Discover the fascinating world of offshore oil rigs, towering giants surpassing even the tallest skyscrapers. The Empire State Building once sparked fear with its height, but imagine the marvel of an ...
Most of an oil rig’s height is hidden below the waves, making their true scale hard to grasp. This breaks down how offshore platforms are built, why some exceed skyscrapers in total height, and how ...
When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies — skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...
Fifty years on from its early pioneering role in manufacturing platforms for the oil industry, Kishorn Port, on Scotland’s Atlantic coast, is expanding to build the vast structures needed for wind pow ...