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drilling platform

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(Mining & Quarrying) a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well
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Noun 1. [画像:drilling platform - drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially]drilling platform - drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig, oilrig - rig used in drilling for oil or gas
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