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	Business Wire: Texaco Begins Production From Petronius Project... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Installation of the Petronius platform was completed in early May. Texaco and its partner, Marathon, each have a 50-percent working interest and Texaco is operator.
		"Petronius is an important part of our growth plan for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which is a focus area of our worldwide upstream strategy," said Robert A. Solberg, president of Texaco Worldwide Upstream Commercial Development.
		Robert S. Lane, vice president of Texaco's New Orleans-based Gulf of Mexico Producing unit, added, "Petronius is located in the eastern area of the Gulf and is well situated as a potential hub for future developments in the area.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:63596640&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (533 words)

	America's Wetland
		PETRONIUS OIL PLATFORM, Gulf of Mexico - Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil platform 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and multicolor pipes.
		The platform, one of BP's top projects for the decade, was found tilting at a 20-degree angle after the passage of the storm.
		The platform, which produces 42,000 barrels of oil a day, is the world's tallest self-supported structure, higher than the Sears Tower or two Eiffel towers on top of each other.
	www.americaswetland.com /article.cfm?id=276&cateid=3&pageid=3&cid=18 (1608 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Part of Petronius platform sinks in Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Texaco had previously expected Petronius to produce an average of 26,000 bpd of oil equivalent in 1999, split equally with Marathon.
		Texaco said one of the two deck modules for the Petronius platform had sunk in 1,750 feet of water in the Viosca Knoll area of the Gulf of Mexico, 130 miles south-east of New Orleans.
		The Petronius upset is the second time this year that part of a production platform has sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnn90634.htm (414 words)

	Petronius Platform
		The Petronius Platform is a deepwater oil rig operated by ChevronTexaco and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km South-east of New Orleans.
		Around 50,000 barrels of oil and 70 million cubic feet of natural gas are extracted daily by the rig.
		The contract for the platform was budgeted at $200 million with total costs of around $500 million.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/p/pe/petronius_platform.html (278 words)

	Chevron - Community News - Training and Readiness Save Shark Attack Victim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius: the platform/rig stands in 1,754 feet of water 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, and 60 miles south of Mobile, Alabama.
		McLean told Petronius paramedic Ted Adkins she fought the shark by trying to punch its snout while the lower part of her body was in its throat.
		In the hour that it took for the Coast Guard helicopter to travel the 60 miles from Mobile, Alabama, to Petronius Platform, McLean was conscious and able to relay her blood type and talk about what had happened to her.
	www.chevron.com /social_responsibility/community/2002sep09_shark_attack_rescue.asp (930 words)

	Petronius Platform - TheBestLinks.com - Petronius Compliant Tower, Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans, Natural gas, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius Compliant Tower, Petronius Platform, Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans...
		Around 8,000 mandsup3 (50,000 barrels) of oil and 2,000,000 mandsup3 (70 million cubic feet) of natural gas are extracted daily by the rig.
		The platform is situated to exploit the Petronius field, discovered in 1995 in Viosca Knoll and named after the Roman philosopher.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Petronius_Compliant_Tower.html (370 words)

	Petronius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Located in Viosca Knoll 786 approximately 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, the Petronius platform is the tallest freestanding structure in the world.
		Petronius is co-owned and operated by ChevronTexaco, and was constructed as a compliant tower with the inherent flexibility and strength to withstand extreme currents and severe weather conditions.
		Potentially a future hub in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Petronius is designed to provide processing and transportation services and is equipped to accommodate pipeline connections from adjacent third-party platforms.
	www.marathon.com /Our_Business/Marathon_Oil_Company/Exploration_Production/Gulf_of_Mexico/Petronius (169 words)

	energyme.com :: ChevronTexaco Ivan-Damaged Petronius' back in production \| energy : oil : gas
		Petronius is located approximately 130 miles (200 km) southeast of New Orleans.
		Prior to Hurricane Ivan, Petronius averaged 42,000 barrels of crude oil and 65 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
		ChevronTexaco is the operator of Petronius with a 50 percent interest, with Marathon Oil Corporation holding the remaining 50 percent interest.
	www.energyme.com /energy/2005/en_05_0277.htm (235 words)

	Marathon Announces Ivan-Damaged Petronius' Return to Production
		Currently, Petronius is producing at approximately 75 percent of pre-Hurricane Ivan rates of some 53,000 gross barrels of oil equivalent per day, with efforts underway to ramp up production to pre-Ivan levels by the end of March.
		Prior to Hurricane Ivan, Petronius averaged 42,000 gross barrels of crude oil and 65 million gross cubic feet of natural gas per day.
		ChevronTexaco is the operator of Petronius with a 50 percent interest, with Marathon holding the remaining 50 percent interest.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-15-2005/0003196305&EDATE= (258 words)

	OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry
		Petronius, which averaged 42,000b/d of crude oil and 65mmcf/d of gas before the hurricane - approximately 3.7% of the total daily production from the Gulf of Mexico - was totally shut-in.
		The first phase of the structural analysis of the platform required analyzing the load-carrying capacity of deformed plate girders on the cellar deck 60ft above sea level.
		According to Watts, the scan data of the living-quarters module was used in planning the demolition and removal of this module.
	www.oilonline.com /news/features/oe/20050805.3D_laser.18751.asp (1189 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Petronius (disambiguation)
		Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables, the most famous being the writer Petronius Arbiter.
		Petronius, courtier of Nero, is considered by many scholars to be the same person as Petronius Arbiter
		The Petronius Platform, the tallest free-standing structure in the world, is a deepwater oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Petronius_(disambiguation) (146 words)

	Storm season imperils U.S. oil production \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		PETRONIUS OIL PLATFORM, Gulf of Mexico –; Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil-producing platform 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and multicolor pipes.
		Last year, Hurricane Ivan, one of the worst to hit the gulf in the past decade, destroyed seven platforms in shallow waters and severely damaged 24 facilities and 102 underwater pipelines.
		The platform, one of BP's top projects for the decade, was found tilting at a 20-degree angle after the storm passed.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050805/news_1n5oil.html (1143 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Saipem lifts second deck module on Texaco's Petronius platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Petronius compliant tower structure is located in Viosca Knoll Block 786, about 130 miles south-east of New Orleans.
		The Petronius platform has maximum production capacity of 60,000 bpd and 100 mm cfpd of gas, and is expected to begin production by October 2000.
		The Petronius field was discovered in 1995 and contains estimated recoverable reserves of 80-100 mm barrels of oil equivalent.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cnn02121.htm (286 words)

	Popular Mechanics - Extreme Machines: Giant Oil Platforms
		Petronius is anchored to the seafloor on gigantic footers, then rises to a height of 2001 ft. Add on its two tower sections, the foundation and supporting construction, and you're talking a weight of 43,000 tons.
		Working on a platform measuring nearly twice the height of the Empire State Building poses plenty of risks, as the team building Petronius found out the hard way.
		Work on the platform began in 1997, and in December 1998, one of the two 2.25-in.
	www.popularmechanics.com /science/extreme_machines/1280836.html?c=y&page=2 (552 words)

	Texaco Press Release - Texaco's Petronius Platform Installation Completed in Gulf of Mexico
		The Petronius compliant tower structure is located in Viosca Knoll Block 786, about 130 miles southeast of New Orleans.
		The Petronius platform has maximum production capacity of 60,000 barrels of oil per day and 100 million cubic feet of gas per day, and is expected to begin production by October 2000.
		The Petronius field was discovered in 1995 and contains estimated recoverable reserves of 80-100 million barrels of oil equivalent.
	www.chevron.com /news/archive/texaco_press/2000/pr5_4d.asp (313 words)

	ClearStation : News Articles : MRO
		NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - ChevronTexaco (CVX,Trade) on Tuesday said its Petronius oil and gas platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that was knocked out of service by Hurricane Ivan six months ago has resumed production ahead of schedule.
		Petronius, which ChevronTexaco operates with a 50 percent interest, was producing an average of 42,000 barrels of crude oil and 65 million cubic feet of natural gas per day before it was hit by the storm's 50- to 60-foot waves (15 to 18 meters).
		Marathon Oil (MRO,Trade) owns the other half of the $500 million deepwater Petronius platform, which has the capacity to send out 60,00 bpd of oil and 100 million cubic feet of natural gas daily.
	clearstation.etrade.com /cgi-bin/bbs?post_id=6389058& (225 words)

	Petronius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This compliant tower standing in over 1750' of water is one of the tallest man-made structures on the planet earth, towering above the more-publicized and similarly named Petronus twin towers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
		Simply fabricating this platform lying on its side in the JRM Fabrication Yard in Morgan City proved to be a challenge.
		Shortly after lifting the module about 30' off the transport barge, one of cables on the DB50's crane broke and the module fell striking the transport barge and rolling into the stern of the DB50 before sinking to the bottom of the Gulf.
	www.railgoat.railfan.net /heavy/petronius.htm (442 words)

	Petronius on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Latin style of Petronius is among the best of its period.
		Texaco's Petronius Platform Installation Completed in Gulf of Mexico.
		One of Texaco's Petronius Deck Modules Falls During Installation; Incident Causes Delay To Deepwater Project.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/petroniu.asp (396 words)

	Re: Diesel prices
		The storm damaged numerous platforms' water systems and electricity generators, making it impossible to keep workers on the facilities overnight, Mr.
		Company crews are trying to assess damage to Chevron's Petronius platform, which was lashed by 60-foot-high waves.
		After basic repair work to the platform, which is about 90 miles south of Mobile, is finished, the company will start to look underwater to see if anchors and pipes need work.
	www.tractorbynet.com /forums/printthread.php?Board=oil&main=508695&type=post (441 words)

	Troll oil platform - Woodwork Forums
		The Norwegians dropped a concrete platform in one of the fjords, when they sent down a remote vehicle to see what was left, it was just a pile of concrete.
		Offshore fixed platforms move up to 2 degrees, which makes them withstand the storms better by there's not many things as scaring as waking up in the middle of the night with the platform shaking.
		West Tuna and Bream A Platforms in Bass Strait are both gravity based concrete platforms of similar construction to Troll.
	www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au /showthread.php?t=11148 (992 words)

	WorldOil.com - Online Magazine Article: Special Focus - Jul-2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Petronius field is a deepwater development in Viosca Knoll Blocks 786, 830 and 742 of the Central Gulf of Mexico.
		A-11 ST For platform drilling and completion, the rig chosen was a 3,000-hp platform drilling rig, the Ensco 25, Fig.
		He has worked on various drilling projects around the world and is assigned to the Petronius project as senior project drilling superintendent.
	www.worldoil.com /Magazine/MAGAZINE_DETAIL.asp?ART_ID=2070&MONTH_YEAR=Jul-2003 (2115 words)

	MAPSearch - Maps and Data for the Energy Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		HOUSTON, Mar. 17 -- ChevronTexaco's Petronius platform is back on line after 42,000 b/d of crude oil and 65 MMcfd of gas production was shut in due to severe damage from Hurricane Ivan in September.
		The platform, 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, is producing about 75% of its prehurricane output.
		ChevronTexaco is operator of Petronius, holding a 50% interest.
	www.mapsearch.com /news/news_display.cfm?Section=NEWS&ArticleID=223504 (112 words)

	NYT: Gulf Hurricanes Are Latest Kink in Oil Chain-a report from Petronius deepwater platform
		Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil platform 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and multicolor pipes.
		The above-water portion of the rig is the 2nd superstructure for this platform.
		I think it means that if you consider another article about a 100 ft wave during Ivan and the emerging conclusion that our ideas concerning max wave height, we can expect future disruptions as megawaves have their way with these "low lying" platforms set for 60 ft clearance.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1457646/posts (860 words)

	Hurricanes In Gulf Pose Threat To U.S. Oil Supply: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THE PETRONIUS OIL PLATFORM, Gulf of Mexico - Standing 60 feet above sea level on this oil- producing platform 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Rab Bruce pointed to where the huge wave slammed into a tangle of grated steel and pipes.
		With the margin of error so tight, even a temporary disruption of the deep-water platforms, rigs and underwater pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico - a region that pumps one- quarter of America's oil production - could create big problems for energy producers and consumers alike.
		Last year, Hurricane Ivan, one of the worst to hit the Gulf of Mexico in the past decade, destroyed seven platforms in shallow waters and severely damaged 24 facilities and 102 underwater pipelines.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGB35G3YZBE.html (877 words)

	ChevronTexaco Announces Ivan-Damaged Petronius' Return to Production
		NEW ORLEANS, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- ChevronTexaco (NYSE: CVX) today announced that its Hurricane Ivan-damaged Petronius platform initiated production last week.
		"This project was ahead of schedule and is a testament to the leadership and initiative of the reconstruction team working The ChevronTexaco Way." As Hurricane Ivan approached the Alabama Gulf Coast, its eye nearly passed directly over Petronius.
		ChevronTexaco is the operator of Petronius with a 50 percent interest, with Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) holding the remaining 50 percent interest.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-15-2005/0003196085&EDATE= (266 words)

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