This Is How Oil Rigs Are Built In The Middle Of Deep Ocean😨
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2024
- Animation from @3DLivingStudio
Have you ever wondered how massive oil rigs are constructed in the middle of the deep ocean?
Well, The the ocean's depth is staggering, The deepest point ever recorded by humans is 6.8 miles. If you put Mount Everest upside down in the ocean, there would still be over a mile until you get to the bottom. So, how is it possible to build these megastructures in the midst of all this, where waves can be as tall as a 10-story building? Some people even jokingly say that they build the oil rigs first and then build the ocean around them.
You see, in shallow waters, fixed steel structures are installed in the ocean floor. But for the deeper waters, where fixed structures aren't practical, floating platforms are used, anchored securely to the ocean floor.
I actually always wondered that. Now I really appreciate this video. Thanks 👍
The video doesn’t even answer the question
@@tomlongden1802 right!?
And 600 some odd ppl liked this
I mean it kind of did @@tomlongden1802
Yeah, I still really don't know how they are built. Just found out the ocean can be deep, and they are attached to the ocean floor😐
I like how he doesn't tell you and then glosses over it last second
Yeah, exactly! *That's* the part I wanted to know about!
It’s pretty simple it’s a floating platform anchored to the see floor I mean unless you want an explanation for why they don’t touch the see floor one being to deep two being that something that tall would probably struggle being struck with such powerful waves
@@sebas_hi How do these tether anchors withstand the same powerful waves? How does a floating platform drill in a straight line when motion is involved? Does the platform's buoyancy such that a large portion is always several feet underwater? Is part of the bottom of the platform flooded to perhaps give it some kind of ballast effect? How do pipes to the sea floor remain attached with the floating platform moving with the waves?
I have no idea what the answers to any of these questions are or if they're even valid or applicable questions at all. But do you see now that it's definitely not at all as simple of a concept as it might seem?
@@marcudemusthe tendons going to the anchors are thousands of feet long, and way way longer than the depth they go to. The droop means huge amounts of essentially damping force to motion on the surface.
Also, yes. They pump ballast into and around the submerged parts of the platform to stabilize, in addition to giant stability jets that work continuously to keep the platform in one place.
Drill pipe(and production tubing etc…) used on deep water projects is flexible. It doesn’t have to be very flexible to allow for huge amounts of movement at the surface. Each segment only deflecting by a fraction of a degree over hundreds or thousands of segments allows for quite a lot of bend over the length of the drill string. It is also how most directional drilling occurs beneath the ocean floor.
Good questions, and much more interesting than “do they build them there.” Which is only ever true for production platforms anyway. Drilling platforms are almost always mobile.
So annoying.. fuck these type of vids
as someone who worked there for years, it’s so crazy to just look out into the black void when it’s nighttime. it’s pitch black. no light except from the rig. you cant see stars bc of the overpowering floodlights from your rig. it’s insane
Dude I'm having chills while reading your comment. Hats off to you 🫡
Could you help me work at one? I got my rope access certificate
I imagine it could be too much for some people. Are there ever any new guys who look at that void and just snap?
But at least you can fart as loudly and often as you want, and nobody is bothered. It all just disappears into the void
Sounds better than beimg married
Even how it gets anchored to the floor is impressive but I feel that the video should explain a bit more on that
Exactly, this video did not answer the question
I think they just drop the anchor into the ocean. While the chain are already fixed with the platform
True but if we really wanna know we could research 😂
True. I was interested in how they drill into the ocean floor and extract the oil as well.
Fun fact: the crew who weld the rig platform cables to the ocean floor, often struggle to resurface because of the viscous upthrust of their gigantic balls of steel anchoring them to the bottom
Lame zesty 💅🏽 joke stop it with the funboy stuff
@@MT-ey7sm 🤓
You could help them surface by putting their balls in your mouth.
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Not fun fact
For those who don’t know, oil rigs don’t go to the deepest parts of the ocean
Thanks tips!
Yeah no fucking shit we watched the fucking video
So what are they drilling in?
@gvngbvngiggy
Different parts of the ocean (& the world, really) have different depths. As we have plateaus, cliffs, mountains on land (which in turn means different surfaces have different altitudes or depths when measured from the sky), so it is in the ocean.
Luckily, we largely haven't needed to go to areas as deep as the titanic sank in order to get oil.
@@TickeyWickey4u😂😂😂😂😂😂
Humans are amazing and intelligent.
Is just unfortunate that some are cruel
Some of the most intelligent are also the most cruel. Same for the animal kingdom.
@@blackened872we are also part of the animal kingdom because we are....animals.
@@kratoskalliope my god….did you just figure this out on your own? WE MUST TELL EVERYONE!!
The guys who work on them are incredible. Massive respect and admiration
90% of the video: "have you wondered", jokes and expectations.
10% of the video: "here you have images without explanation".
Dude is a terrible teacher… 😐
Thank you.... was beginning to think I just wasn't grasping... Nope, he still didnt teach me shaaat, that I'd not already known.... pitty
I continue to wonder how big those anchors are. And why can’t floating platforms also be used in all shallower waters too. Surely they are cheap than building all that steel?
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If you can’t decipher the images then you’re pretty dumb. In shallow water they have fixed steel structures like the ones he showed. In deeper waters they’re floating rigs attached by long cables to the ocean floor. The concepts aren’t hard to grasp.
Shallow water use jackup Rigs,deep water, use semi submersibles and drill ships
It’s pretty embarrassing that we spend $60 million a day to explore _’space’_ but we don’t even know what’s at the bottom of our oceans
@@h2w25if you're so embarrassed go map the ocean floor then
@@h2w25. Also a damn shame.
@@swish3814 done. Here you go 🌊
@@swish3814 give me $50k a day and I’ll build you an underwater city
God bless those who do these dangerous jobs to make our lives easier.
The giant ships that carry the rigs out and back are amazing too.
I live and work on a deepwater platform 6 months out of the year. I’m consistently impressed with the engineering that goes into creating such structures that can even withstand hurricanes out there.
Is the pay good?
@@pinkisesmundo9275 very good considering I only work 6 months of the year
@@pinkisesmundo9275 did you really have to ask i mean come on dude even I can tell you yes it pays good 😂
Respect to you 😊 stay safe out there
What's the male/female ratio?
Engineers don’t get enough appreciation in society.
They’re literally helping to build our world around us so we can have all our nice things.
they are not helping, they are building the our world. Even if you don't have an engineering degree, if you're building anything you're somehow an engineer.
@@markstein2845 There's lots of people out there that do not have the paper that tags them as engineers and are even smart on what they do. Not to disregard a titled one, but not all engineers are smart, and not all smart ones are called engineers.
What do you mean? They generally get paid decent- £35k annually in the UK. But an engineer job is a vague term, chemical engineers get paid probably more than civil engineers because of the hazards.
@@PsychedelicVortex 35k is a shit salary in the UK. 🤣🤣 A real engineer gets paid alot more.
@@Samtreee Idk, it’s not the best but you’re good as long as you don’t live in London lol
We just finished pulling out the Whale Toe for commission. We only used four legs to anchor it in place. With current technology, those rigs have dynamic positioning and can even move itself, albeitly with no current up to maybe four knots. It used to be eight to sixteen legs anchored with pilings. These piling stand vertically in position, and a submersible sub goes down and drains the air from the piling, causing it to sink with little to no effort on a non rocky or soft silt bottom. Once the vacuum sinks the piling in, there is almost no way to get it out other than going down and pumping air back into the piling, pressurizing it and causing it to lift itself out of the mud and only then can a vessel pick it up for retreaval. The Whale Tow ballasts the four legs, and it sinks down when we hook up to the anchor chains connected to the pilings once all legs are connected securely, then it deballasts the salt water and its buoyancy fights against its now tightened anchor points making it almost immovable. Whats even more unimaginable is that in a emergency it can disconnect those anchor points and putt off to a safer place ahead of time.
I’ll pretend I understand that, but thanks for providing the explanation👍
lol I work on the yard that builds these rigs. Currently working on the heaviest rig we’ve ever built called the West White Rose by Cenovus. Kiewit offshore services is a south texas yard that builds LNG, Oil and Wind energy platforms and modules. It’s really cool to be a part of these things
anchoring an oil tanker to the floor of the ocean has to be one of the craziest jobs.
The craziest one is the divers that repair these things, truly insane
Gravity does 90% of the work.
Just imagine how a boat anchors itself
There ya go 👍
@@zilchbupkis3109🤣
@@zilchbupkis3109so not crazy at all then
Since the video didn't reveal how, here's the typical way:
Oil rigs will typically be built onshore, and towed out to the field where they're supposed to be. In the case of very large rigs, the main parts of the superstructure is built onshore and then put to sea, and the following modules will be pre-fabricated onshore and shipped out to the main structure and mounted on-site.
Thank you man, I was so pissed when he literally didn't explain anything about the process and just was like "oh yeah they're built out there where the water is and then they are!"
Still didn't explain
Sounds incredible complicated
This still doesn't fucking explain how they connect to the ocean shore
How does it connect to the seabed at those depths? Who goes to install the anchor points at the bottom? I understand it may not apply to the deepest parts of the ocean but this video didn't explain shit
When you're on one of these vessels and this song starts playing in the backgroud you know you're headed straight to Valhalla
Mad respect for all who construct these massive structures!
Speechless!💪👏
I love where they explained how the oil rigs are actually anchored into the ocean floor.
They drop huge anchors
With really long titanium ropes@@mosaclipz6549
they drop anchors... how else are things anchored?
Idk man I feel like theres only 2 or 3 possible ways to anchor something and all of them have the same outcome
I think he said they were anchored securely.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
(I'll edit the comnt to the original, if Palestine becomes an independent country)
Those oil rigs won't last more than 70 years the pyramids have lasted more than 4.5 thousand your a buffoon
And so are the 19 other fools that liked your comment
Wont be a trace of em after 500years If we would have another deluge
no
The same way they say pyramids of gaza were bult by aliens
I loved the part where you explain how they get built in the water
Yeah and some people are still like "Even modern humans can't build pyramids, pyramids were definitely built by aliens"
Just the idea of anchoring them to enormous depths is scary. The ocean itself is horrifying
But least titanic iz feeling better lol. Restored to full.
the depths arent as deep as the video is making out. rigs are very secure. jack up rigs you do feel the waves though!
We need a 20-30 minute video dedicated to this ❤
Aye!
Came expecting someone to share a full video link and say...here happy now
It’s funny the comment above you says this video should be compressed into 3 seconds.
Use google if it matters that much. Noone owes you anything
@@RealNameNeverUsed I think that 3s thing was a joke 😂
Personally, I think the rig is built first and the ocean is filled in later
We visited an Oil rig museum in Galveston, TX and it is really amazing to learn how much these machines can withstand! What amazing engineering!
All of a sudden piling rocks until it's a pyramid doesn't seem so difficult at all.
😮
Especially when we have the technology to build faster.
You can't build pyramid properly even with today's tech. And the tech u needed to build pyramids back then is lost
@@ishansaha24there is a pyramid in Las Vegas made out of steel and glass..
We will never reveal our ancestors' secrets.💪🏾
I work at in the oil industry and have some connections to people who work on these rigs. From what they’ve told me, it’s exactly as terrifying as you’d expect it to be
Well... Pls enlighten us
please elaborate. Id like to know more
Spent many happy weeks on the rigs. There is nothing to be frightened of unless it goes wrong and that is very rare.
I hope they’re well paid.
@@aqhasassy they’re insanely well paid, oil is one of the few industries where hard work means getting paid more.
I literally said “yes, I have always wondered that!” Out loud at the start of this video 😂
Damn, I love engineering so much for things like these👌🏼
Also: Anchors don't actually need to touch the sea floor and hook onto something to act as an anchor. They stabilize the boat even when it's just hanging in the water
God: hey you guys done with the rigs already, i need to fill up the ocean
Humans: ay sure give us 1 more week
I get that for boats, but aren't this completely stationary?
You are confusing a ships anchor with something that is anchored to a solid object. These aren't ships. Ships anchors on or off the sea floor do not hold it in position. The weight of the chain does that. And you are talking about a "sea anchor" which is more like a drogue chute, they don't stop it moving.
@@TheMrhope92 He's confused.
Also they can build miles of anchor cable or chain with no problem
“Ocean has oil”
America: *invades the ocean*
No need they already invaded the oceans after 1945 it was theirs lol
Laughing in norwegian
@@jrnsteen8136 In an igloo?
@@theclayishone yeah at the russian border
You meant Russia
Im a pipelayer and i work about 30 feet deep in a cage pulled by a 350. everytime you put a pipe in and pull the cage we backfil the trench with a 973 so it doesnt cave in the back and bury the pipe. Cheated death so many times i lost count honestly. I would do this in a heartbeat if I had the chance.
The Challenger Deep at 10,935 meters is also 115 times deeper than the average depth of the North Sea, at only 95m, so that has something to do with it.
It’s not just the anchor points. Some of the rigs have thrusters to help maintain their position. Some are semisubmersible where there’s floodable ballast tanks to let her settle down and stay in location. There’s spar platforms as well. All of the rigs that aren’t jack up or standing require some sort of cable anchoring. They’re amazing structure and the chow is always good.
The chow is absolutely not always good.
@@FxMerks sorry to hear that. Ours has always been good. Exception being one chef we’d get from time to time who was some sort of gastric assassin
@@samg5463🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow
Thanks for the explanation. Otherwise an extremely heavy and large square steel structure I would have a hard time understanding how it floated
Joe Rogan the Eighth in the future: *“there’s no way humans had the technology to build those platforms. Jamie, pull up the vid of the cybernetic gorilla fighting the Terminator.”*
LOL
😂😂😂
smoking weed all the time is not good for your iq
😂😂😂😂😂
This gave me a good laugh
I never knew I could get even more scared of being on a deep sea oil rig. Thank you.
"Have you ever wondered how oil rigs are built?" Proceeds not to answer the question
As an electrical engineer with 25+ years working in the design and construction of these units, I never get bored. They are just magnificent!
This video was more question than answer
yeah... 😞
Ask your questions, offshore engineer here
How heavy is the crude in the pipe per mile? What are the common dimensions and what kind of a pump brings it to the surface? I didn't expect much from a short video but it really did cause more questions.
6.8 miles what? Definitely not deep
@@rayzecordo you not realize how far 6.8 miles is?
All thanks to the ancient Egyptians who taught the world science and engineering
This is LITERALLY The work the make this World go Round whether you like it or not.
Yeah that’s why my ass stays on land
Same
Thank you! Agreed. The ocean, similar to space has always been an overwhelming concept to me. I regretably admit, there are some things I'm just okay with not knowing.
Building Oil Rigs
They are built at port cities and then towed out to sea to the desired destination. The oil rig is then anchored down to the sea bottom or, alternatively, is placed above concrete or steel legs which are directly anchored down.Jun 29, 2022
They have grave yards for them too for when they've died of old age.
I am fairly convinced the oil rigs were built first, then, the ocean was built after. 😂
Those anchors must be heavy as shit
First of all, we need to put some respect in the name of those oil rig workers.
You can bet DEI priorities will greatly improve the quality and safety of these structures.
I mean my dad works at an oil rig and he has seen people die while working, but it's not from that it's unsafe there, just an idiot who got drunk in some way and fell from like 60 meters and a person who committed suicide
@@pusposk9226mind sharing how much he get payed?
@@jonashaidar16106 figures at least. It made my papa a millionaire but he did the real shit no one else was willing to do.
I've been one before. It's not a bad job. Just sucks being isolated. But the time off is nice
Now, if you’re wondering how they do maintenance on the underwater portions - it’s just as fascinating. I’m a scuba diver, and the following information is unrelated, but important to know:
The type of air you breathe varies depending on depth, and breathing the wrong air at the wrong death could give you convulsions and Jill you
Breathing the right air too deep for too long will effectively make you “drunk”
Ascending to fast will kill you, either by exploding your lungs, or by giving you the Benz (air bubbles in your blood)
This is all customary for deep diving, and would make working in these conditions not only risky, but not feasible.
The work around to this is “hardhat diving”. They basically have a tube connected to the surface, with someone monitoring it, which basically gives them unlimited air, no nitrogen narcosis (feeling drunk), and negates the need for an air change. Underwater welding is not a commonly sought after job, since the conditions you work in suck ass, you have about a foot of visibility, you’re entrusting your entire life to someone else, and it’s quite honestly scary as fuck. HOWEVER, if you’re someone who likes to be in the ocean, and likes diving a whole lot, and if you have a background in welding - underwater welding will make you a shitload of money for a job you may enjoy.
How is the job though? Do they go out for weeks at a time and come home for weeks or is it project based?
@@derclay599 I’m not entirely positive, I assume they live on the oil rig with everyone else, and do scheduled maintenance, I’m not entirely sure though
@@HeIsDreaMe that’s what I’ve always called it, I know it’s technically “the bends” or “decompression sickness”, but I’ve always called it the benz cause that’s what my buddy mistook it as, and we’ve called it that ever since
I was always told the bends were the air pockets that form when you go up too fast due to the rapidly expanding gas in your bloodstream? So technically if you’re pressurized you should be fine.
@@derclay599My buddy is an underwater welder. He works a month on and then a month off. So half his time is spent out there, his wife hates it, but he’s loaded.
If you've ever had to build bridge supports in minecraft, you know that building underwater is a pain in the ass.
I use to work on oil Riggs on a fabrication level water damage is unbelievable solid steel bent like butter
Don't mess with nature fool. Lol she finds a way to mess with everything 🔩⚙️⛓️🤖 Dat we ever make.
People who work on oil rigs do it for a month or months at a time. Oils rigs are equipped with bunks, kitchens, rec rooms, offices, everything you would need in day-to-day life, and the people to staff/operate those services. Some even have miniature theatres. They are miniature cities suspended in the ocean. We think of them purely for their practical function, but the truth is that they're also habitation units. Some of the most complex and ingenious humans have built. For oil or against it, they are a marvel of man.
How does this information further the conversation?
@@deej_russ The conversation being that the construction of oil rigs in the middle of the fucking ocean is a massive feat. To incorporate sufficient facilities that the staff working on board are taken care of, essentially a mini city held down by ropes constantly swaying about. OP brought more to the conversation than you did.
@@deej_russ further who's conversation? Which conversation exactly? Why must we continue any single thread? Who are you to moderate discourse? Where is YOUR information guy!? I Dont See You Bringing Anything To The Dinner Table!!
@@senglomein5766 Oil rig rotations last for 2-3 weeks at most (typically). There are of course exceptions, but it's far from the norm to stay on for 4 weeks or months at the time
@@ResqOner I think it depends on the contractor because my bf is going on month 4 in Oregon
Being an underwater welder definitely has its flaws, but i’ve had so many great experiences. And like previous comment said, my girl hates it but i’m living pretty lavish lol. Having new tech is super nice though, i wouldn’t be in this profession 20+ years ago. When i’m on my shifts we live in a little pod underwater that’s pressurized to the depth, pretty boring but it a lot safer. usually have a crew of 3 unless we have a trainee or are down a person then either 2 or 4. “Saturation diving takes advantage of this by having divers remain in that saturated state. When not in the water, the divers live in a sealed environment which maintains their pressurised state; this can be an ambient pressure underwater habitat or a saturation system at the surface, with transfer to and from the pressurised living quarters to the equivalent depth underwater via a closed, pressurised diving bell. This may be maintained for up to several weeks, and divers are decompressed to surface pressure only once, at the end of their tour of duty.” Saturation divers typically breathe a helium-oxygen mixture to prevent nitrogen narcosis, and limit work of breathing, but at shallow depths saturation diving has been done on nitrox mixtures
My dad is an underwater welder too. 😮😮
What they pay you?
@@c.2538 my dad said he used to get around 6k usd. It is depend on where they work apparently. My dad used to work in ship repair crew
Respect the men anchoring these platforms to the ocean floor
And again. Ppl say building a triangle is harder, so hard, in fact, that you need aliens.
Thank you for this video. My father was an R & D man in the oil industry. In the 60sand 70s he would be flown off to the North Sea with a crew to repair a drill. The stories he and his mates were incredible. Who needed the Marvel hero’s? I had my own uncles,Canadian, Mexican American, and Pakistan filling my head with their stories of life on a rig. Smiling, laughing and just being themselves. A brotherhood undefined.
Under water welding is something I want to go into
Tell us some
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The engineering of such platforms is astonishing.
I knew this, but I don't understand how they secure the floating ones. You've got different creepy music than the one on the other videos 😂
"Ah yes, lets build the ocean around it"
Funny how we know more about outer space than our own ocean💀
Not really.
Anyone brave enough to take on Poseidon has my deepest respects.
Leviathan.
The only way you would get me on one of these rigs, is I would have to be able to grow gills.😂
Thank you for making this only 1 part and not 2 or more I really appreciate that and learned something new :)
Now just look up what happened in 05 in the Gulf of Mexico when they couldn’t exvac all of us off the rigs and we got caught in the middle of hurricane Katrina three of our safety chains snapped and we were being held by one and we were basically a cork bobbing in the water
You signed up for that shit willingly.
@@JoSwann-it9jfit’s called a job buddy, no one really wants to do it but you gotta put food on the table
Exactly, a job. Not indentured servitude nor slavery. Nobody's marched onto these things at gun point. Plenty of other other choices. Maybe not as well paid- but the pay is high to cover the shitty conditions.
My father won a lifetime achievement award from Exxon for his work on these offshore oil structures!
Whoever made this video, and didn't put the imploded submarine beside the titanic, clearly missed their chance!
Lol
“Some say that they build the oil rigs first, then build the ocean around them.” 😂😂😂
Im dead😂
I mean they did,, What are you guys talking about??
This video could be quicker... I need all the info to be compressed into 3s
I need it compressed into one second or less.
how can your attention span be so shit
@@MrLanternland I need to consume as much content per minute as possible to reduce my need for an attention span even further!
Bro got a disease called yappinfluenza
And still didn’t even give us the answer. Repeated the question 3-5 times and just to say anchored. Like what makes them securely anchored 😅
People say working on an oil rig is scary, and i agree.
But imagine BUILDING ONE 💀
My shrink: Watch TH-cam shorts to reduce anxiety.
My anxiety: 👀🧨🧨🧨
For anyone wondering.. They first make oil rigs in pieces at port and then in big ship transfer it and then place it in ocean..
How else would they do it
@@thedelster9525 some people were confused that they fully built oil rig in the ocean so just there trynna help😇
Ok how do they anchor them in the ground at 6 miles deep
That last one, the pressure on those cables is staggering
No one is using anchors on deep rigs; GPS positioning and motors keep the rig at one place.
@@litoaykiuwhat? Motors? So is it a machine or a person who keeps it where it is?along with the cables or?
@@SaRaH-et2ttit’s called dynamic positioning. A computer system essentially drives the boat but keeps it in the same spot. For example if the wind starts blowing hard the computer will automatically ramp up the right thrusters to push just enough against the wind to keep position.
I’m really impressed, you can really hold you own! I hope you could come back again, you seemed like you had a lot of fun! Love from TnT 💕
This video taught me as much as my school taught me to do taxes
You wouldn’t catch me DEAD working anywhere near an oil rig LET ALONE on one.
They pay good
@@mariosxafis1164underwater welding has the highest fatality rate of any occupation. Money ain’t gonna do much when you’re dead.
Being an underwater welder definitely has its flaws, but i’ve had so many great experiences. And like previous comment said, my girl hates it but i’m living pretty lavish lol. Having new tech is super nice though, i wouldn’t be in this profession 20+ years ago. When i’m on my shifts we live in a little pod underwater that’s pressurized to the depth, pretty boring but it a lot safer. usually have a crew of 3 unless we have a trainee or are down a person then either 2 or 4. “Saturation diving takes advantage of this by having divers remain in that saturated state. When not in the water, the divers live in a sealed environment which maintains their pressurised state; this can be an ambient pressure underwater habitat or a saturation system at the surface, with transfer to and from the pressurised living quarters to the equivalent depth underwater via a closed, pressurised diving bell. This may be maintained for up to several weeks, and divers are decompressed to surface pressure only once, at the end of their tour of duty.” Saturation divers typically breathe a helium-oxygen mixture to prevent nitrogen narcosis, and limit work of breathing, but at shallow depths saturation diving has been done on nitrox mixtures
@@roberttompkins9510i completely agree with you that it’s not for the faint of heart. However most of us really do enjoy doing what we do.
@@kylescears9486 you see any cool marine life?
The tallest of them is the Troll A platform off the Norwegian North Sea coast. It's nearly 500 m (1500 ft) tall and remains the tallest object ever moved by man
Why are these engineers so intelligent ?
These are the engineers we need to get on recreating the pyramids lmao
Crazy to think the deepest recorded part of the oceans is only 6.8 miles I would have thought it was much deeper.
I think the same thing with airplanes. In miles they're just flying six to seven miles above your head it's just weird hearing it in those terms lol
@@saubhagya5506 visibility is not a concern considering 100 ft down and its already pitch black.
You should know that we have only explored less than 5% of our ocean waters. There could easily be deeper spots in the unknown areas
@@saubhagya5506 if visibility is not a concern then the water pressure definitely is.
@@auxiliarylens3876 Yup. Outer space is just 62 miles up.
Everyone talks about how scary, big and powerful the ocean is. But seeing these gigantic rigs standing tall, snd unfazed is a testament to our power as humans to conquer nature and use it to provide for ourselves 😁
Not all. Plenty of accidents and destruction. Watch Deepwater Horizon and that's just one of many. Great movie based on truth.
@@cincin4515 look up the Ocean Ranger
Waves over 10 stories tall is wild
Every short when it shows the ocean:
“YOOO HOOOO, ALL HANDZZZ”
Aw hell naw I am not staying on a gigantic steel buoy no matter how much you pay me
You say that because you have NO IDEA how much we get paid!!!
You sure? They make a killing, especially the underwater welders who maintain the structure. They can make upwards of $700,000 a year. For comparison the President of the US makes $400,000 a year.
what if I gave you $175k + room and board?
in deep water, the drilling rigs are not anchored to the ocean floor. They stay on location using thrusters and dynamic positioning.
Production rigs are moored to the ocean floor. Can't run DPs for the life of the structure!
@qwertyman9560 agreed but my comment only referred to drilling rigs since that is what is pictured when the video says, "anchored securely to the ocean floor." I worked on a semisubmersible drilling rig(like the one pictured) for years and the only time we ever used an anchor was to remove the thrusters to enter a shipyard.
@@ryananderson4569 Yes Sir, ofcourse. I assumed the video was talking of all types of floaters. I am an offshore engineer - we are involved with designing these systems but rarely get to be onboard! I can't imagine the crazy environment you guys have to work in!
@@qwertyman9560scariest part of what you said is you cant imagine how bad it gets.. and yet you design them for how crazy it gets out therre lol without knowning, how can you know hahahaha
@@sv.motorsports No Sir, I didn't say without knowing, trust me we definitely know what we are doing :) What I meant is we haven't experienced the extreme environments first hand.
The thought of building it first and then build the ocean around it makes sense though 😂
Not gonna lie that actually made more sense
There’s actually several anchor points on each corner. They each have large chain connections from the structure to a specific depth, then large morning lines connect to the chains that span most of the length towards bottom, shortly before you get to the sea floor it connects back in to more chain, which then connects to large steel suction piles that are in the sea floor. (I’m a ROV Operator)
Its not a joke they actually build the ocean last to make it easier
The tallest structure built is in the North Sea. It’s called bullwinkle. It was built, brought to its spot, then sunk. This was performed with such precision that the feet landed with left than three feet tolerance. Perry crazy how accurate they can be.
Most modern Oil rigs are built on land and then transported by a huge ship to its destination and giant thick steel wires and pipes secure it still.
The people make and work on oil rigs deserve all the cash they can get.
It would be really smart to make the rig and then just build the ocean around it
When it comes to the meaning of industrial country, it means any country that can build such an amazing structure!
The waves that go as high as a 10 story building is caused by Chuck Norris doing a canon ball in the ocean! Lol 😂
Wow floating platform with so much weight i never knew that
that’s what a boat is
@@Sam-TheFullBullyea exactly, just because its heavy doesnt mean it cant float (that is if important “compartments” to keep ships afloat are there)
Ok so even if they don’t build straight to the ocean if it’s at sea… you’re telling me they’re securing the oil rig to the ocean floor with lines that run miles deep to the ocean floor???
Well they aren't drilling for oil in the fucking Challenger Deep, but yes
i don't know if they still do it, but there have been floating rigs which had engines on each leg, controlles by a computer which kept the rig in one spot.
It's nothing different than a Ship at Anchor...except these have 4 Anchors.
There are Internet cables crossing the oceans too lol, human enginery is awesome
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It’s European engineering tbh
No, but it seems Google really wants to recruit me to work on oil rigs.
From wondering how they stay afloat to not wanting to go near one now
You forgot one very important way, a lot of floating rigs will have motors on the bottom of the rigs and keep it from drifting too far. Also, he said to never worn on an oil rig.