Kvaerner is responsible for one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in history called âTroll Aâ. It is a gas production platform and the tallest structure ever moved by man relative to the earth. It has a gravity based structure (GBS), with a concrete substructure of 1,234 feet (376 m). The total height from the seabed to the tip of the flare is 1,579 feet (481 m), almost half a kilometer.
Or worried-ish. But rest assured that, unlike their peers up at Molson Coors in Canada, the approximately 2,800 employees at MillerCoors in Golden will continue to get their 864 free beers a year ... for now.
How many jobs has the oil and natural gas industry created? Industry supports 9.8 million jobs or 5.6 percent of total U.S. employment, according to PwC. In 2012, the unconventional oil and natural gas value chain and energy-related chemicals activity together supported more than 2.1 million jobs, according to IHS â a number thatâs projected to reach 3.9 million by 2025.