This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in ... middle of the sea. The first rig I stepped onto ...

December 27, 1965: Britain’s first ever North Sea oil rig collapsed and killed 13 men during a bitter snowstorm and 20ft-high waves on this day in 1965. BP’s Sea Gem drilling platform was in the ...

Life on an Offshore Oil Rig: The Reality of Working at Sea Life working on an offshore oil rig is a unique blend of routine and adventure. Workers typically follow a 14/21 schedule (two weeks on ...

It was a great day, early last month, aboard British Petroleum’s offshore drilling rig ... Oil Co. of England, the only other company that has struck gas in Britain’s portion of the North Sea ...