Tall ship Elissa, 1877, three-masted barque moored in port of Galveston at sunset, Galveston island, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, United States of America

Oil rig illuminated at dusk, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offshore oil rigs at the Baku Bay, near Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Model of an offshore oil rig, Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

Model of an offshore oil rig, Petroleum Museum, Stavanger (European Capital of Culture 2008), Norway, Europe

Oil rig of the Brazilian oil company Petrobras passing Sugarloaf Mountain, Bahia de Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Oil rig of the Brazilian oil company Petrobras passing Sugarloaf Mountain, Bahia de Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Oil drilling platform, Limbe, Cameroon, Africa

Offshore oil rigs disguised as highrises, Long Beach, California

Offshore Oil Rig Tender passes The Battery, St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador