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Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited (OPCAL) and began production in December 1976, [3] initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production.
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.
Oct 17, 2019 · Learn about the causes, consequences and lessons of the 1988 Piper Alpha platform explosion that killed 167 people in the North Sea. Find out how the accident exposed the weaknesses of the oil and gas industry’s safety culture and led to major changes.
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. Piper Alpha, operated by Occidental Petroleum, made a productive contribution.
Jul 6, 2013 · On 6 July 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the Piper Alpha platform in the North Sea. In the space of two hours, 167 men lost their lives. It remains the world's worst offshore oil...
Jul 5, 2018 · Piper Alpha was an oil production platform in the North Sea operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited. It began production in 1976, but on July 6, 1988 it was the site of the world's...
Feb 19, 2020 · Piper Alpha would itself be viewed as a “previous event” when, in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform, based in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 men.
