A gravity-based structure (GBS) is a support structure held in place by gravity, most notably offshore oil platforms. These structures are often constructed...

Hibernia Gravity Base Structure is an offshore oil platform on the Hibernia oilfield southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. A 600-kilotonne gravity base...

tie-back to host facility Jack-up drilling rigs, Drillships, and Gravity-based structure aren't pictured here. These platforms are built on concrete or...

Condeep is a make of gravity-based structure for oil platforms invented and patented by engineer Olav Mo in 1972, which were fabricated by Norwegian Contractors...

The Troll A platform is a Condeep gravity-based structure offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. Built from...

integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000...

concrete structures are classified into fixed and floating structures. Fixed structures are mostly built as concrete gravity based structures (CGS, also...

Porto Viro, near Rovigo, Italy, it is the world's first offshore gravity-based structure LNG regasification terminal. The terminal is operated by ExxonMobil...

scale oceanic civil engineering, vacuum-anchors are used to anchor gravity-based structures (such as the Troll A Oil Platform) in the soft bottomed muck found...

northeast coast of Shetland, the iconic platform sat on a three-legged gravity-based structure in 140 m (460 ft) of water. The vessel delivered the topsides to...

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results in galaxies and clusters, so gravity is a primary driver for the large-scale structures in the universe. Gravity has an infinite range, although its...

established for the intrinsic quantum gravity case. It is an attempt to develop a quantum theory of gravity based directly on Albert Einstein's geometric...

vertical surfaces or areas such as ceilings and the underside of structures. Kat's gravity-based abilities are tied to an energy meter which decreases when...

geometry. Offshore structures are mainly represented by platforms, notably jackup rigs, steel jacket structures and gravity-based structures. The nature of...

oil project on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada Hibernia Gravity Base Structure, an oil platform operating on the field Hibernia, Florida, a town...

Entropic gravity, also known as emergent gravity, is a theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force—a force with macro-scale homogeneity...

anomalies are each based on different theoretical corrections to the value of gravity. A gravity survey is conducted by measuring the gravity anomaly at many...

force; this leaves gravity as the only interaction that has not been fully accommodated. The current understanding of gravity is based on Albert Einstein's...

installations, floating production systems, tension-leg platforms, gravity-based structure and spar platforms. Production facilities on these installations...

Energy Inc. (French: Suncor Énergie) is a Canadian integrated energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. It specializes in production of synthetic crude from...

Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force that mimics the effects of a gravitational force, usually by rotation. Artificial gravity, or rotational...

A 'Statfjord' gravity-based structure under construction in Norway. Almost all of the structure was submerged....

Newfoundland, and to a large offshore oil platform, the Hibernia Gravity Base Structure. Another occurrence is in familial Hibernian fever or TRAPS (tumour...

VostCo Dry Dock, which was the construction site of the concrete gravity base structures LUN-A and PA-B for the development of the Sakhalin Island offshore...

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300 m (984 ft) in height. It includes compliant towers, condeep gravity-based structures, and fixed platforms, but not other types of oil platform, which...

unusual structure was the tapered buttress structures for the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1969. Another shear wall supported structure was...

test GAS – gas log GASAN – gas analysis report GBS – gravity-based structure GBT – gravity base tank GC – Gauge Cutter GCB – generator circuit breaker...

structure is not as readily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume. Type: TE - Earth; ER - Rock-fill; PG - Concrete gravity...