Floatout, Conoco's Murchison Jacket, Ardersier
Artist
Terence Cuneo
(London, England, 1907 - 1996)
AssociatedAssociated with
Murchison
(Oil Platform)
Date1979
Object Namepainting
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 75 cm, Width: 100 cm
Frame: Height: 91 cm, Width: 116 cm
Frame: Height: 91 cm, Width: 116 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2021.
Copyright© The Artist. All Rights Reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG010203
Keywords
The image shows the jacket of Murchison being floated out of the Moray Firth by two tugs. The steel construction on which the living and working modules were later attached weighed approx 25,000 tons. It was a major feat getting the jacket into position and then flooding sections of the bouyancy to enable it to literally stand upright on the seabed 150m below the surface.
More About Me
Cuneo was a prolific English painter noted for his scenes of military and industrial action. He was also an official artist for Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.
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