oil rig

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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

Meanwhile, Still Wakes the Deep - a horror game set on a Scottish oil rig in the 1970s - took home three of the night's trophies.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

After his release, he went to work on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico but was laid off in the fall of 2008.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers