After a successful result in the exploration instance, it must to proceed to the offshore platforms installation. These platforms consists in large dimensions structures, that besides extract oil and gas, are used like 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 (Figure 4), each one with different especial characteristic according to the deposit and ocean bed kind. | After a successful result in the exploration instance, it must to proceed to the offshore platforms installation. These platforms consists in large dimensions structures, that besides extract oil and gas, are used like 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 (Figure 4), each one with different especial characteristic according to the deposit and ocean bed kind. |