New Gulf Drilling Tower. The Vinegarroon, a huge offshore drilling tower, stands in the Gulf of Mexico, about 12 miles off shore from Cameron Louisiana. The unit was built by R G Le Torneau of Longview Texas for the Zapata off shore company of Houston at a cost of one and a quarter million pounds. The equipment can drill to a depth of 20,000 feet in water up to 100 feet deep. There is a heliport on a raised platform at the left.. 12th May 1957
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New Gulf Drilling Tower. The Vinegarroon, a huge offshore drilling tower, stands in the Gulf of Mexico, about 12 miles off shore from Cameron Louisiana. The unit was built by R G Le Torneau of Longview Texas for the Zapata off shore company of Houston at a cost of one and a quarter million pounds. The equipment can drill to a depth of 20, 000 feet in water up to 100 feet deep. There is a heliport on a raised platform at the left.. 12th May 1957