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Why was Shellâs Perdido platform in the Gulf of Mexico notable for petroleum production?
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A semisubmersible oil production platform operating in water 1,800 metres (6,000 feet) deep in the Campos basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Shellâs Perdido platform is notable in the history of petroleum production for its record-breaking depth. By 2014, the Shell Oil Company had installed the floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico at a water depth of 2,450 metres (8,000 feet), making it the worldâs deepest floating oil platform at that time.1