The Heaviest Oil Platform Ever Constructed
This documentary tells the story of the Hibernia platform, one of the heaviest offshore oil structures ever built, engineered to withstand icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland. It breaks down the vast components, the gravity base, the topsides, and the loading system, and the feat of towing and positioning them on the ocean floor. It shows the sheer scale of the engineering involved. Detailed and impressive, it is a study of human ambition meeting a hostile sea. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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