Alexander street is an imprint of proquest that promotes teaching, research, and learning across music, counseling, history, anthropology, drama, film, and more. Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and k12 institutions. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. London the first report on the cause of piper alpha oil rig disaster that killed 167 men, released thursday, said it was may have followed an explosion in. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. The evocative art work was drawn by the hand of sue jane taylor who was offshore in the months prior to the disaster. Piper alpha the night that changed our world print this page.
It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to. Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. Landmark piper alpha cullen report now free to download. The sky was alight and acrid smoke billowed into the cold air the night 167 men lost their lives 28 years on and the scars of the piper alpha disaster have still not healed. Learning from the piper alpha accident the offshore platform piper alpha, which was lo cated in the british sector of the north sea oil field and operated by occidental petroleum, was engulfed in a catastrophic fire on july 6, 1988. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast of aberdeen, scotland, that was operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Case study presentation on piper alpha and san juanico incident conference on chemical industrial disaster. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist today. A massive explosion kills 15 and injures 180 at the bp texas city refinery. Nowsco video, courtesy of occidental petroleum caledonia lid. The video that you refer to is a bbc production called spiral to disaster from the bbc disaster series 1. As the 30th anniversary approaches, these are the names and ages of the victims. This safety video training workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform.
Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. Piper alpha disaster joe meanen, who jumped into the sea from the burning platform, with gary gallagher, who survived a 32ft fall from a. A video simulation of the collapse of piper alpha, uploaded on youtube on june 9, 2009. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it. The vast inferno created by simultaneous eruptions from ruptured gas and. Effect piper alpha disaster essays and research papers. Dvd internet licence corporate licence download the trainers guide.
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the piper alpha disaster, a north sea oil and gas insider claims safety measures are made a mockery by management bullying. I was tasked with producing a piece of content about the 1988 piper alpha platform disaster, where 167 men lost their lives. Collapse of piper alpha simulation alexander street, a. Download windows video download quicktime video download real player video. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms. Information on the accident piper alpha accident happened in the 6th of july in 1988 in this accident 167 men died including 165 out of 226 workers of the platform and 2 members of the rescue crew. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training. It was a catastrophe that killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors, each of whom had to fight for their lives to escape the huge, labyrinthine structure and. Pdf fire in the night the piper alpha disaster read online.
Piper alpha prosecutions worth considering, says mp. She sketched many of the men on piper alpha and went on to create the iconic memorial that now stands in hazelhead park. Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download. On wednesday, july 6, 1988 the piper alpha platform in the uk part of the north sea was struck by an explosion which set. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human lif. Saturday, july 6, 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the largest disaster in the history of offshore oil and gas industry. A northeast mp suggested yesterday that prosecutions could still be launched over the piper alpha disaster. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. Piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy hen mcginty true of a nation s wealth the scotsman piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fire in the night.
As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Explosion in the north sea piper alpha disaster youtube. The piper alpha disaster kindle edition by mcginty, stephen. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. Frank doran, labour mp for aberdeen north, made the comment at. The aim was for the content to be used as an evocative example of the true cost of bad decision making and people failing to adhere to operational procedure. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. Piper alpha spiral to disaster is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. Most of the men were from the uk, but the casualties also. A true story of the piper alpha disaster on the north sea read full.
First report on piper alpha disaster released upi archives. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion in july 1988, in one of the worst oil disasters in the history of the uk. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. Spiral to disaster piper alpha is a training video that analyzes this industrial tragedy which could have been prevented or averted to improve safety programs. Piper alpha disaster news, views, gossip, pictures. We also use cookies to collect information about how you use hse. Outline about piper alpha platform the happening event timeline cause of the disaster effect of the disaster key failures improvement and prevention conclusion 2. At weeks end more than 100 contract workers who had been refurbishing three other british platforms left their jobs, out of concern for their safety. Drawing on both survivor testimony and the results of lord cullens later enquiry, the play recreates. About piper alpha placed at north sea, the platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas oil production started in 1976 with about 250,000 barrels 40,000 m3 of oil per day increasing to 300,000 barrels 48,000 m3 a gas recovery m. E ven 25 years on, charles haffeys most powerful memory of the piper alpha disaster was the overwhelming, deafening noise. Conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm the piper alpha a large fixed platform was located in the piper field in. The piper alpha tragedy on july 6 1988 left 167 men dead.
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