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

At this point, the vehicle in front of the rig drives away.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Each rig on average drills 1,500 feet a day, which is more than twice as much as in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The rig sits over an almost-depleted oilfield that's about to get a second life as a massive carbon storage project called Greensand Future.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

From a metal rig hung a plastic bag of ginger-colored fluid, the intravenous tube disconnected and dangling to the floor.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen