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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Season 2 of Landman, the West Texas oil rig drama from Taylor Sheridan, is coming to a close.
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Niyaz Pirani, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Skarsgård plays her husband, Jan, who works on an oil rig and is paralyzed in an industrial accident.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.
—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
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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