Oil platform
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![Oil platform Mittelplate in the North sea](/Images/godic/202501/13/11-09-fotofluege-cux-allg-25a4358.jpg")
![Offshore platform, Gulf of Mexico](/Images/godic/202501/13/Gulf_Offshore_Platform4358.jpg")
![1, 2) conventional fixed platforms; 3) compliant tower; 4, 5) vertically moored tension leg and mini-tension leg platform; 6) spar; 7,8) semi-submersibles; 9) floating production, storage, and offloading facility; 10) sub-sea completion and tie-back to host facility.[4]](/Images/godic/202501/13/Types_of_offshore_oil_and_gas_structures4358.jpg")
An oil platform, offshore platform, or (colloquially) oil rig is a large structure with facilities to drill wells, to extract and process oil and natural gas, or to temporarily store product until it can be brought to shore for refining and marketing. In many cases, the platform contains facilities to house the workforce as well.