good time to get an oil rig job, if you are tough enough to handle it.
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on 6th, October
Salam. This is an interesting summary of offshore life, though it might be looking at the downside of offshore life a wee bit too much. There are efforts to improve life offshore, esp. communication with the family. And this isn’t confined to offshore only, you have onshore locations which are remote and isolated as well.
on 9th, October
Position: -
Drilling Supervisor
Base: -
Surabaya, Indonesia
Requirements:-
- Western expatriate
- Must have a degree or higher
- Preferably below 50 years old
- 15+ relevant experience preferably with understanding of the Southeast Asian subsurface environment.
- rotation: 28/28
- Assignment duration is 12 months
- Business travel to point of origin provided
- Day rates negotiable
Client:-
An established American independent oil operating company. Have global operations with focus areas in North America, South America, parts of Africa and the Asia Pacific region.
You can send your CV’s directly to prem.ananthan@petrominwork.com
on 10th, October
RazmahWata,
Yup agree with you.
Prem,
Thank you for the update. Please keep us informed should there is any new vacancies.
on 23rd, October
It is not that bad working offshore. Good food, nice fully air cond accomodation, full subscription of astro, gym, musical instrument, etc. Just that we cant go out to shop(for female), beer drinking, spending time with families, having to skip certain special days (bdays, anniversary, kids 1st day at school, festival ocassion) and the list go on… Not that bad.
My own opinion is that, 2 months offshore should be the max.
on 2nd, January
Unfortunately, offshore working very hard in public relations in promoting a spill or break more time to better the local media. Since you can not always blame the tube companies to what happens.
on 5th, January
iyup… 60 days should be the best max duration. but in some cases 90 days might happen due to work requirement & I believe that is the maximum contractual offshore days for any workers.