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  1. The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster: Volume 1. The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster: Volume 2.

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  2. Introduction. Late in the evening of 06 July 1988, a series of explosions ripped through the Piper Alpha platform in the North Sea. Engulfed in fire, over the next few hours most of the oil rig topside modules collapsed into the sea. 167 men died and many more were injured and traumatised.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Piper_AlphaPiper Alpha - Wikipedia

    Piper Alpha exploded and collapsed under the effect of sustained gas jet fires in the night between 6 and 7 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board (30 of whose bodies were never recovered), as well as a further two rescuers. [4] . Sixty-one workers escaped and survived.

  4. Piper Alpha disaster, explosion and sinking of the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea on July 6, 1988. The disaster killed 167 people. The discovery of North Sea oil and gas was a boon to Great Britain.

  5. Oct 17, 2019 · Piper Alpha claims the title of the world‘s deadliest offshore accident. Over 30 years after the Piper Alpha oil platform suffered multiple explosions off Scotland taking lives of 167 people, SAFETY4SEA analyzes the North Sea disaster which made the oil and gas industry to look safety in new terms. Accident details: At a glance.

  6. Individual Incident Summary Report. A standby condensate pump for reinjecting gas condensate into an oil export line on the Piper (Alpha) platform had been de-energised for maintenance. Its discharge pressure safety valve (PSV) was also removed and blind flange assemblies were fitted to the open PSV pipe connections.

  7. Sep 16, 2024 · Piper Alpha Public Inquiry: Records Description: This series contains the records of the public inquiry, chaired by The Hon Lord Cullen between 11 November 1988 and 15 February 1990, into the...