An offshore oil rig worker's typical day is based around 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. This is often organized as two weeks on and three weeks off. Some guys refer to this as a 14/21 shift.

Any offshore oil rig that extends past 1500 meters is considered to be an ultra-deepwater production facility. However, that's still nowhere close to the deepest man has explored in the ocean.

Long before offshore oil rigs are put together, much less sent out into the open ocean, they're expertly designed. Schematics are drawn up, and in many cases, engineers will take these plans and ...

Offshore oil rigs are like small towns out on the water. Here's how many people you can expect to find out there, and how long they stay before a break.

Luxembourg-headquartered pipe manufacturer Tenaris has been awarded a contract to supply casing, tubing and rig direct ...

Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig. While the views are breathtaking, the loneliness can take a toll on him and his crew.

Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job. ... Around 100 people work on an offshore rig. As a contractor, I often work at a different rig with every new contract.

An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Holly Beach, Louisiana. The Gulf is one of the richest deposits of offshore oil and gas in the world, and almost 600 unused rigs have been left ...