Its not true. As someone that can get go there when he want (I work for a famous oil company) my offer was 10k € at month, with maybe 15k years after. But the problem is: the people that work in those place are so few, that when you request to stop that job, in the best case it would took you a year to stop. (For stop I DO NOT MEAN just go back to land, for every month there you get 2 week on land, but i mean litteraly go to another job) I know a guy at work, (the one that stopped me to go) That took 15 years to stop that job. E also could not be with his father in his last moments, because there was no way to get him back on land in time. You can fire yoursef, but not only blacklist you, you lose many benefits, and you are also fined. as the contracts are for an unlimited time.
Yeah I know someone who works on rigs in the UK as a crane operator. His rate is £700 a day, and he does 2 weeks on 2 weeks off. That's £127k a year. Not bad, but not 50k a month. The only person making that kind of money is whoever is in charge of the whole thing. And remember you don't do a full 12 months there, you do 6, you rotate in and out.
That’s what an it contractor is making while working from his cosy home. I was expecting much more but then uk salaries are usually lower than American.
Wow well in 1986 when I lived in Germany US Dollar to English Pound was basically 50 £ to 100 dollars now it’s .79£ to 1 dollar so the person was dealing in US when he said 50 k which is 39296. If he said he makes 700£ day to on two off. That’s 9800£ which equals 12469.96 k so not close I know my grandfather worked on the oil rigs off of SanPedro and when he retired at 50 he payed for everything cash because he was a millionaire. His wife owned oil rigs in Texas. When he died he left everything to her and her kids got everything. I’m fine with that she was with him and he had his reasons! But yeah I’m sure some jobs make more then others he was a crane operator and he did it for 10 years. Man could take a silver dollar and put it in his palm and bend it n half! Tough old man! You had to be back then!
@@NaijarianmanI know, but it’s not that uncommon, especially in London. If you have the right skills you can end up even with 300-500k job in tech, in finance even more but you have to be well connected.
I was in the Navy. Being at sea is the most relaxing things ever. You get to see the true beauty of the galaxy when you are in the Pacific Ocean at night. It makes you feel like a grain of sand on a cosmic beach. I have never been at more peace than on the 7 seas. ❤
Same working on a large ship. We once had an electrical failure and honestly after about 5 mins in complete darkness my eyes adjusted and I saw more stars than I had ever imagined. It was lovely and terrifying at the same time.
Honestly i’d do that but on land be in darkness in a mountain or something with no light in any direction just to see the night sky bc its so beautiful
He is not kidding. A buddy of mine works in the Gulf of Mexico. Makes $300k a year. The job is hella dangerous and draining. Most guys put in 5 years and quit
It's called "light pollution". With the rig lit up like a christmas tree, it's impossible to see the ocean and the sky, just like it's impossible to see the stars at night when you live in a city.
My uncle finished high school in the early 1970's and travelled from South Africa to the U.K and managed to get work in the North Sea Oil fields. In a short space of time he managed to make enough money to return to South Africa and pay for himself to attend university and buy a small house for himself. This set him up nicely in life without debt and he actually retired at age 55 because of this.
I've got a heap of mates that have worked on rigs. It's not as dangerous or spooky as this video suggests. But it does pay as much as he said. Unbelievable money.
Oil rigs are terrifying...the waves...the darkness, the isolation and also the job itself is super high risk....and the money isnt high enough honestly.....this is real men work....everyone on that rig should be millionaires
@@johneneojowilliams5081 yea it seems nice but it's not a good where you come home everyday. You are in the middle of the ocean for months at a time...family life is hard....i guess you can compare it to long haul trucking but way more dangerous and also out of reach from humanity
Or real women's work😏 been doing long haul flatbed for a few yrs. Like driving nifhts, the quiet peaceful nights, the solitude, this job i would be able to shower each day and have a good meal atleast once per day and get paid well...SIGN ME UP!!!!PLEASE out of reach from humanity isnt all bad
I was a cook in oil rig 4 years ago, it was the best jobs I've ever had despite I'm the only female worker there, all the men are so kind to me, and in return I always go above and beyond to make their meals enjoyable, i even bake cakes for their birthdays, i quit the job since i have to take care of my dad, but now he's gone, i think i might get the job back, the salary and bonus is amazing and the companionship is the thing i will Cherish forever
Your story is very heart-warming, imagine there's only a female in your crew but nothing bad happened and your friendships with them keep growing from time to time, this must really show how nice these mans are. When you said you bake cakes for their birthdays, i believe they saw you as more like a mother figure.
One off my friend work there. He said the salary was insane (he is an engineer and he earned 22k a month. We are in Vietnam and 22k a month is huge) but the atmospheres was horrendous. He said if he knew it's that bad, he wouldn't have signed up in the first place. He also told me about some unwanted encounter...
Close second for me. The sight of my shitbox is a relieving feeling. Knowing I can begin my journey back home just hits different. But the helicopter rides are really great. Especially on a clear day right as dawn is approaching. 👌
The monthly salary varies but its most commonly between $20,000 and $30,000 depending the length of your contract and the nature of the work its not $50,000, also nobody is allowed to work for more than 120 days on the oil rig for health and safety protocols. (Worked for Aramco in 2018 on the Arabian Gulf)
@@Mustang-bk4ns You will have to be off the oil rig for 6 weeks before you are allowed to return, that's why most companies you will be working with will only give you a contract that needs to be renewed every 120 days. So in essence after you return, you will be given a new contract and shift pattern. Hope that helps
Also this only applies to the company you have worked for, its common practice in the industry for workers to jump ship to other companies in order to continue their work flow and earnings without being off for 6 weeks. This only applies if you decide to work for non-American companies as American companies are all tied in under one banner.
So if you follow the rules and say you take 2 months off... At even just 20 thousand a month, working 4 on, 2 off you are making 160,000 a year...roughly
I did off-shore drilling for about 1 year (I was the supervising Engineer), that was nowhere near as extreme as this and it was tough. The wind alone is unbearable, and getting from a boat to the platform or viceversa was the stuff of nightmares.
…and like others mentioned, nobody made $50K a month, I was the highest paid in the roll and it was close to 10K, so it went down from there depending on your roll.
Ive worked in this environment for decades - and most of what you are saying is bunk. YOu see supply boats on an almost daily basis, with chemicals, water, fuel etc. Platforms are usually in areas with much activity - other rigs and platforms. Some rigs/platforms are in shallow water, close to land, and it isnt very dark at all. There are often flares, other rigs/platforms etc.
He forgot to mention a few things...like some great fishing when not on the clock, damn good food, ain't nobody constantly bothering you, it can get pretty serene at times, and alot more positives. The only time it can get iffy is during a hurricane or severe tropical storm/blizzard depending on where the rig is at. I've worked derricks in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea as well as land rigs in Texas, Louisiana(my home state), Mississippi, and Alabama. If you can handle being gone for short periods and having coworkers picking at you, then a rig is great. There are times you can relax the whole hitch...and there are times you work nonstop like having to trip pipe or having a wash out. Roughnecking ain't bad for those that can handle it...and when you work your way up to the derrick, it's great!!!
Worked on an oil rig for a couple years. We had female "college intern engineers" from Estonia work with us for the summer. I was 24 at the time and that rig was my once-in-a-lifetime hook-up central unbeknownst to my bosses and peers.
In Denmark they make 5500$ a month (roughly) as a normal employee on a rig. Nobody makes 50.000 a month. Not even a guy running an entire industrial harbor or even a country makes that much. CEOs make a lot of money sometimes. But an oil rig guy isn't going to earn 5x what a top level surgeon or medium sized company CEO makes. Some of the highest paid jobs in the oil industry are the divers, there are very few of them, it's extremely dangerous but even they don't make 50k a month.
YOU don't make 50,000$ a month on a damn oil rig. You make around $3000.00 every two weeks with 80 hours a week. After taxes. My cousin has been doing this over 30 years and is a manager for Ensco. He is on top of the rig in an office. He makes $250,000 a year.
You do realize you don't work HALF of the year on the rig right? Can you do math? 6 months of working out of the year, 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off?@@terrencetrump2310 lol You don't know the oil field at all if you think you are on the rig AN ENTIRE year lol. Some work a month on and a month off. Depends. My cousin Robert is does not make 3000$ every two weeks lol. That is starting pay at $3000. You make around $25 an hour to 30$ on average in the gulf start off pay. In the early 2000s it was only around $12-15 an hour for some positions. The pay has doubled since then. You make your pay in overtime. I know guys who were only making $40,000 a year when their overtime was cut offshore a few years back.
@@terrencetrump2310 I didn't say my cousin has a starting position after 30 years. You only work about 6 months or half a year on an offshore rig. You expect people to live on the rig all year?
I did this work for 9 years. Started from the bottom and made my way through roughnecking and derrickhand then hung it up as an assistant driller. If I didn’t have 2 daughters and a beautiful wife I’d go back. I absolutely loved it.
@@mr.a5117 land rigs you’ll start as a roughneck (floorhand). All you need is a GED and apply apply apply. Offshore you’ll start as a roustabout (crane crew) then work your way up to roughneck if that the rout you want to take. If you don’t have a trade degree of some sort I.e. hydraulic mechanic, diesel mechanic, electrical or marine degree you’ll start at the bottom as I mentioned. Again, apply, apply, apply until you get an interview unless you know someone. Spencer Ogden is a 3rd party contractor that hires temp labor. You can start there. Sometime that helps to get your foot in the door. Need to pass drug test background check and physical.
I grew up in Louisiana and this is what a lot of guys end up doing. I knew one guy in high school that went into it and he had a new mustang and another car in his driveway right away.
I work offshore in the Gulf of Mexico as a pilot and he’s right. If there’s no moon it’s pitch black at night, just looking out into the void. The sunsets and sunrises are pretty great too.
@@Erm545 I'm at the point where I am starting to think stars are a giant fraud. why are they never in these videos? Never in space videos or pictures. I can apparently see stars in Utah on the ground but closer in space. yeah ok,
It's scary and fascinating at the same time. Scary that you might drowned and never be found and fascinating that it showed the scale power of the waves in nature
When you've been offshore and finally get flown back to land and look for your car in the parking lot. You just get a feeling of relief when you see the shitbox after a few weeks offshore. The drive home is also peaceful because the hard work is over and soon you'll be opening the front door to your sanctuary
I have a friend who we all considered a psycopath since school days.. he worked in a rig like this in the arabian sea near Gujarat in India. 3-4 years ago during a cyclone, my boy was the only guy who chose not to leave the rig when the Navy helicopters came to rescue people. He decided to stay on the rig (the company and the govt both let him stay because they liked the idea of letting the rig run unless things went really bad and needed an emergency stoppage). Don't worry, he is still alive and extremely healthy and even more audacious post that incident. The storm literally changed directions after the others were evacuated. He was paid handsomely by his company for his exceptional courage. Got a promotion as well.. makes now around 25k USD a month.
@@constancedenchy980125kusd in a month means 300k usd in a year which in terms of Indian rupees is 2.4 crore a year which is insane money in terms of Indian lifestyle
why would you set it up in the middle of a raging sea? Makes no sense to risk unnecessary damage to it, the delivery equipment or personnel. This technology is pretty awesome but no need to embellish it.@@CrypticCobra
Lol not so fast bro.. now do you know the tax code? You do realize you have state and federal taxes, ssn, fica and all.. your take home is less than 250. After union dues and pension 😂😂😂
@@BigM0neyHustla Sooo.... Just don't work then?? $250k is still more than $200k, and more than $100k, and more than $50k... All of which are also taxed.
I worked on them for 18 years as a crew we didnt make 50 grand a month combined. However, the oil company drilling consultants can earn up to $1500 a day.
It has to be more than that because land consultants are making 2,000 and as good up to 2,300 a day. The majors don’t pay that well but they make up for it with more job security and of course a ton more of rules.
My father use to be a manager of a few off shore oil Rigs before the Rigs got shut down. It is always good and facinating to hear stories about that time from him.
I worked on drilling Ships and Platforms for over 10 years and where was my $50,000 ? , your work takes up so much of your time I never thought about being frightened and I worked with such a great bunch of guys , I am now retired from rigs for over 30 years and have great memories.
Maybe find times through the night where it’s possible for the lights be turned off. Truly for the workers to experience a fresh, renewing mind; a starry night is great for occupational health and therapy when times can be a tough. Thank you guys for the work!
I am working on an offshore rig. This night thing is 100% true. You cannot see at feets distance so dark it is. Any light if you happened to see in sea be it ship or rig gives you feeling of companion.Never fell from rig because most of the fishes are below rig only to get easy food dispose from rig. Most frightening thing is traveling in helicopter over sea. See any videos if possible. You will forget everything & pray for life.
I was planning on working here😂a lot of my family and friends worked offshore it’s a unique experience depending on the role you play sometimes it’s not that good money being away from your family all the time etc, when you come back on your days off all your friends are still working at their normal job so then you’re just bored with a little more money and your family has grown apart🤷🏼♂️money is everything but you can’t buy back family time
If applying, I'd recommend an Offshore Drilling Company. Working on a land rig requires rig moves with require breaking down and reassembling it. Offshore moves are done under a tow vessel.
Sure it might be creepy to look at cause im sure some instinct kicks in or you image some horror movie like you expect something to jump out at you but if you look past that, no lights from cities or anything? Must be the perfect view of the night sky. I would love to see that. You would be able to see so many stars if the sky is clear. That view would totally be worth going insane in the middle of nowhere
I’d love to be a cook on one of these, my dad did this about 50 years ago in Costa Rica, he loved it, but missed his 3 daughters and wife so much. When she stopped writing him he got concerned and went home after being out there for several months. She and his daughters were gone, to make matters worse, she went before a judge telling him that he abandoned them, and didn’t know where he was. So a divorce was granted, she quickly married her lover that she left him for, and because he “abandoned” them her new husband was allowed to adopt the girls. He became so depressed, always looking for them, he never went back to the rig. Later on he married my divorced mom with her 3 kids, me being one of them, and he was my dad until 2018 when he passed away.
Some wives cannot handle being alone with kids and need constant companion. Very sad for your dad and the heartache he was put through. His contributions to his family wasn't appreciated. I can just imagine the lies his biological daughters were fed, in their brainwashing.
@@TheRadrakuLol I've always had a thought that a person working on jobs like this one. They must stay single because they are away from home for almost the whole year. Men and women we all know it will end in the person staying home cheating. Maybe not right away but after the second to fourth year it will happen. Even if that person is the most loyal person on this planet or it might even be the person that is away that ends up cheating. To not have that happen to you, you would have to stay single wether its your partner at home or yourself at work. Might as well save yourself all the wasted time and suffering mentality.
Lots of people will want to work in the Gulf of Mexico, hence pay isn’t that spectacular. The minute you go to places like Africa, the Caspian Sea or the North Sea on a crazy schedule like 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off or similar, it’s a different story because not many people want to do that work or be away for that long. It can also get dangerous at times, hence there is a premium.
Watching this , reminds me of the awful piper alpha disaster. Them brave workers who jumped off the burning rig in the pitch cold black to try and survive. Anyone who does this job, deserves respect.
Just bullshit is what that is. Sponsored shit more than likely like so much on social media. You might make $7000-$10,000 a month on a offshore rig in the gulf but no where near $50,000 a month.
I spent years on sea duty in the Navy. I worked on the flight deck of an Aircraft Carrier day or night shift. You have to walk on the edge up steps in almost total darkness. Plenty people go overboard. The only problem I see being on an oil rig is that it can't move out the way of a hurricane. Ships can outrun a storm.
Yea but I bet most oil rigs are built to withstand massive storms being in the ocean there’s lots of big storms so the architects would keep that in mind
My grandpa works out on one of these as a crane operator. Gone for 2 weeks then back home for 2 weeks. He says his favorite part is the helicopter ride that he takes back and forth from land
Sounds like perfection, no annoying people, no annoying society, in the middle of nowhere, stunning views, peace, , true darkness for a perfect sleep, plus 50 k a month??? Where do I sign in?
@@fredwardofalconist4th454We don't need oil though, oil companies need oil. If you find a way around not needing oil for a machine that previously needed oil, those oil companies will do ANYTHING to make sure your idea never gets patented.
In the GOM the only person out there who might make 50k/mo is the company man for the oil company. Drilling crew members are making between $6 and $12k/mo depending on position.
I used to be a coal miner, one and a half mile under the ground, switching your lamp off was not advised as it may not work again, THAT is true darkness my friend,,And the money wasn't that good to top it off, swop any time
Haven’t been in this kind of job but when i was a teenager we went to the catacombs (catacombs are old mines under Paris and a real maze) under Paris for fun (i m French) being under the ground is crazy and yes when you turn your lamp off you can’t see your own hands when extending your arms, pitch black area are crazy
@@abdel-wahidmelinat3063 the who,s song I can see for miles don't work in any underground situation with no lights, I throw an orange into the darkness the man said, And he was getting how much,,
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I would like a job there
@@mynorlorenzana7604 same
Hai, I have interested
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My fear of the deep dark ocean disappeared when I heard 50k a month...
50k a month my ASS
Reduced life span by 10 years averagely 😂
Yeah maybe if you're the boss of the whole rig 😂
@@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 up to 50k, not FROM 50k. Thats how they fool ya
Its not true.
As someone that can get go there when he want (I work for a famous oil company) my offer was 10k € at month, with maybe 15k years after.
But the problem is: the people that work in those place are so few, that when you request to stop that job, in the best case it would took you a year to stop.
(For stop I DO NOT MEAN just go back to land, for every month there you get 2 week on land, but i mean litteraly go to another job)
I know a guy at work, (the one that stopped me to go)
That took 15 years to stop that job.
E also could not be with his father in his last moments, because there was no way to get him back on land in time.
You can fire yoursef, but not only blacklist you, you lose many benefits, and you are also fined. as the contracts are for an unlimited time.
Im i the only one who half expected him to throw the flashlight😂
You were not alone 😂
😂
Lol nope😂❤
Lol
Would fit to the rest of the idle
50k a month?
"Hello darkness, my old friend"
😂😂
Clever!
Lmfao 😂
5 or 6k a month maybe
"up to" Thats the one guy sitting in a room 99.9% of the time telling people to move faster.
@@porkchop4401 nah man rig managers make max $300k a year. Regular workers make from 60-100k a year
As a former offshore scaffold builder, I can confirm that even the operators on board are NOT making 50,000 a month🤣😭
How much do they really make?
Exactly I knew it was too good to be true lmao
I know right? u have to have atleast 30 years under your belt if you wanna go anywhere near that number.
Where do I apply
Best paying salary I seen offshore was 20k a month for an operator lol
Sea monster: who tf keeps throwing colourful balls into the ocean?! 🤨
Man didn't want to eat his fruit.
😂😂
Sea monster: mm these balls taste good. Pause
Sea Monster 2:- I believe it's the AVIANS!
They are always jealous of our pride
stop firing rockets at my house!!!
I love how fast that o-range disappears
You mean the arrange?
@@LAMF24what a brightly colored comment
Nothing could possibli go wrong 😅
@@LAMF24 Arrange smoothie is my fav.
Even a torch didn't jeald much result.
Yeah I know someone who works on rigs in the UK as a crane operator. His rate is £700 a day, and he does 2 weeks on 2 weeks off. That's £127k a year. Not bad, but not 50k a month. The only person making that kind of money is whoever is in charge of the whole thing. And remember you don't do a full 12 months there, you do 6, you rotate in and out.
That’s what an it contractor is making while working from his cosy home. I was expecting much more but then uk salaries are usually lower than American.
Wow well in 1986 when I lived in Germany US Dollar to English Pound was basically 50 £ to 100 dollars now it’s .79£ to 1 dollar so the person was dealing in US when he said 50 k which is 39296. If he said he makes 700£ day to on two off. That’s 9800£ which equals 12469.96 k so not close I know my grandfather worked on the oil rigs off of SanPedro and when he retired at 50 he payed for everything cash because he was a millionaire. His wife owned oil rigs in Texas. When he died he left everything to her and her kids got everything. I’m fine with that she was with him and he had his reasons! But yeah I’m sure some jobs make more then others he was a crane operator and he did it for 10 years. Man could take a silver dollar and put it in his palm and bend it n half! Tough old man! You had to be back then!
@@vonder7 For a UK salary that's really high. Few jobs here make that much outside of the finance industry.
@@NaijarianmanI know, but it’s not that uncommon, especially in London. If you have the right skills you can end up even with 300-500k job in tech, in finance even more but you have to be well connected.
@@vonder7 THat's 600k a year, i doubt many IT people working from home are making anywhere near that unless they are C level
"O-range"
"Shinning a flashlight"
"...jill the same result."
😂😂😂
Reflect-oon
Ya gotta admit, AI generated speech has come a long way since the 1980s. But still these mistakes are amusing.
My fear of the dark immediately disappeared when I heard him say "O-range"😂
Like I knew I wasn't trippin lol
Shinning a flashlight
Spelled it arrange too
O-range is the new dark
That's what happens when someone uses 2023 Text-to-Talk
"Its almost impossible to encounter strangers"
Introverts : is this heaven
Tru😂
😂😢
on the ocean
My boiiiii 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Yeah my kind of job
I was in the Navy. Being at sea is the most relaxing things ever. You get to see the true beauty of the galaxy when you are in the Pacific Ocean at night. It makes you feel like a grain of sand on a cosmic beach. I have never been at more peace than on the 7 seas. ❤
Sinking and drowning wouldn't be peaceful at all.
I was wondering why u couldn't see any stars when they showed it dark
“Almost impossible to encounter strangers”.
But when you do - 💀
THANK YOU! "Almost" impossible...
😂
Same working on a large ship. We once had an electrical failure and honestly after about 5 mins in complete darkness my eyes adjusted and I saw more stars than I had ever imagined. It was lovely and terrifying at the same time.
Honestly i’d do that but on land be in darkness in a mountain or something with no light in any direction just to see the night sky bc its so beautiful
Lovely and terrifying....that my friend is God.
Yea the reason it seems completely dark on the rig is because of the bright lights on the rig itself drowning out everything else.
There is no god, infant.@@Lana-ro6cb
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I kind of wanted to hear about how they evacuate thanks for cutting it short bro
Lol we just into a lide boat and launch to sea
@@edwardmcgee01 😂😂
That's why these are called shorts.
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Because they can't evacuate. Only thing you can do is pray
He is not kidding. A buddy of mine works in the Gulf of Mexico. Makes $300k a year. The job is hella dangerous and draining. Most guys put in 5 years and quit
The only one making 50k a month is the CEO flying in on the helicopter
The CEO isnt even physically there 99% of the time
The fact they built that structure in the ocean is the most impressive part
Idk how to tell you this but…
that mf is on giant floaties and was hauled there after being built on land.
@@TheStormCave There's a timelapse on CZcams of them hauling one out to position and setting it up.
@@TheStormCave
Hm. That’s disappointing.
@@TheStormCave Why is this so funny 😂😂😂
@@TheStormCavethat's still impressive
I worked 14/14 on a jackup in the Gulf of Mexico. 12 hours on 12 hours off. After 14 days you appreciate things like dirt, trees, and solid land
Go on please? As much as you
Can describe.
@@jeremysears4263right 😂😂
Salary?
Write more info for us- the low key nerds pls!
How can a person to work there?
“UP TO 50K”… UP TO… now remember those Black Friday ads that says “ UP TO 70% OFF”
It's called "light pollution".
With the rig lit up like a christmas tree, it's impossible to see the ocean and the sky, just like it's impossible to see the stars at night when you live in a city.
My uncle finished high school in the early 1970's and travelled from South Africa to the U.K and managed to get work in the North Sea Oil fields. In a short space of time he managed to make enough money to return to South Africa and pay for himself to attend university and buy a small house for himself. This set him up nicely in life without debt and he actually retired at age 55 because of this.
Our parents and grandparents could work part time and have enough to pay for books and various fees on top of their tuition.
Crazy how now you can barely afford to live earning even 75k per year in most parts of the US
what a time to be alive…. too bad it ain’t so easy now
God bless him
And now he's watching telly all day. What a life.
My roommate worked on an oil platform. The work is brutal. It is also one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet.
He must be loaded
Feminists should sign up to help
LOL. Your roommate is a drama queen.
@@harrisn3693 Job is so brutal most people aren't out there too long. These guys save while they can.
@@Jojo.255agree 😂. Those delusional women must be thrown to these kind of harsh jobs
The most stunning view is me watching that sunset from my phone.
Even a brightly colored arrange would Jill the same result!
Hats off to anyone with the heart of steel to do these jobs.
I've got a heap of mates that have worked on rigs. It's not as dangerous or spooky as this video suggests.
But it does pay as much as he said. Unbelievable money.
@@StuTheDon17 Even for the normal employee? Or for the highest up?
Feminist: why no equal pay?
90% of those workers are guys. That's what they make. That's why there is a "wage gap"
How do you work on this whats the requirements
Any man*. I don’t think any woman would do such a thing. If there is any I assume it would still be probably 99% males
*spits out tea*
FUCKIN *MONTHLY* WHAA-
what a cringe ass comment
Most countries already pay you well for working nightshifts. Any hazard pay that threatens your safety & sanity usually... pays very well 😂
Tell me where and I'm in.
@@persnicketyVCI get less than 40k a year working night shift.
If you were an engineer or a manager on that rig. If you are a worker best you get is 10k a month.
Thank you for your contribution and bravery aint stepping on that platform ever in my life
*Even a brightly colored ARRANGE just vanishes into the darkness*
Oil rigs are terrifying...the waves...the darkness, the isolation and also the job itself is super high risk....and the money isnt high enough honestly.....this is real men work....everyone on that rig should be millionaires
I can be a real man for 50k a month
But the pay is high
@@johneneojowilliams5081 yea it seems nice but it's not a good where you come home everyday. You are in the middle of the ocean for months at a time...family life is hard....i guess you can compare it to long haul trucking but way more dangerous and also out of reach from humanity
Or real women's work😏 been doing long haul flatbed for a few yrs. Like driving nifhts, the quiet peaceful nights, the solitude, this job i would be able to shower each day and have a good meal atleast once per day and get paid well...SIGN ME UP!!!!PLEASE out of reach from humanity isnt all bad
@@SpiritusFrumentieasy peazy I played RDR2 for 4 months straight and didn't leave my chair. I also didn't get paid
I was a cook in oil rig 4 years ago, it was the best jobs I've ever had despite I'm the only female worker there, all the men are so kind to me, and in return I always go above and beyond to make their meals enjoyable, i even bake cakes for their birthdays, i quit the job since i have to take care of my dad, but now he's gone, i think i might get the job back, the salary and bonus is amazing and the companionship is the thing i will Cherish forever
Ever seen that meme about girls with only "guy friends"?
@@bashvashoh shut the hell up
Hey I live in the UK.. medical doctor, how do I score a job like that
Your story is very heart-warming, imagine there's only a female in your crew but nothing bad happened and your friendships with them keep growing from time to time, this must really show how nice these mans are. When you said you bake cakes for their birthdays, i believe they saw you as more like a mother figure.
Sign me up! No kids no wife, happy to work away. Willing to take any work. I'm gonna look into this right now!
How do they evacuate? Well they just...
😅 left me on a goddamn cliffhanger. Lmfao!!
Everyone in the navy,
“That’s it???? Sign me up!!”
I am not afraid of throwing apple to the ocean, I am afraid of catching apple back...
☠️☠️
Aquaman😂
The Kraken enters the chat.
LMMFAOOOO
Bru
For 50k a month I would even fight of demons coming out of the darkness at night💀
Frfr! Godzilla could pop up and I’d give him one of those apples and keep working!
@@okimawilcox1550😂😂
There's no way you earn that much as a regular worker.
@victoryokezie no. Just no.
What's your point?
Except for the hard work...
It sounds peaceful
Big job, huge decision, warrants skill and big, big dough!
Hats off to the brave people who work there
@@julianchavez456awwww did you little fweeelings get hurt while you eat junk food safe in your little room at your moms house? Women work too
@@sonicledgend correct. You're working aren't you?
All i heard is 50k monthly salary , after that i went deaf 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Beat me to it.
its more like per year, not month.
@@y00rekhuh?
@@y00rek re-watch the video and listen
Respect to these men
One off my friend work there. He said the salary was insane (he is an engineer and he earned 22k a month. We are in Vietnam and 22k a month is huge) but the atmospheres was horrendous. He said if he knew it's that bad, he wouldn't have signed up in the first place. He also told me about some unwanted encounter...
The most stunning view is when the chopper arrives to take you home. 🤩
Close second for me. The sight of my shitbox is a relieving feeling. Knowing I can begin my journey back home just hits different. But the helicopter rides are really great. Especially on a clear day right as dawn is approaching. 👌
The monthly salary varies but its most commonly between $20,000 and $30,000 depending the length of your contract and the nature of the work its not $50,000, also nobody is allowed to work for more than 120 days on the oil rig for health and safety protocols. (Worked for Aramco in 2018 on the Arabian Gulf)
120 days or roughly 4 months? Is there a time gap before they can do their next 120day/4 month service?
@@Mustang-bk4ns You will have to be off the oil rig for 6 weeks before you are allowed to return, that's why most companies you will be working with will only give you a contract that needs to be renewed every 120 days. So in essence after you return, you will be given a new contract and shift pattern. Hope that helps
Also this only applies to the company you have worked for, its common practice in the industry for workers to jump ship to other companies in order to continue their work flow and earnings without being off for 6 weeks. This only applies if you decide to work for non-American companies as American companies are all tied in under one banner.
How can we apply for vacancies now?
So if you follow the rules and say you take 2 months off...
At even just 20 thousand a month, working 4 on, 2 off you are making 160,000 a year...roughly
I did off-shore drilling for about 1 year (I was the supervising Engineer), that was nowhere near as extreme as this and it was tough. The wind alone is unbearable, and getting from a boat to the platform or viceversa was the stuff of nightmares.
…and like others mentioned, nobody made $50K a month, I was the highest paid in the roll and it was close to 10K, so it went down from there depending on your roll.
Ive worked in this environment for decades - and most of what you are saying is bunk. YOu see supply boats on an almost daily basis, with chemicals, water, fuel etc. Platforms are usually in areas with much activity - other rigs and platforms. Some rigs/platforms are in shallow water, close to land, and it isnt very dark at all. There are often flares, other rigs/platforms etc.
He forgot to mention a few things...like some great fishing when not on the clock, damn good food, ain't nobody constantly bothering you, it can get pretty serene at times, and alot more positives.
The only time it can get iffy is during a hurricane or severe tropical storm/blizzard depending on where the rig is at.
I've worked derricks in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea as well as land rigs in Texas, Louisiana(my home state), Mississippi, and Alabama. If you can handle being gone for short periods and having coworkers picking at you, then a rig is great. There are times you can relax the whole hitch...and there are times you work nonstop like having to trip pipe or having a wash out. Roughnecking ain't bad for those that can handle it...and when you work your way up to the derrick, it's great!!!
🤔At least I won't have to worry about being car jacked.😅😅😅😅
@@lots3799😂
I would do it..
Ok with zero experience where do you even start? Cant imagine these kind of jobs will take on a rookie even if they are blue collar hard workers
No women nagging you all the time
You forgot that
Worked on an oil rig for a couple years. We had female "college intern engineers" from Estonia work with us for the summer. I was 24 at the time and that rig was my once-in-a-lifetime hook-up central unbeknownst to my bosses and peers.
The Way he said 🍊
😂😂😂😂
O range
If you ain’t saying it like that, ion want it 😂
It isnt a He , it is an AI voice.
Artificial 'intelligence'
The most stunning view was the helicopter taking me home 😂
Do you work on those
Fucking right! Couldn't wait for crew change!
Seemed like it would take forever for the helicopter to get there on the morning of crew change.
Just out of curiosity, how long is an average stint? Can a regular joe do it for a couple months and leave with 100k never to return?
@raxleigh3981 depends on what position you're in. Maybe in a year you could make a hundred grand. But we're 3 weeks on 3 weeks off.
In Denmark they make 5500$ a month (roughly) as a normal employee on a rig. Nobody makes 50.000 a month. Not even a guy running an entire industrial harbor or even a country makes that much. CEOs make a lot of money sometimes. But an oil rig guy isn't going to earn 5x what a top level surgeon or medium sized company CEO makes. Some of the highest paid jobs in the oil industry are the divers, there are very few of them, it's extremely dangerous but even they don't make 50k a month.
Bet the stars look beautiful from there though, so that would help with the darkness.
YOU don't make 50,000$ a month on a damn oil rig. You make around $3000.00 every two weeks with 80 hours a week. After taxes. My cousin has been doing this over 30 years and is a manager for Ensco. He is on top of the rig in an office. He makes $250,000 a year.
In my world that is 3 millions each year
One year on that rig and I have legally worked my entire life.
He belongs to which department....like what engineering course he did and from where, is he a petroleum engineer?
3k every 2 weeks = 250k/year? 🤔... how much you smoked today brother??
You do realize you don't work HALF of the year on the rig right? Can you do math? 6 months of working out of the year, 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off?@@terrencetrump2310 lol You don't know the oil field at all if you think you are on the rig AN ENTIRE year lol. Some work a month on and a month off. Depends. My cousin Robert is does not make 3000$ every two weeks lol. That is starting pay at $3000. You make around $25 an hour to 30$ on average in the gulf start off pay. In the early 2000s it was only around $12-15 an hour for some positions. The pay has doubled since then. You make your pay in overtime. I know guys who were only making $40,000 a year when their overtime was cut offshore a few years back.
@@terrencetrump2310 I didn't say my cousin has a starting position after 30 years. You only work about 6 months or half a year on an offshore rig. You expect people to live on the rig all year?
I did this work for 9 years. Started from the bottom and made my way through roughnecking and derrickhand then hung it up as an assistant driller. If I didn’t have 2 daughters and a beautiful wife I’d go back. I absolutely loved it.
I am fascinated by people who work on them!
Do they pay as much as the video say? If so what are the requirements because i want 50k a month too 😆
@@thenonameguy7756 negative. When I was an AD I was only making 140k/year
What do you need to start
@@mr.a5117 land rigs you’ll start as a roughneck (floorhand). All you need is a GED and apply apply apply. Offshore you’ll start as a roustabout (crane crew) then work your way up to roughneck if that the rout you want to take. If you don’t have a trade degree of some sort I.e. hydraulic mechanic, diesel mechanic, electrical or marine degree you’ll start at the bottom as I mentioned. Again, apply, apply, apply until you get an interview unless you know someone. Spencer Ogden is a 3rd party contractor that hires temp labor. You can start there. Sometime that helps to get your foot in the door. Need to pass drug test background check and physical.
The last one actually looks pretty cozy
I grew up in Louisiana and this is what a lot of guys end up doing. I knew one guy in high school that went into it and he had a new mustang and another car in his driveway right away.
I'll be working offshore for my first time off the coast of Mozambique in 2024. I'm so excited. It's a life long dream
Good luck ,what a great adventure 🍀
Where did you sing up ? How much they pay ?
Take Care Be Safe and God Bless You!
Eyyy all the best ma man. I worked as rigger for 3 years on offshore platforms in Malaysia. Loving it 😁
@@semirkaric2400 my company from South Africa has a contract there so they are sending me there. I'm an NDT technician
I work offshore in the Gulf of Mexico as a pilot and he’s right. If there’s no moon it’s pitch black at night, just looking out into the void. The sunsets and sunrises are pretty great too.
Starting Pay?
Gulfo cartel?
What about stars at night?
How do you spend spare time? Which characteristics you consider the most important in order to have a good experience working there?
@@Erm545 I'm at the point where I am starting to think stars are a giant fraud. why are they never in these videos? Never in space videos or pictures. I can apparently see stars in Utah on the ground but closer in space. yeah ok,
The truly scary part is that at any moment if anything goes wrong those pipes with oil in them could just explode
As long as it has good WiFi I can live there
The nights sky on a clear night has to be gorgeous.
Not really cause the platform would be so lit up that you might not see that
Not much light pollution there
Yea if you switch off the light in the deck
I was thinking the same thing. Must be glorious and surreal.
I can only imagine the stars...Heavens🌌
Hats off to the people who do such kind of hard work!
No.
@@transwomenaresexistmen
Why? I challenge you
@@transwomenaresexistmenyou are trans so shup up
Men.
They make 50k a month what do you mean hats off!? 😂
It's scary and fascinating at the same time. Scary that you might drowned and never be found and fascinating that it showed the scale power of the waves in nature
When you've been offshore and finally get flown back to land and look for your car in the parking lot. You just get a feeling of relief when you see the shitbox after a few weeks offshore. The drive home is also peaceful because the hard work is over and soon you'll be opening the front door to your sanctuary
I have a friend who we all considered a psycopath since school days.. he worked in a rig like this in the arabian sea near Gujarat in India. 3-4 years ago during a cyclone, my boy was the only guy who chose not to leave the rig when the Navy helicopters came to rescue people.
He decided to stay on the rig (the company and the govt both let him stay because they liked the idea of letting the rig run unless things went really bad and needed an emergency stoppage).
Don't worry, he is still alive and extremely healthy and even more audacious post that incident. The storm literally changed directions after the others were evacuated.
He was paid handsomely by his company for his exceptional courage. Got a promotion as well.. makes now around 25k USD a month.
Bro needed to face God head on for his madness to leave
Kokdina Mari jaso lodav
25k is nothing...so sad
@@constancedenchy980125kusd in a month means 300k usd in a year which in terms of Indian rupees is 2.4 crore a year which is insane money in terms of Indian lifestyle
@@constancedenchy9801gimme me some nothing
Mad respect for the people who made that thing in the middle of the ocean
It's made before, and set together when they get to the spot.
Yeah. The sea is six miles deep at its deepest point.
@@adamclark1972uk
You have ‘floating’ rigs in those cases.
@@peterhiser7883 It's sad you don't see "setting it together" in the middle of a raging ocean miles deep as something worth respecting.
why would you set it up in the middle of a raging sea? Makes no sense to risk unnecessary damage to it, the delivery equipment or personnel. This technology is pretty awesome but no need to embellish it.@@CrypticCobra
I actually find it to be more terrifying being able to see it.
Ez money. As an introvert i see this as a win win
You can experience the sunsets and the darkness on a cruise ship. The ocean is amazing.
It’s scary af! 😳😱
You can also experience them on the beach. Where you can avoid 80 year old women in bikinis, and 400 pound men in speedos.
The worst part imo is the rigging and dangers that come with that high risk manual work. It sure is danger money. One wrong move and you are dead.
Oh hell no yeah I’m good. Knowing me I would want to jump of and see if I can survive. Besides I hate large body of water.
@@TrySomeFentanyl hahahahaha
Did you say $50,000 per month??? $600,000 per year??? Let's go man!!! Get to the choppa!!! Where do i sign up???
Lol not so fast bro.. now do you know the tax code? You do realize you have state and federal taxes, ssn, fica and all.. your take home is less than 250. After union dues and pension 😂😂😂
im still in.. im with bro@@BigM0neyHustla
@@BigM0neyHustlaexactly!
@@BigM0neyHustla Sooo.... Just don't work then?? $250k is still more than $200k, and more than $100k, and more than $50k... All of which are also taxed.
😂😂
on the upside...the darkness below likely pares in comparison to the view of the stars above (assuming its a clear night)
People saw this 1000 years ago and said fuck it let’s sail out there on wooden boats
Not as terrifying as Walmart on black Friday.
You mean back in the days.
@@jamesj4617yeah bf isnt what it used to be because of online shopping and people finding out bf is a scam anyway
Not anymore thanks to Bidenomics
Guess you didn’t go out on Black Friday this year, Black Friday had its worst sales since you’ve probably been born
Not as terrifying of opening up the bills in the mail😂
I worked on them for 18 years as a crew we didnt make 50 grand a month combined. However, the oil company drilling consultants can earn up to $1500 a day.
It has to be more than that because land consultants are making 2,000 and as good up to 2,300 a day. The majors don’t pay that well but they make up for it with more job security and of course a ton more of rules.
How much did you make ?
Get me a job over there please?😢
Yep the company man
How about $500.00 cash a day as a Casino manger in 2002
One of introverts' most preferable job
That's actually quite good pay for only a month, my only worry is internet infrastructure lmao and maybe the freedays
My father use to be a manager of a few off shore oil Rigs before the Rigs got shut down. It is always good and facinating to hear stories about that time from him.
Like what happened in the showers etc ? Bet it's thrilling.
I worked on drilling Ships and Platforms for over 10 years and where was my $50,000 ? , your work takes up so much of your time I never thought about being frightened and I worked with such a great bunch of guys , I am now retired from rigs for over 30 years and have great memories.
How do you apply for a job on one of these, and what is required to be a accepted?
What did you make
25 Grand a month?
Haha of you made less then that you must be stupid ,your boss was happy to have you 😂😂
@@lindalarsson1436 be sat diver
Say, bro, what was your monthly salary approx, curious, asking for my neighbors
Maybe find times through the night where it’s possible for the lights be turned off. Truly for the workers to experience a fresh, renewing mind; a starry night is great for occupational health and therapy when times can be a tough. Thank you guys for the work!
Imagine Power Washing one of these things at night or at Sunrise/Sunset IT WOULD BE EPIC.
Plus that last shot is so beautiful.
I am working on an offshore rig. This night thing is 100% true. You cannot see at feets distance so dark it is. Any light if you happened to see in sea be it ship or rig gives you feeling of companion.Never fell from rig because most of the fishes are below rig only to get easy food dispose from rig. Most frightening thing is traveling in helicopter over sea. See any videos if possible. You will forget everything & pray for life.
Why can’t you see any stars?
@@nicknabors3307 the lights on the rig are so bright it would block it out
Hey buddy I paint water towers. I would like to work with you is there anyway I could get the company name that you with for so I can apply
If you are scared of an s92 you need a new job
Good brother. Iam Diego from Cape Town South Africa. Is itbpossible for you to guide me onto how I must apply to work on the rigs, please my brother?
I was planning on working here😂a lot of my family and friends worked offshore it’s a unique experience depending on the role you play sometimes it’s not that good money being away from your family all the time etc, when you come back on your days off all your friends are still working at their normal job so then you’re just bored with a little more money and your family has grown apart🤷🏼♂️money is everything but you can’t buy back family time
Exactly why I say it's not worth it. It's not even that much a month honestly
It’s a single man’s job ☝🏽.
Right money helps but can’t buy the important thinks I’m life family happiness
If applying, I'd recommend an Offshore Drilling Company. Working on a land rig requires rig moves with require breaking down and reassembling it. Offshore moves are done under a tow vessel.
If the water was always calm like that, I would actually love it
Sure it might be creepy to look at cause im sure some instinct kicks in or you image some horror movie like you expect something to jump out at you but if you look past that, no lights from cities or anything? Must be the perfect view of the night sky.
I would love to see that. You would be able to see so many stars if the sky is clear. That view would totally be worth going insane in the middle of nowhere
I’d love to be a cook on one of these, my dad did this about 50 years ago in Costa Rica, he loved it, but missed his 3 daughters and wife so much. When she stopped writing him he got concerned and went home after being out there for several months. She and his daughters were gone, to make matters worse, she went before a judge telling him that he abandoned them, and didn’t know where he was. So a divorce was granted, she quickly married her lover that she left him for, and because he “abandoned” them her new husband was allowed to adopt the girls. He became so depressed, always looking for them, he never went back to the rig. Later on he married my divorced mom with her 3 kids, me being one of them, and he was my dad until 2018 when he passed away.
💔💔🥺..this was really heartbreaking to read
Yeah but he was making 50k a month and chose his wife poorly.
What a disgusting wife
@@alexduey7868not all make $50k per month on the rig. Also we don't know the full story to comment.
Some wives cannot handle being alone with kids and need constant companion. Very sad for your dad and the heartache he was put through. His contributions to his family wasn't appreciated. I can just imagine the lies his biological daughters were fed, in their brainwashing.
Sounds like peace. No one dinging your car, breaking into your house, cutting you off on your way to work. A small city in the middle of the ocean. 😊
Your wife must get nany visitors
Just what I was thinking… just a couple folks, and then endless ocean. And it pays good too…
@@TheRadrakuwho gives a fuck making 50k a month you can get all the bitches when you come back home. But first of all don’t get married.
@@jonathanfleischer7379yh although any slight mistake might cost you or the mates their life
@@TheRadrakuLol I've always had a thought that a person working on jobs like this one. They must stay single because they are away from home for almost the whole year. Men and women we all know it will end in the person staying home cheating. Maybe not right away but after the second to fourth year it will happen. Even if that person is the most loyal person on this planet or it might even be the person that is away that ends up cheating. To not have that happen to you, you would have to stay single wether its your partner at home or yourself at work. Might as well save yourself all the wasted time and suffering mentality.
As long as it’s sturdy and can withstand heavy weather
As an introvert it's like a heaven
The crew:
"Hey, where did our food go?"
Someone better catch something.
I know 2 offshore oil industry workers that work on an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico. They don’t make anywhere near that.
Lots of people will want to work in the Gulf of Mexico, hence pay isn’t that spectacular. The minute you go to places like Africa, the Caspian Sea or the North Sea on a crazy schedule like 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off or similar, it’s a different story because not many people want to do that work or be away for that long. It can also get dangerous at times, hence there is a premium.
Haha I make way more 😂
Must be janitors then
@@josephJamesjohn7191more like you're unemployed
@@weekendwarrior3814I’ve worked all over the world on offshore installations. No one is making 50k a mth. If so then very few ppl are doing so.
Watching this , reminds me of the awful piper alpha disaster. Them brave workers who jumped off the burning rig in the pitch cold black to try and survive. Anyone who does this job, deserves respect.
"50K a Month"
Sign me up for that thing
Just bullshit is what that is. Sponsored shit more than likely like so much on social media. You might make $7000-$10,000 a month on a offshore rig in the gulf but no where near $50,000 a month.
I spent years on sea duty in the Navy. I worked on the flight deck of an Aircraft Carrier day or night shift. You have to walk on the edge up steps in almost total darkness. Plenty people go overboard. The only problem I see being on an oil rig is that it can't move out the way of a hurricane. Ships can outrun a storm.
Wow
Yea but I bet most oil rigs are built to withstand massive storms being in the ocean there’s lots of big storms so the architects would keep that in mind
Thank u 4 ur service. I couldn't imagine being out there ... No thanks
Plenty people go overbored? Really?
I thought this was going to be a comforting comment until the end. 🙄
My grandpa works out on one of these as a crane operator. Gone for 2 weeks then back home for 2 weeks. He says his favorite part is the helicopter ride that he takes back and forth from land
Man screw the darkness and waves, the helicopter is my nope
@@killcharge4338 yeah lol that's the most dangerous part
Life's dangerous wear a helmet
@@Jeff-sp7bg Wear a bicycle helmet and swimming wings when eating soup LOL
What a guy. I'd totally work there but I dont have the connections to get a job like that and besides I'm already a medical doctor
Finally, a perfect place for introvert like me,give me endless supply of food and books I will be ggod to go.
Sounds like perfection, no annoying people, no annoying society, in the middle of nowhere, stunning views, peace, , true darkness for a perfect sleep, plus 50 k a month??? Where do I sign in?
Getting feedback from the torchlight would be even more terrifying. Honestly I would be more frightened if the orange was thrown back.
😳 ...🍊💨
Holy crap.... no no no
My brother did this job. He said they had to work above a corpse for a few days. This job is excruciating. Props to the people who deal with this.
Lol
@@deadsheep1017do you have any idea how much oil has an affect on almost every as pect of your life?
Lies
My dad had 3 corpseses.
@@fredwardofalconist4th454We don't need oil though, oil companies need oil.
If you find a way around not needing oil for a machine that previously needed oil, those oil companies will do ANYTHING to make sure your idea never gets patented.
In the GOM the only person out there who might make 50k/mo is the company man for the oil company. Drilling crew members are making between $6 and $12k/mo depending on position.
i bet the night sky is fucking beautiful. you’ll be able to see every single star, maybe even other galaxies.
I used to be a coal miner, one and a half mile under the ground, switching your lamp off was not advised as it may not work again, THAT is true darkness my friend,,And the money wasn't that good to top it off, swop any time
Haven’t been in this kind of job but when i was a teenager we went to the catacombs (catacombs are old mines under Paris and a real maze) under Paris for fun (i m French) being under the ground is crazy and yes when you turn your lamp off you can’t see your own hands when extending your arms, pitch black area are crazy
@@abdel-wahidmelinat3063 the who,s song I can see for miles don't work in any underground situation with no lights, I throw an orange into the darkness the man said, And he was getting how much,,