The fire took place Thursday on a shallow-water platform. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Begins Probe Into Latest Blast in Gulf of Mexico] Reference
ECOPATH model of a tropical shallow-water community in Malaysia. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf of Thailand large marine ecosystem] Reference
The shallow-water platform is owned by Mariner Energy Incorporated. From Wordnik.com. [An Update On The Oil Rig Explosion] Reference
This is hardly an exaggeration of Western shallow-water navigation. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
And when the shallow-water oil was exhausted, they went farther out. From Wordnik.com. [Going To Extremes] Reference
Giant clams are excellent candidates for broader use in shallow-water ocean farms. From Wordnik.com. [4 Coastal Mariculture] Reference
Terrain: hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches. From Wordnik.com. [Saint Barthelemy] Reference
A group of shallow-water drillers met with Mr. Bromwich Monday to voice their concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Regulator Rebuffs Shallow-Water Drillers Over Permits] Reference
Mariner's facility, known as the Vermilion 380-A, is a shallow-water production platform. From Wordnik.com. [Rigs Drill for Oil; Platforms Pump It] Reference
"Someone is slow-walking this deal," Mr. Angelle said, referring to shallow-water permits. From Wordnik.com. [Drilling Rules Shake-Up Puts New Regulator in Spotlight] Reference
Bounty shows that shallow-water wrecks have more to offer than has been generally believed. From Wordnik.com. [Reclaiming the Bounty] Reference
Deep-water operators are looking at what happened to shallow-water drillers, and losing hope. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Gulf Disaster] Reference
Interior Department records show the agency has approved two new shallow-water wells recently. From Wordnik.com. [Bromwich Hopes to Shorten Deep-Water Drilling Ban] Reference
It also has shallow-water exploration and production assets in the north and south of the country. From Wordnik.com. [Chevron, Sinopec Aim to Sign Deal This Year] Reference
Mr. Bromwich, responding to these criticisms, said "there is no shallow-water drilling moratorium.". From Wordnik.com. [Bromwich Hopes to Shorten Deep-Water Drilling Ban] Reference
The industry estimates that, at this rate, by Halloween 70% of shallow-water drillers will be idle. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Gulf Disaster] Reference
In the Gulf, most of those incidents take place on older, shallow-water platforms such as Mariner's. From Wordnik.com. [Mariner Has Dealt With Fires Before] Reference
They say it is unfair to impose new burdens on the shallow-water industry, which has a good safety record. From Wordnik.com. [Regulator Rebuffs Shallow-Water Drillers Over Permits] Reference
A top regulator said he won't clear shallow-water drilling permits until energy firms prove safety compliance. From Wordnik.com. [What's News: World-Wide] Reference
Mr. Bromwich acknowledged that new safety rules for shallow-water drilling have lengthened the application review process. From Wordnik.com. [Regulator Rebuffs Shallow-Water Drillers Over Permits] Reference
Further royalty relief came after the Act expired in 2001, with royalty incentives granted to shallow-water producers in 2004. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Colby: Drilling Would Help No One But Mismanaged Oil Industry] Reference
Waterways: rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007). From Wordnik.com. [Guinea-Bissau] Reference
The new requirements obligate shallow-water drillers to submit a raft of paperwork verifying compliance with safety standards. From Wordnik.com. [Regulator Rebuffs Shallow-Water Drillers Over Permits] Reference
Pollen and spores from emergent plants may also be useful indicators for the presence and extent of shallow-water environments. From Wordnik.com. [Historical changes in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic] Reference
Guinea-Bissaurivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007). From Wordnik.com. [Waterways] Reference
Before the Industrial Revolution (280 ppm), nearly all shallow-water coral reefs had Ωaragonite 3.25 (blue regions in the figure). From Wordnik.com. [Coral reefs and climate change] Reference
The blocks open to bid include: 1, 5 and 6 in the shallow-water (band A) zone and 15, 17, 18 and 26 in the deepwater zone (band B). From Wordnik.com. [Energy profile of Angola] Reference
The first class embraces the shallow-water reefs found close to land, either surrounding islands or skirting the shores of continents. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Guinea-Bissau four largest rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
As a result, in August 2002 SOCAR began efforts to independently rehabilitate shallow-water Guneshli by adding new production platforms. From Wordnik.com. [Energy profile of Azerbaijan] Reference
"I'm pretty confident the shallow-water drillers fully understand what we expect and ... that they intend to comply," Mr. Bromwich said. From Wordnik.com. [Drilling Rules Shake-Up Puts New Regulator in Spotlight] Reference
A fire earlier this month at a shallow-water platform in the Gulf heightened concerns on Capitol Hill about the safety of those operations. From Wordnik.com. [Regulator Rebuffs Shallow-Water Drillers Over Permits] Reference
Waterways: four largest rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2006). From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
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