As of January 1, 2013 the "tallest" oil platform was the Magnolia TLP operated in the Gulf of Mexico by ConocoPhillips. Its total height from the seabed up to the top of platform is 4,698 feet (1,432 meters).
Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea at a sea depth of 250 metres. The field has been developed with a concrete fixed facility and integrated topside. Stabilised oil is stored in tanks in the base of the facility. Two pipelines transport the oil from the facility to a floating loading buoy. The Garn Vest and Rogn Sør deposits have been developed with a total of five subsea wells connected to the main facility at Draugen. The field has six subsea water injection wells.
As of January 1, 2013 the "tallest" oil platform was the Magnolia TLP operated in the Gulf of Mexico by ConocoPhillips. Its total height from the seabed up to the top of platform is 4,698 feet (1,432 meters).
Stunning Oil Platforms The World's 25 Biggest Oil Companies
Not Just The Usual Suspects Love em or hate em, oil and natural gas companies keep the world running, and will for many years to come. The following 2012 ranking of the world's biggest is based on the combined volumes of oil and natural gas that these companies produce each day. -- Christopher Helman
1. Saudi Aramco - 12.5 million barrels per day. Saudi Aramco is by far the biggest energy company in the world, generating more than $1 billion a day in revenues. This image depicts the Shaybah mega-project, sitting on more than 15 billion barrels of oil in the Rub al-Khali desert. Aramco's biggest field, Ghawar, can do 5 million bpd.
25. Petronas - 1.4 million barrels per day Malaysia's state oil giant mades its headquarters in the landmark Petronas Twin Towers, seen in the background of this photo. Petronas has recently expanded abroad, and is in the process of acquiring Canada's gas-focused Progress Energy for $5.4 billion.
Not Just The Usual Suspects Love em or hate em, oil and natural gas companies keep the world running, and will for many years to come. The following 2012 ranking of the world's biggest is based on the combined volumes of oil and natural gas that these companies produce each day. -- Christopher Helman