He expects producers can keep pumping more oil for the next 20 to 30 years.

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All that pumping saps power, and the oil can only get so hot.

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Equipped with a turntable mechanism at its bow, the floating production platform can swivel a full 360 degrees in treacherous winds while pumping more than 100, 000 barrels of oil a day.

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