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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Christopher McFadden 2 months ago 0 Military From oil rig to ocean fortress: US Navy to repurpose oil rigs for mobile defense The US Navy unveils a bold plan to convert oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply bases in the Pacific. —Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024

Soon after it was built, the grab was used by the global salvage firm Ardent to clear wreckage from the Troll Solution, a jack-up offshore oil rig that collapsed in 2015. —Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2024

One woman documented her gym routine on an oil rig, while another posted old photos of herself kitted up in neon protective gear. —Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024

Bess takes a bold step by marrying Jan, an uninhibited outsider who works on an offshore oil rig. —Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024