Oil Rig Exlosion

• Video: Blowdown of the Northern Producer in Scotland
• Location Map: Map of the UK. Pointer at Kishorn, Scotland, UK
• Updates 3

See the link below for a short BBC video of the oil rig pictured above collapsing as explosive charges are detonated. The semi-submersible drilling rig's legs then fold over and and the main deck falls on to the pontoons. Finally the derrick falls over like a tree.

Built in 1976 by Trosvisc Framnaes, Norway, it had 3 previous names in it's lifetime the Nortroll, Ali Baba and Emerald Producer.

Originally a drilling rig, it was converted to a floating production facility in 1991. Latterly it was in the West Don oil field (North Sea, Scotland, UK) as a Floating Production Facility 150km (93 miles) North West of Shetland where it was tied in to the Thistle platform and Brent oil export infrastructure through pipelines.

The rig is being dismantled by Kishorn Port Ltd at their dry dock facility in the remote north west of Highland Region, Scotland, UK.

Updates :-

• Richard Johnson
  

  

  Photo : Kishorn dry dock aerial photo

• Richard Johnson
  Picture of the Northern Producer shortly after being towed in to the dry dock.

  The dock is then sealed and the water pumped out.

  

  Photo : Kishorn Port Decommission Northern Producer

• Urian Udell
  Aug 2024 and the Northern Producer is being eaten away, it's materials recycled and shipped away to begin a new life. Image from Kishorn Port Ltd.

  

  Photo : Rig Being Dismantled And Parts Shipped For Recycling

More on this story at >> BBC

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