The Perdido platform is located 200 miles off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico. Perdido, a joint venture between Shell, BP and Chevron, is the world’s deepest oil and gas spar and will produce 130,000 barrels of oil per day when fully operational. The massive spar structure was built in Finland and shipped by barge to the US. This is its journey.
2. Full steam ahead. The spar en-route to Texas.
3. The spar is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and weighs the same as around 10,000 cars.
The top section of the platform is towed out to the final site by barge.
The spar structure about to be lifted into place by Heerema Marine Contractors.
Beginning to take shape. The spar begins to resemble a drilling platform as work continues.
The night shift. A scene that could have been taken from a science fiction film.
Light at the end of the tunnel. Work on putting the spar in place is almost completed.
The sun sets on Perdido.
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