Brent Spar Oil Platform Dismantling in Norway

Oil rig Brent Spar is dismantled by platform Thialf off the Norwegian coast. Based on the decisions of the OSPAR-conference oil and gasrigs have to be dismantled on shore. The parts of the Brent Spar will become part of a new harbor quay.

In original language:

Oelbohr-Plattform "Brent Spar" wird Zerlegt

Die Oelbohr-Plattform "Brent Spar" wird vor der norwegischen Kueste zerlegt und findet Verwendung in einer neuen norwegischen Hafenanlage. Ein Kran der Plattform "Thialf" hebt das Oberteil der "Brent Spar" an. Aufgrund der Beschluesse der OSPAR-Konferenz (Oslo-Paris-Kommission zum Schutz des Nordost-Atlantiks) duerfen die ca. 400 Oel- und Gasbohrplattformen in der Nordsee zukuenftig nur noch an Land entsorgt werden.

Unique identifier: GP02PS0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 25/11/1998

Locations: North Sea, Norway, Scandinavia, Yrkefjorden

Credit line: © Dick Gillberg / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Brent Spar Oil Platform Dismantling in Norway

Brent Spar is dismantled after three year process with protests by Greenpeace against the dumping of the installation in North Atlantic Ocean in 1995. During the protests Shell gave up its dumping plans and started a long consultation and decision making process which resulted in a solution for re-use and recycling. At the OSPAR conference environmental ministers of Europe banned the dumping of oil and gas installations onshore.

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