Offshore Oil Drilling Rig
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do they have time for their family ?
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That's pretty awesome :D I find offshore oil rigs very awesome!! :D
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I used to work on a rig that was designed exactly like this one.Was called the Pride Alaska.I believe there are only three of those left in the world.
It is now in Brazil,off i think Rio..
Wish i could have gone with the rig.....Rio crew change would have been AWSOME!
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scheiss job
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i wanna fish that rig
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LOL just finished working with this rig when i was on the M/V Gloria A.
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so that means rigs like this will "float around" on the water surface, just like an anchored ship on the ocean surface depending on the currents of the water?
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Do you still work on this old hunk of iron? Poor bastard, but its got to be in a lot better shape now than when they bought it from Transocean, it was a real pile of shit then, I sure as hell don't miss it....
how does offshore oil rigs stay afloat? are they physically attached to the ocean's floor? or just floating out therre on the water surface? thank you
bigdogITbiker 2 years ago
This is a semi-submersible rig, which does float. This unit has pontoons and columns that, when flooded with seawater, cause the pontoons to submerge to a predetermined depth. This, combined with huge mooring anchors, make it a very stable installation.
shoobear45 2 years ago
The vid is class. Just a question, was the quality better before you uploaded it to youtube?
Thanks.
omgsterg 3 years ago
It was slightly better.
shoobear45 3 years ago
how deep is that?
kryshtal 4 years ago
~3000ft
shoobear45 3 years ago