This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...

and transport offshore oil. A major deposit, known in the trade as an “elephant,” can produce up to 20,000 barrels a day for years. So a single rig can produce revenues of about $550 million ...

Recent museumgoers describe the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum as "fascinating," "fun" and "interesting." The museum is located on a retired oil rig in the Galveston Channel and ...