The Heavy Duty Machinery Used on Deep Sea Oil Rigs

Extracting oil from the ocean floor requires a deep-sea rig setup with some of the most powerful machinery on the planet today: from motorized winches to giant pipes linked together with mechanized tongs.

From the Series: Inside Mighty Machines: Deep Sea Oil Rig

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