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production platform

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noun

  1. (in the oil industry) a platform from which development wells are drilled that also houses a processing plant and other equipment necessary to keep an oilfield in production

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Publicis said its AI production platform grew strongly, and that the group experienced no slowdown in client demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

"TikTok will remain the go-to out-of-pocket film production platform for shorter and arguably more engaging content production."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

Undersea wells owned by Taylor Energy have been seeping into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004, when a production platform about 10 miles off the Louisiana coast was damaged by Hurricane Ivan.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

He said there were some 6,200 U.S. companies operating in ASEAN, many of which used the region as a production platform to export in the region and beyond.

From Reuters • May 12, 2022

Sixteen wells off Louisiana have been leaking since September 2004, when a subsea mudslide caused by Hurricane Ivan knocked over a Taylor production platform, dragging and breaking a cluster of pipes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

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