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ARTICULATED FLARE PLATFORM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- articulated flare platform
1, record 1, English, articulated%20flare%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Articulated flare platform. 2, record 1, English, - articulated%20flare%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
articulated platform: An offshore platform, sometimes called on oscillating platform, which combines the advantages of fixed and floating structures ... its main applications are in tanker mooring and loading, and flaring unwanted gas from offshore field. 2, record 1, English, - articulated%20flare%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
flaring: The practice of burning unwanted gas or oil. Flaring was once a common sight on oil-fields, but nowadays it most often occurs on an offshore platform when a well is being tested and small quantities of hydrocarbons must be dispersed, or when unwanted refinery gases are burned. 2, record 1, English, - articulated%20flare%20platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonne oscillante porte-torchère
1, record 1, French, colonne%20oscillante%20porte%2Dtorch%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne torche 1, record 1, French, colonne%20torche
correct, feminine noun
- torchère articulée 2, record 1, French, torch%C3%A8re%20articul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installation d'une colonne oscillante porte-torchère sur le gisement de Frigg. [...] La fonction de la colonne torche de Frigg est avant tout la fonction sécurité : évacuation du gaz à distance suffisante des installations d'exploitation en cas de déclenchement des sécurités de surpression ou en cas de décompression d'urgence de ces installations. 1, record 1, French, - colonne%20oscillante%20porte%2Dtorch%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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