drilling platform

collocation in English

meaningsofdrillandplatform

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drill
noun[C]
uk
/drɪl/us
/drɪl/
a tool or machine that ...
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platform
adjective[before noun]
(of shoes) having a very thick high sole (= ...
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(Definition ofdrillandplatformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In giving consent to the siting of drilling platforms within licensed areas, full consideration is given to the needs of marine safety.
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Two mobile drilling platforms are currently carrying out exploratory drilling in the southern basin.
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The cover depicts an offshoredrillingplatform, suggesting that the content refers to industrial application in the strict sense.
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A supply ship for adrillingplatformis a sea-going boat, so where does that leave us?
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The company transports vessels from yachts of 10 tons in weight, to a large production anddrillingplatformweighing up to 73,000 tons.
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In 1954, it built the first jack-updrillingplatform.
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They build an offshore oildrillingplatformwith the help of a large company, and find themselves in a lucrative business.
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An oildrillingplatformgrounded near the island as the hurricane passed by.
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New technology and the wider array of drilling platforms to be incorporated into this program will provide new avenues for experimentation and exploration of life in subseafloor environments.
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Two mobile drilling platforms are currently carrying out exploratory drilling in the southern basin.
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In giving consent to the siting of drilling platforms within licensed areas, full consideration is given to the needs of marine safety.
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Therefore, the significance of classical oil wells is falling, while that of drilling platforms is growing.
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The proposed tax changes are unlikely to have any significant effect on the level of employment on rigs and drilling platforms.
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Regular statistics are not collected on drilling platforms.
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I know that some countries have already begun inspection of drilling platforms on their own initiative.
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Worldwide, there are currently around 1 600 drilling platforms in operation, and this number is constantly increasing.
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Development drilling is usually carried out from permanent drilling platforms.
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However, such purpose might include use on the licensee's own installation, such as for lighting drilling platforms or running generators in connection with the power supply of the installation itself.
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New, ever larger and more powerful oil wells and drilling platforms continue to be opened.
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I think preventive action should be taken immediately to subject drilling platforms and all sites where natural resources are extracted from the sea bed to suitable regulations and oversight.
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