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How is the life of mechanical engineers working on oil rigs?

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What's the camaraderie like? You have to be able to get on with people because you're spending half your life with people other than your normal partner. I spent more time with my room-mate than my wife. You need be able to mix it with folk, to know the strengths and weaknesses off your colleagues. read more

You have to be able to get on with people because you’re spending half your life with people other than your normal partner. I spent more time with my room-mate than my wife. read more

When I was working in Iraq a few years back, my boss told me that his brother was a MechE on an oil rig in the North Sea, and made $300k/yr working 2 on 2 off. The idea of making gobs of money and having a two week vacation once a month in a foreign land totally appealed to me, so I started considering going back to school for engineering. read more

Any oil rig first needs to be surveyed for the Soil Properties, and the stability of the soil, and all the scientific jargon, which is carried out by civil engineers. This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

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