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Offshore Drilling

Offshore drilling takes everything that happens on land and puts it on a moving platform above hundreds or thousands of feet of water.

These articles explain the main offshore rig types, how they stay in place, how the riser and subsea equipment connect the rig to the well, and how offshore compares with drilling on land.

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How Does Offshore Drilling Work? - 3D Cutaway Animation

How Does Offshore Drilling Work?

Offshore drilling explained step by step: how rigs get on location, land the subsea BOP, run the riser and drill a well under thousands of feet of water.

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Subsea Production Systems – Trees, Manifolds and Umbilicals - 3D Cutaway Animation

Subsea Production Systems – Trees, Manifolds and Umbilicals

Onshore vs. Offshore Drilling – Costs, Risks and Rigs - 3D Cutaway Animation

Onshore vs. Offshore Drilling – Costs, Risks and Rigs

Jackup Rigs – How They Stand on the Seafloor - 3D Wireframe Animation

Jackup Rigs – How They Stand on the Seafloor

Marine Drilling Riser – How It Connects the Rig to the Well - 3D Wireframe Animation

Marine Drilling Riser – How It Connects the Rig to the Well

How Many Oil Rigs Are in the Gulf of Mexico? - 3D Wireframe Animation

How Many Oil Rigs Are in the Gulf of Mexico?

Drillships – How a Ship Drills a Well Miles Below the Sea - 3D Wireframe Animation

Drillships – How a Ship Drills a Well Miles Below the Sea

What Is Deepwater Drilling? - 3D Cutaway Animation

What Is Deepwater Drilling?

How Do Semisubmersible Rigs Stay in Place? - 3D Cutaway Animation

How Do Semisubmersible Rigs Stay in Place?

What Happens Under an Oil Rig? – Legs, Jackets and Reefs - 3D Wireframe Animation

What Happens Under an Oil Rig? – Legs, Jackets and Reefs

What Is a Subsea Tree? - 3D Cutaway Animation

What Is a Subsea Tree?

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