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

Drillers

To apply for the most menial job on a platform, you need to be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or an equivalent education certificate. Both oil and gas are flammable, so fire emergency response is a big part of the survival training you will undergo before you can work on an oil rig.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. The plaintiff in Endeavor Marine worked on a moored derrick barge on the Mississippi River. Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. 3d 287 (5th Cir.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. The plaintiff in Endeavor Marine worked on a moored derrick barge on the Mississippi River. Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. 3d 287 (5th Cir.

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