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Oil rigs
- Offshore
- Its possible for the atmosphere or area close to a well bore to be flammable which could be ignited by a spark. There are precautionary measures and detection systems in place though.
- Onshore
- Its possible for the atmosphere or area close to a well bore to be flammable which could be ignited by a spark. There are precautionary measures and detection systems in place though.
- You can not escape from an oil rig the same way as on land if there the unlikely event of an explosion or fire. You must rely on the evacuation procedure.
Coal Mines
- Methane explosions
- Collapsing formations
- Long term dust inhalation leads to incurable lung diseases
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How you get coal out the ground?
You can use the heavy machinery such as rigs to get the coal out of the ground
Where do you get coal and oil?
coal and oil come from many different places. Like coal from mines. oil from the ground.
Is coal pumped from wells?
Coal is mined from coal mines. Liquids like oil can be pumped from wells, but solid chunks of coal cannot.
Are Oakley Oil Rigs good sunglasses?
Oakley oil rigs are oil rigs and Oakley sunglasses are sunglasses.
What are Oil rigs top sides?
The rigs' platform.
Oil rigs are used for?
Oil rigs are used to drill wells in the earth to extract crude oil and natural gas.
What are oil rigs used for?
Oil rigs are used to drill wells in the earth to extract crude oil and natural gas.
What does oil and coal have to do with fossil fuels?
they both are made using natural gas and come from either mines or out of the ground
What are the advantage and disadvantage of coal relative to oil?
Coal has only one advantage relative to oil, which is that it is abundant and relatively inexpensive. Disadvantages include, it is more polluting (due to impurities in the coal) and it is harder to handle; oil can be pumped, whereas coal has to be shoveled. Coal mining is often more difficult and dangerous than pumping oil out of the ground. Coal dust creates the dangers of explosion, and black lung disease.
What was the purpose of oil rigs?
Drill for oil
What is the purpose of oil rigs in the ocean?
the purpose of oil rigs is that they suck all the oil from ocean and then the workers go to different place to suck oil
How many oil rigs are there in the world?
There are around 3.5 million oil rigs, though some are not entirely used to drill for oil and most is on land. Many rigs are used to drill for water and geothermal heat. Usage of geothermal heating is common in Europe, and mobile oil rigs are used.
