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Northern Producer
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 No: 1793   Contributor: Phillip Roncone   Companies: Maersk   Year: 2009   Country: United Kingdom
Northern Producer

Northern Producer picture taken on 04/04/09 from the Maersk Tackler
Picture added on 24 May 2009 at 16:11
Comments:
Used to be the "Emerald Producer" and before that it was the "Ali Baba". Used to be good on there.

Added by Gaz on 21 October 2010.
.... and before that it was the Nor Troll. Jebsen Drilling bought it around 1983 ish from Golar Nor and changed it's name to the Ali Baba.

Added by Tommy Adams on 02 November 2010.
If you thought it was good on the Ali Baba you should have been on the Sindbad 1979-1986 :-)
Tommy Adams, I remember the name but can't put a face to it.

Added by Anon on 21 November 2010.
Anon, I was a derrickman on the Aladdin 81-84. My brother Derek was on the Sinbad during some of the years you mention.

Added by Tommy Adams on 22 November 2010.
Where is the NP sitting these days? Last I heard it was in Tyneside?

Added by Ali Robertson on 08 March 2011.
I worked with Derek for 2/3 years and I took his place as derrikman in Jack Harkins crew. I think he had a tattoo (one of many) which said: "Tongs ya bass!" or maybe it was on his hard hat!! Great guy him and the rest of the crew too. Such a little personel turnover on the Sindbad that he got fed up to wait for a promotion so he went to work for an agency abroad if I remember well.

Added by Claudio Menichetti on 22 March 2011.
My father was involved when this simi was known as the Nortroll and owned by Golar-Nor Offshore. I recall going on board while it was still in the shipyard and almost complete. I have a book (booklet) Golar-Nor produced with all of the original specs for the rig and it's equipment as well as a carved wooden troll that was it's namesake.

Added by Don Schmit on 20 September 2011.
I represented John Fredriksen on the conversion of the Emerald Producer to the NP. It is the only job I have been on that was finished on time and within budget. One of the secrets was that the management team were paid bonuses for early delivery another is that the quantity of systems removed was carefully limited so that the conversion work did not get out of hand. Well done Middlesborough! Craig Lang

Added by Craig Lang on 12 December 2011.
I worked on Alladin from 1982 to 1987, ended up as a derrickman for Malcom "sheer ram" Keer - great guy and a good crew. Jebsens was a good company to work for, a shame it is no longer in the industry.

Added by Richard Little on 22 January 2012.
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