Oil rigs can rank amongst some of the most extreme work environments out there. This collection of photos provides a rare glimpse at the people who can keep them running. From the drilling operations right on into the downtime in cramped common rooms, this collection of 13 images captures the grit, the camaraderie, and the challenges of a life at sea. These are 14 photos showing what life is like on an oil rig.
1. Don’t work on a rig if you have claustrophobia
2. This is the system they use to lift the top portion of rigs onto the legs
3. This size comparison is incredible
4. Fixing up the legs on the rig
5. Diving to fix the oil rig
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6. Strolling past 2 out of water oil rigs
7. This is what an average double cabin on an oil rig looks like
8. Trying to vacuum oil from a small spill
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9. Conducting safety procedures on the rig
10. It’s like a mini-civilization on top of the water
11. In case you were wondering what it looks like to transport an oil rig
12. An abandoned rig in the Gulf of Mexico
13. Imagine diving in the support legs of an oil rig, they don’t seem to end
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