Advanced Offshore Oil Platforms

Creating structures that can withstand 100-foot waves in waters 600 feet deep calls for audacious engineering and heavy capital expense. Here four innovative offshore platforms are described

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 246 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Advanced Offshore Oil Platforms” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 246 No. 4 (), p. 38
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0482-38