 At the time of decommissioning the field was operated by Kerr-McGee.The TLP platform was removed for re-use outside the UK when the platform was purchased by Sevmorneftegaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom, in August 2002, and after having its decommissioning programme accepted by the UK Government.The floating platform was towed to Murmansk in Russia where the topsides facilities and main hull were de-mated.