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Meaning of "oil rig" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OIL RIG

oil rig play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OIL RIG

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oil rig is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OIL RIG

oil paint
oil painting
oil palm
oil pipeline
oil platform
oil pollution
oil press
oil pressure
oil producer
oil refinery
Oil Rivers
oil sand
oil shale
oil sheik
oil slick
oil spill
oil storage tank
oil stove
oil tank
oil tanker

WORDS THAT END LIKE OIL RIG

accommodation rig
Bermuda rig
brig
cat rig
derig
drilling rig
fore and aft rig
frig
grig
gunter rig
Marconi rig
prig
rerig
rig
runrig
schooner rig
semisubmersible rig
sprig
strig
trig

Synonyms and antonyms of oil rig in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oil rig» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OIL RIG

Find out the translation of oil rig to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oil rig from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oil rig» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石油钻塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plataforma petrolífera
570 millions of speakers

English

oil rig
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तेल रिग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِهَازُ الـحُفَرِ الْنِفْطَيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нефтяная вышка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torre de perfuração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেল তামাশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plate-forme pétrolière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pelantar minyak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bohrinsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石油掘削装置
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유정의 굴착장치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rig minyak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giàn khoan dầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எண்ணெய் கிணறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेल उकरणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sondaj kulesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impianto di trivellazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

platforma wiertnicza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обладнання для буріння свердловин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instalație de foraj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλατφόρμα εξόρυξης πετρελαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

olie-tuig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oljeborrplattform
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boreplattform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oil rig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OIL RIG»

The term «oil rig» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.122 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OIL RIG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oil rig

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OIL RIG»

Discover the use of oil rig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oil rig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oil Rig Workers: Life Drilling for Oil
Explores how to prepare for and get into the field of oil rig work as a leasehand, rigger, driller, or drilling manager, and looks at the daily life of one who chooses a career as an oil worker.
Katherine White, 2003
2
Oil Rig Worker
Being an oil rig worker is a job for the young and strong, putting in long days using incredibly heavy equipment, and the job might be in a hot desert or the frozen Arctic.
William Thomas, 2010
3
Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano ...
Since age 18, Paul Carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the Middle East, Columbia, the North Sea, Borneo, Tunisia, Sumatra, Vietnam, Nigeria, Russia, and many others ? and heOCOs survived (so far!) to tell stories from ...
Paul Carter, 2009
4
The oil rig moorings handbook
A handbook for mariners & barge engineers serving on semi-submersible oil rigs. Contains detailed information on drilling practice necessary to the understanding of the principles of oil rig moorings.
J. Vendrell, 1985
5
Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs: She Thinks I'm a Piano ...
Since age 18, Paul Carter has worked on oil rigs in locations as far flung as the Middle East, Columbia, the North Sea, Borneo, Tunisia, Sumatra, Vietnam, Nigeria, Russia, and many others -- and he's survived (so far!) to tell stories from ...
Paul Carter, 2007
6
Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano ...
Amazingly, he's survived (so far) to tell these stories from the edge of civilization, and reason.
Paul Carter, 2005
7
See inside an oil rig and tanker
Text and illustrations describe the physical layout, operations, and personnel of a drilling platform or oil rig, production platform, and oil tanker.
Jonathan Rutland, 1988
8
Oil Rig Equipment Field Manual
In this book, Lyons provides engineers with a solid background for understanding the tools used for successful drilling operations.
William C. Lyons, 2011
9
Oil Rig Down
Oil. Rig. Down. The government under the new presidents starts talking about using oil as a primary fuel source and opens dialogs for establishing off shore drilling. Then suddenly a rig off the coast of Louisiana explodes and strangely enough ...
10
Interim Report on Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig ...
November 16, 2010 The Honorable Kenneth L. Salazar Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 Subject: Interim Report on Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout and Ways to Prevent ...
‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OIL RIG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oil rig is used in the context of the following news items.
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WTI Crude falls to fresh four-month lows, amid US oil rig build
Investing.com -- WTI crude extended its recent slide on Friday falling to fresh four-month lows, amid a significant build in U.S. oil rigs last week. «Investing.com, Jul 15»
2
Baker Hughes US oil rig count 659 vs 638 prior
This is bearish for oil. US producers are drilling more despite falling prices. There's other evidence of a pickup as well. Pipeline producer ... «ForexLive, Jul 15»
3
How Should Vietnam Respond to China's South China Sea Oil Rig
The redeployment of a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea (SCS) shows an inconsistency in the rhetoric and practice of China's policy in the ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
4
Fatality reported at Woods County oil rig
A fatality accident occurred at an oil rig this week in Woods County following an oilfield incident the previous week. The fatality occurred ... «Enid News & Eagle, Jul 15»
5
US oil rig counts very bearish
US oil rig counts very bearish. Now watching. Next video starts in : 7 Play. US oil rig counts very bearish.;;;. US oil rig counts very ... «Yahoo Finance, Jul 15»
6
RAF rescue helicopter called into action to transport injured oil rig
Raf Boulmer Rescue Sea King. A man who suffered a serious hand injury on a North Sea oil rig was flown back to the Tyneside by helicopter. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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China Answers Japan Oil Rig Concern With Joint-Development Offer
China repeated a call Friday for talks with Japan over joint development of gas and oil resources in contested waters in the East China Sea. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
8
Vietnam takes steps to revive tourism hit by oil rig spat with China
There has been a sharp fall in Chinese tourist arrivals to Vietnam since anti-China riots in 2014 caused by a deep-sea oil rig dispute. «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
9
Drilling giant Baker Hughes warns the pain from oil crash is far from …
The oil rig count tumbled for 25 straight weeks this year, rose for two, and turned negative again last week. The recent rebound in oil prices was ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
10
Asylum seeker boat spotted near oil rig off the Western Australia coast
The asylum seeker boat reportedly entered the 500 metre exclusion zone around an oil rig, situated some 140 kilometres off the coast. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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