Chinese ships trying to deploy an oil rig in disputed waters of the South China Sea have reportedly rammed Vietnamese vessels in recent days, as the Philippines says it's seized a Chinese fishing ...

the inaccessibility of such deep oil wells also makes it difficult to fix leaks. Named after the tall, vertical "spar" (aka mast) of a sailing ship, spar-platform rigs use a single, wide-diameter ...

These systems have been used in depths of over 1000 meters. The two most unique offshore oil rigs are subsea systems and spar platforms. Subsea systems are, as you may guess, below the water line ...

It was created to tap oil and gas in fields too small ... both based in Oklahoma City. This cell spar is the latest generation of a type of platform that can operate in very deep water, in this ...

Modern offshore oil rigs are engineering wonders designed to ... As far as floating oil platforms go, Shell's Perdido spar operates in the deepest water floating 8,000 feet above the sea bed.

Another type of oil rig is a Spar Platform. These types of platforms make up some of the largest offshore structures in use. They consist of a large cylinder that supports a fixed rig platform.

Chinese ships trying to deploy an oil rig in disputed waters of the South China Sea have reportedly rammed Vietnamese vessels in recent days, as the Philippines says it's seized a Chinese fishing ...

Chinese ships trying to deploy an oil rig in disputed waters of the South China Sea have reportedly rammed Vietnamese vessels in recent days, as the Philippines says it's seized a Chinese fishing boat ...