The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...

The wreckage of the Piper Alpha oil production platform still burns in the North Sea, off Aberdeen, July 7, 1988. PA Wire/AP The rig was owned by Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an international ...

The corrected statistics, including peak generation of the Alpa Ventus wind turbines and the ... In my fact-digging on the now sunken Deepwater Horizon oil rig, I came across a stat about the ...

At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world. But on July 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a ...

Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales meet members of the rescue team after the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster Mirrorpix via Getty STV Studios made a BAFTA-winning documentary about ...

Families of the men killed in the world's worst oil rig disaster have branded plans ... leak set off explosions that ripped apart the Piper Alpha platform 120 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast ...

One of the biggest offshore disasters in history. In July 1988, a fire breaks out on the Piper Alpha - a vast oil rig in the North Sea. Those stationed on board are thrust into a hell on earth.

The explosions and fire that completely destroyed the North Sea oil rig Piper Alpha and cost 167 workers their lives remains the world’s worst offshore oil disaster. Saturday, July 6 ...

Project company NorthH2, the German Offshore Test Field and Infrastructure operating firm (DOTI) and the country’s Offshore Wind Foundation signed a declaration of intent to install the electrolyser ...