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Perdido (Spanish for lost) is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2,450 meters (8,040 feet) operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico. [1] The platform is located in the Perdido fold belt which is a rich discovery of crude oil and natural gas. The Perdido spar began production in 2010 and its ...
In about 8,000 feet of water, Shell's Perdido offshore drilling and production platform is the world's deepest offshore rig.
FILE – In about 8,000 feet of water, Shell's Perdido offshore drilling and production platform is the world's deepest offshore rig. Louisiana will bear the brunt of this storm.
Shell (RDS.A) resumes production at its Perdido platform in the Gulf of Mexico as the platform's position in the westernmost deepwater Gulf made it highly exposed to hurricane Nicholas.
The Lun-A (Lunskoye-A) platform, located off the north eastern coast of Sakhalin Island and is a concrete gravity base substructure (CGBS).. An oil platform (also called an oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, etc.) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed.
Spar (platform) A spar is a marine structure, used for floating oil/gas platforms. Named after navigation channel Spar buoys, spar platforms were developed as an extreme deepwater alternative to conventional platforms. [1] The deep draft design of spars makes them less affected by wind, wave, and currents and allows for both dry tree and subsea ...
Devils Tower is a deep-water oil and gas production Spar oil platform located in the Gulf of Mexico and named after Devils Tower National Monument. Devils Tower is located in block 773 of the Mississippi Canyon region of the Gulf of Mexico. Until 2010 it was the record holder for being located in the deepest water for a production truss spar ...
Ursa tension leg platform. The Ursa tension leg platform is an oil platform with a tension leg structure located at 28.154027°N 89.103553°W about 130 miles (210 km) southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. It is operated by Shell. It has a total height from the seabed to its top of 4,285 feet (1,306 m). [1] Shell is the operator of the ...