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No: 97 Contributor: Terry Cavner Companies: BP Year: 2006 Country: United Kingdom

Magnus Platform

The Magnus Platform is in the northern UK sector of the North Sea, about 100 miles north-east of the Shetland Islands.

At the time of it's construction at Nigg, Scotland, the jacket was the largest (by weight) steel jacket ever built at 40,000 tons.

For many years it was BP's single biggest asset worldwide.

Picture added on 05 November 2006

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BP Magnus Platform

Comments:

I worked on Magnus from day 1 till she was floated out of graving dock at Nigg - what an experience it was. Awesome, thanks BP

Added by Paul Cooper / Welder on 19 November 2009.

I think the ship is the Standby Vessel Grampian Freedom or the Fame which belongs to North Star Rescue in Aberdeen.

Added by Jim Thorburn on 05 June 2010.

Standby vessel is the Grampian Clansman, was owned by North Star shipping of Aberdeen now sold on.

Added by Anon on 09 August 2010.

Is Magnus still in production? [Editor's note:last I heard drilling was expected to continue until 2013 - I'd expect production for quite a while yet.]

Added by Neil Vancans on 12 August 2010.

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