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. The documentary features astonishing testimonies from men who found. Also, the probability of such an accident could be made arbitrarily small by controlling the level of detail in which the accident is described. The 1988 piper alpha tragedy claimed 167 lives after a gas leak caused the oil production platform to explode in a massive ball of flames. For the 227 men aboard the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea last week, there was no time for such procedures. Piper alpha, owned by occidental petroleum, began production in 1976 at the piper oil field, which is owned by the opcal joint venture jv. Full credit to the bbc for making quality programs such as this. Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. Piper alpha disaster joe meanen, who jumped into the sea from the burning platform, with gary gallagher, who survived a 32ft fall from a.
Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. The book of the same name is also very good and is naturally more detailed. Had the condensate injection pump on piper alpha been removed from service by physically locking its switches, with an attached tag, the decision to start would nit have been made. Sir brian appleton acted as a technical adviser during lord cullens inquiry into the piper alpha disaster. Our needs being met will never be limited by anything lacking in. It was first shown on television on 9 july 20 on bbc two, three days after the 25th anniversary of the disaster references.
Piper alpha the tragedy that changed so much for so many. Engulfed in fire, over the next few hours most of the oil rig topside modules collapsed into the sea. Late in the evening of 06 july 1988, a series of explosions ripped through the piper alpha platform in the north sea. The death toll included two crewmen of a rescue vessel. North sea oil and gas insider claims injuries still covered up by management and.
The 20 documentary film fire in the night is about the disaster. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil only platform and later converted to add gas production. It was pandemonium jump to media player survivors of the piper alpha disaster which killed 167 men recall the moment the platform exploded 25 years ago. These volumes were the prelude to a whole raft of regulations, which prevail today and have, for the most part, kept workers safe.
Sir brian appletons lecture broadcast by the bbc provides an incredibly useful insight into the piper alpha disaster and the subsequent enquiry. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor. The short film was produced for step change by the art department and features audio from the bbc radio 3 drama piper alpha the human price of oil, by stephen phelps. Aberdeen bishop and moderator say piper alpha memories remain raw 30 years later. 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. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a. For similar platforms and for a welldefined class of accidents, however, this study is the. Truly immense documentary about the 1988 piper alpha offshore oilplatform disaster that killed 167 men. National geographic channel seconds from disaster season 1. This safety video training workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform. Nov 08, 2008 permit to work based on piper alpha story i still remember when my lecturer presented a documentary about the worst offshore oil disaster piper alpha and its make a very significant issue for us to follow all the procedures permit to work at offshore rig. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to shore. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit.
Piper alpha, for engineers, and even electricians, remains the example held up when there is an inadequate control design. Since drilling began in the north sea in the 1970s there have been 300 deaths on britains 123 oil installations, often in accidents caused by bad weather. Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. Here you find all the latest news related to intrinsic safety, explosion protection, regulations. It began production in 1976, 2 initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing 167. Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. There are other parallels that can be drawn from piper alpha, too, in management, cultural and technical failures that contributed to the loss of the oil rig and 167 lives.
Oct 18, 2011 piper alpha, for engineers, and even electricians, remains the example held up when there is an inadequate control design. For those interested, the documentary, piper alpha seconds from disaster goes into more detail as to why the disaster occurred. The piper alpha disaster now on your favorite device. But just before midnight, a series of explosions rocked the platform.
Human price of oil training package in july 1988 a catastrophic explosion and fire on piper alpha, a north sea oil platform claimed 167 lives. Fire in the night is a 20 british documentary film about the piper alpha disaster directed by anthony wonke. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig. National geographic channel seconds from disaster season. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells.
Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. Tributes given to men that died at 30th anniversary memorial service. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file.
Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms. Drawing on both survivor testimony and the results of lord cullens later enquiry, the play recreates the events, in which neither occidental nor the operators. The tragic event of piper alpha occurred when this massive oil platform in the. Sweeping changes needed in the way that safety in the offshore industry is assessed. This program, made soon after the incident, looks at various factors that contributed to the disaster. The short film was produced for step change by the art department and features audio from the bbc radio 3 drama piper alpha. The unprecedented human cost of the piper alpha disaster and the struggle to comprehend its scale and cause dominated the front pages for months following the tragedy in the north sea. Two men implicated in the chain of events which ended with the piper alpha oil rig disaster could have been wrongly blamed, according to a bbc television documentary. This program utilizes a case study of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. Piper alpha 25 years on have we learned the lessons. Jul 05, 20 the 1988 piper alpha tragedy claimed 167 lives after a gas leak caused the oil production platform to explode in a massive ball of flames.
The piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. Jul 04, 20 the piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. On piper alpha, the biggest off shore oil rig on the north sea, july 6, 1988 began as a normal day. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on 6 jul 1988, killing 168 men, 3 with only 61 survivors. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices. 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 the flames that were consuming it. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to. Piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human lif. This workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988.
I was 16 in 1988 when the piper alpha disaster happened. Sue jane, who was offshore in the months before to. 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. Although fire in the night dvd touches on that, its not its sole purpose. Watch national geographic channel seconds from disaster season 1, episode 10 explosion in the north sea. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human life. It won the audience award at the 20 edinburgh international film festival. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically. A glitch in the matrix david fuller production duration. For instance, an action as simple as misplacing a permittowork certificate was just one of the root causes of the piper alpha incident in the north sea. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by. May 25, 2014 importance learning from major incident piper alpha disaster 1 comment i t is vital that lessons are learned from all major incidents, as management, cultural and technical failure i.
Documentary chronicling the tragic events on board the piper alpha oil rig in july 1988. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. It was initially constructed as an oil production platform and was later converted to facilitate gas production, with a new gas recovery module being added. Stay uptodate by reading the ecom instruments blog. Later, as we all know, lord cullen worked his magic and produced the two tablets of 106 commandments, which we know today as the public enquiry of the piper alpha disaster. It was last inspected two weeks ago but last week there was a small fire on the rig.
I have watched fire in the night many times and it is a brilliant documentary. Piper alpha disaster news, views, gossip, pictures. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil only platform and later converted to. Piper alpha spiral to disaster is a gripping drama documentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations.
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