Offshore Platforms

Offshore oil platforms, or offshore drilling rigs, are large offshore structures that are typically used to accommodate the personnel and mechanical equipment required for drilling wells or extracting oil and natural gas. Depending on the environment, platforms are usually anchored to the seabed or floating. Typically, offshore platforms are situated on the continental shelf, but as technology progresses and land-based resources continue to dwindle, deep sea drilling has become feasible and profitable. As a result, more and more offshore engineering platforms are emerging.