deep sea drilling
Oceanic oil boring
Deep sea drilling is the extraction of oil, gas, or geological samples from beneath the ocean floor in waters typically deeper than 1,000 feet.
The practice requires specialized platforms and equipment to reach deposits miles below the surface.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster renewed debates about deep sea drilling regulations.
Also called deepwater drilling.
- offshoreAway from land
- offshore platformMarine drilling installation
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- platformRaised flat structure
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
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Topsoil-removal ore extraction
strip mining · fracking · open-pit mining · coal mining · underground mining
deep sea drillingmarine conservation
Protecting sea environments
ocean preservation · renewable energy · tidal energy · wave energy · environmental preservation
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