oil rig
Britishnoun
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AI capacity can be added far quicker to the electrical grid via solar panels, he says, while building a nuclear power plant, oil rig, or gas pipeline takes years.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
In April 2010, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
“But if WTI can occasionally lift back to above the $60 threshold, the oil rig count could remain stable.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
I watch as the helicopter sees an oil rig, identifies it, and takes a route around it.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
Odessa also became tough and quick-fisted, filled with men who hardly needed a high school diploma, much less a college one, to become roughnecks and tool pushers on an oil rig.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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