This photo collection offers a rare look into that world, capturing the grit and camaraderie of those who keep the rigs running. From drilling operations to downtime in cramped common rooms, these images reveal the challenges and unexpected beauty of life in one of the world’s most extreme work environments. Here are 15 photos that show what life is like on an oil rig.
1. Up in the control room of the rig
2. Don’t work on a rig if you have claustrophobia
3. This is the system they use to lift the top portion of oil rigs onto the legs
4. This size comparison is incredible
5. Fixing up the legs on the rig
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6. Feeding some sharks off the rig
7. Diving to fix the oil rig
8. Strolling past 2 out of water oil rigs
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9. This is what an average double cabin on an oil rig looks like
10. Trying to vacuum oil from a small spill
11. Conducting safety procedures on the rig
12. It’s like a mini-civilization on top of the water
13. In case you were wondering what it looks like to transport an oil rig
14. An abandoned rig in the Gulf of Mexico
15. Imagine diving in the support legs of an oil rig, they don’t seem to end
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