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Colour Photograph Showing The Forties Alpha Oil Platform In Fog in The North Sea
Colour Photograph Showing The Forties Alpha Oil Platform In Fog in The North Sea
Colour Photograph Showing The Forties Alpha Oil Platform In Fog in The North Sea
Colour Photograph Showing The Forties Alpha Oil Platform In Fog in The North Sea

Colour Photograph Showing The Forties Alpha Oil Platform In Fog in The North Sea

Photographer
Associated (oil platform/field)
Date16-Feb-1976
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall: Height: 8.8 cm, Width: 10.8 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1999 by Mrs Lemmon.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS038784
Keywords
About MeA dramatic night image of Forties Alpha lit by the flare stack. It also shows the fog that frequently shrouds platforms in this part of the North Sea.
Forties Field is one of the largest in the North Sea, Alpha was commissioned in 1974 and produced its first oil six months before this photograph was made.
Postal Cover from BP Forties Field
BP Petroleum Development Ltd
25 Jan 1978