The living quarters are what you might expect - part barracks, part locker room. Space is a luxury an oil rig can't afford. But what the rig may lack in creature comforts, is more than made up for ...

An offshore oil rig worker's typical day is based around 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. This is often organized as two weeks on and three weeks off. Some guys refer to this as a 14/21 shift.

Offshore oil platforms located in the middle of the ocean, provide a perfect storm for COVID-19: limited medical facilities, great distances from shore, and cramped quarters and bunks similar to a ...

This barge is a floating hotel, or "flotel," set up by BP and several subcontractors to accommodate more than 500 workers hired to clean up the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Temporary housing ...

PORT FOURCHON, La. – PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Life on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has come a long way since the black gold was discovered underwater here 60 years ago. Living for weeks ...

Leirvik Module Technology AS is one of the leading suppliers of living quarters for offshore industry. They have decided to use modular cabins of Aker Yards Piikkio in the construction of living ...