Oil platform facts for kids

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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.

Images for kids

  • Oil platform P-51 (Brazil)

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

  • Gulf Offshore Platform

    Offshore platform, Gulf of Mexico

  • Types of offshore oil and gas structures

    1, 2) conventional fixed platforms; 3) compliant tower; 4, 5) vertically moored tension leg and mini-tension leg platform; 6) spar; 7, 8) semi-submersibles; 9) floating production, storage, and offloading facility; 10) sub-sea completion and tie-back to host facility.

  • Oil Platform Base Construction

    A fixed platform base under construction on a Louisiana river

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

    View of the Port of Las Palmas from the dock of La Esfinge

  • Devils tower 2004

    Devil's Tower spar platform

  • Oil platform Norway

    A 'Statfjord' gravity-based structure under construction in Norway. Almost all of the structure will end up submerged.

  • Gulf Coast Platforms

    NOAA map of the 3,858 oil and gas platforms extant in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006


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