onshore

Example Sentences

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Sable had resumed production at one of its three offshore oil platforms last May, but was unable to transport the oil through the onshore pipelines due to ongoing legal and regulatory blocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The 120-mile stretch of pipeline last operated in 2015, when 142,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onshore on a beach in Santa Barbara Country.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

TotalEnergies said the conflict hasn’t affected its onshore production in the UAE.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Footage shows the official arriving onshore in an inflatable small boat and handing over the eviction notice to Mandarin at a make-shift camp.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The master kept the two of us onshore, but we were still expected to work, and that meant on the new canoe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo