oil rig

British  

noun

1. See rig 1

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Example Sentences

That led him to the petroleum industry, where working on oil rigs in the punishing North Sea and near conflict zones helped sate his risk appetite.

From The Wall Street Journal

When shipbuilding finally ended at the site in the 1970s, it was used to build oil rigs for a time before the yard finally closed in 2001.

From BBC

It was a second consecutive weekly gain for oil rigs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analysts say the high investment required to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling oil rigs would be unappetizing for US firms, given the steady global supply and low prices.

From Barron's

"American companies can go in and fix all the oil pipes, the whole oil rigs and everything that has to do with... oil and the derivatives."

From BBC

Related Words

• gusher
• oilfield