Offshore may refer to:
Science and technology
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Offshore (hydrocarbons)
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Offshore construction, construction out at sea
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Offshore drilling
Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled below the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently extract petroleum that lies in rock formations beneath the seabed. Most commonly, the te ...
, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well
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Offshore hosting
An Internet hosting service is a service that runs servers connected to the Internet, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content or host services connected to the Internet.
A common kind of hosting is web hosting service, web hostin ...
, server
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Offshore wind power, wind power in a body of water
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Offshore geotechnical engineering
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Offshore aquaculture
Offshore aquaculture, also known as open water aquaculture or open ocean aquaculture, is an emerging approach to mariculture (seawater aquafarming) where fish farms are positioned in deeper and less sheltered waters some distance away from the ...
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Offshore'' (novel), a 1979 British novel by Penelope Fitzgerald
*The Offshore, an elite enclave of the chosen, in ''
3%''
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''Offshore'' (album), a 2006 album by Indiana-based post-rock band Early Day Miners
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"Offshore" (song), a 1996 song by British electronic dance music act Chicane
Finance and law
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Offshore bank, relates to the banking industry in offshore centers
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Offshore company
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Offshore financial centre, jurisdictions which transact financial business with non-residents
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Offshore fund
An offshore fund is generally a collective investment scheme domiciled in an offshore jurisdiction. Like the term "offshore company", the term is more descriptive than definitive, and both the words 'offshore' and 'fund' may be construed differen ...
, collective investment in offshore centers
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Offshore investment, relates to the wider financial services industry in offshore centers
*Offshore
Stock Broker, relates to stock brokers in offshore centers
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Offshore trust, trust arranged in offshore jurisdiction
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Offshoring
Offshoring is the relocation of a business process from one country to another—typically an operational process, such as manufacturing, or supporting processes, such as accounting. Usually this refers to a company business, although state gover ...
, active movement of companies to offshore centers
Other uses
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Offshore balancing, a concept used in analysis of international relations
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Offshore powerboat racing
Offshore powerboat racing is a type of racing by ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.
In most of the world, offshore powerboat racing is led by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) regulated Class 1 and Powerboat P1. ...
, powerboat racing
* Offshore, below the
intertidal zone
The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore, is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include several types of habitats with various species o ...
See also
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Tax haven
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