1. TERMINOLOGY– JACKET (WORLD’S LARGEST OFFSHORE JACKET – SHELL
BULLWINKLE)
BULLWINKLE IS A 1,736 FEET (529 M) TALL, PILE-SUPPORTED FIXED STEEL OIL PLATFORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. OF
THE TOTAL HEIGHT, 412.1 METERS (1,352 FT) ARE BELOW THE WATERLINE. IT IS LOCATED IN MANATEE FIELD,
APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES (260 KM) SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE TOTAL FIELD DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION
COST WAS US$500,000,000 ACCORDING TO SOME SOURCES. THE JACKET, I.E. THE MAINLY SUBMERGED PART OF THE
PLATFORM, WAS BUILT BY GULF MARINE FABRICATORS IN 1985-1988 AT THE NORTH YARD LOCATION AT THE
INTERSECTION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN PORT ARANSAS, TX,
EAST OFCORPUS CHRISTI. THE PLATFORM WAS INSTALLED BY HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS.
FIXED OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
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