Three more tendons sink at Chevron's Big Foot site in U.S. Gulf

The No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Saturday that a total of nine tendons, which look like a long series of interlocking metal pipes and tether platforms to seabeds, rested on the seabed after failing to float. The tendons, which range in diameter from 24 to 32 inches (61 to 81 cm), are designed to be buoyant and stay in place until the Big Foot platform is moved atop them and connected. Four tendons were engineered to connect to each of the platform's corners.

Three more tendons sink at Chevron's Big Foot site in U.S. Gulf source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/three-more-tendons-sink-chevrons-191321336.html