oil rig
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AI capacity can be added far quicker to the electrical grid via solar panels, he says, while building a nuclear power plant, oil rig, or gas pipeline takes years.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
In April 2010, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
“But if WTI can occasionally lift back to above the $60 threshold, the oil rig count could remain stable.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
He then worked on a North Sea offshore oil rig for three years as a technician, before going back to university to study Environmental Geography.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
A gasket blows five thousand feet underwater beneath an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana, sending millions of barrels of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
