offshore drilling platform

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• Offshore drilling — refers to a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled through the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently produce hydrocarbons which lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Most commonly, the term is… …   Wikipedia

• drilling platform — noun drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially • Syn: ↑offshore rig • Hypernyms: ↑drill rig, ↑drilling rig, ↑oilrig, ↑oil rig * * * drilling platform no …   Useful english dictionary

• Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum — The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig Museum, located in Galveston, Texas, is a museum dedicated to the offshore oil and gas industry. Located next to the Strand National Historic Landmark District, the museum is housed on a retired jack up rig set up… …   Wikipedia

• Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico — is a major source of oil and natural gas in the United States. The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum producing areas of the United States. In 2007 …   Wikipedia

• Offshore oil and gas in the United States — provides a large portion of the nation’s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs are found in the sea nearby Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Environmental concerns have prevented or restricted offshore drilling in some areas,… …   Wikipedia

• Drilling riser — joints with buoyancy modules A drilling riser is a conduit that provides a temporary extension of a subsea oil well to a surface drilling facility. Drilling risers are categorised into two types: marine drilling risers used with subsea blowout… …   Wikipedia

• Offshore oil and gas in California — All oil drilling into the South Ellwood Offshore field takes place from Platform Holly, about two miles (3 km) offshore in state waters …   Wikipedia

• Offshore oil spill prevention and response — Inspector on offshore oil drilling rig Offshore oil spill prevention and response is the study and practice of reducing the number of offshore incidents that release oil or hazardous substances into the environment and limiting the amount… …   Wikipedia

• offshore rig — noun drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially • Syn: ↑drilling platform • Hypernyms: ↑drill rig, ↑drilling rig, ↑oilrig, ↑oil rig …   Useful english dictionary

• drilling rig — noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas • Syn: ↑drill rig, ↑oilrig, ↑oil rig • Hypernyms: ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑drilling platform, ↑offshore rig …   Useful english dictionary

• platform — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French plate forme diagram, map, literally, flat form Date: 1535 1. plan, design 2. a declaration of the principles on which a group of persons stands; especially a declaration of principles and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary