Petronius Platform
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Compliant piled tower
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| Built: | 1997 - 2000 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Gulf of Mexico, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total weight | 43 000 t | |
| total height | 640 m | |
| water depth | 535 m | |
| topside | width | 43 m |
| height | 18.3 m | |
| length | 64 m | |
| tower | height | 610 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Notes
Around 8,000 m3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 m3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the rig.
Relevant Web Sites
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Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections: Part of Petronius platform sinks in Gulf
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Offshore Technology: Petronius, Gulf of Mexico, USA
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Wikipedia: Petronius Platform
Relevant Publications
There is no relevant literature listed in the database.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0014032 |
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| Created: | 25/10/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |
