The gas production platform Sea Troll in the North Sea

1 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  10 minutes

Troll A Platform from South-East © Swinsto101/cc-by-sa-3.0

Troll A Platform from South-East © Swinsto101/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Troll A platform is a condeep offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. It is the tallest structure that has ever been moved to another position, relative to the surface of the Earth, and is among the largest and most complex engineering projects in history. The platform was a televised sensation when it was towed into the North Sea in 1996, where it is now operated by Statoil.   read more…

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