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What It’s Like To Work On An Offshore Oil Rig

Drillers

Offshore oil fields represent a substantial portion of the worlds total crude oil output. In 2015, this portion was 30%. Several years of work as a roughneck are enough to pass to the next level, which is that of derrick hand, or derrickman. The Derrick hands are responsible for the drilling mud and the mud pumps.