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2. Offshore drilling - Wikipedia

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   Offshore drilling. Holstein, an oil drilling platform at Green Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 100 miles from land. Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled below the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently extract petroleum that lies in rock formations beneath the ...

3. Offshore oil and gas in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Onshore oil rigs. Offshore oil rigs. Offshore oil and gas in the United States provides a large portion of the nation’s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs are found under the sea offshore from Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Environmental concerns have prevented or restricted offshore drilling in some areas, and the ...

4. Oil platform - Wikipedia

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   The Lun-A (Lunskoye-A) platform, located off the north eastern coast of Sakhalin Island and is a concrete gravity base substructure (CGBS).. An oil platform (also called an oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, etc.) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed.

5. List of components of oil drilling rigs - Wikipedia

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   Offshore drilling rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the marine environment. The equipment associated with a rig is to some extent dependent on the type of rig but typically includes at least some of the items listed below.

6. Jackup rig - Wikipedia

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   A jackup rig is a barge fitted with long support legs that can be raised or lowered. The jackup is maneuvered (self-propelled or by towing) into location with its legs up and the hull floating on the water. Upon arrival at the work location, the legs are jacked down onto the seafloor. Then "preloading" takes place, where the weight of the barge ...

7. Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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   Chris Oynes, offshore drilling director for the MMS, announces a hurried retirement. May 19 – Oil washes ashore on mainland Louisiana. [51] May 21 – BP begins live underwater video broadcasts of the leak. [64] Flow Rate Technical Group established for "scientifically validated information about the amount of oil flowing from BP s leaking ...

8. Noble Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Noble Corporation plc is an offshore drilling contractor organized in London, England. Its affiliate, Noble Corporation, is organized in the Cayman Islands. It is the corporate successor of Noble Drilling Corporation. The company operates 24 drilling rigs including eight drillships, four semi-submersible platforms, and 12 jackup rigs.

9. Kaine v. Cao: A look into where each candidate stands on key ...

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   Tim has stood firmly against efforts to fast-track the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and he's opposed efforts to open Virginia’s coastline to offshore drilling. He’s worked to make sure Virginia ...