I am gob smacked by the technology that has evolved in off-shore oil and gas exploration and development. It rivals the space program, I think. To be able to drill wells without having any deck hands during normal operations is amazing. But the more people needed to do the work, the more expensive the product will be. Crew have to be rotated on and off the rig, which can mean long helicopter flights or boat rides. And everything has to be done remotely underwater, as no divers can go below 100 meters without very special equipment. So remotely-operated vehicles which can withstand enormous pressure have to be used.

Its quite scary to see how far we can think of such ships

nice animation

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😎🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🧜As An American North Sea Certified Commercial Diver I Would Love To Work On This Rig !!!

Hello, I was wondering where the water enters the platoon and How does it remove the water in an equitable manner, avoiding one side from having a heavier weight? Some vertical legs will have a center pipe linking one another, I'm presuming to keep the same weight?

You could've provided real pictures of that rig, not animations! Lazy work!