Ursa tension leg platform

The Ursa tension leg platform is an oil platform with a tension leg structure located at 28°09′14″N 89°06′13″W / 28.154027°N 89.103553°W / 28.154027; -89.103553 about 130 miles (210 km) southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. It is operated by Shell. It has a total height from the seabed to its top of 4,285 feet (1,306 m).[1]

Ursa Tension Leg Platform
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Record height
Preceded byPetronius Compliant Tower (640 m (2,100 ft))
Surpassed byPerdido Regional Host (2,438 m (7,999 ft))
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOil platform
Location130 miles (210 km) southeast of New Orleans
Coordinates28°09′14″N 89°06′13″W / 28.154027°N 89.103553°W / 28.154027; -89.103553
Opening2009
Cost$1.45 billion
Height
Antenna spire1,306 m (4,285 ft)
Design and construction
DeveloperShell 45.39%
BP 22.69%
ExxonMobil 15.96%
ConocoPhillips 15.96%

Shell is the operator of the project with 45.39%. BP has 22.69% while ExxonMobil 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ursa". Offshore Technology. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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