Petrobras 36 (P-36) was a floating semi-submersible oil platform. Prior to its sinking on 20 March 2001, it was the largest in the world. [3] It was owned by Petrobras, a semi-public Brazilian oil …

Oct 1, 2008 · The Petrobras Platform 36 (P-36) was a drilling platform designed to be completely supported by the buoyancy of two pontoons and four support columns.

Jun 4, 2014 · One of the biggest global floating semi-submersible oil platforms Petrobras 36 (P-36), which was owned by Petrobras, an oil company in Brazil with its base of operations at Rio …

Oct 1, 2008 · In March 2001, a series of explo-sions sank Petrobras Platform 36. Figure 2: Sequence of events that culminated with the sinking of the world’s largest oil rig, P-36. WHAT …

Mar 19, 2001 · The oil platform, called P-36, has been producing 80,000 barrels of oil daily, says Myles McDougall, an analyst at ABN Amro, and Petrobras will lose 45,000 barrels worth of oil …

The Petrobras 36 platform was an offshore floating semi-submersible oil platform, and in 2001 was the largest in the world. The platform was constructed by the company Petrobras, a semi …

May 6, 2002 · The P-36, formerly called "Spirit of Columbus", was a floating production unit (FPU) based on a conversion of a Friede & Goldman L-1020 Trendsetter type semi submersible …

Petrobras P-36. On March 20th 2001, the P-36, stationed over Roncador, sank after three explosions left 11 workers dead. At the time, the world's biggest semisubmersible had been …

Sep 28, 2024 · Petrobras 36 (P36) was at the time the largest floating semisubmersible oil platform in the world prior to its sinking on 20 March 2001. It was owned by Petrobras, a …

The world hardly held its breath as the P-36, possibly the most advanced floating production unit in the world gradually heeled over and on Tuesday 20th March 2001 sank beneath the waves …