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Lizzy the Oil Rig Worker
Teamwork on a North Sea oil rig is the life for Lizzy. Lizzy Lorimer is an apprentice instrument and control technician, working in Scotland’s offshore industry. The 21-year-old always liked maths, physics, craft and design at school, and thought about a career in bricklaying or plumbing. However, coming from Ayr she started to think about working on oil rigs and got a job with Petrofac. She takes care of all the instruments on board the rigs, testing and recalibrating them to ensure that they are 100 per cent accurate. Now she is training towards her NVQ and hopes to start on a degree course after that. Lizzy says: ‘Everyone working offshore will agree that the money is great – I am going to be able to buy my first flat very soon. I also enjoy being part of a team on board. ‘Once I am qualified, I could think about working in the Gulf or even farther afield – but for the moment I am very happy working in the North Sea.’After Photo and article from the Daily Mail's 'Career Mail' Thursday 15 February 2007 |
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