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drilling rig

NOUN
  1. rig used in drilling for oil or gas

How To Use drilling rig In A Sentence

  • I wonder when somebody in gov will give the green light to Cape Drilling Rig. The Volokh Conspiracy » Cape Wind Approved
  • Morgan City is also home to "Mr. Charlie," a once cutting-edge offshore drilling rig that is now a training facility for would be roustabouts. Georgianne Nienaber: Why Should Anyone Care About Louisiana?
  • December 8th, 2009 4: 06 pm ET those that OK ` ed the leases, drilling rights, etc. and those that profited from the "mismanagement" should pay. Gov't offers to pay American Indians $1.4 billion for lost funds
  • We get guys from north Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and as far away as Detroit through here," said Virgil Allen, who oversees "Mr. Charlie," a retired drilling rig in Morgan City where companies train new workers for offshore work. KESQ.com - Local News
  • While there is no hardship pay for working offshore, entry-level roustabouts on the drilling rig still begin at about $30,000 per year.
  • Wind turbines are not only far more conspicuous than gas drilling rigs, they cover vastly more area. Times, Sunday Times
  • The order book for the shipyard, which is owned by a joint venture led by the construction firms and two junior partners, includes more than 20 tankers, drilling rigs and an offshore platform—all for Petrobras, at a cost to the oil company of more than $8 billion. Petrobras's Downstream Drive
  • Our drilling rig, the Development Driller III, is involved in drilling the relief well at the site, and our drillship, the Discoverer Enterprise, is involved in the unique oil recovery operations in the Gulf. Transocean Deepwater Horizon Senate Testimony [Full Text]
  • With the aircraft at a height of about 320 ft on a south-easterly heading in fine weather, workers on the drilling rig heard a loud bang.
  • The exploration group Desire Petroleum - named after HMS Desire, which claimed to have discovered the islands in 1592 - issued a statement to the London stock market today confirming its Ocean Guardian drilling rig had "spudded", or broken ground, at 2. 15pm. British Blogs
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