Commentary, 5/6 2008
Go Deep
The search for reservoirs offshore began just 70 years ago, when the Superior Oil company (now part of ExxonMobil) constructed what is considered to be the first offshore oil platform off the US Gulf Coast in Louisiana. Since those early days, , offshore platforms have evolved into the megastructures we see today. Along the way, technology began to move to the sea floor, developing into the subsea industry that we know today.