Once the wells are completed, they are connected by flexible hoses to a floating production platform on the surface.

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The oil would be pumped out to a platform on the surface as if it were an oil field.

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"We seek to provide a platform where people can share and surface content, messages and ideas freely, while still respecting the rights of others, " Levine said.

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And then you subtract from that the burning that has been done with the platform and the oil on the surface with the controlled burn, for example -- the application of dispersants, skimming operations and in situ.

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Companies are only beginning to scratch the surface of what is possible with enterprise social fabric as a transformative communication platform.

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The leaks - about 5, 000ft (1, 525m) under the surface - were found on Saturday, four days after the Deepwater Horizon platform, to which the pipe was attached, exploded and sank.

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The IT arm of NYSE Euronext announced beta of Capital Markets Community Platform, its cloud computing offering this week, and the effort, on the surface, is a good example for other vertical markets to follow.

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Its delivery method is based on a well-characterized, FDA approved biodegradable chemical platform called PLGA. The company's nanoparticles incorporate a high density of attachment sites on their surface, enabling them to carry out multiple functions--like targeting tumors, enhancing diagnostic images, treating diseased tissue or concealing the whole package from the body's natural defenses.

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Fronteer announced that drilling by Newmont USA Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining, has intersected additional bonanza-grade, near-surface oxide gold at Sandman, one of three high-quality Nevada gold projects in Fronteer's future production platform.

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