The Colossal Engineering Behind The World's Largest Oil Rig
At the time of its construction, the Hibernia platform was the largest oil platform in the world. The platform stands 224 meters high, which is half the height of New York's Empire State Building and 33 meters taller than the Calgary Tower. Located in rough waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, the platform needs to be able to survive giant waves, strong winds and collisions with giant icebergs weighing millions of tons.
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