Mars Tension-leg Platform
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The Mars Tension-leg Platform, or Mars Platform, is a permanent offshore drilling and production tension-leg oil platform operating at Mississippi Canyon block 807 in the Gulf of Mexico. At 990.6 m (3,250 ft), it was for a period of time the deepest TLP, measured from its base on the seabed to the top of its tower, the Magnolia Tension-leg Platform currently holding the record.[1] The Mars platform is positioned in a water depth of 896 m (2940 ft) of water and is designed to produce 220,000 barrels of oil and 220 million cubic feet of gas a day.
The platform is a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and BP, with Shell owning the majority share.
In 2005, the platform was badly damaged when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf of Mexico, but has now been repaired. The platform is expected to return to full operation by the end of June 2006.
