Petrobras 36 was a semi-submersible oil platform. Prior to its sinking on 20 March 2001, it was the largest in the world. It was operated by Petrobras, a semi-public Brazilian oil company headquartere
The platform listing prior to its sinking in March 2001
Starboard aft column of P-36
P-52 at its christening ceremony, in the presence of President Lula da Silva
An oil platform, also called an oil rig, offshore platform, or oil production platform, is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formation
Petrobras 36
…Petrobras 36 (P-36) was a semi-submersible oil platform. Prior to its sinking on 20 March 2001, it was the largest in the world. It was operated by Petrobras, a semi-public Brazilian oil company headquartered…
The Lun-A (Lunskoye-A) platform, located off the north eastern coast of Sakhalin Island and is a concrete gravity base substructure (CGBS).
Offshore lifting operations supporting oil platform infrastructure
Oil wells just offshore at Summerland, California, before 1906.
Tender and offshore oil rig platform near Louisiana.