Offshore
1. Production platform

2. Drillship

3. Clustered wellheads

4. Subsea wellhead

5. Loading buoy

6. Oil tanker
The last dropThe Oil Trade Close-up on Frigg See some photos..
Although offshore exploration and production obey much the same principles as for onshore operations, they call for special equipment and/or methods, depending on the conditions. Subsea production is a good example of the type of adjustment required.