Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard I. The McDermott Yard at Ardersier opened in 1972 for the fabrication and construction of huge jackets and offshore platform structures used in the newly-establish

Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard I. The McDermott Yard at Ardersier opened in 1972 for the fabrication and construction of huge jackets and offshore platform structures used in the newly-established North Sea gas and oil industry. At its height the yard employed around 4,500 people and was the largest private-sector employer in the Highlands. £26 million was spent on automating the yard in 1986, but in 2001 it was closed as demand in the UK oil industry declined.

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Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard I. The McDermott Yard at Ardersier opened in 1972 for the fabrication and construction of huge jackets and offshore platform structures used in the newly-established North Sea gas and oil industry. At its height the yard employed around 4,500 people and was the largest private-sector employer in the Highlands. £26 million was spent on automating the yard in 1986, but in 2001 it was closed as demand in the UK oil industry declined.