offshore
Example Sentences
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The vessel, a midsize tanker carrying Abu Dhabi crude, departed from Das Island, a major hub for offshore oil-and-gas processing and exports in the Persian Gulf 100 miles northwest of the United Arab Emirates mainland.
The pipeline hasn’t operated since a spill in 2015, which has stranded offshore production.
Sable had resumed production at one of its three offshore oil platforms last May, but was unable to transport the oil through the onshore pipelines due to ongoing legal and regulatory blocks.
From Los Angeles Times
Tice reportedly channelled these dividends into structures including an offshore trust and "a string of dormant businesses", which "reduced his exposure to tax".
From BBC
The French energy company said Friday production has stopped or is in the process of shutting down in Qatar, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates offshore, representing about 15% of the company’s total output.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
