List of tallest oil platforms explained

This is a list of the tallest oil platforms over 3000NaN0 in height. The current highest oil platform is the Petronius platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States.

NamePinnacle height (metres / feet)YearTypeBuilt inWaterbodyBuilt by(Jacket/Main structure)Owner/OperatorCostWater Depth[1] Jacket WeightRemarks
Petronius Compliant Tower6402,1002000Compliant towerGulf of MexicoGulf Island Fabrication[2] Chevron (originally Texaco) and Marathon Oil500$ million175443,000Tallest freestanding structure in the world 2000–2008. Jacket height 509 m (1,671 ft).
Baldpate Compliant Tower581.51,9081998Compliant towerGulf of MexicoMcDermott Engineering & Aker Gulf Marine[3] Hess Corporation (originally Amerada Hess)300$ million[4] 164757,269Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1998-2000
Bullwinkle Platform5291,7361989Truss towerGulf of MexicoGulf Marine Fabricators[5] Shell500$ million[6] 1348 or 135354,427 or 49,375Tallest fixed steel structure in the world no structural changes required if the structure was built on land. Jacket height 416 m (1,365 ft)[7]
Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform[8] 5121,6802008Compliant towerCongo BasinGulf Marine Fabricators (now owned by Gulf Island) & Kiewit Offshore Services[9] Chevron128043,500[10]
Pompano Platform4771,5651994Truss towerGulf of MexicoMcDermott Engineering[11] Stone Energy (originally BP)128939,890
Tombua Landana platform[12] 4741,5542009Compliant towerCongo BasinGulf Marine Fabricators & Daewoo[13] Chevron120056,400
Troll A platform4721,5491996CondeepNorth SeaNorwegian ContractorsEquinor (originally Statoil)650$ million994683,600Tallest object ever moved
Coelacanth Platform[14] 4001,3122016Truss towerGulf of MexicoGulf Marine Fabricators[15] Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (50.5%)118630,000Jacket height 366 m (1,200 ft)[16]
Lena Platform[17] 3961,3001983Compliant tower, GuyedGulf of MexicoBrown & RootExxon101424,000 or 27,000Jacket height 328.5 m (1,078 ft)
Cognac Platform[18] 385.51,2651977Truss towerGulf of MexicoMcDermott EngineeringShell100$ or 265$ million102759,000
Gullfaks C3801,2501995CondeepNorth SeaNorwegian ContractorsEquinor (originally Statoil)709500,000Heaviest object ever moved, weight of structure plus ballast resulted in a total displacement of 1.4 to 1.5 million tons[19]
Harmony Platform[20] 366+1,200+1992Truss towerCaliforniaHyundai Heavy Industries[21] Exxon119842,900[22] Tallest steel jacket built outside of the United States. Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform and Coelacanth Platform
Hondo Platform[23] 354.51,1631976Truss towerCaliforniaKaiser Steel Corporation[24] Exxon84212,200
Virgo Platform344+1,130+1999Truss towerGulf of MexicoW&T Offshore Inc (64%)113024,000Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform
Amberjack Platform314+1,100+1991Truss towerGulf of MexicoStone Energy1100 or 1030Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform.
Heritage Platform326+1,075+1992Truss towerCaliforniaHyundai Heavy IndustriesExxon107532,420Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform.
Cerveza Platform3271,0731981Truss towerGulf of MexicoMcDermott Engineering[25] Unocal Corporation90$ million[26] 935 26,000Jacket Height 952 ft
Cerveza Light Platform3271,0731981Truss towerGulf of MexicoMcDermott Engineering[27] Unocal Corporation60$ million92514,991
Draugen platform[28] 285.19351993CondeepNorth SeaNorwegian ContractorsEquinor (originally Statoil)825Height is only to the concrete base, likely to be similar in height to Gullfaks C. Displacement during tow; 518,000[29]
Statfjord B Platform[30] 2718891982CondeepNorth SeaNorwegian ContractorsEquinor (originally Statoil)
Statfjord A Platform2708861979CondeepNorth SeaNorwegian ContractorsEquinor (originally Statoil)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GULF OF MEXICO DEEP WATER DECOMMISSIONING STUDY . PROSERV OFFSHORE . October 2009.
  2. Web site: Petronius Field Project, Gulf of Mexico . 5 June 2000 . Offshore Technology.
  3. Web site: Amerada Hess oil and gas field project . Offshore Technology.
  4. Web site: StackPath. July 1999 .
  5. Web site: Bullwinkle Oil and Gas Field - A Barrel Full.
  6. Web site: Maritime Image of the Day: "The Bullwinkle" oil platform PortandTerminal.com . www.portandterminal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921025841/https://www.portandterminal.com/maritime-image-of-the-day-the-bullwinkle-oil-platform/ . 2020-09-21.
  7. Web site: Installation Engineering and Execution of Offshore Projects . Professor Yoo Sang Choo.
  8. Web site: Chevron Announces First Oil Production from Benguela-Belize Development, Deepwater Block 14, Offshore Angola | Chevron Corporation.
  9. Web site: StackPath. February 2006 .
  10. https://www.epcengineer.com/projects/details/1797/benguela-belize-lobito-tomboco-bblt-platform/profile#:~:text=The%20platform%20had%20the%20largest,injection%20up%20to%20420%2C000%20BWPD.
  11. Web site: Pompano Oil and Gas Field - A Barrel Full.
  12. Web site: Tombua-Landana Project - Offshore Technology | Oil and Gas News and Market Analysis.
  13. Web site: Tombua Landana Oil Field - A Barrel Full.
  14. Web site: Coelacanth Project - Walter Oil & Gas Corporation.
  15. Web site: Coelacanth platform installed in U.S. Gulf of Mexico. December 2015.
  16. Web site: IRO Netherlands Oil & Gas Catalogue 2016. 29 February 2016 .
  17. Web site: First Guyed Tower Platform Installed in Gulf of Mexico.
  18. Web site: Oil Rig – A-Cognac. 12 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Heaviest man-made object moved.
  20. Web site: The Offshore Industry - middle-aged, but still learning . Mike Utt . www.smalldeadanimals.com.
  21. Book: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-5773-MS. 10.4043/5773-MS . Fabrication of the Harmony and Heritage Jackets for 1,200 and 1,075 Ft of Water in California's Santa Barbara Channel . Offshore Technology Conference . 1988 . Fry . R.K. . Rhude . D.E..
  22. Web site: Decommissioning Cost Update for Pacific OCS Region Facilities, Volume 1 . TSB Offshore, Inc . October 2016 . www.bsee.gov.
  23. News: Exxon Nears Completion of Deepest Offshore Rig . . 10 November 1976.
  24. Book: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-2959-MS. 10.4043/2959-MS. Construction of the Hondo Platfrom [sic] in 850 Feet of Water in the Santa Barbara Channel. Offshore Technology Conference. 1977. Bardgette. John J.. Irick. J.T..
  25. Book: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-4187-MS. 10.4043/4187-MS. Fabrication of Platform Cerveza. All Days. 1982. Walvoord. James M..
  26. Web site: The Shape of These Monsters: from Fixed to Floating Offshore Oil and Gas Production, 1976–2006 . Joel Hewett . 2015 . dsps.lib.uiowa.edu.
  27. ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/DWH_IR/reports/HistoryofDrillingStaffPaper22.pdf
  28. Book: Fracture of Brittle Disordered Materials: Concrete, Rock and Ceramics. 9780203223451. Baker. G.. Karihaloo. B. L.. 14 January 2004. CRC Press .
  29. Web site: Nasjonalbiblioteket.
  30. Web site: KGI Network -. 8 August 2019.

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