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Picture Number202 Courtesy OfGarve Scott-Lodge Year1997
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Cormorant Alpha

The Cormorant Alpha platform is a concrete gravity platform of the Condeep type. It has four legs and storage capacity for 1 million barrels of oil. The total sub-structure weight is 294,655 tonnes.

Photo Courtesy of Shell Photographic Services, Shell International Ltd
Picture Added on 04 December 2006.

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I was on this platform for three and a half years commencing 1983, I was employed By Shell Exploration and Production as a Senior Production Technician, and was on the platform during the accident resulting in the injuries and fatalities.
Added by Stewart Preston on 29 December 2006.
worked on this rig when the water pipe bust and flooded the top decks
Added by John Hagen on 06 October 2007.
I was Project Engineer (with Oceanic) on Cormorant A during Module loadout(Stord-Verft-Norway), tow-out in May 78, and Hookup & Commissioning in North Sea, 1978. Left in Sept 1978, because of safety concerns.
Added by Charlie Hamrick on 25 November 2007.
I worked on this platform from 1980 to 1987 as Maintenance Technician. Strange... but I actually enjoyed it. Good crew and good mates. Only got evacuated once when blow out preventer failed.
Added by Terence Wilson on 26 January 2008.


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