offshore industries
1offshore — [ ɔfʃɔr ] adj. inv. et n. m. • off shore 1952; angl. « loin du rivage », de off « loin de, hors de » et shore « rivage » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Programme, commandes offshore : commandes d équipement de l armée américaine passées aux industries du pays où… …
2Offshore drilling — refers to a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled through the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently produce hydrocarbons which lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Most commonly, the term is… …
3Offshore aquaculture — uses fish cages similar to these inshore ones, except they are submerged and moved offshore into deeper water. Offshore aquaculture, also known as open ocean aquaculture, is an emerging approach to mariculture or marine farming where fish farms… …
4Offshore oil and gas in the United States — provides a large portion of the nation’s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs are found in the sea nearby Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Environmental concerns have prevented or restricted offshore drilling in some areas,… …
5Offshore Marine Management — Type Limited Company Founded Bristol, United Kingdom (2001) Key people Rob Grimmond, founder Employees …
6Offshore financial centre — Many leading offshore financial centres are located in small tropical Caribbean countries. An offshore financial centre (OFC), though not precisely defined, is usually a small, low tax jurisdiction specializing in providing corporate and… …
7Offshore bank — Banking A series on Financial services …
8Nabors Industries — Nabors Industries, Ltd. Type Public (NYSE: NBR) Industry Oil Gas Drilling Exploration …
9China National Offshore Oil Corporation — CNOOC Type State owned enterprise (Red chip) Industry Oil and Gas Founded 1982 Hea …
10Kawasaki Heavy Industries — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Type Public Industry Rolling stock, Aerospace, Shipbuilding, Construction, Automobiles …
