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==Exploitation Instance==

==Exploitation Instance==

[[File:Different kinds of platforms.png|400|thumbnail|default|{{figure number|4}}Different kinds of platforms: 1, 2) conventional fixed platforms; 3) compliant tower; 4, 5) vertically moored tension leg and mini-tension leg platform; 6) spar; 7, 8) semi-submersibles; 9) floating production, storage, and offloading facility; 10) sub-sea completion and tie-back to host facility.]]

[[File:Different kinds of platforms.png|framed|{{figure number|4}}Different kinds of platforms: 1, 2) conventional fixed platforms; 3) compliant tower; 4, 5) vertically moored tension leg and mini-tension leg platform; 6) spar; 7, 8) semi-submersibles; 9) floating production, storage, and offloading facility; 10) sub-sea completion and tie-back to host facility. Courtesy Ocean Explorer<ref>[https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06mexico/background/oil/media/types_600.html Ocean Explorer]</ref>]]

After a successful exploration, next comes the offshore platforms installation. These platforms extract oil and gas, and are used as a home for the workers and communication towers. Depending the circumstances, the platform can be fixed at the seafloor, float, or be an artificial island. There different kinds of platforms ([[:File:Different kinds of platforms.png|Figure 4]]), each one with different especial characteristic according to the deposit and ocean bed kind.

After a successful exploration, next comes the offshore platforms installation. These platforms extract oil and gas, and are used as a home for the workers and communication towers. Depending the circumstances, the platform can be fixed at the seafloor, float, or be an artificial island. There different kinds of platforms ([[:File:Different kinds of platforms.png|Figure 4]]), each one with different especial characteristic according to the deposit and ocean bed kind.