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Originally Posted by dyna mo
For example, the topside area of our Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the size of three football fields. It contains equipment and systems capable of processing a quarter of a million barrels of oil equivalent per day from more than 20 wells. And design, testing and construction of the platforms required a new generation of technologies and subsea equipment.
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the Thunder Horse platform was evacuated as a precaution preparing for Hurricane Dennis. Upon return to the platform on July 12 2005, it was found precariously listing 20 to 30 degrees; the lower deck of the platform was at sea level.
