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oil rig

/ˈɔɪl rɪɡ/

Tradução: Grande estrutura com equipamentos usada para perfurar e extrair petróleo ou gás natural do subsolo ou do fundo do mar.

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/ˈɔɪl rɪɡ/B1formaltechnical
  • ptGrande estrutura com equipamentos usada para perfurar e extrair petróleo ou gás natural do subsolo ou do fundo do mar.

A large structure with equipment used for drilling and extracting oil or natural gas from beneath the ground or the seabed.

  1. Drilling platformB2formal

    A large structure with equipment for extracting oil or natural gas from beneath the earth's surface, usually offshore.

    ptPlataforma de petróleo

    • The oil rig was built to drill in deep waters.
    • Workers on the oil rig operate in shifts around the clock.
    • Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of the oil rig on marine life.