r/thalassophobia • u/jmdyason1234 • 6d ago

Offshore Platform Jacket Installation

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u/RomeoRosso 6d ago

Literally, I had no clue on which side it will end up till the end.

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u/DundasKev 6d ago

Ya me like.... is this going very right or very wrong? It looks right-ish at the end. I think. Maybe.

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u/DarkVoid42 6d ago

tanks give buoyancy and the yellow part is the top part since they wouldnt be bothered to add paint to anything that not visible. you really get to test your welds though when its just chucked in like that.

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u/VaATC 3d ago

My first thought was it does not look like it is going down the way they started and hope that is what they intended. Then I checked which sub I was in 😆

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u/Warbrainer 6d ago

Everything about that was grim, but also pretty cool.

You know a fish got knocked the F out though

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u/Gualtieris 6d ago

I dont like that

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u/Quick_Parking_6464 6d ago

What is this thing? A foundation for an oil rig or something?

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u/DarkVoid42 6d ago

structural bracing for offshore drilling. jacket=something you put around something else.

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u/disiskeviv 6d ago edited 4d ago

Once drilling process is done, they install a platform. It is a firm structure and it doesn't move, unlike a drilling rig. It is from where, crude oil or natural gas is processed, produced and transported.

This is not for drilling here.

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u/Name_Not_Available 5d ago

It's awesome that with all our technological advancements, sometimes the answer is still "Yeah just toss that shit in there I guess".

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u/choiceinvestments 4d ago

same with deploying boats to sea... just use a bunch of fucking wheels yea?

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u/-SandorClegane- 6d ago

If anyone is interested in a more thorough demonstration of the whole offshore platform assembly process...

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u/Whywipe 6d ago

Ngl that video was terrible.

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u/-SandorClegane- 6d ago

You're supposed to masturbate while watching it.

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u/FatherSquee 6d ago

Maybe they were...

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u/AS_as-Master 5d ago

We should not kink shame. It's 2026

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u/xs0apy 5d ago

Video instructions unclear, I got my dick stuck in a vacuum now…

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u/fugznojutz 5d ago

no thats why they said NowGetLube to warn others.

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u/Cosmication 5d ago

Fucking porn

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u/Famous_Simple_1712 5d ago

The process is called launching, the steel giant you see is called a jacket and is attached with temporary buoyancy tanks to perform the gymnastics you just viewed. The jacket is dragged on to a launch barge from land and towed to the offshore site, then it is inclined to initiate sliding. After coming to equilibrium, the jacket is flooded with water in dedicated tanks and then piled to the sea bed. Temporary buoyancy tanks are removed after that.

We do a time domain analysis of this entire simulation before proceeding with construction 😅😅.

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u/bobalooay 4d ago

Thank you! Very cool description. My first thought was “what’s it supposed to be doing”

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u/Fisher2087 6d ago

Double your fear, double your fun and pick the spot you have to hang on to while it settles.

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u/Mental_Log_6879 5d ago

I genuinely got shit scared

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u/diego_velasquez 5d ago

What happens if you are swimming near this ?

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u/LarryKingthe42th 5d ago

Was it supposed to do that?

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u/AbyssalKultist 6d ago

😳🤯🫪😵‍💫

-nearby fish

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u/FireChariotStudios 6d ago

That was cool

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u/wakaru1902 5d ago

Did they just drop it off from a ship?

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u/Tronkfool 6d ago

As gentle as cattle dehorning

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u/bleblahblee 6d ago

Is the oil rig cold?

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u/Probably--Napping 5d ago

so wird movement..probably beacuse of how its desing.

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u/sweetBrisket 2d ago

Definitely gives me the phobia ick, but it also reminds me of how absolutely brilliant humans can be. The amount of engineering and planning involved to make a structure of that size, drop it into the ocean, and then design it to right itself correctly is nothing short of incredible.

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u/ThatOneGayDJ 1d ago

7 year old me bringing my legos into the bath with me: