Where is the Ninian Central Platform?

North Sea
The Ninian Central Platform is an oil platform in the North Sea. When constructed in Loch Kishorn, Scotland in 1978 the 600,000 tonne platform was the world’s largest man-made movable object before being towed to its current position and sunk to the sea floor.

When was Ninian Central built?

August 1975
Ninian Project In the early 1970’s, 1.8 million tonnes of Torridonian Sandstone was blasted out of the mountainside to create the dry dock and Howard Doris Ltd started to build the Ninian Central oil platform in August 1975 for Chevron Petroleum (UK) Ltd.

What oil rigs were built at Kishorn?

Kishorn was used in the 1970s for the construction of the Ninian Central oil production platform. Weighing more than 600,000 tonnes, the platform was the world’s largest floating concrete structure. Now Kishorn is to being used for servicing the world’s biggest semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, Ocean GreatWhite.

What was built at Kishorn?

A dry dock at Kishorn in the north west Highlands is to be used for the first time in 23 years. The facility was built to help with the construction of the North Sea oil and gas industry’s Ninian Central Platform in the 1970s.

Is the Ninian Central platform in the North Sea?

The Ninian Central Platform is an oil platform in the North Sea.

How big is the Ninian Central oil platform?

The Ninian Central Platform is an oil platform in the North Sea. When constructed in Loch Kishorn, Scotland in 1978 the 600,000 tonne platform was the world’s largest man-made movable object before being towed to its current position and sunk to the sea floor.

When did the Ninian northern platform report come out?

NINIAN NORTHERN PLATFORM DECOMMISSIONING Report – Jacket & Drill Cuttings Pile Comparative Assessment & Appendices P0005-BMT-PM-REP-00001-Stakeholder Version February 2017 Assessment & Appendices Ninian Northern Platform Late Life and Decommissioning Project Report – Jacket & Drill Cuttings Pile Comparative

What are the options for decommissioning the Ninian northern platform?

Non-Technical Summary CNR International (U.K.) Ltd. (CNRI) undertook a Comparative Assessment of the decommissioning options for the Ninian Northern Platform (NNP) and associated drill cuttings pile. The facilities covered by this Comparative Assessment include: