Pompano is a offshore
oil platform
An oil platform (or oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, and similar terms) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Many oil platfor ...
in the
Gulf of Mexico. The platform was formerly owned and run by
BP Exploration but sold to
Stone Energy
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...
in early 2012.
See also
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Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico
References
External links
Vessel Details
Oil platforms off the United States
Petroleum industry in the Gulf of Mexico
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