NEW BUILDING METHODS USED FOR STEEL PLATFORMS

The first of four steel gravity platforms, a unique approach to offshore structure design, was under tow in March to its location in the Loango field offshore Congo. It is the first of three drilling platforms and one production platform of this design to be installed in the field. The platforms, under construction for the Agip Recherches Congo, SA field offshore Point Noire, involve a new design, some construction innovations, and a variety of contractor firms. Components, floating assembly and installation of the platforms are described.

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Media Info

• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Gravity structures; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore platforms; Offshore structures; Oil fields; Oil well drilling; Steel structures; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Marine platforms; Offshore platform design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1977 12:00AM