‘Drilling isn’t boring’ says Statoil music video (but it can be odd) *update*

Think life on an offshore oil rig or production platform is hours of tedium with the occasional moments of terror? Employees of the Norwegian oil giant Statoil don’t seem to think so.

The company has produced a couple of music videos, including one that appears to be led by the former lead singer of The Scorpions (OK, not really).

The lyrics to “Black Gold Hunters” appear to be technically accurate as they sing about how oil was formed and the equipment used in drilling.

But some of the words carry a certain, ahem, double meaning that might not make it past human resources departments in the United States. This includes:

We’re always on top,

When we go down,

To get it up.

Listen for yourself:

Or, if slower songs are more your thing, Statoil has one for you, too:

And finally, we bring you want appears to be Statoil workers in a rig cafeteria covering Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, but with the lyrics changed to include the company name. Any one who can translate them for us will win our undying gratitude.

I  have a hard time believing this is the norm on rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, but we will gladly accept your submissions.

*Update*
Noah Brenner at Upstream shared with us this gem from Gazprom. It includes the refrain: “Let’s drink to you, let’s drink us, let’s drink to all the Russian gas.”