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Piper Alpha

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 and began production in December 1976, initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production.

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Location
Piper Alpha platform, Piper oilfield, North Sea (UK sector)
Awards
Seven George Medal, eight Queen's Gallantry Medal, and five Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct recipients
Cause
– Startup of a condensate pump that had not been mechanically isolated due to ongoing maintenance – Lack of protection by design of gas risers
Date
6 and 7 July 1988
Deaths
167
Filmed by
Scottish Television

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Piper oilfield

Construction and layout

Upgrades and production modes

Events on 6 and 7 July 1988

Rescue operations

Casualties and survivors

Aftermath

Legacy

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Piper Alpha

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Piper Alpha

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related to Nearby vessels and rescue craft · 28
Piper Alpha → At, Attempts, FRC, Gangway, Getting, Hoses, Loch Shuna, Lowland Cavalier, Maersk Cutter, Maersk Leader, Maersk Logger, MCP-01, MSV Tharos, MV Silver Pit, One, Other, Overall, People, Piper, Sandhaven
related to Piper oilfield · 23
Piper Alpha → Aberdeen, Allied Chemical, Claymore, December, England, Flotta, Four, Getty Oil International, Great Britain, January, Ltd, Occidental Petroleum, Oil, One, OPCAL, Orkney Islands, Piper, Production, Tartan, Texaco
related to External links · 22
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related to Upgrades and production modes · 19
Piper Alpha → After, At, British, Despite, Flotta, From, GCM, In, It, July, MCP-01, NGL, North Sea, Occidental, Piper, Tartan, The, This, UK
related to Memorials · 17
Piper Alpha → Aberdeen, Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Also, Australia, Hazlehead Park, In, It, James MacMillan, July, On, One, Queen Mother, Rose Garden, Scottish, Sue Jane Taylor, Tuireadh, Victorian Trades Hall Council
related to Construction and layout · 16
Piper Alpha → Above, Ardersier, Bechtel, Entreprise, Four, France, Inverness-shire, Le Havre, London, McDermott Hudson, Piper Alpha's, Piper's, Ray McDermott, The, Topside, Union Industrielle
related to In process safety · 16
Piper Alpha → Asset, British, Company, Contractor, Cullen Report, Elements, Flixborough, It, Its, Management, Permit-to-work, Safety-critical, SMS, The, The Cullen Report, The Piper Alpha
related to Inquiry and safety recommendations · 14
Piper Alpha → After, Cullen Report, Highly, Inquiry, It, November, Occidental, Piper Alpha Disaster, Piper Alpha's, Public Inquiry, Scottish, The, The Piper Alpha Public, William Cullen
related to Preliminary events · 14
Piper Alpha → As, At, Because, During, However, Instead, It, July, Of, PSV, The, The PSV, This, Two
related to In the media · 11
Piper Alpha → BBC, Coincidentally, Disaster, January, Lossiemouth, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Search, Rescue, Rescue Force, STV, The

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piper gas oil alpha platform safety sea disaster fire rescue offshore production aberdeen north survivors also 22 tartan pump one

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Piper AlphaAwardsSeven George Medal, eight Queen's Gallantry Medal, and five Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct recipients1.00infobox
Piper AlphaCause– Startup of a condensate pump that had not been mechanically isolated due to ongoing maintenance – Lack of protection by design of gas risers1.00infobox
Piper AlphaDate6 and 7 July 19881.00infobox
Piper AlphaDeaths1671.00infobox
Piper AlphaFilmed byScottish Television1.00infobox
Piper AlphaInquiriesPiper Alpha Public Inquiry (Cullen Inquiry)1.00infobox
Piper AlphaLocationPiper Alpha platform, Piper oilfield, North Sea (UK sector)1.00infobox
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Piper AlphaProperty damage£1.7 billion (equivalent to £4.6 billion in 2024)1.00infobox
Piper AlphaTimeApproximately 22:00 (BST) (first explosion)1.00infobox
Piper AlphaTypeExplosion and fire1.00infobox
the public announcement/general alarminstance ofSystems critical for emergency management0.80text

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