oil rig

(Mining & Quarrying) See rig¹⁶

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Noun

oil rig - rig used in drilling for oil or gas

drill rig, drilling rig, oilrig

drilling platform, offshore rig - drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially

rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

Translations

جِهَازُ الـحُفَرِ الْنِفْطَيّ

vrtná souprava na ropu

boreplatform

Bohrinsel

πλατφόρμα εξόρυξης πετρελαίου

plataforma petrolífera

öljynporaustorni

plate-forme pétrolière

platforma za podvodno bušenje

impianto di trivellazione

石油掘削装置

유정의 굴착장치

vrtalni stolp

oljeborrplattform

แท่นเจาะน้ำมัน

petrol platformu

giàn khoan dầu

石油钻塔

oil rig

n → derrick m inv; (at sea) → piattaforma per trivellazioni subacquee

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oil rig

→ جِهَازُ الـحُفَرِ الْنِفْطَيّ vrtná souprava na ropu boreplatform Bohrinsel πλατφόρμα εξόρυξης πετρελαίου plataforma petrolífera öljynporaustorni plate-forme pétrolière platforma za podvodno bušenje impianto di trivellazione 石油掘削装置 유정의 굴착장치 booreiland boreplattform platforma wiertnicza torre de perfuração нефтяная вышка oljeborrplattform แท่นเจาะน้ำมัน petrol platformu giàn khoan dầu 石油钻塔

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An oil rig at the centre of a protest by environmental campaigners has been forced to make a "U-turn" on its way to a north Sea field.

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Industry analysts said the higher prices resulted from a slight price rally last week as oil rig counter Baker Hughes Inc.

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A LIVERPOOL oil rig worker described how he helped rescue an exhausted owl which had flown more than 100 miles to a floating North Sea platform.

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he phrase "oil rig selfies" is not one that is often heard.

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