deepwater
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- noun
- /ˈdiːpˌwɔːtər/
- Specialized
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exploración en aguas profundas
- In many cases, these deepwater fields are not going to be nearly as good as expected.
- deepwater blowout
- deepwater drilling
- deepwater spill
Examples
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Much more research is needed to provide the scientific capacity to assess the impacts of deepwater blowouts.
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Parque das Conchas (BC-10) is a deepwater development offshore Brazil.
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Both were on deepwater ports and managed by companies that had experience in shipping and construction.
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Still, enhanced deepwater technology is not likely to generate rosy results for the environment.
Blog text (24) -
And the steep cost of deepwater operations has led directly to the second trend that Johnston observed.
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In 1989, Halkyard teamed with Deep Oil Technology to develop and sell the spar production system for deepwater oil drilling and production.
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The company plans to expand its operations into deepwater oil exploration to access untapped resources.
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Advancements in technology have made deepwater drilling safer and more efficient for extracting natural gas.
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Investors are increasingly interested in deepwater projects due to the potential for higher yields from offshore oil reserves.
Antonyms
Compounds
A small sea fish with a long thin body and a tube-shaped snout about 20 cm long
A fish found in the western Atlantic from South Carolina to Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deepwater combines deep ('far down') and water ('sea') and is used for oil and gas work that takes place in the very deep sea, so 'deepwater' projects are those carried out far from shore in much deeper water than normal.