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The world’s deepest offshore oil rig is the Perdido oil floating platform.
Perdido, the world's deepest floating oil platform, is located in the Gulf of Mexico and operated by Shell. It began production in 2010 and processes up to 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent and 200 million cubic feet of gas per day from three fields: Great White, Tobago, and Silvertip.
The spar was built in Finland and transported to its site in Alaminos Canyon, where it was anchored to the seafloor. The topsides were constructed in Texas and assembled onto the spar to support processing, drilling, and living quarters.
Perdido extracts oil from 35 subsea wells, connected by a 44-kilometer pipeline network. The platform is operated by a crew of 172 people, working in rotating shifts. It has robust safety measures, including blast-resistant quarters, a rescue boat, and a helipad for helicopters.
Image courtesy of BSEE.
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