Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Oil rig
open-in-new
<p class="note">For the mnemonic OIL RIG, see <a href="/facts/Redox/Pyd5RVcj">Redox</a>. For the advanced persistent threat group called OILRIG, see <a href="/facts/Helix_Kitten/bRzYSzPt">Helix Kitten</a>.</p> <p>An oil rig is any kind of apparatus constructed for <a href="/facts/Oil_drilling/mNNRJmuE">oil drilling</a>. </p><p>Kinds of oil rig include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Drilling_rig/o4esL5fh">Drilling rig</a>, an apparatus for on-land oil drilling</li> <li><a href="/facts/Drillship/LVecjF3Q">Drillship</a>, a floating apparatus for offshore oil drilling</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oil_platform/n1eKvqpy">Oil platform</a>, an apparatus for offshore oil drilling</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oil_well/mNNRJmuE">Oil well</a>, a boring from which oil is extracted</li></ul>