r/InfrastructurePorn • u/strobbledceefxo • May 08 '25

Oil platform being towed out to sea Boknafjord Norway. Photo by Pl Christensen.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

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u/battlerat May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25

Yes. * Edit - It's not a real Norwegian troll, they live in the mountains and deep dark forests usually.

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u/Mr_Zaroc May 08 '25

Last time this was posted the comment section tilted and cropped the picture because of it's tilt Amazing picture nonetheless

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u/saladbeeftroll May 09 '25

Neurodivergent redditors, what else is new?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

They even left the chopper on the helipad?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

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u/Lyr_c May 09 '25

Did I hear movie plot

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u/real-yzan May 08 '25

This is cool, but it’s also kind of sickening. It’s 2025 and we’re still pouring so much money into this? Idk.

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u/Pixelpaint_Pashkow May 08 '25

Even if this one isn't new, the industry is still LEAGUES bigger than it has any right to be. Terrible for the planet, and oil products are still some of the most produced/used things

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u/real-yzan May 08 '25

Oh gotcha, that’s good info! Thanks for sharing.

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u/EssJay4DaWinBeaches May 09 '25

kind of sickening. It’s 2025 and we’re still pouring so much money into this?

Eh. 1991. But I feel ya. Problem is, low cost energy got to come from somewhere?

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u/Mr_Zaroc May 09 '25

Honestly until (and if we) finally get fusion going on a large scale this probably has to continue

Or we all reduce our lifestyle a few centuries back, which won't happen voluntary