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Offshore

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

/ˌɔːfˈʃɔːr/adjectiveCore term

In oil, gas & mining, offshore means: Located or happening at sea, away from the coast, for example an oil field, platform or rig in the sea. The opposite is onshore.

In Turkish: açık deniz, denizde, deniz (sahası)

How it is used

Used as an adjective (offshore field, offshore rig, offshore worker) and as an adverb (he works offshore). Offshore staff usually work rotations such as two weeks on, two weeks off and travel by helicopter. Deep water and ultra-deep water describe the deepest projects.

Example sentences

  1. The Sakarya gas field is an offshore discovery in the Black Sea.

  2. She works offshore on a three-week rotation.

Common collocations

  • offshore field
  • offshore platform
  • offshore rig
  • work offshore
  • offshore and onshore
  • platformA large structure standing on the seabed or floating at sea that holds the equipment and living quarters needed to drill wells or produce oil and gas offshore.
  • FPSOShort for floating production, storage and offloading unit: a ship-shaped vessel moored over an offshore field that processes oil from subsea wells, stores it and transfers it to tankers.
  • drilling rigThe complete set of machinery used to drill a well, including the tower, engines, pumps, hoisting system and the equipment that turns the drill pipe.
  • upstreamDescribing the first stage of the oil and gas business: finding hydrocarbons, drilling wells and bringing oil and gas to the surface.

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