DEEP-WATER PLATFORM

PUBLISHED: February 24, 1987 at 1:00 AM CST | UPDATED: August 9, 2021 at 1:29 AM CDT

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Conoco Inc. said it will construct a deep-water oil and natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico, at a cost of about $400 million. It will be located 170 miles southwest of New Orleans.

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