My dad worked on rigs back in the 70’s. He lost a few fingers and had several near-death experiences. One story that was particularly spooky was when he was working on a rig in the south china sea. My dad came down with something and became violently ill while working on the rig. They flew him to the mainland to recover and had an alternate take his place. During his recovery the rig was hit by a monsoon and the whole platform flipped 180 degrees. Sadly there were no survivors.. If my dad wasn’t sick, he wouldn’t be here today and y’all wouldn’t be reading this comment.. Pretty crazy stuff
Wow Jesus definitely had a purpose for his life and yours like you said without him you wouldn’t be writing the comment I don’t think it was a coincidence your dad got sick and then that happen
Sounds like your dad is pretty incredible and anyone that does this work should be honored and thanked for all their hard work, dedication, and risking their lives for the rest of us. I, for one, am immensely grateful to your dad and all others who do this work.
Yes, I am so thankful that your dad is saved. No matter money is worth your health or your life. Some people up here are just saying hell yeah, give them the money but you don’t know what you’re signing up for or people are ignoring the red flags and the risk, not using your discernment going after fleshly things can have a detrimental effect. I just saw a movie based on a true story with Marky Mark they worked on an Oil rig in the middle of the ocean.
@@weaponsofwarfare9537 that’s what you would take from that comment I made huh? I never once said those people didn’t have purpose obviously they did we all do we are all created and put here on earth for a reason and we’ll have to die someday and maybe it was there time and that girl dad time wasnt up yet God STILL HAD A PURPOSE TO FULFILL IN HIS LIFE
No if you comprehend why business pay workers….. if you were sincere you would’ve thought to say that sports teams and the owners should make less than these workers but that statement sounds ridiculous as your notion towards anyone who’s risked their health by playing professional sports
@@BETONHIMLIVE now you sound ridiculous trying to sound smart 😂😂 it's supply and demand ppl are willing to spend 100's of millions of dollars to go to and watch sports and wear jerseys that's why they make so much. If a surgeon operated in a arena and ppl paid to watch him do surgery and paid to park and paid for snacks and beer as they watch then they would make as much as athletes. So complaining about how much money the players or owners make is stupid because ppl pay! It's called capitalism. 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
My father worked on oil rigs during the 70's too. But he never told me or my mom about the dangers. Its this video that has opened my eyes to the dangers he was in. Thank God he lived way past retirement. Passed away in his sleep a couple of years ago.
@@davejohn2335yes she said "dated" You don't know how that courtship ended. I guess that's why you speculated "stepped up on someone". Is that because you would do just that? Either way, it's a horrible and unkind thing to say.
What do they do with them when the oil runs out? Are they moved to another location to be used again? When they are no longer useful what happens with them? Are they recycling them for scrap or become artificial reefs?
Getting your land legs is probably really tough! I spent a whole day on lake . When I laid on my sleeping bag in my tent! I felt like I was going to get kicked off my sleeping bag!
I was trapped on a rig in the path of Hurricane Alicia. A pipeline inspection helicopter had to sit down on our pad because of the wind. The wind speed indicator went to 120 and it had already been destroyed. When our rescue chopper got there it couldn't sit down because there wasn't room. One plan was for us to crawl out to the chopper hanging on to the cyclone fence surrounding the pad. Needless to say it was vetoed. We had to ride it out for over 2 days with the rig shaking and vibrating like it was falling apart. Lightening kept hitting the flare boom and fire would roar out about 30 feet. I really thought it was going to be the end. We had been working 30 feet above the water line and all the equipment was washed away. When we flew into Houma we found out that we were the only contract hands left out there, we had made the news. Driving home to Houston it looked like a giant had flattened everything going west. It was hairy to say the least. And, you've never seen night until you get out a hundred miles, or so.
Thank you for getting us Oil brother. And feminist ask, "why do we need men?" Well, Ms. Feminist, men literally make just about everything you have. Thank God for real men like you my man!
First off, monstrosities? These are fricken awesome, not unsightly 😅 Secondly, structural (and some mechanical) engineers! The engineering is insane lol definitely some of the coolest things humans have ever built.
@@FirelordArashi "horrendous task" and "monstrosities" both have negative connotation. I'm not the one incapable of reading "in between the lines" lol if anything you need to beef up your comprehension skills...
I spent over 45 years of my life working the world’s oilfields as a petroleum geologist/geophysicist and this video blows things way out of proportion. Things may occasionally get sketchy, but it’s rare. I personally never even had to put a bandaid on, either. Oh, and there were many of us who made more than $50k/month.
The engineers that build structures like these are super heroes... Where did they start from? These huge waves are scary as hell... God protect those onshore... 🙏🏻
@@ronysalim3493, not to sure how it’s calculated but- think of it… $50k a month? There’s 12 months. Yo SHOULD (the government gone be his best friend) see $600k/year.
Dear god. So much respect for men who work those rigs. We had family friend who worked north of Scotland. North Sea. The tales he told were incredible. Alas. He died. Not through rig work. Through drinking.
I don’t mean to be disrespectful but that’s just him being Scottish 😕😔 We like our beer, us Scots. It’s what we do. RIP to your friend. Sounds like he lived an interesting life.
I was offered a machinist job on an Exxon offshore rig in the 1980’s, it was called Apollo. I flew out for a a day to check it out, and yeah they fed you good and I could make twice the money as I did in a gas plant, but two weeks on and two weeks off still didn’t make me feel like I could stand being stranded 25 miles or so from land, and the crew quarters were tight, so if you’re a little claustrophobic which I was, and it wasn’t for me.
I worked on some for a while. I thought I was super strong and invincible. There were people on them with me that were half my size but could work for hours on end. For the first two weeks I was on pain pills everyday all day. I cried for days because I was doing movements I had never done in any gym or sport. My respect for these guys and this wok can't be explained. They are true warriors. I miss the money and try not to ever remember the work.
Facts bro! You worded that perfectly I use to roughneck I worked on drilling rigs few years .. Man that’s some pain and cramps you can’t explain movements that I never experienced before. It gets up to 118 degrees out here so in the summer the heat everything metal and steel 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ it was horrible. I do miss some of the work though but the pay should be a few hundred a hour we literally work like slaves out there. 🫡
@@baymansmith173 I miss the money but not the job. I came home one time and my son was walking. Came home again and he put his face in his arm and sneezed. I realized I was missing all those little things that turn out to be big things if you're not there.
@@crimson6172Oil Rig Worker Salaries It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
This is some of the most dangerous work. These men are tough and brave. You need both mental and physical strength to work so hard and be so isolated in such a dangerous environment. I am thankful for and commend these men.
I worked on the rigs all over the world as an electrician , it can be a very very scary place to be in a bad storm , I made enough money to retire at 55 but I can tell you that no one on the tools makes $50k a month...👍
@@zealman79 The saturation divers make very good money but they earn it , most have to give it up by the time they reach about 45 because their lungs carn’t take the strain anymore... 👍
@@nameless5r in Canada you make between 19-39$/hr to run the drills. Trust me it's not worth it. Especially BC if you get maimed they'll drop you and put up a legal fight against you for compensation. You'll make better money as a welfare/disability recipient or a prostitute.
I had a friend that was an underwater welder working on oil rigs. He spent years in pressure chambers between the surface and bottom so he didn’t have to decompress so often. He was forced to retire due to micro compression fractures in his bones. So much money though, damn. He mostly was off Sri Lanka or the Arctic.
"Remind you of nature's immense power", but also proving the sheer power of human engineering as well. Those who built these rigs are truly master's of their work.
My mother is a Medical Surgeon that almost worked on an oil rig. When my mother was in her 20s, She applied for A Medical Surgeon Job in an Oil Company. She had to work 2 weeks on land and 2 weeks Offshore. She got accepted into the job. She was ready to work. But She had also got accepted into A medical school. She had to choose 2, Hospital? Or Offshore Rigs? She chose to work at A Hospital than rather to risk her life in an Offshore Rig. She Made the right choice, Why? The day She started working in the hospital, The Offshore Rig that She was supposed to work in had exploded due to a failure in the Drills.
What this doesn't mention is that the biggest danger isn't the ocean / sea. It's the rig itself and the heavy machinery. Danger of having limbs torn off, dismemberment etc. Those that work on these rigs deserve $50k and more for what they do.
I've worked on quite a few rigs as a roughneck and roustabout and while doing my health and safety representative course, they were saying that at times the most dangerous is the chopper ride to the rig and back, if the chopper went down you had to not get disoriented once in the water and escape the chopper and then get to the surface if its going down under the water and you didn't get out before hand safely. Especially at night you may end up swimming down instead of up if your buoyancy vest doesn't inflate. Very dangerous working on the rig at times like you mentioned though, I'll very much agree with that.
I had a friend that worked off shore. I was going to do it back in the late 80's, when I left school, but went down another career path. He told me that they were loading stuff onto the rig and a cargo container broke it's moorings and fell on top of a roughneck. Instant death. They scraped him off the deck with a shovel. It was like something out of a cartoon. Completely flattened.
@travislee8961 I imagine the chopper ride can be insanely dangerous, especially during some of those storms. I used to work out in Nigeria, transporting UHNW families between locations, and half of the year there is stormy season. It doesn't make for particularly comfortable travel, so I imagine it's much worse out at sea with little to no support. 😬
My dad lost friends on the Piper Alpha way back in 1988. It is the biggest oil rig disaster ever killing 160+ men 60 survived. My dad said it was horrific anyone who works on these deserves the football wagers utmost respect to them all.
I remember the Alpha Piper being on the news. Truly horrific - as are all similar. What makes it worse is that we now know Nicolai Tesla showed how we can have much more safely obtained energy very cheaply. Only the cost of the set up and it's maintenance.
I remember the Piper Alpha well. I was doing seismac lines right along side it. Mate and I said how lucky they were the thing is steady as a rock, when we were working in heavy seas. They probably have a snooker table. 3 months after coming a shore in Aberdeen the rig went down with many a life. They did not allow the rig to be shut off= too expensive and that was the result. Human error Human Corporate greed.
Back in the 70s, my dad worked on oil rigs. He lost a few fingers and had several near-death experiences. One particularly spooky story happened when he was working on a rig in the South China Sea. He suddenly became violently ill and they had to fly him to the mainland to recover, replacing him with someone else. While he was recovering, a monsoon hit the rig, flipping the entire platform 180 degrees. Tragically, there were no survivors. If my dad hadn’t gotten sick, he wouldn’t be here today and y'all wouldn’t be reading this comment. It’s pretty crazy to think about.
Bruh what blows my mind is how they built those oil rigs in the middle of the ocean. How far are those beams going down in the ocean. Whoever built them got my respect 💯
It's installed there. Built from elsewhere and towed. They are floating. Search a few terms, might find a video explaining it. The reason why they don't panic at the waves is because it's floating. Waves seen are crests, which means the base swell is already lifting the buoyant platform before the terrifying high wave crashes into them.
Have a friend who was an underwater welder and master diver who worked the rigs. He made a ton of money and worked a 6 month on/off schedule. Once when he told me of his training and what his job involved I thought man, the S.E.A,L.S. deserve their credit but you ain’t far behind. Definitely a warrior in his own right.
My father worked on oil rig ship on ocean for 29 days in 1992 but they never told us the danger 😢Allah Almighty gives him more higher place in jannah Ameen ❤❤❤❤❤
I'm a welder. I did rope access welding offshore O&G for 10 years, from the spider deck to the crown and every bit in between. Mostly North Sea but Middle East aswell. The storms are humbling and beautiful, all rolled into 1. Best job I've ever had.
My grandfather built jack up rigs for LeTourneau. He went all over the world fixing them and setting them up. He died poor and physically destroyed. I’ll never forgive these oil companies and the corruption that comes from it. LeTourneau turned its back on the people that helped build that company. He held a revival every year. That was his shtick. “I’m a Christian man”
Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana way. My family all worked for that black gold.1940~60. @Moblie Oil. They retired in what was called Clear Lake Tx.in the 50's. & built the marina. Larrabee Men from Montreal. Hallelujah 🙌 Amen.
I would love to work on one of those. I'm sure it's tough, but I thrive in small circles and I love the ocean. It would be scary at times but at times it would also be paradise to me... Especially at night. I can only imagine all of the stars 🖤
My ex boyfriend worked on one of these for about 6 or 7 years and he said the money was great but that he would never do it again, not even if he was offered 5 million dollars. So this must be a rough, nauseous, terrifying, nerve wracking job.
It's honestly pretty awesome. It's not like there's crazy waves and wind all the fucking time like these dumb video show. And the money is good but those 50,000 a month claims! Those are for company Men and the average dude I'm sure you know is making a middle to upper middle class wage
Haven't worked on an oil rig, but I have been on 4 surface combatant ships within the Navy. Deployed around the world. I have been on the decks between 10pm-4am. Some fog and no moon. Absolute darkness and crashing waves. I can only imagine an elevated platform in the middle of it. Professions like oil riggers deserve their salaries and then some.
Perhaps your experience was to encourage you to ponder God has said in the Quran: Or (the unbelievers’ state) is like the darkness in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. Darknesses, one above another. If a man stretches out his hand, he cannot see it.... (Quran, 24:40) Revealed to an unlearned man, in the middle of a desert (Prophet Muhammad s.a.w) How could he have known.
Hell yah I'd work there. Being surrounded by the ocean, solitude and working hard and making a shit ton of bread in the process. I'm part nordic, irish and highland scottish and being on the ocean just feels like home to me
No way I wanted to work in the middle of nowhere in the ocean. Just by watching I was feeling dizziness. My respect to the oceans and these brave man. ❤❤
I did this for 6 months, made $250k and transitioned into tech fully after lol. It was a true ordeal. Normally we do 2 weeks or 4 weeks on and off so alternate. I did 6 straight months. I almost lost my mind. I wasn't even out there on the rig most times, I was a data analyst and safety systems specialist, so was inside other than when troubleshooting safety devices needed to happen. Imagine the welders, the drill operators and others out in those conditions. Good money but a real scary and mentally draining job.
@@user-jn7bq8wh1eStart believing in God because there is an Almighty God watching over his children, I suggest you pick up a Bible and read it and realize that it's true. The end of the world is coming!
I used to work in very similar situations as a commercial fisherman and scalloper. 7-9 day trips but make anywhere from 18-27k per trip average 22k. My back don’t miss it but paid off my house within 5 yrs fished for 11 yrs in total and got into real estate.
I heard from a good source that commercial fishing pays on average of only like eighteen dollars an hour after u consider the costs. I don't believe you did that well, but I'm jealous if u did haha.
@@chaosdweller@rocko_M don't know about commercial fishing, which is a LOT more dangerous, but I highly recommend looking into working on the oil rigs, they work 3 months on 3 months off. Most guys are making at least 10-25k a month. My former partners father had a 10 million 30 bedroom small family hotel, he had a construction company, a company who supplied construction companies, a toy shop for his grandchildren and a dog groomers. He didn't like paying outsiders regularly. So he opened businesses in what he and his family needed. There's others but I can't remember them all. He was an Irish guy who left school at 8 to start working. He made his first million in his early 20s and bought his wife a hotel. He could have stopped there and lived perfectly comfortably for the rest of their life. But he kept grinding and he did 3 months on 3 off. He easily had over 50 million in savings businesses assets stocks and hidden rainy day funds. His brother did the exact same thing except he built his company in construction and drilling and he's a literal multi billionaire. You would know the name but you'd NEVER believe that crazy old bloke who sleeps upside down and dresses like a construction worker owns it. His company built much of Dubai and Saudi Arabia including the buildings you would recognise. If a guy who left school before he even started can achieve so much so can y'all! Throw yourselves into working while you're there and enjoy your time off wisely. Don't chase girls and fast cars, focus on earning money that can be invested into something you want to work in and that will bring you great returns. MOST of the guys end up doing one of two things, either p!ssing away all their money and having to keep coming back or they invest their earnings into another business and then they give up the rigs. It can be a great job where you'll create wonderful memories and stories to tell the grandkids, but it can mess you up physically if you try to do it too long. You have to work your way above the extremely physical lower level jobs if you intend on a long career, plus they also pay MUCH more. The modern safety equipment and standards have been a GAME CHANGER! When they started it was common to see a guy seriously hurt or killed on the jobs. Now they're EXTREMELY safe and yes you CAN still get injured or k!lled, but it's VERY RARE and usually because someone was doing something they KNEW they SHOULDN'T be doing. Stick to the rules and you'll be fine. You'll have a great time if you're not scared of hard work. If you can work on a boat you'll LOVE working on rigs. They're just giant funny shaped boats that rarely move. 😂 Many guy's get really addicted to it and can't stop themselves coming back. So make sure you find the right partners 😂 I HIGHLY recommend you go for it and give it a try if it interests you. You'll be SO thankful you did. It's NOT 🚫 for the wusses or cowards. But if you're strong 💪 ot the perfect place to earn starter money for you, and your family.
I did it for 20yrs , worked in the gulf a lot and the Atlantic Ocean and I tell you what when it gets dark it’s like a void out there. Very spooky sounds all around you, I was a diesel mechanic, you truly have to have the stomach and guts for that job !!!
At 18 I went to commercial dive school in 2003. I loved that life. Never slept better than a bunk offshore. 12 hour days at a minimum, good food, good guys, and decent pay. Young man’s life for sure although many family men out there. I can’t miss my kids for a month at a time. Get that money guys, wonderful time of my life.
Yep I graduated dive school in 07. Just like you said it was a lot of fun back then but now I have kids, and the ROV’s take a lot of the work now anyways lol
Oil Rig Worker Salaries It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
@@jojoe.1817impossible ! False information anyways! Oil Rig Worker Salaries It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
You've heard the expression "when hell freezes over"? Well, there'll never be a cold enough day in hell, for any amount of money, for me to work on an oil platform.
I met a seaman one time. He told the pain and also the mental struggle of working in the environment. When he was telling his story you can tell how hard it was. You live with a few people and back then there were no cellphones. He needed the money so he had to just keep pushing
*_"A monthly salary of up to $50,000"_* That's only if you're in a management role. The average salary for "grunt workers" is $45-50/hr. That's nowhere near $50k/month.
I just retired after 10 years of working offshore as a paramedic on deepwater production platforms, and Oil rigs. My very first hitch we were too late to evacuate and directly in the path of a category 5 hurricane. I have been out when the weather was so terrifying that all you could do is lay in your bunk and try desperately not to end up on the floor. The average offshore worker is not making 50k a month. High end is 300k a year for the top 2 or three supervisors. Low end is around 20 bucks an hour but 12 hour days for 14-28 days straight is a lot of overtime. It was rough work, but I am retired living in Thailand at 52.
Ok.. now I understand how my dad work conditions are when I was a kid, kudos to him for his bravery and hard work he put into making sure I grow up as a good grown man 🙏❤️
There’s a reason oil rig workers make pretty decent wages, though I’m not sure about the $50k a month listed in the video. Imagine being away from your wife and/or children for extended periods of time, working on the seas during violent storms and/or high waves, worrying about something going wrong & having a massive underwater oil leak, the danger of losing limbs in the equipment. I have great respect for people who work these kinds of dangerous jobs, I couldn’t do it even if I wanted because the sea sickness & vertigo would force me off the rig.
I knew two men who lost their lives on the rig. GOD rest their souls. It's a tough job. My Husband was a helicopter mechanic on a rig in the gulf of Mexico years ago for a shortwhile. He said it was a bit rough but not bad. Thank GOD he survived that job. Otherwise we wouldn't have met. 😊
My Dad worked as a trouble-shooting engineer in North Sea rigs in the late 70s, 80s and nineties. A lot of danger, but said on the plus side, the food was great (and the money) and they had a mini-cinema on the accommodation platform, saw movies like ‘Alien’ before they were released in the UK.
Yup. Had basically the same job out there. The food was bloody great too. Could eat Scottish filet mignon with Hollandaise sauce 4x a day if you wanted to. I ate a ton of it. 😁
Nobody earns $50K Most workers are from Malaysia, India, Philippines, Indonesia, and local staff - many are on 2k a month because home pay is like 300 a month. The oil companies know this. They get the best workers from countries with lower salaries and maximise profits
@malektoufaha5337 um just get more information of the north see first. Crabbing, oil rigging are the most dangerous usually and at any moment your in the end phase. At least in the gulf sharks and deep water are usually the worst in that case of a disaster
I once worked on an Alaskan fishing boat. All i can say is you feel so small when the bearing sea is tossing your boat around in every direction, rolling like an analog stick. something i can't simply convey in words, you'd have to actually be there, but hearing the ocean roaring against the walls like constant rolling thunder and going weeks without seeing land pulls your perspective outward. Picturing yourself smaller than a twig drifting down a turbulent river
Yep. Went out on a 225ft. tender as an oiler (engine room crew). Nuthin' like sitting where I could look down the shaft alley and watch that ship twist and bend in the heavy seas. That wasn't the scary part. The scary part was when you heard a loud bang. That was a weld breaking under the stress. Hull plating separating from the frames, somewhere. That is when you start praying to whatever gods there are to bring you home safely. Men go down to the sea And there, they set out upon her in small boats When she is placid, she yields her bounty to those who seek it. But when grows wild, she becomes capricious and takes what she wills Leaving friends and loved ones on the shore yearning for a glimpse of a familiar sail upon the horizon that will never come. Men go down to the sea..... Does give you a whole new perspective on things.
@@leonardhopper857 @@leonardhopper857 poetic and profound my man. And yes, i agree. The sea proves to be a force so radical, it robs you of any agency you thought you had. Lol that sounds intense, the feeling of hearing the ocean rip metal apart knowing the question of safety and survival are up in the air. Thank God your safe to tell the story brotha 👊
My dad built these rigs for 30years and dragged us all over the world when I was growing up. The waves in the North Sea rise to over 100 feet, I've seen the men use pot roast to catch sharks off of the decks. It provided a wonderful living and life for us, but is a brutal job. Taking a crewboat out to the rigs or a helicopter is an adventure 🤔 ✨. It is necessary for the natural resources. Thanks to all who embark on this career 🙌
Dunno about elsewhere, but all the oil rigs in the UK have emergency rapid rescue vessels patrolling nearby at all times. So not exactly ‘alone in the middle of nowhere’. Also, rigs are manned with decent sized crews and there are occasionally rigs placed reasonably close to each other. It can be a surprisingly social job.
Oil Rig Worker Salaries It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
My friend worked on one of these in the Atlantic off the eastern USA as an engineer in the late 70's early 80's. One day there was a fire. Everyone had to be evacuated by grabbing hold of a rope ladder dangling from a very unstable helicopter and holding on for dear life. My friend watched the rig explode as he was hoisted in the air. Once safe on land he applied for law school. No matter what money was being offered it wasn't and isn't worth it!
I was in college in the 70’s and had a dorm-mate who got his degree in electrical engineering. Very smart guy. He had arranged for a job with an oil company upon graduation. He worked on oil rigs in the North Sea. I can’t remember exactly, but it was something like 3 weeks to a month on the rig and then several weeks off. The company paid for a house in Denmark and paid for a live-in housekeeper. He was an introvert and I guess some would say he was somewhat of a nerd, but he said he really enjoyed the job and lifestyle. Not sure if I could handle it though.
I knew a guy that did three weeks on/three weeks off on a rig in the North Sea. He absolutely loved it but did say that he missed female company a lot. So he would spend up large when he got on dry land until I pointed out to him that he had to decide what sort of female company he was after because he was getting nowhere for all his flash and cash. He told me some great stories of how freaky the North Sea is, bearing in mind that they didn't have anywhere near the technology they have now, compared to the later 1970s, early 80s. He said the platforms had a rhythm in everything, from the rock and roll of the ocean, to the daily rhythm of work life, down time, meals etc.,. IIRC, divers got the most money because if you think just working the topside of the platform was scary, going in the water was a whole other level of challenge to one's fortitude.
If I didn't have a family that needed my presence I would already be there. It still amazes me that they designed these huge hulks to undulate with the sea
Seriously! If I could do this for 3 stints in a year and make $150k I’d totally do it. Even $30,000 a month would be pretty good. I wonder how it works? Outside the decent danger of death, I could definitely do a month at a time as like a marathon. The other nine months you can just actually live and enjoy life. Would way rather get paid to work three months for $150k then that or far less to slave away most of the year for less. Honestly, maybe I should consider it.
I worked for 20 years in oilfield. One rig was the Deepwater Horizon. Co-workers flew home the morning of the disaster. It's a very dangerous environment. I've seen offshore service personnel get caught in pressure lines of an 100' internal tubing test tool that parted at 30' and ascended to the monkey boards taking the test tool hand with it. He was able to grab the lockdown chain of his test tool control panel and free himself without serious injury. BTW, that was the first test of double tubing (80' long) at 15000 ft/lbs per square inch (p.s.i.) x 80' = 1,200,000 p.s.i. Thats a lot of pressure which could have killed that test tool hand if he hadn't grabbed that lock down chain. Guardian angels are everywhere out there.
My dad worked on rigs back in the 70’s. He lost a few fingers and had several near-death experiences. One story that was particularly spooky was when he was working on a rig in the south china sea. My dad came down with something and became violently ill while working on the rig. They flew him to the mainland to recover and had an alternate take his place. During his recovery the rig was hit by a monsoon and the whole platform flipped 180 degrees. Sadly there were no survivors.. If my dad wasn’t sick, he wouldn’t be here today and y’all wouldn’t be reading this comment.. Pretty crazy stuff
Wow Jesus definitely had a purpose for his life and yours like you said without him you wouldn’t be writing the comment I don’t think it was a coincidence your dad got sick and then that happen
Dude such an awesome story
Sounds like your dad is pretty incredible and anyone that does this work should be honored and thanked for all their hard work, dedication, and risking their lives for the rest of us. I, for one, am immensely grateful to your dad and all others who do this work.
Yes, I am so thankful that your dad is saved. No matter money is worth your health or your life. Some people up here are just saying hell yeah, give them the money but you don’t know what you’re signing up for or people are ignoring the red flags and the risk, not using your discernment going after fleshly things can have a detrimental effect. I just saw a movie based on a true story with Marky Mark they worked on an Oil rig in the middle of the ocean.
@@weaponsofwarfare9537 that’s what you would take from that comment I made huh? I never once said those people didn’t have purpose obviously they did we all do we are all created and put here on earth for a reason and we’ll have to die someday and maybe it was there time and that girl dad time wasnt up yet God STILL HAD A PURPOSE TO FULFILL IN HIS LIFE
To be honest these workers should make more money than sport athletes.
🏆🏆🏆 They work a hell of a Lot harder
Their lives is always at stake, Anything can happen to them
No if you comprehend why business pay workers….. if you were sincere you would’ve thought to say that sports teams and the owners should make less than these workers but that statement sounds ridiculous as your notion towards anyone who’s risked their health by playing professional sports
Athletes get paid millions because they bring in Billions for the owners,TV networks, and advertisers.
@@BETONHIMLIVE now you sound ridiculous trying to sound smart 😂😂 it's supply and demand ppl are willing to spend 100's of millions of dollars to go to and watch sports and wear jerseys that's why they make so much. If a surgeon operated in a arena and ppl paid to watch him do surgery and paid to park and paid for snacks and beer as they watch then they would make as much as athletes. So complaining about how much money the players or owners make is stupid because ppl pay! It's called capitalism. 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
My father worked on oil rigs during the 70's too. But he never told me or my mom about the dangers. Its this video that has opened my eyes to the dangers he was in. Thank God he lived way past retirement. Passed away in his sleep a couple of years ago.
Those rigs are incredibly strong!!!
Rest in peace old hand
Happy Father’s Day to him. Rest in peace to Linda’s father.
@@lisasanchez7597
That was so nice of you, thank you!🥲
I'm sorry for your great loss.🙏
Dated a guy who worked the rigs. What a life, God bless and protect all who work these rigs.
@SharonFreeman-rp3wg “dated” and what seems like a play on words with pawn in your name …I’m sure him being away for a week had you up on someone else
@@davejohn2335 WTF are you even saying man? Sound a liiiiiittle bitter 😂
@@davejohn2335yes she said "dated" You don't know how that courtship ended. I guess that's why you speculated "stepped up on someone". Is that because you would do just that? Either way, it's a horrible and unkind thing to say.
@@davejohn2335and I’m sure you wouldn’t have even lasted a week on the rig
@@heidisauceda7685 I don't know...maybe you are right, I lasted 2 deployments to Afghanistan ...maybe I wouldn't on a rig 🤷♂
Im just amazed by the engineering and the ability to build anything in the middle of the ocean
Hell yeah, I'm guessing building that thing would be much more terrifying than actually working on it.
It’s built on land and tugged out to its position. Some they build and bring it out and sink the bottom.
@@jeremyfowler1519wow
What do they do with them when the oil runs out? Are they moved to another location to be used again?
When they are no longer useful what happens with them? Are they recycling them for scrap or become artificial reefs?
Getting your land legs is probably really tough! I spent a whole day on lake . When I laid on my sleeping bag in my tent! I felt like I was going to get kicked off my sleeping bag!
I was trapped on a rig in the path of Hurricane Alicia. A pipeline inspection helicopter had to sit down on our pad because of the wind. The wind speed indicator went to 120 and it had already been destroyed. When our rescue chopper got there it couldn't sit down because there wasn't room. One plan was for us to crawl out to the chopper hanging on to the cyclone fence surrounding the pad. Needless to say it was vetoed. We had to ride it out for over 2 days with the rig shaking and vibrating like it was falling apart. Lightening kept hitting the flare boom and fire would roar out about 30 feet. I really thought it was going to be the end. We had been working 30 feet above the water line and all the equipment was washed away. When we flew into Houma we found out that we were the only contract hands left out there, we had made the news. Driving home to Houston it looked like a giant had flattened everything going west. It was hairy to say the least. And, you've never seen night until you get out a hundred miles, or so.
Hello darkness my old friend?
@@andrewferguson8032indeed 👍🏻
Men like you sir is who the boogy man are afraid of. Big 🏀🏀's. My hat goes off to you. You and Sat divers.
Thank you for getting us Oil brother. And feminist ask, "why do we need men?" Well, Ms. Feminist, men literally make just about everything you have. Thank God for real men like you my man!
I make 50k a month and all have to do is deal with the most annoying customers in the world. Maybe you should try doing something a little safer?
Wow! Men who work on rigs are extremely brave, mentally and physically. Your dad is quite a man.
My husband did it for years and lived through a couple hurricanes in the process.
And how did you thank him? Did you wear pantyhose for him?
What really blows me away is the balls on whoever had the horrendous task of constructing those monstrosities.
First off, monstrosities? These are fricken awesome, not unsightly 😅 Secondly, structural (and some mechanical) engineers! The engineering is insane lol definitely some of the coolest things humans have ever built.
He meant monstrosities in reference to their massive sizes. “Monstrous size” rather. Someone should learn to read between the lines, hm?
@@racecarrik I've never seen someone so confident but dumb like you.
@@FirelordArashi "horrendous task" and "monstrosities" both have negative connotation. I'm not the one incapable of reading "in between the lines" lol if anything you need to beef up your comprehension skills...
@racecarrik Bro, is arguing in a CZcams comment section your entire life? This comment doesn't even provoke argument holy moly.
For $50,000 a month hell yeah
Exactly lol
Hell no....money aint the best thing in life...its what keeps you a slave...feel sorry for you...
Yeah but...$50 g's per month tho, that's crack dealer wages but legal
@@moteroargentino7944 and i am glad that it is...
Consider that he says "up to", remember what media say when they talk about your job and calculate the real salary.
I spent over 45 years of my life working the world’s oilfields as a petroleum geologist/geophysicist and this video blows things way out of proportion. Things may occasionally get sketchy, but it’s rare. I personally never even had to put a bandaid on, either. Oh, and there were many of us who made more than $50k/month.
The engineers that build structures like these are super heroes... Where did they start from? These huge waves are scary as hell... God protect those onshore... 🙏🏻
Been there and did that for 44 years
What was the salary there
@@ronysalim3493, not to sure how it’s calculated but- think of it… $50k a month? There’s 12 months. Yo SHOULD (the government gone be his best friend) see $600k/year.
Scary😮
Hook me up with that job.
I would do it
I think meeting new people is the least of their worries.
😂 Facts
I'd be happy enough just not to meet Davy Jones.
😂😂
I was going to say….I’m pretty sure they are not there to converse, lol.
Meeting a face in a rescue helicopter would do it.
Dear god.
So much respect for men who work those rigs.
We had family friend who worked north of Scotland. North Sea. The tales he told were incredible. Alas. He died. Not through rig work. Through drinking.
God
@@angie-bk1yc take your non believer ass on somewhere....
I don’t mean to be disrespectful but that’s just him being Scottish 😕😔
We like our beer, us Scots. It’s what we do.
RIP to your friend. Sounds like he lived an interesting life.
I was offered a machinist job on an Exxon offshore rig in the 1980’s, it was called Apollo. I flew out for a a day to check it out, and yeah they fed you good and I could make twice the money as I did in a gas plant, but two weeks on and two weeks off still didn’t make me feel like I could stand being stranded 25 miles or so from land, and the crew quarters were tight, so if you’re a little claustrophobic which I was, and it wasn’t for me.
I worked on some for a while. I thought I was super strong and invincible. There were people on them with me that were half my size but could work for hours on end. For the first two weeks I was on pain pills everyday all day. I cried for days because I was doing movements I had never done in any gym or sport. My respect for these guys and this wok can't be explained. They are true warriors. I miss the money and try not to ever remember the work.
Facts bro! You worded that perfectly I use to roughneck I worked on drilling rigs few years .. Man that’s some pain and cramps you can’t explain movements that I never experienced before. It gets up to 118 degrees out here so in the summer the heat everything metal and steel 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ it was horrible. I do miss some of the work though but the pay should be a few hundred a hour we literally work like slaves out there. 🫡
@@baymansmith173 I miss the money but not the job. I came home one time and my son was walking. Came home again and he put his face in his arm and sneezed. I realized I was missing all those little things that turn out to be big things if you're not there.
@@leemarie414wow 😮😮😮😮
❤
And yet people give hundreds of millions of dollars to people to play basketball/ football/baseball
I did this for 15 years and my body is feeling it at 62. Love to my oil trash brothers.❤
How much did you make for doing this job sir?
And how about money?Did you ever get in danger?
Much respect to you sir
What was it like for your significant other (if you had one)?
@@crimson6172Oil Rig Worker Salaries
It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
This is some of the most dangerous work. These men are tough and brave. You need both mental and physical strength to work so hard and be so isolated in such a dangerous environment. I am thankful for and commend these men.
Truly deserving of all the crew including the others who designed and then assembled this wonderful building 🎉
My Dad got that offer. The whole family sad “F No”😂🙏🏽 The house we live in is just fine. I still have my Dad he’s 80 now🙌🏽😎
🤗🤗🤗
I'm glad your family is fine and especially for your dad.Take care of him my friend!
Amen
No amount if money is worth 💯 your life !!
💝👣❤️🔥I'm Schwaraka ❤️🔥👣💝
@@man7987 💜hey 💋 majestic is king of all kings💜 ❤️🩹 welcome to my home ❤️🩹
Urs 2
I worked on the rigs all over the world as an electrician , it can be a very very scary place to be in a bad storm , I made enough money to retire at 55 but I can tell you that no one on the tools makes $50k a month...👍
i'm guessing the maintenance divers would though....their job is the worst even harder than on top
@@zealman79 The saturation divers make very good money but they earn it , most have to give it up by the time they reach about 45 because their lungs carn’t take the strain anymore... 👍
So what do they make? Who does actually make $50k/month?
How much?
@@nameless5r in Canada you make between 19-39$/hr to run the drills. Trust me it's not worth it. Especially BC if you get maimed they'll drop you and put up a legal fight against you for compensation. You'll make better money as a welfare/disability recipient or a prostitute.
50 thousand a month? I think I would overcome my fear. Work 5 years, then do what you want!
I had a friend that was an underwater welder working on oil rigs. He spent years in pressure chambers between the surface and bottom so he didn’t have to decompress so often. He was forced to retire due to micro compression fractures in his bones. So much money though, damn. He mostly was off Sri Lanka or the Arctic.
My son did this for 10 years 😰I’m so happy he secured him and his families future and got back on dry land ♥️
How is he now? Did he suffer any major injuries?
And so what does he do now? (Curious 😊)
God bless him 🙏😎
@@Farhan_049 he’s doing very well,no issues ♥️
@@beefstew4698 he runs his own business now.
So thankful he made it home. I would be a wreck if my son was out there.
"Remind you of nature's immense power", but also proving the sheer power of human engineering as well. Those who built these rigs are truly master's of their work.
For show
Deepwater Horizon begs to differ...
I was about to say, how in the world did they figure out how to build things in the middle of the ocean!!!
Nature doesn't have power,God does,his power is unlimited. Good controls nature
@@purplelove3666and what did that have to do with giving credit the the guys who built these rigs…? Always someone with stupid comments like this.
My mother is a Medical Surgeon that almost worked on an oil rig. When my mother was in her 20s, She applied for A Medical Surgeon Job in an Oil Company. She had to work 2 weeks on land and 2 weeks Offshore. She got accepted into the job. She was ready to work. But She had also got accepted into A medical school. She had to choose 2, Hospital? Or Offshore Rigs? She chose to work at A Hospital than rather to risk her life in an Offshore Rig. She Made the right choice, Why? The day She started working in the hospital, The Offshore Rig that She was supposed to work in had exploded due to a failure in the Drills.
What this doesn't mention is that the biggest danger isn't the ocean / sea. It's the rig itself and the heavy machinery. Danger of having limbs torn off, dismemberment etc. Those that work on these rigs deserve $50k and more for what they do.
I've worked on quite a few rigs as a roughneck and roustabout and while doing my health and safety representative course, they were saying that at times the most dangerous is the chopper ride to the rig and back, if the chopper went down you had to not get disoriented once in the water and escape the chopper and then get to the surface if its going down under the water and you didn't get out before hand safely. Especially at night you may end up swimming down instead of up if your buoyancy vest doesn't inflate. Very dangerous working on the rig at times like you mentioned though, I'll very much agree with that.
@@666DevilsReject"you may end up swimming down imstead of up" That gave me the creeps, man! New nightmate unlocked😨😱
I had a friend that worked off shore. I was going to do it back in the late 80's, when I left school, but went down another career path. He told me that they were loading stuff onto the rig and a cargo container broke it's moorings and fell on top of a roughneck. Instant death. They scraped him off the deck with a shovel. It was like something out of a cartoon. Completely flattened.
@travislee8961 I imagine the chopper ride can be insanely dangerous, especially during some of those storms. I used to work out in Nigeria, transporting UHNW families between locations, and half of the year there is stormy season. It doesn't make for particularly comfortable travel, so I imagine it's much worse out at sea with little to no support. 😬
@@666DevilsRejectwhat do you mean by swimming down instead of up?
My dad lost friends on the Piper Alpha way back in 1988. It is the biggest oil rig disaster ever killing 160+ men 60 survived. My dad said it was horrific anyone who works on these deserves the football wagers utmost respect to them all.
I remember the Alpha Piper being on the news. Truly horrific - as are all similar.
What makes it worse is that we now know Nicolai Tesla showed how we can have much more safely obtained energy very cheaply. Only the cost of the set up and it's maintenance.
Stop lying 😂
Risking oneslife to fees their family...i ever wondee if woman would work on oil rigs and i am not talking about office jobs
I remember the Piper Alpha well. I was doing seismac lines right along side it. Mate and I said how lucky they were the thing is steady as a rock, when we were working in heavy seas. They probably have a snooker table. 3 months after coming a shore in Aberdeen the rig went down with many a life. They did not allow the rig to be shut off= too expensive and that was the result. Human error Human Corporate greed.
The worlds backwards n rewards evil
How can they build something in the middle of the ocean 😰. These are workers do a terrific terrific job. Huge respect!
Otha
Back in the 70s, my dad worked on oil rigs. He lost a few fingers and had several near-death experiences. One particularly spooky story happened when he was working on a rig in the South China Sea. He suddenly became violently ill and they had to fly him to the mainland to recover, replacing him with someone else. While he was recovering, a monsoon hit the rig, flipping the entire platform 180 degrees. Tragically, there were no survivors. If my dad hadn’t gotten sick, he wouldn’t be here today and y'all wouldn’t be reading this comment. It’s pretty crazy to think about.
Bruh what blows my mind is how they built those oil rigs in the middle of the ocean. How far are those beams going down in the ocean. Whoever built them got my respect 💯
Pretty sure the beams are partially solid structure and partially very large powerful ropes that go even further
BRUH!!! LOL , I'll bet you say BRUH 22 times a day!
Divers, we pave that path.
It's installed there. Built from elsewhere and towed. They are floating.
Search a few terms, might find a video explaining it.
The reason why they don't panic at the waves is because it's floating. Waves seen are crests, which means the base swell is already lifting the buoyant platform before the terrifying high wave crashes into them.
That was my thought. Wow respect to those who built it and those who work it
Have a friend who was an underwater welder and master diver who worked the rigs. He made a ton of money and worked a 6 month on/off schedule. Once when he told me of his training and what his job involved I thought man, the S.E.A,L.S. deserve their credit but you ain’t far behind. Definitely a warrior in his own right.
And now i'm left hungering for more information on what he had to face😅😅
@liveandletlive7152 I wanna know more too!
Y'all didn't know Isis has trains sharks to go into combat in particularly look for underwater welders😮
What?!
Lol
I don't know about isis, but I read North Korea was trying to weaponize dolphins, as spies.
@@dynamicdopamine that’s absolute bs bro, u gotta not believe everything u see online
I worked on oiltankers for ten years, so yes, I would no problem!!
It absolutely terrifies me. God luck to all the people who do work there!! 😊
That music is scarier than the job itself 😂
True. I was thinking the same lol.
Hoist the Colors
Colm R. McGuinness
Nah.
Thought it was that dwarf song from the hobbit
@@InfinateRadiantMore Pirates of The Caribbean.
These are some seriously HARD men. God Bless them all. Respect.
Pause
...never say that first line ever again.
Amen
@@klyddkrosswhy?
Amen
My father worked on oil rig ship on ocean for 29 days in 1992 but they never told us the danger 😢Allah Almighty gives him more higher place in jannah Ameen ❤❤❤❤❤
I almost applied to work on the rigs about 10 years ago.. And the way the world is now I'd prefer it..
You have bigger things to worry about in the Ocean than what's happening on dry land.
How the hell were they even built? The engineering is absolutely mental
Como diablos se construyeron. Mi pregunta es cuantas vidas se perdieron ay para esa construcción 😮😮😮😮😮😮
You can see them out of the water in Sabine Pass Port Arthur Tx.
@@florsalazar8451Mismo
They were probably built on land and then put in the sea.
@@DrumickD but how???? This truly does blow my mind...
I'm a welder. I did rope access welding offshore O&G for 10 years, from the spider deck to the crown and every bit in between. Mostly North Sea but Middle East aswell. The storms are humbling and beautiful, all rolled into 1. Best job I've ever had.
How much did they pay you for a month
Hope that you were able to retire on the 10 years of working on a rig. ❤❤
Rig workers depending what trade/Level are on at least £3000 a month and that’s the Very least. Top earners will be 4 to 6K a month.
So you are a millionaire now
My grandfather built jack up rigs for LeTourneau. He went all over the world fixing them and setting them up.
He died poor and physically destroyed. I’ll never forgive these oil companies and the corruption that comes from it.
LeTourneau turned its back on the people that helped build that company.
He held a revival every year. That was his shtick. “I’m a Christian man”
Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana way.
My family all worked for that black gold.1940~60. @Moblie Oil.
They retired in what was called Clear Lake Tx.in the 50's. & built the marina.
Larrabee Men from Montreal. Hallelujah 🙌
Amen.
I would love to work on one of those. I'm sure it's tough, but I thrive in small circles and I love the ocean. It would be scary at times but at times it would also be paradise to me... Especially at night. I can only imagine all of the stars 🖤
My ex boyfriend worked on one of these for about 6 or 7 years and he said the money was great but that he would never do it again, not even if he was offered 5 million dollars. So this must be a rough, nauseous, terrifying, nerve wracking job.
It's honestly pretty awesome. It's not like there's crazy waves and wind all the fucking time like these dumb video show. And the money is good but those 50,000 a month claims! Those are for company Men and the average dude I'm sure you know is making a middle to upper middle class wage
And I would go back to working there in a second
Didn't ask lil bro
At this point you can say someone you used to know
Idgaf 😂
Haven't worked on an oil rig, but I have been on 4 surface combatant ships within the Navy. Deployed around the world. I have been on the decks between 10pm-4am. Some fog and no moon. Absolute darkness and crashing waves. I can only imagine an elevated platform in the middle of it. Professions like oil riggers deserve their salaries and then some.
Perhaps your experience was to encourage you to ponder
God has said in the Quran:
Or (the unbelievers’ state) is like the darkness in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. Darknesses, one above another. If a man stretches out his hand, he cannot see it.... (Quran, 24:40)
Revealed to an unlearned man, in the middle of a desert (Prophet Muhammad s.a.w) How could he have known.
would love to work there for such salary
Thank you for your service. 🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼
Imagine going thru all this hassle instead of just harvesting the energy already emitted by the sun, wind and hydro.
Just stupid af
It must've been tough being four different ships. I don't know how a man becomes one ship! Much less four...
Hell yah I'd work there. Being surrounded by the ocean, solitude and working hard and making a shit ton of bread in the process. I'm part nordic, irish and highland scottish and being on the ocean just feels like home to me
These guys deserve every penny it takes a special person to work in these conditions.
No way I wanted to work in the middle of nowhere in the ocean. Just by watching I was feeling dizziness. My respect to the oceans and these brave man. ❤❤
Then you have the he helicoptered in an out from work so if something happens you j your crew does
They should be well paid. $50,000.00 is too small to do a job like this.
@@natacianatacia916
It's closer to 60k per year for beginners . 100k max per year. That 50k per month is false info.
"Cause y'all love oranges" killed me XD
Respect to everyone working this job.
Yes and 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Bless them ALL ‼️
These are people with real 🎾's.
Shits not even dangerous. Try working for Starbucks. Takes way more brains to do that. 👎🏻
Respect for the biggest destroyers of the earth? losers is what they are
I did this for 6 months, made $250k and transitioned into tech fully after lol. It was a true ordeal. Normally we do 2 weeks or 4 weeks on and off so alternate. I did 6 straight months. I almost lost my mind. I wasn't even out there on the rig most times, I was a data analyst and safety systems specialist, so was inside other than when troubleshooting safety devices needed to happen. Imagine the welders, the drill operators and others out in those conditions. Good money but a real scary and mentally draining job.
Father God 🙏🏻 please protect the workers from any harm 🙏🏻
Amen.
❤ Yes please, good Father. Protect them all and bring them home safely.
I don't believe in God...but yeah...I'd sure love an invisible force Mother nature! to shield the men working here!
@@user-jn7bq8wh1e Positive good energy. Good Spirit.
@@user-jn7bq8wh1eStart believing in God because there is an Almighty God watching over his children, I suggest you pick up a Bible and read it and realize that it's true. The end of the world is coming!
Man there is a horror game set in oil rig coming soon
50k 😦? Im gonna have to risk it. I’m tired of eating cup noodle every night
Grandpa worked on offshore oil rig because he said his sons wouldn't need to. Brave man. His presence would make everyone feel protected.
I used to work in very similar situations as a commercial fisherman and scalloper. 7-9 day trips but make anywhere from 18-27k per trip average 22k. My back don’t miss it but paid off my house within 5 yrs fished for 11 yrs in total and got into real estate.
I heard from a good source that commercial fishing pays on average of only like eighteen dollars an hour after u consider the costs. I don't believe you did that well, but I'm jealous if u did haha.
@@chaosdwellerif the rig was his then he most definitely did!
@@chaosdwellerIt's CZcams ...there all full of shit, this dude definitely didn't "pay off his house" lol
@@RFSpartan I know but if I don't lie I expect others to be honest too , so I said something.
@@chaosdweller@rocko_M don't know about commercial fishing, which is a LOT more dangerous, but I highly recommend looking into working on the oil rigs, they work 3 months on 3 months off. Most guys are making at least 10-25k a month. My former partners father had a 10 million 30 bedroom small family hotel, he had a construction company, a company who supplied construction companies, a toy shop for his grandchildren and a dog groomers. He didn't like paying outsiders regularly. So he opened businesses in what he and his family needed. There's others but I can't remember them all. He was an Irish guy who left school at 8 to start working. He made his first million in his early 20s and bought his wife a hotel. He could have stopped there and lived perfectly comfortably for the rest of their life. But he kept grinding and he did 3 months on 3 off. He easily had over 50 million in savings businesses assets stocks and hidden rainy day funds. His brother did the exact same thing except he built his company in construction and drilling and he's a literal multi billionaire. You would know the name but you'd NEVER believe that crazy old bloke who sleeps upside down and dresses like a construction worker owns it. His company built much of Dubai and Saudi Arabia including the buildings you would recognise. If a guy who left school before he even started can achieve so much so can y'all! Throw yourselves into working while you're there and enjoy your time off wisely. Don't chase girls and fast cars, focus on earning money that can be invested into something you want to work in and that will bring you great returns. MOST of the guys end up doing one of two things, either p!ssing away all their money and having to keep coming back or they invest their earnings into another business and then they give up the rigs. It can be a great job where you'll create wonderful memories and stories to tell the grandkids, but it can mess you up physically if you try to do it too long. You have to work your way above the extremely physical lower level jobs if you intend on a long career, plus they also pay MUCH more. The modern safety equipment and standards have been a GAME CHANGER! When they started it was common to see a guy seriously hurt or killed on the jobs. Now they're EXTREMELY safe and yes you CAN still get injured or k!lled, but it's VERY RARE and usually because someone was doing something they KNEW they SHOULDN'T be doing. Stick to the rules and you'll be fine. You'll have a great time if you're not scared of hard work. If you can work on a boat you'll LOVE working on rigs. They're just giant funny shaped boats that rarely move. 😂 Many guy's get really addicted to it and can't stop themselves coming back. So make sure you find the right partners 😂 I HIGHLY recommend you go for it and give it a try if it interests you. You'll be SO thankful you did. It's NOT 🚫 for the wusses or cowards. But if you're strong 💪 ot the perfect place to earn starter money for you, and your family.
I did it for 20yrs , worked in the gulf a lot and the Atlantic Ocean and I tell you what when it gets dark it’s like a void out there. Very spooky sounds all around you, I was a diesel mechanic, you truly have to have the stomach and guts for that job !!!
Any cries for help ....the sea sirens?
@@jimmyjimmy9497 👀👀👀 That’s for another day 😈😂
I want to experience that
The void and spooky sounds peak my interest, quite honestly.
Care to elaborate please on the sounds👀🙏🏽
Take it easy, without FEAR.😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤ From CHILE.
"The sea was very angry that day my friend!"
Marine Biologist George Constanza
Seinfeld
I have nothing but the utmost respect for people who work in those conditions
Nope, ain’t enough money in the world to make me wanna do this job, much respect for these guys!
Depends on what you do maybe ? You can also stay inside and clean :)
@@saywhat524...and not make enough money to live a debt free, middle class lifestyle.
@@Farhan_049 You can easy earn 90 k by cleaning and have 8 month free time a year. How is that bad ?
Ty for the nightmares. My nephew does this for a living. I had no idea!!! 😮
“ so would you work here? “ after throwing an apple. Throwing apples for 50k a month, I’ll throw an apple three
The people who work here need to be respected. 😎
Men, you mean MEN... This is NOT the "equality" women want!
Of course, they make 50,000/month
Not until we have 50/50 female representation
Everyone deserves respect until they show they don’t
I had to deal with a couple of male karens and female karens in those jobs. There are shitty people everywhere
At 18 I went to commercial dive school in 2003. I loved that life. Never slept better than a bunk offshore. 12 hour days at a minimum, good food, good guys, and decent pay. Young man’s life for sure although many family men out there. I can’t miss my kids for a month at a time. Get that money guys, wonderful time of my life.
As a girl I would like to have a job there
I want that job
Yep I graduated dive school in 07.
Just like you said it was a lot of fun back then but now I have kids, and the ROV’s take a lot of the work now anyways lol
Oil Rig Worker Salaries
It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
@@jojoe.1817impossible ! False information anyways!
Oil Rig Worker Salaries
It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
I'm out here in the gulf of Mexico now 20 years strong 💪 stay safe my brothers
You've heard the expression "when hell freezes over"? Well, there'll never be a cold enough day in hell, for any amount of money, for me to work on an oil platform.
I met a seaman one time. He told the pain and also the mental struggle of working in the environment. When he was telling his story you can tell how hard it was. You live with a few people and back then there were no cellphones. He needed the money so he had to just keep pushing
My friend works in merchant navy makes a lot of money
It's terrifying to know that someone was there to install this stuff long before worrying about surviving here
They don't build that while on the ocean.
@@korbendallas12that’s what I was thinking😂
Deep sea rigs are towed and anchored there.
Now imagine lone dude rowing through atlantic ocean
*_"A monthly salary of up to $50,000"_*
That's only if you're in a management role.
The average salary for "grunt workers" is $45-50/hr. That's nowhere near $50k/month.
I just retired after 10 years of working offshore as a paramedic on deepwater production platforms, and Oil rigs. My very first hitch we were too late to evacuate and directly in the path of a category 5 hurricane. I have been out when the weather was so terrifying that all you could do is lay in your bunk and try desperately not to end up on the floor. The average offshore worker is not making 50k a month. High end is 300k a year for the top 2 or three supervisors. Low end is around 20 bucks an hour but 12 hour days for 14-28 days straight is a lot of overtime. It was rough work, but I am retired living in Thailand at 52.
I'm definitely not working out there for 20/hrs..... that's wild af
Hope you are OK after the recent earthquake😭😱
@@vickigonya9432 That earthquake was in Taiwan.
My brother just started working as a paramedic on an oil rig off shore Louisiana, and seeing this terrifies me for him!
One salute for you
Ok.. now I understand how my dad work conditions are when I was a kid, kudos to him for his bravery and hard work he put into making sure I grow up as a good grown man 🙏❤️
There’s a reason oil rig workers make pretty decent wages, though I’m not sure about the $50k a month listed in the video. Imagine being away from your wife and/or children for extended periods of time, working on the seas during violent storms and/or high waves, worrying about something going wrong & having a massive underwater oil leak, the danger of losing limbs in the equipment. I have great respect for people who work these kinds of dangerous jobs, I couldn’t do it even if I wanted because the sea sickness & vertigo would force me off the rig.
The way Darcy acts as the oil rig... simply amazing
We love our cars...thank you to the people who work there.
Finally! A car enthusiast who knows!!👍🏁
@@terryschnereger8531 yes. Love big block power. Electric sucks.
@@user-cw1bt3vh6vWhat's wrong with electric?
@@Luka_3D great for golf Carts
@@user-cw1bt3vh6v I think they're pretty good as long as you don't have to haul or tow anything
I knew two men who lost their lives on the rig. GOD rest their souls. It's a tough job. My Husband was a helicopter mechanic on a rig in the gulf of Mexico years ago for a shortwhile. He said it was a bit rough but not bad. Thank GOD he survived that job. Otherwise we wouldn't have met. 😊
I'm glad it worked out for you.
If one can do the work for a few years, and save money, a very nice life can be had.
$50k per month? hell yeah but the music made me think twice 😮😮
Darkness part of the video is so scary than any horror movies.
My Dad worked as a trouble-shooting engineer in North Sea rigs in the late 70s, 80s and nineties. A lot of danger, but said on the plus side, the food was great (and the money) and they had a mini-cinema on the accommodation platform, saw movies like ‘Alien’ before they were released in the UK.
Imagine seeing Alien on an oilrig! That must be true imersion!
Yup. Had basically the same job out there. The food was bloody great too. Could eat Scottish filet mignon with Hollandaise sauce 4x a day if you wanted to. I ate a ton of it. 😁
Nobody earns $50K
Most workers are from Malaysia, India, Philippines, Indonesia, and local staff - many are on 2k a month because home pay is like 300 a month.
The oil companies know this. They get the best workers from countries with lower salaries and maximise profits
Its the North sea in this video. No one makes less than 20,000 a month. Unlike the Gulf of Mexico ones maybe making 5,000 a month
You spoke the biggest truth on the universe!! God bless you. They do that here in Nigeria too💔💔💔
@@wattsinc. how can someone get a job there
What's your source of information?
@malektoufaha5337 um just get more information of the north see first. Crabbing, oil rigging are the most dangerous usually and at any moment your in the end phase. At least in the gulf sharks and deep water are usually the worst in that case of a disaster
I physically couldn’t work on one because my butt would be so tightly puckered up 24/7 that I couldn’t walk.
Can't swim.
Scared of the ocean.
Even more scared of the ocean at night time.
BUT for $50,000/ month, I'll work here. 😍
That's a Lie No one gets paid $50K a Month not even half of it and your won't Paid for the whole year. Don't fall for this trap
I once worked on an Alaskan fishing boat. All i can say is you feel so small when the bearing sea is tossing your boat around in every direction, rolling like an analog stick. something i can't simply convey in words, you'd have to actually be there, but hearing the ocean roaring against the walls like constant rolling thunder and going weeks without seeing land pulls your perspective outward. Picturing yourself smaller than a twig drifting down a turbulent river
Bering**
How frightening for you - ur mates on board 😮
Yep. Went out on a 225ft. tender as an oiler (engine room crew). Nuthin' like sitting where I could look down the shaft alley and watch that ship twist and bend in the heavy seas. That wasn't the scary part. The scary part was when you heard a loud bang. That was a weld breaking under the stress. Hull plating separating from the frames, somewhere. That is when you start praying to whatever gods there are to bring you home safely.
Men go down to the sea
And there, they set out upon her in small boats
When she is placid, she yields her bounty to those who seek it.
But when grows wild, she becomes capricious and takes what she wills
Leaving friends and loved ones on the shore yearning for a glimpse of a familiar sail upon the horizon that will never come.
Men go down to the sea.....
Does give you a whole new perspective on things.
What descriptive writing!!! Well done 👍
@@leonardhopper857 @@leonardhopper857 poetic and profound my man. And yes, i agree. The sea proves to be a force so radical, it robs you of any agency you thought you had. Lol that sounds intense, the feeling of hearing the ocean rip metal apart knowing the question of safety and survival are up in the air. Thank God your safe to tell the story brotha 👊
My dad built these rigs for 30years and dragged us all over the world when I was growing up. The waves in the North Sea rise to over 100 feet, I've seen the men use pot roast to catch sharks off of the decks. It provided a wonderful living and life for us, but is a brutal job. Taking a crewboat out to the rigs or a helicopter is an adventure 🤔 ✨. It is necessary for the natural resources. Thanks to all who embark on this career 🙌
Royal navy head towards sea like that. Gives them cover from radar
❤🤲
Did he build them single-handedly using his hands?
Dunno about elsewhere, but all the oil rigs in the UK have emergency rapid rescue vessels patrolling nearby at all times. So not exactly ‘alone in the middle of nowhere’. Also, rigs are manned with decent sized crews and there are occasionally rigs placed reasonably close to each other. It can be a surprisingly social job.
4 years I have worked in offshore
Man, that background music makes it even more terrifying.....and BADASS!
Yea, creepy!!😮
It’s like Viking music to row too… Row… Row…Row…
Pirates of the Caribbean music
Peyton Parrish - Hoist the Colours
It's the from the wizard of oz the witches guards
Oil rig workers including engineers deserve far higher pay than any athletes, MP, Presidents, Prime Ministers or any monarchs in the world !
Oil Rig Worker Salaries
It's important to note that compensation in this field tends to be quite competitive due to the demanding nature of the work: Entry-level positions typically offer salaries around $40,000 to $60,000 per year.Nov 29, 2023
Also the people in the military and cops and firefighters should be paid more money.
That scared the crap out of me.
My friend worked on one of these in the Atlantic off the eastern USA as an engineer in the late 70's early 80's. One day there was a fire. Everyone had to be evacuated by grabbing hold of a rope ladder dangling from a very unstable helicopter and holding on for dear life. My friend watched the rig explode as he was hoisted in the air. Once safe on land he applied for law school. No matter what money was being offered it wasn't and isn't worth it!
I was in college in the 70’s and had a dorm-mate who got his degree in electrical engineering. Very smart guy. He had arranged for a job with an oil company upon graduation. He worked on oil rigs in the North Sea. I can’t remember exactly, but it was something like 3 weeks to a month on the rig and then several weeks off. The company paid for a house in Denmark and paid for a live-in housekeeper. He was an introvert and I guess some would say he was somewhat of a nerd, but he said he really enjoyed the job and lifestyle. Not sure if I could handle it though.
I'd love it
I’m too scared
I knew a guy that did three weeks on/three weeks off on a rig in the North Sea. He absolutely loved it but did say that he missed female company a lot. So he would spend up large when he got on dry land until I pointed out to him that he had to decide what sort of female company he was after because he was getting nowhere for all his flash and cash. He told me some great stories of how freaky the North Sea is, bearing in mind that they didn't have anywhere near the technology they have now, compared to the later 1970s, early 80s. He said the platforms had a rhythm in everything, from the rock and roll of the ocean, to the daily rhythm of work life, down time, meals etc.,. IIRC, divers got the most money because if you think just working the topside of the platform was scary, going in the water was a whole other level of challenge to one's fortitude.
@@pmacc3557
If you're in a position to do so, then look into getting work on one. I can certainly see the attraction.
@@annakeye never even considered what going in the water was like? Would be interesting to hear what they have to say
My brother was a welder on one.
He said it wasn't bad so long as you didn't look at the ocean. Now I know why.
Epic!
What? How do you not see the ocean?!
@@andreah6379maybe to pretend that there’s no ocean😂 just like being afraid of height then just dont look down😂
@@chocolatnoir1108cry about it
That water has a way of "drawing you in" if you stare at it long enough.
@@willg.5168just like pizza….
Never been to the ocean but obviously this song plays there non stop
If I didn't have a family that needed my presence I would already be there. It still amazes me that they designed these huge hulks to undulate with the sea
Introverts: 50k/month? Sure!
Seriously! If I could do this for 3 stints in a year and make $150k I’d totally do it. Even $30,000 a month would be pretty good. I wonder how it works? Outside the decent danger of death, I could definitely do a month at a time as like a marathon. The other nine months you can just actually live and enjoy life. Would way rather get paid to work three months for $150k then that or far less to slave away most of the year for less.
Honestly, maybe I should consider it.
Until you realize you probably gotta share a bunk with 3 other people lol.
Maybe
Hell yeah!
@@TheGrindcorpsbecome a rapper. They make 150k a show. Just rap about whatever you’re interested in and ppl will tune in
That darkness is exactly what the Titanic passengers experienced
Smh daammmmmn
Uss Indianapolis had it even worse
Explain?
💀
Been there and did that for 33 years
I worked for 20 years in oilfield.
One rig was the Deepwater Horizon.
Co-workers flew home the morning of the disaster.
It's a very dangerous environment. I've seen offshore service personnel get caught in pressure lines of an 100' internal tubing test tool that parted at 30' and ascended to the monkey boards taking the test tool hand with it.
He was able to grab the lockdown chain of his test tool control panel and free himself without serious injury.
BTW, that was the first test of double tubing (80' long) at 15000 ft/lbs per square inch (p.s.i.) x 80' = 1,200,000 p.s.i. Thats a lot of pressure which could have killed that test tool hand if he hadn't grabbed that lock down chain.
Guardian angels are everywhere out there.
My respect for those workers
Just hoping they don't throw apples at the sea like that!!
My utmost respect to these men 🙏🏻