Petrobras 36 Oil Platform – 2001
In March 2001 the Petrobras 36 Oil Platform (P-36) was the world’s largest floating oil production platform, operating 130 km (80 mi) off the Brazilian coast in the Roncador Field. Tragically, by the end of the month it was floating no more. The platform had started life as the drilling rig Spirit of Columbus, before …