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 institute's investigators identified a new lung disease in workers at factories that made microwave popcorn, and helped assess what went wrong during the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Imagine an oil rig that detects safety threats in real time, a factory that predicts downtime at a fraction of the cost, or a wind farm that maximizes output across every turbine.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
What works on an oil rig will not work in a hospital or on a truck.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The Paramount+ Western drama created by Taylor Sheridan stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman for an independent oil rig in West Texas who navigates the near-constant crises of lawsuits, dangerous working conditions, family drama and the fight for fortune.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Imagine an oil rig that detects safety threats in real time, a factory that predicts downtime at a fraction of the cost, or a wind farm that maximizes output across every turbine.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
What works on an oil rig will not work in a hospital or on a truck.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The Paramount+ Western drama created by Taylor Sheridan stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman for an independent oil rig in West Texas who navigates the near-constant crises of lawsuits, dangerous working conditions, family drama and the fight for fortune.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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