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	Learn more about Oil well in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the early days of oil exploration in Texas, wildcats were common as the abundance of oil in the subsurface meant that the chances of finding it were high.
		Modern oil wells are extremely expensive to build and maintain, due partly to the cost of the technologies in active use today, but also to the increasingly inclement climates and harsh environments that are today being explored for oil and gas.
		Oil companies do not generally own their own oil rigs, rather they tend to rent them from service companies.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/oi/oil_well.html (562 words)

	Offshore Oil Rig Jobs and Employment
		When trying to obtain a job within the oil rig industry it may be of some use to have a contract who can refer you on to the employee recruiters.
		While many of the offshore oil rig jobs are physical in nature, many of the rig companies go out of their way to make sure your time spent onboard is an enjoyable one.
		For a successful chance to get into the oil industry be advise you to take up one of the services available to assist people in obtaining a position within the oil rig industry.
	www.oil-industry-jobs.com /jobs2.html (590 words)

	History and Analysis -Crude Oil Prices
		Rig count is one of the primary measures of the health of the exploration segment of the oil and gas industry.
		In spite of all of these efforts the percentage of rigs employed in drilling for crude oil decreased from over 60 percent of total rigs at the beginning of 1988 to under 40 percent currently.
		Workover rigs are used to pull tubing for repair or replacement of rods, pumps and tubular goods which are subject to wear and corrosion.
	www.wtrg.com /prices.htm (3298 words)

	Offshore Oil Rig Jobs and Gas Field Employment Guide
		You need to bear in mind that the oil rigs operate 24 hours a day, so rostered night shifts are a requirement for a number of job positions when working offshore.
		Oil rig employees will begin at entry position work and graduate to higher work.
		For the best opportunities for an oil or gas rig job there are a number of services available to submit your CV to the top oil companies.
	www.provincer.com /oil-rig-jobs.html (764 words)

	MMS Kids
		He looks for oil buried deep in the rocks under the water.
		Some rigs are in water almost a mile deep.
		He shows a map of the sea floor under the rig.
	www.mms.gov /mmskids/explore/explore.htm (1001 words)

	World's Largest Oil Rig Sinks
		Diesel oil bubbled to the surface creating an extensive but very fine slick and Petrobras said all 395,000 gallons (1.5 million liters) of crude and diesel stored on and under the rig are likely to spill into the ocean as pipelines rupture and tanks explode.
		Oil union leaders have called for a work slowdown on Thursday to protest poor working conditions and to remember the accident.
		The rig, which started operating last year, was pumping out 80,000 barrels per day of crude, or 5 percent of Brazil's total, and was expected to be producing at full capacity of 180,000 bpd by 2004.
	www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/headlines01/0320-02.htm (885 words)

	Free Information Oil Rig work
		This "mud" serves as a lubricant and controls the escape of oil and gas (by manipulating the density of the "mud").
		The efficient operation of the BOP is vital, as it prevents an uncontrollable blowout of oil and gas.
		These rigs are towed to the location and by way of heavy machinery, the legs are jacked down until they sit on the ocean floor.
	oilrigwork.netfirms.com (1267 words)

	CNN.com - World's biggest oil rig listing, 9 men missing - March 17, 2001
		Oil workers at one of the country's biggest refinery Reduc held a two-hour protest wearing fl arm bands before punching in and employees at another refinery held a moment of silence for the victims of the explosion.
		The P-36 rig can produce up to 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day, making it the world's biggest platform, but after starting operations last year, it was only pumping out 80,000 bpd, or 5 percent of Brazil's total daily output.
		Brazil will have to import oil to cover the 84,000 barrels a day the rig was producing, and the prospect of rising inflation and higher debt sent the currency, the real, to a two-year low at 2.10 reals to the dollar.
	www.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/americas/03/16/energy.brazil.explosion/index.html (977 words)

	Welcome to Maritime Replicas
		Oil or PETROLEUM as it should be called has an incredibly huge demand worldwide and without it the world would grind to a sudden halt.
		Most scientists believe oil was formed from the bodies of young plants and animals that lived in the sea hundreds of millions of years ago.
		Crude oil, as it comes from the ground, is a mixture of thousands of different chemicals which range from extremely light gases to semi-solid carbonaceous materials such as asphalt or paraffin wax and as much by-products of petroleum (oil) are used to make synthetic fibers, soaps and detergents, pants and plastics, fertilizers, insecticides and medicines!
	www.maritimereplicas.com /oilRigs.htm (833 words)

	Civilization.ca - Canada Hall - Alberta Oil Rig
		The rig consists of a wooden derrick tower and a shed housing the cable-tool drilling rig.
		The cable-tool rig was in widespread use to drill for oil and gas in Western and Northern Canada from the 1880s to the 1950s.
		A complete rig stood 25 metres high, weighed 34 tons and was made of wood, rope, leather, canvas and iron, making it easy to disassemble and move.
	www.civilization.ca /hist/phase2/mod8e.html (643 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Brazil oil rig straightened
		A listing offshore oil rig in Brazil has begun to right itself after workers pumped sea water into empty tanks, the state-owned oil giant Petrobras says.
		The P-34 rig, a converted oil tanker, lies about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state - close to where Petrobras' largest oil rig sank last year.
		The firm's biggest offshore rig was destroyed in March 2001, after a series of explosions that killed 11 crew.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2331817.stm (334 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Brazil battles to contain spill
		The rig went down off the coast of Macae, 190 km (120 miles) northeast of Rio de Janeiro, taking with it the bodies of nine oil workers believed to be trapped inside.
		The sunken rig was insured for $500m and the accident caused panic in the insurance market.
		The company could also face a fine of more than $70m for the oil and diesel that are already leaking from the sunken structure, apart from compensation payments to the families of dead crew members and other related costs.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1231000/1231702.stm (557 words)

	World's Largest Oil Rig Sinks
		If the rig sinks there is the distinct possibility that some or all of the 21 pipelines could rupture.
		The platform was in the Roncador oil field 78 miles off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state in the Campos Basin, which provides 80 percent of Brazil's total oil.
		It was the biggest offshore rig in the world in terms of capacity.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines01/0320-02.htm (1028 words)

	LookSmart - Search results for "oil rig personnel" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If managers can understand where and how the reporting system failed at the oil rig and how to avoid a similar failure in the...
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	Offshore Oil Rig Employment
		It is advisable however, that before attempting to secure employment aboard an offshore oil rig, that you firstly obtain some land-based experience.
		Then once you are accepted for offshore oil rig employment, you will then be trained on the equipment aboard that particular rig.
		Offshore oil rig employment isn't only for Roustabouts and Roughnecks however, there are usually shortages in other personnel, such as ship captains, electricians, mechanics and engineers.
	www.oil-rig-jobs.com /employment.html (199 words)

	Offshore Oil Rig Drilling Jobs
		However if the well is proven to have sufficient oil reserves, there are likely to be a great number offshore oil rig drilling jobs available to work on this project.
		In order to reach oil which is buried in shallow water, oil rig platforms need to stand on legs which are imbedded into the floor of the ocean.
		All transfer and travelling expenses to and from offshore oil rig drilling jobs are also met by the employer.
	www.oil-rig-jobs.com (603 words)

	Search: job oil rig
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	www.dogpile.co.uk /uk.dogpl/search/web/job%2Boil%2Brig (227 words)

	Offshore Oil Rig Jobs and Employment
		These are only a few of the titles of jobs for the oil rig industry.
		Most offshore oil rig jobs call for a 14/21 day rotation that means you work for 14 days and have 21 off.
		In the offshore oil rig and gas industries, many travel opportunities exist as part of the job.
	www.oil-industry-jobs.com (590 words)

	Stricken Oil Rig Sinks
		The rig went down in about 1,500 metres of water off the coast of Macae, 190 km northeast of Rio de Janeiro, taking with it the bodies of eight oil workers believed to be trapped inside.
		Ships belonging to the rig's owners, Petrobas, have gone into action to try to contain the spill, but officials are confident that chemical dispersants will break up the slick and it will not reach land.
		The sunken rig was insured for $500 million and the accident spurred a small panic in the insurance market.
	www.marinetalk.com /articles_HTML/xxx00072228IN.html (231 words)

	CNN.com - Oil rig occupation ends - April 2, 2001
		Police said on Monday that the U.S. oil giant Conoco, who chartered the rig, obtained legal authority to force the nine Greenpeace members to abandon their actions.
		The protesters were trying to prevent the 180 foot (55 metre) semi-submersible rig from leaving Scotland's east coast to drill for oil in the North Sea.
		The activists have accused U.S. oil company Conoco, which owns the Jet brand name, of contributing to global warning which it blamed on this year's floods in Britain.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/04/02/scotland.protest03 (353 words)

	LookSmart - Search results for "oil rig personnel" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Military personnel, however, are directly sanctioned to be agents of killing and maiming and, sometimes, even the physical abuse of prisoners (Scurfield, 1994).
		INVESTIGATION The oil rig was being assembled (a...
		Guide to the offshore oil industry.- http://www.rigjobs.co.uk How to get a job on an offshore oil rig...
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	Directory - Oil Rig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	USATODAY.com - Hostages leave Nigerian oil rig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) — Hostages left offshore oil rigs where striking Nigerian workers held them captive for weeks — signaling a peaceful end to the standoff Saturday.
		Striking Nigerian oil rig workers are releasing hostages, returning to Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
		The strikers have demanded the reinstatement of fired workers and that they be transported to the rigs by helicopters, not boats.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2003-05-03-nigeria_x.htm (510 words)

	Free Oil Gas Rig Pictures New Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Oil and gas petroleum industry breaking headline news stories and latest international world headlines Find the latest free oil and gas world headline news here Cooper Double Drum Back-In Workover Rig now sold, click to see the finished pictures.
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		USA: March 2 the way for oil and natural gas drilling on an footprint of a rig, and the "after" pictures of the small.
	www.gasquestions.org /gas-four/free_oil___gas_rig_pictures.html (382 words)

	101 Offshore Oil Jobs .com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		You can expect to be on your boat, rig or platform for periods of time followed by equal (usually) periods of time off.
		Rigs in some remote areas of the world and those "under tow" may be out of touch for some time.
		But the lowest paid guy on the rigs gets the same food and flies in the same helicopter as the Project Manager under most circumstances, so don't be too proud to take an entry-level position.
	www.101offshoreoiljobs.com (3000 words)

	Oil Rig Accidents
		Oil rig workers are at a greater danger than most other people.
		On top of these, offshore oil rig workers face other life-threatening risks such as boat and helicopter accidents.
		If you or someone you love has been injured or died in an oil rig accident anywhere in the world, Canada, Puerto Rico and all American possessions, let our experienced lawyers, specializing in personal injuries help you receive the compensation you deserve.
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	CNN.com - World's biggest oil rig sinks - March 20, 2001
		The 40-storey-tall rig, 75 miles (120 kilometers) off the Brazilian coast, was ravaged last Thursday by explosions and fire that killed at least two workers.
		The platform was pumping about 83,000 barrels of oil and processing 1.3 million cubic meters of gas daily.
		Chief Executive Henri Philippe Reichstul said the oil and gas wells were sealed before the rig was evacuated, but the danger was that the oil still aboard could spill.
	www.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/americas/03/20/brazil.rig.02/index.html (404 words)

	CNN.com - Oil rig occupation continues - April 2, 2001
		INVERNESS, Scotland -- Nine environmental activists are still occupying an U.S.-owned oil rig off the Scottish coast in a protest against global warming.
		The nine Greenpeace members are trying to prevent the rig from leaving Scotland's east coast to drill for oil in the North Sea.
		Conoco, which leases the rig in Cromarty Firth, an inlet of the North Sea 20 miles (32 kilometres) north of Inverness, called the conduct of the protesters "dangerous and irresponsible."
	europe.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/04/02/scotland.protest02/index.html (439 words)

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	Oil Rig Other Jobs
		They are permantly on one rig and carry out all day to day repairs and building of new metalwork.
		These guys move from rig to rig wherever their company has a contract.
		One drawback of this comfortable job is that on smaller rigs with only one storeperson they sometimes have to get up at all hours to check the cargo coming off the boat.
	www.rigworker.com /jobs/others.shtml (361 words)

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