Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore Oil and Gas

by Joseph A. Pratt, Christopher J. Castaneda, Tyler Priest, et al.

Fifty years ago, in November 1947, Brown & Root helped Kerr-McGee build the first out-of-sight-land offshore platform that produced oil. The date is widely celebrated as the birth of the modern offshore industry. In the years since this historic occasion, Brown & Root has continued to pioneer in the design and construction of offshore pipelines and platforms. Along with the rest of the offshore industry, the company has helped develop technology capable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884151387
• ISBN13: 9780884151388
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"