oil rig
101American rig — a rig for drilling oil and gas wells by using a chisel bit dropped from a considerable height …
102se|rig|ra|phy — «suh RIHG ruh fee», noun. the art of producing handmade prints in several colors by pressing oil paint or similar pigment through a series of silk screens. ╂[< Latin sēricum silk, neuter of sēricus (see etym. under serge (Cf. ↑serge)) +… …
103Pumping (oil well) — In the context of oil wells, pumping is a routine operation involving injecting fluids into the well. Pumping may either be done by rigging up to the kill wing valve on the Xmas tree or, if an intervention rig up is present pumping into the riser …
104drilling rig — noun a large structure with equipment for drilling an oil well …
105oilrig — oil rig oil rig , oilrig oil rig . A structure and associated machinery used in drilling for oil or gas; it is usually in the form of a tower. Called also {drilling rig}. Syn: drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig. [WordNet 1.5] …
106rigged — Ⅰ. rig [1] ► VERB (rigged, rigging) 1) provide (a boat) with sails and rigging. 2) assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation. 3) (often rig up) set up (a device or structure), typically in a… …
107Deepwater Horizon explosion — This article is about the explosion. For the drilling rig and oil spill, see Deepwater Horizon (disambiguation). Deepwater Horizon explosion Anchor handling tugs and platform supply vessels combat the fir …
108Deepwater Horizon — This article is about the drilling rig. For the explosion and oil spill, see Deepwater Horizon (disambiguation). Deepwater Horizon semi submersible drilling rig. Career …
109Transocean — Ltd. Type Publicly traded limited company (NYSE: RIG, SIX: RIGN …
110Blowout (well drilling) — A blowout is the uncontrolled release of crude oil and/or natural gas from an oil well or gas well after pressure control systems have failed.[1] Prior to the advent of pressure control equipment in the 1920s, the uncontrolled release of oil and… …
