What are different types of Oil rigs?

Offshore drilling has come a long way since the wharf-based rigs of the late 1800s, giving oil companies an arsenal of options for tapping deep-sea deposits. read more

An oil platform, offshore platform, or offshore drilling rig is a large structure with facilities for well drilling to explore, extract, store, process petroleum and natural gas which lies in rock formations beneath the seabed. read more

Land Based Drilling Rigs - The land-based drilling rig is the most common type used for exploration. This site is using a conventional, land-based drilling rig that is smaller and more efficient than those used in the past. read more