Muslim workers keep oil rigs running 24/7


  • Nation
  • Friday, 07 Jun 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: While the sweet sound of reciting the takbir on the morning of the first day of Syawal is truly magical, those working on oil rigs need to keep such pleasant thoughts away to focus on their job – tasks that require them to be in the middle of the ocean.

It is part of the job and one has to take it in his stride, said Mohamad Shahril Majid Allapitchai, who serves as the night drilling supervisor at Petronas Carigali.

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