oil platforms
Ocean drilling structures
Oil platforms are large structures in bodies of water that support drilling equipment for extracting petroleum and natural gas from beneath the seabed.
They range from fixed structures anchored to the ocean floor to floating rigs that can operate in deep water.
Workers typically live on the platform during shifts lasting weeks.
The oil platform was visible from the shore.
Away from land
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
corrosion · barnacles · biofouling · tides · depths · buoys · anchor · mooring
Movable boom apparatus
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
- semisubmersibleHull partly underwater vessel
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
- drill bitRotating hole-cutting attachment
roughneck · driller · casing · drawworks · directional drilling
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
production · separation · pumping · flaring · subsea · pipeline · export · storage
Planning load-bearing frameworks
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- modular designSystem of interchangeable parts
- topsidesShip parts above waterline
buoyancy · stability · corrosion resistance · welding · piping · mechanical systems · automation · safety protocols
Atlantic extension near Britain
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- Caspian SeaEarth's biggest lake
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
Brent · Hibernia · Deepwater Horizon · continental shelf · territorial waters
offshore
Away from land
- seabedUnderwater terrain below
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
saltwater · corrosion · barnacles · biofouling · tides · depths · buoys · anchor · mooring · helideck
derrick
Movable boom apparatus
- drillshipMaritime drilling vessel
- semisubmersibleHull partly underwater vessel
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
drill bit · roughneck · driller · casing · drawworks · directional drilling
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
reservoir · production · separation · pumping · flaring · subsea · pipeline · export · storage · manifold
structural design
Planning load-bearing frameworks
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- modular designSystem of interchangeable parts
topsides · buoyancy · stability · corrosion resistance · welding · piping · mechanical systems · automation · safety protocols · hydrodynamics
North Sea
Atlantic extension near Britain
- Gulf of MexicoPartially enclosed Atlantic basin
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- Caspian SeaEarth's biggest lake
West Africa · Brent · Hibernia · Deepwater Horizon · continental shelf · territorial waters
- North Seaoffshore drilling, offshore wind farms, wind farms, oil discovery, tidal flats
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- energy infrastructurepower grid, electrical grid, electricity grid, electric grid, national grid
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- Texas CoastGalveston, Gulf of Mexico, barrier islands, coastal erosion, storm surge
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Grouped turbines generating electricity
solar farms · hydroelectric dams · nuclear power plants · solar panels · geothermal plants
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Petroleum processing facilities
petrochemical plants · gas stations · fuel depots · distribution centers
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