Ursa tension leg platform
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The Ursa tension leg platform is an oil platform with a tension leg
structure located at 28.154027°N 89.103553°W about 130 miles (209.2 km) southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico
. It is operated by Shell Oil Company
. It has a total height from the seabed to its top of 4285 feet (1,306.1 m).
Shell Oil
is the operator of the project with 45.39%. BP Exploration & Production Inc
has 22.69% while Exxon Mobil Corp and ConocoPhillips
each have 15.96%.
The discovery well was drilled in 1991, with Sonat's
Discoverer Seven Seas drillship
, on Mississippi Canyon block 854. Construction was finished in 1998.
The Ursa Tension Leg Platform was replaced as the tallest man-made structure in the world by the Magnolia Tension-leg Platform
.
Tension-leg platform
A Tension-leg platform or Extended Tension Leg Platform is a vertically moored floating structure normally used for the offshore production of oil or gas, and is particularly suited for water depths greater than 300 metres and less than 1500 meters...
structure located at 28.154027°N 89.103553°W about 130 miles (209.2 km) southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
. It is operated by Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. is in Houston, Texas...
. It has a total height from the seabed to its top of 4285 feet (1,306.1 m).
Shell Oil
Shell Oil Company
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world. Approximately 22,000 Shell employees are based in the U.S. The head office in the U.S. is in Houston, Texas...
is the operator of the project with 45.39%. BP Exploration & Production Inc
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
has 22.69% while Exxon Mobil Corp and ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
each have 15.96%.
The discovery well was drilled in 1991, with Sonat's
Sonat
Sonat, Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was a large Fortune 500 American energy holding company. The company was founded in 1928 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SNT". Sonat was primarily involved in transmission and marketing natural gas and oil and...
Discoverer Seven Seas drillship
Drillship
A drillship is a maritime vessel that has been fitted with drilling apparatus. It is most often used for exploratory offshore drilling of new oil or gas wells in deep water or for scientific drilling. The drillship can also be used as a platform to carry out well maintenance or completion work such...
, on Mississippi Canyon block 854. Construction was finished in 1998.
The Ursa Tension Leg Platform was replaced as the tallest man-made structure in the world by the Magnolia Tension-leg Platform
Magnolia Tension-leg Platform
Magnolia is an offshore oil drilling and production Extended Tension Leg Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the world's deepest ETLP, reaching , beating the Marco Polo TLP by ....
.