Oil platform

An oil platform is a large structure placed in the sea. It is used to drill for oil or natural gas at the bottom of the sea. The platform may be attached to the sea floor (stationary)or it might be movable(mobile).

In general, oil platforms are located on the continental shelf. As of 2006, drilling for resources up to 8km away from the platform was possible.

Oil Platform Media

• Oil platform P-51 off the Brazilian coast is a semi-submersible platform.

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  Diagram showing the operation of a typical oil platform: 1. Drilling rig; 2. Rock layers; 3. Oil rigs; 4. Oil and natural gas.

• Refurbishment Platform for Drilling Rigs -- Corpus Christi.jpg

  Refurbishment Station for Drilling Rigs – Corpus Christi Bay

• Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, c.1915.jpg

  Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, before 1906.

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  Offshore platform, Gulf of Mexico

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  Types of offshore oil and gas structures

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  400 feet (120 m) tall jackup rig being towed by tugboats, Kachemak Bay, Alaska

• View of the Port of Las Palmas from the dock of La Esfinge (3).jpg

  View of the Port of Las Palmas from the dock of La Esfinge (3)