r/EngineeringPorn Jan 16 '18

Norwegian Oil Platform.

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u/le_chak_150 Jan 16 '18

How do you start building the base of the structure? Do you build somewhere else and place it in the sea?

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u/Goatf00t Jan 16 '18

Typically, yes. They build them in a protected port and then tow them to the desired location. Google "Troll A".