Todd Palin quit his oil field job as a production operator for BP in 2009.

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It was founded by the late Mr. Chng Kee, a former soya salesman, who ran the business with his wife, a soya production operator.

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He's a lifelong commercial fisherman ... a production operator in the oil fields of Alaska's North Slope ... a proud member of the United Steel Workers Union ... and world champion snow machine racer.

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ConocoPhillips - which leads the consortium that owns the field - said it was a matter for the operator, North Sea Production Company.

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"Offshore oil and gas production projects begin and end with the operator, in this case BP, " says Chief Executive StevenNewmanSteven Newman.

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"Offshore oil and gas production projects begin and end with the operator, in this case BP, " says Chief Executive Steven Newman .

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In addition, the transfer of numerous facilities from one operator to another will cause inefficiencies and delay production, if a new plan must be prepared prior to operation of the facility by the new owner.

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