oil rig
51rig — [[t]rɪg[/t]] v. rigged, rig•ging, n. 1) naut. navig. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with rigging 2) to furnish with equipment or clothing (usu. fol. by out or up) 3) to assemble, install, or prepare (often fol. by up) 4) to manipulate fraudulently:… …
52Oil in China — China’s growing population and their ideology affects their oil situation. It highlights the current set up of the government, their relationship with surrounding states, and steps they are taking to play a positive role in the worldwide… …
53Oil field — An oil field with dozens of wells. This is the Summerland Oil Field, near Santa Barbara, California, before 1906 An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground. Because the oil… …
54Oil Pollution Act of 1990 — Heavy sheens of oil as visible on the surface of the water in Prince William Sound following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Oil Pollution Act (101 H.R.1465, P.L. 101 380 [1]) was passed by the 101st United States Congress, and signed by… …
55oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. [1965 70] * * * leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large… …
56oil — noun 1 used as fuel/to make machines work smoothly ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ crude ▪ refined ▪ offshore ▪ …
57Oil reserves in Southeast Asia — Southeast Asia is a rich source of hydrocarbon resources natural gas and petroleum. Brunei, Vietnam and Malaysia, in addition to Indonesia, benefit from the latest trend, although recent attention has been drawn inexplicably to the Southeast… …
58rig — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Rig is used after these nouns: ↑oil {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Rig is used with these nouns as the object: ↑election, ↑sail …
59rig — [rɪg] verb [T] I to influence something such as an election in a dishonest way in order to produce a particular result • rig sth up II noun [C] rig [rɪg] a tall structure with equipment for getting oil or gas out of the ground …
60rig irons — noun plural Etymology: rig (IV) : the hardware with nails excluded necessary to complete an oil well drilling rig …
