page_title: Perdido (oil platform)
hierarchical_section_title: Perdido (oil platform)
caption_attribution_description: English: Thialf with gangway on Perdido
context_page_description: Perdido is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2450 meters operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico USA.
  The Perdido is located in the Perdido fold belt which is a rich discovery of crude oil and natural gas that lies in water that is nearly 8000 feet deep. The platform's peak production will be 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. At 267 meters, the Perdido is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower.
context_section_description: Perdido is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2450 meters (8040 feet) operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico USA.
  The Perdido is located in the Perdido fold belt which is a rich discovery of crude oil and natural gas that lies in water that is nearly 8000 feet deep. The platform's peak production will be 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. At 267 meters, the Perdido is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower.
caption: SSCV Thialf with gangway on Perdido (left).
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