drilling rigs
Oil extraction towers
Drilling rigs are large structures equipped with machinery for boring holes into the earth, primarily to extract oil, natural gas, or water.
They range from compact land-based units to massive offshore platforms anchored to the seabed or floating.
The term covers both the permanent installation and the specialized equipment it houses: Three drilling rigs are operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- roughneckOil platform laborer
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- oil fieldUnderground crude deposit area
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
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Facilities that purify raw materials
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Machines converting air movement to electricity
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