oil rig
noun
: a structure above an oil well on land or in the sea that has special equipment attached to it for drilling and removing oil from the ground
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In Season 1 the cast were on an oil rig, stationed off the Scottish coast, which was enveloped in a mysterious fog that cut off all lines of communication.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Two months later, China moved an oil rig into Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, clashing with Vietnamese fishing boats.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Offshore oil rig platforms can form artificial reefs with greater biodiversity than natural reefs.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
An offshore oil rig platform is photographed in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. July 4, 2024.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Two months later, China moved an oil rig into Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, clashing with Vietnamese fishing boats.
—Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Offshore oil rig platforms can form artificial reefs with greater biodiversity than natural reefs.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
An offshore oil rig platform is photographed in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. July 4, 2024.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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