How do oil rig shifts work? And is it true that ur on the rig for a couple of weeks then back home a couple?
Asked by Mike J
i was also told that the rigs have tv, pc xbox360 & gyms is any of this true?

Best Answer:
Crews on oil drilling rigs operate in drilling crews, which are teams of people with specified tasks and responsibilities. The rigs usually operate day and night, 7 days per week, with three or four separate crews putting in either 8- hour 12-hour shifts. It would be common to go eight hours on, eight hours off or 12 on, 12 off. This is the same whether the rig is on land or offshore, so you could work 14 days doing 12 hours a day and then be off for 21 days The amount of time you are off varies from rig to rig and from union to union , i am not sure about the tv pc and xb i would think that would also vary from rig to rig