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An '''oil rig''' is a [[human]]-constructed device and structure used to extract the liquid energy source known as [[oil]] from the [[Earth]], often to be transported by pipelines | An '''oil rig''' is a [[human]]-constructed device and structure used to extract the liquid energy source known as [[oil]] from the [[Earth]], often to be transported by pipelines or [[oil tanker]]s. These structures can be placed on ground, or placed offshore in bodies of [[water]], the latter known as oil platforms. | ||
Oil rigs often attract the attention of [[Decepticon]]s for a variety of reasons. | Human culture stipulates that [[hard hat]]s are compulsory headwear when on or near oil rigs. Oil rigs often attract the attention of [[Decepticon]]s for a variety of reasons. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
[[Blackrock Enterprises]] was in possession of a [[oil-drilling platform|high-tech oil rig]] off the coast of [[Oregon]], which was assaulted by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and the operational Decepticons under his command, capturing it to become a temporary Decepticon base of operations. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} | [[Blackrock Enterprises]] was in possession of a [[oil-drilling platform|high-tech oil rig]] placed off the coast of [[Oregon]], which was assaulted by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and the operational Decepticons under his command, capturing it to become a temporary Decepticon base of operations. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}} | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 7 May 2019
An oil rig is a human-constructed device and structure used to extract the liquid energy source known as oil from the Earth, often to be transported by pipelines or oil tankers. These structures can be placed on ground, or placed offshore in bodies of water, the latter known as oil platforms.
Human culture stipulates that hard hats are compulsory headwear when on or near oil rigs. Oil rigs often attract the attention of Decepticons for a variety of reasons.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Blackrock Enterprises was in possession of a high-tech oil rig placed off the coast of Oregon, which was assaulted by Shockwave and the operational Decepticons under his command, capturing it to become a temporary Decepticon base of operations. The Worse of Two Evils!
