Where oil rigs go to die
The long read: When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky business
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Offshore, Platforms, and the Hurricanes
1. Statoil Heidrun Platform – North Sea Norway (World Largest TLP, First Application of Composite Riser, 1345m) 2. ConocoPhillips Magnolia TLP – Gulf of Mexico (World Deepest TLP, 1425m…
Offshore Oil Drilling – No Thanks!
It is very hard to fathom that our top government officials would even consider the possibility of allowing international oil companies to conduct oil exploration off the shores of our beautiful country for the possibility of erecting those horrible looking oil rigs along our coastline.The biggest concern is that of our natural heritage that attracts thousands around the globe to our home. The Great Barrier Reef of Belize is a World Heritage Site and oil drilling dangerously close to it can…
17,000-tonne Drilling rig blown ashore in storms off Western Isles (Video)
Oil Platform in the North Sea
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The Draugen platform was installed in 1993.
Offshore, Platforms, and the Hurricanes
1. Statoil Heidrun Platform – North Sea Norway (World Largest TLP, First Application of Composite Riser, 1345m) 2. ConocoPhillips Magnolia TLP – Gulf of Mexico (World Deepest TLP, 1425m…
Amazing video shows oil rig blown ashore during storm in Western Isles
A 17,000 tonne oil rig was run aground in Dalmore near the village of Carloway after being hit by severe storms in the early hours of this morning.
Offshore, Platforms, and the Hurricanes
1. Statoil Heidrun Platform – North Sea Norway (World Largest TLP, First Application of Composite Riser, 1345m) 2. ConocoPhillips Magnolia TLP – Gulf of Mexico (World Deepest TLP, 1425m…