Super Structures of the World
tv show
11 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 10, 1998
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Overview
The Super Structures documentary specials celebrate the world's most spectacular engineering challenges and monumental construction projects. The series features the Eurotunnel, the International Space Station, the Panama Canal and many more fascinating structures around the world.
Hibernia GBS
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 51m
Air Date
January 10, 1998
Overview
The Hibernia platform has three separate components: Topsides, Gravity Base Structure (GBS),Offshore Loading System (OLS). The completed platform was towed to the Hibernia oil field and positioned on the ocean floor in June of 1997 and began producing oil on November 17, 1997. The platform stands 224 meters high, which is half the height of New York's Empire State Building and 33 meters taller than the Calgary Tower.