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Offshore facts for kids

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Offshore may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Offshore (hydrocarbons)
  • Offshore construction, construction out at sea
  • Offshore drilling, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well
  • Offshore hosting, server
  • Offshore wind power, wind power in a body of water
  • Offshore geotechnical engineering
  • Offshore aquaculture

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Offshore (novel), a 1979 British novel by Penelope Fitzgerald
  • The Offshore, an elite enclave of the chosen, in 3%
  • Offshore (album), a 2006 album by Indiana-based post-rock band Early Day Miners
  • "Offshore" (song), a 1996 song by British electronic dance music act Chicane

Finance and law

  • Offshore bank, relates to the banking industry in offshore centers
  • Offshore company
  • Offshore financial centre, jurisdictions which transact financial business with non-residents
  • Offshore fund, collective investment in offshore centers
  • Offshore investment, relates to the wider financial services industry in offshore centers
  • Offshore Stock Broker, relates to stock brokers in offshore centers
  • Offshore trust, trust arranged in offshore jurisdiction
  • Offshoring, active movement of companies to offshore centers

Other uses

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Offshore para niños

  • Tax haven
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