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The Maureen Alpha
The Maureen was one of a kind. A 'Technomara Gravity Structure', the deck was built in the Howard Doris Kishorn yard in Scotland. The 3 tanks on the jacket could be ballasted so that the entire structure could float. After the mating of deck and jacket in Loch Kishorn, the structure was towed out to the Maureen field and ballast pumped into the tanks to increase it's weight and allow it to settle on the sea bed.
Some 18 years later, with the field exhausted, in an operation no-one was certain would succeed, the tanks were de-ballasted and the 112,000 ton platform floated once again.
Picture Added on 03 November 2006.

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Charlie McCormick
Added by Charlie McCormick on 20 May 2007.
The rig was then "recycled" to a remarkable 99.7% of the circa 110,000 tonnes. It caused a little disharmony at Stord until they washed off the marine growth, which stank, and ran power cables out from the beach. The noise of the gas turbines in the Fjord reverberated around and around to the annoyance of the locals.
Phillips had a website for selling her, but no viable option was found - a little before ebay I suppose - hence she was scrapped.
Added by Smee on 29 June 2007.
Added by Julie Spencer on 05 October 2007.
Added by Alistair Bird on 06 November 2007.
Phill was the guy who worked 3 months steady then got sacked his 1st week on shore again for being in the toilet too long.
Remember your big gold granada was it?
Added by Charlie Mcormick on 06 November 2007.
Added by Alistair Bird on 12 November 2007.
had a cpl of off site jobs with them but its optional and if you dont like it you can come home.
You also get put up in the best hotels and everything is paid incl drink plus £29 a night and £57 a night overseas well i was in germany for 7 weeks and got a good lift for that
didnt mean to go on as long
catch you later charlie
Added by Charlie Mcormick on 19 November 2007.
My Dad, I think worked as a forman (fitter), would have been in his early 60's, was Irish and lived in Nottinghamshire. One of his friends was Billie McCrea (if I have spelt it correctly) who lived in Kishorn. Merry Christmas
Added by Julie Spencer on 24 December 2007.
Regards big Martin
Added by Christine Polonis on 12 February 2008.
Added by Alistair Bird on 20 February 2008.
does anybody remember larry sheedy kishorn wankers club president
still alive and kicking at 86
regards andrew sheedy
Added by Andrew Sheedy on 21 August 2008.
Stayed on the camp and remember mad nights in the welly bar, down the village and weekends at the Fort ( William ) . Crazy days .
Cant recall any names from above as there was so many there . I had a nasty accident on the way home one Saturday < remember we used to work until 4pm then it was the whacky races to get down the road ( 4hrs ) all for to leave late Sunday, early Monday to get back for early start ----- MAD !! The accident happened at Spean Bridge and myself and John Daly ( Plater, Glasgow ) were lucky but I think the whacky races claimed a few incidents .
I remember the buses that left the site, 1 for Stirling, the other Glasgow ..pick up at Sandy Dows pub if i remember . Can anyone remember that big mad Dutchman gaffer with the silver helmet, was it Koomans or something -- mad .
Now working ( 48 ) in the process game, control room, and when I hear them whinging about it being too warm or to chilly or pishy wee things like that, I look back to going down to the Maureen from the camp, 07.00, middle of Jan, freezing and I think to myself ..................
All the best to anyone who experienced Kishorn.
Added by Derek Anderson on 26 August 2008.
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Added by Garve Scott-Lodge on 03 November 2006.