oil rig
noun
: a structure above an oil well on land or in the sea that has special equipment attached to it for drilling and removing oil from the ground
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The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.
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Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 2 of Landman, the West Texas oil rig drama from Taylor Sheridan, is coming to a close.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Moments later, the tension gives way to spectacle as the group watches the oil rig float past, headed for deeper waters.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil rig, the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement Saturday.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 2 of Landman, the West Texas oil rig drama from Taylor Sheridan, is coming to a close.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Moments later, the tension gives way to spectacle as the group watches the oil rig float past, headed for deeper waters.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil rig, the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement Saturday.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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