Ocean Drilling Rig

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019315",
  "term": "Ocean Drilling Rig",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Large structures built to house workers and machinery needed to drill wells in the ocean bed in order to extract oil or other natural resources. They may be attached to the ocean floor, consist of an artificial island, or be floating; rigs often provide important structure and attachment points for marine animals.",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ocean-drilling-rig/"
}