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oil rig

NOUN
oil well
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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

He then worked on a North Sea offshore oil rig for three years as a technician, before going back to university to study Environmental Geography.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Someone'd got a letter from a North Sea oil rig, another from a canning factory in Alaska.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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