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PLATE-FORME EMBASE-POIDS STOCKAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gravity storage platform
1, record 1, English, gravity%20storage%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gravity structure designed principally to store a large quantity of oil taken from a nearby oil-field, until it can be removed by tanker. 1, record 1, English, - gravity%20storage%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Most current designs of gravity structure are capable of storing oil in their cellular bases or stabilizing columns, but usually storage is secondary to the primary role of development drilling and production. The Ekofish fields' storage platform is an exception. 1, record 1, English, - gravity%20storage%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gravity structure: A deep water structure built of reinforced concrete, steel, or a combination thereof which relies on gravity for stability on the sea bed. These structures may be used for drilling, production and storage. 2, record 1, English, - gravity%20storage%20platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme à embase-poids pour le stockage
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20embase%2Dpoids%20pour%20le%20stockage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure à embase-poids, destinée principalement à stocker une grande quantité d’huile recueillie dans un champ voisin, jusqu’à ce qu’elle puisse être enlevée par bateau. 1, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20embase%2Dpoids%20pour%20le%20stockage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20embase%2Dpoids%20pour%20le%20stockage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20embase%2Dpoids%20pour%20le%20stockage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme à embase-poids pour le stockage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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