Offshore Explained

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

• Offshore balancing, a concept used in analysis of international relations
• Offshore powerboat racing, powerboat racing in the open sea
• Offshore, below the intertidal zone

See also

• Tax haven