Global InformationList of tallest oil platforms information
This is a list of the tallest oil platforms over 300 m (984 ft) in height. The current highest oil platform is the Petronius platform operated by Chevron Corporation and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans, United States.
| Name | Pinnacle height (metres / feet) | Year | Type | Built in | Waterbody | Built by(Jacket/Main structure) | Owner/Operator | Cost | Water Depth[1] | Jacket Weight[1] | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petronius Compliant Tower | 640 | 2,100 | 2000 | Compliant tower |  United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | Gulf Island Fabrication[2] | Chevron (originally Texaco) and Marathon Oil | 500$ million[2] | 1754 | 43,000 | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 2000–2008. Jacket height 509 m (1,671 ft). |
| Baldpate Compliant Tower | 581.5 | 1,908 | 1998 | Compliant tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | McDermott Engineering & Aker Gulf Marine[3] | Hess Corporation (originally Amerada Hess) | 300$ million[4] | 1647 | 57,269 | Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1998-2000 |
| Bullwinkle Platform | 529 | 1,736 | 1989 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | Gulf Marine Fabricators[5] | Shell | 500$ million[6] | 1348 or 1353 | 54,427 or 49,375 | Tallest fixed steel structure in the world no structural changes required if the structure was built on land. Jacket height 416 m (1,365 ft)[7] |
| Benguela-Belize Lobito-Tomboco Platform[8] | 512 | 1,680 | 2008 | Compliant tower | United States
|
Congo basin | Gulf Marine Fabricators (now owned by Gulf Island) & Kiewit Offshore Services[9] | Chevron | 1280 | 43,500[10] | ||
| Pompano Platform | 477 | 1,565 | 1994 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | McDermott Engineering[11] | Stone Energy (originally BP) | 1289 | 39,890 | ||
| Tombua Landana platform[12] | 474 | 1,554 | 2009 | Compliant tower | United States
|
Congo basin | Gulf Marine Fabricators & Daewoo[13] | Chevron | 1200 | 56,400 | ||
| Troll A platform | 472 | 1,549 | 1996 | Condeep |  Norway
|
North Sea | Norwegian Contractors | Equinor (originally Statoil) | 650$ million | 994 | 683,600 | Tallest object ever moved |
| Coelacanth Platform[14] | 400 | 1,312 | 2016 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | Gulf Marine Fabricators[15] | Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (50.5%) | 1186 | 30,000 | Jacket height 366 m (1,200 ft)[16] | |
| Lena Platform[17][4] | 396 | 1,300 | 1983 | Compliant tower, Guyed | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | Brown & Root | Exxon | 1014 | 24,000 or 27,000 | Jacket height 328.5 m (1,078 ft) | |
| Cognac Platform[18] | 385.5 | 1,265 | 1977 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | McDermott Engineering | Shell | 100$ or 265$ million | 1027 | 59,000 | |
| Gullfaks C | 380 | 1,250 | 1995 | Condeep | Norway
|
North Sea | Norwegian Contractors | Equinor (originally Statoil) | 709 | 500,000 | Heaviest object ever moved, weight of structure plus ballast resulted in a total displacement of 1.4 to 1.5 million tons[19] | |
| Harmony Platform[20] | 366+ | 1,200+ | 1992 | Truss tower |  South Korea
|
California | Hyundai Heavy Industries[21] | Exxon | 1198 | 42,900[22] | Tallest steel jacket built outside of the United States. Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform and Coelacanth Platform | |
| Hondo Platform[23] | 354.5 | 1,163 | 1976 | Truss tower | United States
|
California | Kaiser Steel Corporation[24] | Exxon | 842 | 12,200[22] | ||
| Virgo Platform[20] | 344+ | 1,130+ | 1999 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | W&T Offshore Inc (64%) | 1130 | 24,000 | Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform | ||
| Amberjack Platform[1] | 314+ | 1,100+ | 1991 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | Stone Energy | 1100 or 1030 | Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform. | |||
| Heritage Platform[20] | 326+ | 1,075+ | 1992 | Truss tower | South Korea
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California | Hyundai Heavy Industries[21] | Exxon | 1075 | 32,420[22] | Height is only to water level, likely to be taller than the Cognac Platform. | |
| Cerveza Platform[7] | 327 | 1,073 | 1981 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | McDermott Engineering[25] | Unocal Corporation | 90$ million[26] | 935 | 26,000 | Jacket Height 952 ft |
| Cerveza Light Platform[7] | 327 | 1,073 | 1981 | Truss tower | United States
|
Gulf of Mexico | McDermott Engineering[27] | Unocal Corporation | 60$ million[26] | 925 | 14,991 | |
| Draugen platform[28] | 285.1 | 935 | 1993 | Condeep | Norway
|
North Sea | Norwegian Contractors | Equinor (originally Statoil) | 825 | Height is only to the concrete base, likely to be similar in height to Gullfaks C. Displacement during tow; 518,000[29] | ||
| Statfjord B Platform[30] | 271 | 889 | 1982 | Condeep | Norway
|
North Sea | Norwegian Contractors | Equinor (originally Statoil) | ||||
| Statfjord A Platform[30] | 270 | 886 | 1979 | Condeep | Norway
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North Sea | Norwegian Contractors | Equinor (originally Statoil) | ||||
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